Starting Pitcher 2026 Fantasy Rankings Update #2 – June 5th, 2026
I’ll be in the comments answering questions and discussing changes!
Focus more on tier differences over rankings differences within a given tier. Sure, the top and bottom of a tier can be discussed, but 7-10 rankings within the same tier isn’t a huge split to me and comparing them would likely come down to short-term matchups.
Aces
The cream of the crop. The pitchers who never come out of the rotation regardless of matchup.
Aces
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SP | ▲1 | 10 | $37 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | SP | ▲18 | ||
| 3 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | SP | ▲12 | ||
| 4 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | SP | ▲1 | 1 | $19 |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | SP | ▼2 | 25 | $34 |
| 6 | Chris Sale | ATL | SP | ▲3 | 39 | $30 |
| 7 | Chase Burns | CIN | SP | ▲14 | 110 | $14 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | SP | ▼4 | ||
| 9 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | SP | ▲1 | 50 | $24 |
| 10 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | SP | ▲26 | 110 | $23 |
Must Start
These guys are essentially fantasy aces in their own right. Cutting them would take months (barring injury) and benching would be remarkably rare (waning skills for multiple starts + inj. concern could result in skipping a start)
Must Start
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bryan Woo | SEA | SP | ▼4 | 35 | $26 |
| 12 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | SP | ▲30 | 447 | $7 |
| 13 | Joe Ryan | MIN | SP | ▼1 | 79 | $21 |
| 14 | Gavin Williams | CLE | SP | ▲20 | 145 | $12 |
| 15 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR | SP | ▲8 | 132 | $13 |
| 16 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | SP | ▲6 | 113 | $16 |
| 17 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI | SP | ▲13 | 71 | $22 |
| 18 | Shane McClanahan | TBR | SP | ▲36 | 183 | $19 |
| 19 | Nolan McLean | NYM | SP | ▼3 | 87 | $11 |
| 20 | Parker Messick | CLE | SP | ▲26 | ||
| 21 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | SP | – | 233 | $11 |
| 22 | George Kirby | SEA | SP | ▼3 | 65 | $17 |
| 23 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP | ▼12 | 37 | $19 |
| 24 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | SP | – | 133 | $15 |
| 25 | Payton Tolle | BOS | SP | ▲19 | 673 | $5 |
| 26 | Framber Valdez | DET | SP | ▲1 | 81 | $9 |
| 27 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | SP | ▲16 | 233 | $3 |
| 28 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | SP | ▲25 | ||
| 29 | Logan Webb | SFG | SP | ▼3 | 57 | $21 |
Usually Start
Splitting hairs a bit here, but this is a smaller group between must starts and team streamers. You’re looking for reasons to start them and need a very strong reason to bench them.
Usually Start
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Will Warren | NYY | SP | ▲8 | ||
| 31 | Max Meyer | MIA | SP | ▲42 | 281 | $5 |
| 32 | Michael King | SDP | SP | ▲5 | 130 | $8 |
| 33 | Connelly Early | BOS | SP | ▲12 | 266 | $1 |
| 34 | Bryce Miller | SEA | SP | – | 342 | $5 |
| 35 | Michael Soroka | ARI | SP | ▲20 | 710 | $9 |
| 36 | José Soriano | LAA | SP | ▼11 | 322 | $3 |
| 37 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | SP | ▲3 | 111 | $7 |
| 38 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | SP | ▲20 | 733 | $1 |
| 39 | Sonny Gray | BOS | SP | – | 138 | $11 |
| 40 | Landen Roupp | SFG | SP | ▲27 | ||
| 42 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | SP | ▼25 | 56 | $12 |
| 43 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | SP | ▲5 | 128 | $0 |
| 44 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | SP | ▲25 | 194 | $6 |
| 45 | Spencer Strider | ATL | SP | – | 125 | $13 |
| 46 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | SP | ▼17 | ||
| 47 | Carlos Rodón | NYY | SP | – | 202 | $9 |
| 48 | Ben Brown | CHC | SP | – | ||
| 49 | Davis Martin | CHW | SP | ▲50 | $2 | |
| 50 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | SP | ▲1 | 73 | $9 |
Team Streamer
These are elevated streamers where you don’t necessarily run every start, but they hit the bench when they’re not playing because they’re too talented to throw back on the wire.
Team Streamer
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Reid Detmers | LAA | SP | ▲2 | 350 | $10 |
| 51 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | SP | ▼2 | 184 | $11 |
| 52 | Taj Bradley | MIN | SP | ▼13 | 492 | $1 |
| 53 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | SP | ▲23 | ||
| 54 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | SP | ▲11 | ||
| 55 | Jared Jones | PIT | SP | – | ||
| 56 | Christian Scott | NYM | SP | – | ||
| 57 | Jack Leiter | TEX | SP | ▲2 | ||
| 58 | Bryce Elder | ATL | SP | ▲37 | 741 | -$1 |
| 59 | Troy Melton | DET | SP | – | ||
| 60 | Cade Cavalli | WAS | SP | ▲15 | 305 | $3 |
| 61 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | SP | ▼28 | 165 | $6 |
| 62 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | SP | – | 175 | $3 |
| 63 | Kai-Wei Teng | HOU | SP | – | ||
| 64 | Sean Burke | CHW | SP | ▲24 | ||
| 65 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | SP | ▲27 | ||
| 66 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | SP | ▲19 | -$2 | |
| 67 | Sean Manaea | NYM | SP | – | 423 | $0 |
| 68 | Michael Wacha | KCR | SP | ▲3 | 609 | $0 |
| 69 | Robbie Ray | SFG | SP | ▼34 | 166 | $0 |
| 70 | Shane Drohan | MIL | SP | – | ||
| 71 | Trevor McDonald | SFG | SP | – | ||
| 72 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | SP | ▼44 | 145 | $1 |
| 73 | Foster Griffin | WAS | SP | ▲16 | -$1 | |
| 74 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | SP | ▲31 | 222 | -$5 |
| 75 | Walbert Ureña | LAA | SP | – | ||
| 76 | Dustin May | STL | SP | ▲38 | 415 | $6 |
| 77 | Seth Lugo | KCR | SP | ▼7 | 493 | -$4 |
| 78 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | SP | ▼1 | 251 | -$2 |
Standard Streamer
Pretty straightforward one here – just your typical streamers.
Standard Streamer
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | SP | ▲33 | 738 | -$3 |
| 80 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | SP | ▼30 | 146 | -$1 |
| 81 | Randy Vásquez | SDP | SP | ▼7 | 721 | -$10 |
| 82 | David Sandlin | CHW | SP | – | ||
| 83 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | SP | ▼15 | ||
| 84 | Noah Cameron | KCR | SP | ▲7 | ||
| 85 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | SP | – | ||
| 86 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | SP | ▲44 | ||
| 87 | Steven Matz | TBR | SP | – | 713 | -$2 |
| 88 | Gage Jump | ATH | SP | – | ||
| 89 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | SP | ▼33 | 189 | $7 |
| 90 | Tatsuya Imai | HOU | SP | – | ||
| 91 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | SP | ▼28 | ||
| 92 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | SP | ▲12 | -$13 | |
| 93 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | SP | ▼13 | 722 | -$5 |
| 94 | Shane Baz | BAL | SP | ▼15 | 187 | $1 |
| 95 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP | ▼23 | 206 | $7 |
| 96 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | SP | ▲22 | 284 | -$1 |
| 97 | Nick Martinez | TBR | SP | ▼3 | 738 | -$1 |
| 98 | Colin Rea | CHC | SP | ▲5 | 748 | -$7 |
| 99 | Luis Castillo | SEA | SP | ▼42 | 171 | $9 |
| 100 | Peter Lambert | HOU | SP | – | -$9 | |
| 101 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | SP | ▲5 | 410 | -$2 |
| 102 | Keider Montero | DET | SP | ▼18 | ||
| 103 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | SP | – | 604 | -$3 |
| 104 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | SP | ▼14 | ||
| 105 | Kodai Senga | NYM | SP | ▼4 | 224 | -$1 |
| 106 | Griffin Jax | TBR | SP | – | 149 | $7 |
| 107 | Jake Irvin | WAS | SP | ▲1 | -$8 | |
| 108 | Grant Holmes | ATL | SP | ▼30 | ||
| 109 | Brandon Young | BAL | SP | ▲15 | ||
| 110 | Andrew Alvarez | WAS | SP | – |
Lottery Ticket
Just trying to lucky…
Lottery Ticket
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Anthony Kay | CHW | SP | ▲22 | 718 | -$10 |
| 112 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | SP | ▼5 | 585 | -$2 |
| 113 | Stephen Kolek | KCR | SP | – | ||
| 114 | Mitch Keller | PIT | SP | ▲1 | 519 | $1 |
| 115 | Robert Gasser | MIL | SP | – | ||
| 116 | Michael McGreevy | STL | SP | ▼16 | ||
| 117 | Martín Pérez | ATL | SP | ▲25 | -$6 | |
| 118 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | SP | ▼21 | ||
| 119 | Griffin Canning | SDP | SP | – | -$8 | |
| 120 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | SP | – | ||
| 121 | Brady Singer | CIN | SP | ▼38 | 388 | -$8 |
| 122 | Jack Flaherty | DET | SP | ▼12 | 209 | $4 |
| 123 | Lucas Giolito | SDP | SP | – | 728 | -$9 |
| 124 | Andrew Painter | PHI | SP | ▼64 | ||
| 125 | Walker Buehler | SDP | SP | ▼16 | 741 | -$8 |
| 126 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | SP | ▼33 | -$8 | |
| 127 | Tyler Mahle | SFG | SP | ▼4 | 323 | -$3 |
| 128 | Zac Gallen | ARI | SP | ▼15 | 223 | $2 |
| 129 | Zack Littell | WAS | SP | ▲10 | 709 | -$11 |
| 130 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | SP | ▼28 | 552 | -$7 |
| 131 | Mike Burrows | HOU | SP | ▼33 | ||
| 132 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | SP | – | 397 | -$2 |
| 133 | Luis Severino | ATH | SP | ▼4 | 643 | -$6 |
| 134 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | SP | ▼8 | 504 | -$7 |
| 135 | Coleman Crow | MIL | SP | – | ||
| 136 | Kyle Leahy | STL | SP | ▼9 | 734 | -$6 |
| 137 | Kyle Freeland | COL | SP | ▼2 | -$17 | |
| 138 | Aaron Civale | ATH | SP | ▼22 | 749 | -$11 |
| 139 | Tyler Phillips | MIA | SP | – | ||
| 140 | Ryan Feltner | COL | SP | – | -$19 |
Full Rankings Without Tiers
No tiers. Just the rankings.
Full Rankings Without Tiers
| Rank | Name | Team | Pos | Change | ADP | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT | SP | ▲1 | 10 | $37 |
| 2 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | SP | ▲18 | ||
| 3 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | SP | ▲12 | ||
| 4 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | SP | ▲1 | 1 | $19 |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | SP | ▼2 | 25 | $34 |
| 6 | Chris Sale | ATL | SP | ▲3 | 39 | $30 |
| 7 | Chase Burns | CIN | SP | ▲14 | 110 | $14 |
| 8 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | SP | ▼4 | ||
| 9 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | SP | ▲1 | 50 | $24 |
| 10 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | SP | ▲26 | 110 | $23 |
| 11 | Bryan Woo | SEA | SP | ▼4 | 35 | $26 |
| 12 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | SP | ▲30 | 447 | $7 |
| 13 | Joe Ryan | MIN | SP | ▼1 | 79 | $21 |
| 14 | Gavin Williams | CLE | SP | ▲20 | 145 | $12 |
| 15 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR | SP | ▲8 | 132 | $13 |
| 16 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | SP | ▲6 | 113 | $16 |
| 17 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI | SP | ▲13 | 71 | $22 |
| 18 | Shane McClanahan | TBR | SP | ▲36 | 183 | $19 |
| 19 | Nolan McLean | NYM | SP | ▼3 | 87 | $11 |
| 20 | Parker Messick | CLE | SP | ▲26 | ||
| 21 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | SP | – | 233 | $11 |
| 22 | George Kirby | SEA | SP | ▼3 | 65 | $17 |
| 23 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | SP | ▼12 | 37 | $19 |
| 24 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | SP | – | 133 | $15 |
| 25 | Payton Tolle | BOS | SP | ▲19 | 673 | $5 |
| 26 | Framber Valdez | DET | SP | ▲1 | 81 | $9 |
| 27 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | SP | ▲16 | 233 | $3 |
| 28 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | SP | ▲25 | ||
| 29 | Logan Webb | SFG | SP | ▼3 | 57 | $21 |
| 30 | Will Warren | NYY | SP | ▲8 | ||
| 31 | Max Meyer | MIA | SP | ▲42 | 281 | $5 |
| 32 | Michael King | SDP | SP | ▲5 | 130 | $8 |
| 33 | Connelly Early | BOS | SP | ▲12 | 266 | $1 |
| 34 | Bryce Miller | SEA | SP | – | 342 | $5 |
| 35 | Michael Soroka | ARI | SP | ▲20 | 710 | $9 |
| 36 | José Soriano | LAA | SP | ▼11 | 322 | $3 |
| 37 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | SP | ▲3 | 111 | $7 |
| 38 | Emerson Hancock | SEA | SP | ▲20 | 733 | $1 |
| 39 | Sonny Gray | BOS | SP | – | 138 | $11 |
| 40 | Landen Roupp | SFG | SP | ▲27 | ||
| 42 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | SP | ▼25 | 56 | $12 |
| 43 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | SP | ▲5 | 128 | $0 |
| 44 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | SP | ▲25 | 194 | $6 |
| 45 | Spencer Strider | ATL | SP | – | 125 | $13 |
| 46 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | SP | ▼17 | ||
| 47 | Carlos Rodón | NYY | SP | – | 202 | $9 |
| 48 | Ben Brown | CHC | SP | – | ||
| 49 | Davis Martin | CHW | SP | ▲50 | $2 | |
| 50 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | SP | ▲1 | 73 | $9 |
| 50 | Reid Detmers | LAA | SP | ▲2 | 350 | $10 |
| 51 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | SP | ▼2 | 184 | $11 |
| 52 | Taj Bradley | MIN | SP | ▼13 | 492 | $1 |
| 53 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | SP | ▲23 | ||
| 54 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | SP | ▲11 | ||
| 55 | Jared Jones | PIT | SP | – | ||
| 56 | Christian Scott | NYM | SP | – | ||
| 57 | Jack Leiter | TEX | SP | ▲2 | ||
| 58 | Bryce Elder | ATL | SP | ▲37 | 741 | -$1 |
| 59 | Troy Melton | DET | SP | – | ||
| 60 | Cade Cavalli | WAS | SP | ▲15 | 305 | $3 |
| 61 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | SP | ▼28 | 165 | $6 |
| 62 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | SP | – | 175 | $3 |
| 63 | Kai-Wei Teng | HOU | SP | – | ||
| 64 | Sean Burke | CHW | SP | ▲24 | ||
| 65 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | SP | ▲27 | ||
| 66 | Connor Prielipp | MIN | SP | ▲19 | -$2 | |
| 67 | Sean Manaea | NYM | SP | – | 423 | $0 |
| 68 | Michael Wacha | KCR | SP | ▲3 | 609 | $0 |
| 69 | Robbie Ray | SFG | SP | ▼34 | 166 | $0 |
| 70 | Shane Drohan | MIL | SP | – | ||
| 71 | Trevor McDonald | SFG | SP | – | ||
| 72 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | SP | ▼44 | 145 | $1 |
| 73 | Foster Griffin | WAS | SP | ▲16 | -$1 | |
| 74 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | SP | ▲31 | 222 | -$5 |
| 75 | Walbert Ureña | LAA | SP | – | ||
| 76 | Dustin May | STL | SP | ▲38 | 415 | $6 |
| 77 | Seth Lugo | KCR | SP | ▼7 | 493 | -$4 |
| 78 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | SP | ▼1 | 251 | -$2 |
| 79 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | SP | ▲33 | 738 | -$3 |
| 80 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | SP | ▼30 | 146 | -$1 |
| 81 | Randy Vásquez | SDP | SP | ▼7 | 721 | -$10 |
| 82 | David Sandlin | CHW | SP | – | ||
| 83 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | SP | ▼15 | ||
| 84 | Noah Cameron | KCR | SP | ▲7 | ||
| 85 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | SP | – | ||
| 86 | J.T. Ginn | ATH | SP | ▲44 | ||
| 87 | Steven Matz | TBR | SP | – | 713 | -$2 |
| 88 | Gage Jump | ATH | SP | – | ||
| 89 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | SP | ▼33 | 189 | $7 |
| 90 | Tatsuya Imai | HOU | SP | – | ||
| 91 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | SP | ▼28 | ||
| 92 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | SP | ▲12 | -$13 | |
| 93 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | SP | ▼13 | 722 | -$5 |
| 94 | Shane Baz | BAL | SP | ▼15 | 187 | $1 |
| 95 | Aaron Nola | PHI | SP | ▼23 | 206 | $7 |
| 96 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | SP | ▲22 | 284 | -$1 |
| 97 | Nick Martinez | TBR | SP | ▼3 | 738 | -$1 |
| 98 | Colin Rea | CHC | SP | ▲5 | 748 | -$7 |
| 99 | Luis Castillo | SEA | SP | ▼42 | 171 | $9 |
| 100 | Peter Lambert | HOU | SP | – | -$9 | |
| 101 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | SP | ▲5 | 410 | -$2 |
| 102 | Keider Montero | DET | SP | ▼18 | ||
| 103 | Braxton Garrett | MIA | SP | – | 604 | -$3 |
| 104 | Kumar Rocker | TEX | SP | ▼14 | ||
| 105 | Kodai Senga | NYM | SP | ▼4 | 224 | -$1 |
| 106 | Griffin Jax | TBR | SP | – | 149 | $7 |
| 107 | Jake Irvin | WAS | SP | ▲1 | -$8 | |
| 108 | Grant Holmes | ATL | SP | ▼30 | ||
| 109 | Brandon Young | BAL | SP | ▲15 | ||
| 110 | Andrew Alvarez | WAS | SP | – | ||
| 111 | Anthony Kay | CHW | SP | ▲22 | 718 | -$10 |
| 112 | Slade Cecconi | CLE | SP | ▼5 | 585 | -$2 |
| 113 | Stephen Kolek | KCR | SP | – | ||
| 114 | Mitch Keller | PIT | SP | ▲1 | 519 | $1 |
| 115 | Robert Gasser | MIL | SP | – | ||
| 116 | Michael McGreevy | STL | SP | ▼16 | ||
| 117 | Martín Pérez | ATL | SP | ▲25 | -$6 | |
| 118 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | SP | ▼21 | ||
| 119 | Griffin Canning | SDP | SP | – | -$8 | |
| 120 | Ryan Gusto | MIA | SP | – | ||
| 121 | Brady Singer | CIN | SP | ▼38 | 388 | -$8 |
| 122 | Jack Flaherty | DET | SP | ▼12 | 209 | $4 |
| 123 | Lucas Giolito | SDP | SP | – | 728 | -$9 |
| 124 | Andrew Painter | PHI | SP | ▼64 | ||
| 125 | Walker Buehler | SDP | SP | ▼16 | 741 | -$8 |
| 126 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | SP | ▼33 | -$8 | |
| 127 | Tyler Mahle | SFG | SP | ▼4 | 323 | -$3 |
| 128 | Zac Gallen | ARI | SP | ▼15 | 223 | $2 |
| 129 | Zack Littell | WAS | SP | ▲10 | 709 | -$11 |
| 130 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | SP | ▼28 | 552 | -$7 |
| 131 | Mike Burrows | HOU | SP | ▼33 | ||
| 132 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | SP | – | 397 | -$2 |
| 133 | Luis Severino | ATH | SP | ▼4 | 643 | -$6 |
| 134 | Jameson Taillon | CHC | SP | ▼8 | 504 | -$7 |
| 135 | Coleman Crow | MIL | SP | – | ||
| 136 | Kyle Leahy | STL | SP | ▼9 | 734 | -$6 |
| 137 | Kyle Freeland | COL | SP | ▼2 | -$17 | |
| 138 | Aaron Civale | ATH | SP | ▼22 | 749 | -$11 |
| 139 | Tyler Phillips | MIA | SP | – | ||
| 140 | Ryan Feltner | COL | SP | – | -$19 |
Thanks Paul! Where does Dylan Cease fit into this rankings? His injury doesn’t appear to be very serious and may be back next week, so thought you’d have an evaluation on him.
Ya I literally just saw he’s expected back next week. Just in his normal Must Start spot, nothing crazy