Starting Pitcher Chart – April 13th, 2026
- Daily SP Chart archive
- 2-Start podcast episode
- Preseason SP Rankings (update coming soon!)
Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
Note: 2026 data is now featured in the chart as of April 13th! We’re still dealing with small samples, but I’ve taken out the 2025 data and you will now see the pitcher’s current numbers and the wOBA rank for their opponent this year so far!
The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. If a pitcher only has an “x” in 15-team, it doesn’t mean there’s no potential use in 10s and 12s, but it’s a much riskier stream for those spots.
These are general recommendations, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations, you don’t really need a shiny stat to be convinced on starting guys like that. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get you an answer when I can. I try to do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
| Rk | PITCHER | Tm | Opp | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | opp wOBA RK | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT | v. WSN | x | x | x | 12 | 5.25 | 1.25 | 12% | 8 | 2 ER in 11.3 IP since OD disaster so as long as you didn’t overreact or pretend to have him ranked outside the top 10, it’s all good! |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | at MIN | x | x | x | 17.1 | 3.12 | 1.04 | 24% | 10 | |
| 3 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | v. CHC | x | x | x | 16.1 | 1.65 | 1.35 | 28% | 16 | |
| 4 | George Kirby | SEA | v. HOU | x | x | x | 20 | 3.60 | 0.90 | 15% | 2 | 22% K & 7% SwStr are more palatable when paired w/a 60% GB… but definitely needs more whiffs as the season goes on |
| 5 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | at ATH | x | x | x | 14.2 | 7.98 | 1.84 | 20% | 11 | Not the best venue to shave that ERA down but no shot I’m sitting him, espec. in 2-step wk (at SEA this wknd) |
| 6 | Eury Pérez | MIA | at ATL | x | x | x | 16 | 5.06 | 1.38 | 13% | 4 | 1 good, 1 bad, 1 meh so far; 6 BB at NYY will take some time to work off (& he’s not a BB stud in the first place) but still a rotation staple |
| 7 | Gavin Williams | CLE | at STL | x | x | x | 17.2 | 2.04 | 1.08 | 16% | 25 | A .115 BABIP has mitigated the damage of a 21% BB; neither will hold here but even a return to his career 12% BB is well above the 8% lg avg. so it’s always a rollercoaster w/him |
| 8 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | at BAL | x | x | 15 | 4.20 | 1.07 | 9% | 14 | Schedule hasn’t let up all yr so far (at LAD, ATL, at NYM) | |
| 9 | Will Warren | NYY | v. LAA | x | x | 14.2 | 3.07 | 1.30 | 14% | 20 | Failed to reach 5 IP in 2 of 3 w/at least 2 BB in ea. (went 5.7 w/0 BB in the other); LAA 12% BB will challenge hiis efficiency | |
| 10 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | v. NYM | x | x | 9 | 4.00 | 1.22 | -3% | 5 | Ugly skills in a 4 IP relief app. and his lone start at TOR where he still went 5 IP/1 ER; tough matchup, but great support keeps W on table as long as he goes 5 | |
| 11 | Mike Burrows | HOU | at SEA | x | x | 16 | 5.63 | 1.75 | 12% | 18 | Debuted w/a Dud v. LAA but has just 5 ER in 10.3 IP since, incl. a trip to COL | |
| 12 | Dean Kremer | BAL | v. ARI | x | x | 28 | Was great in AAA (26% K-BB, 1.07 WHIP), but he’s a 6-yr vet who’s been perfectly cromulent in the bigs, he should be ripping up the minors | |||||
| 13 | Grant Holmes | ATL | v. MIA | x | 17.2 | 2.55 | 1.08 | 8% | 3 | 13% SwStr in line w/2025 and suggests Ks can return but I’d be careful here w/the hot-hitting Fish, though they don’t walk much | ||
| 14 | Cade Cavalli | WSN | at PIT | x | 14.1 | 2.51 | 1.47 | 3% | 10 | I’m OK starting the 2-step (v. SFG this wknd) as a do-or-die test, but there’s little to cling to w/a 3% K-BB and 9% SwStr | ||
| 15 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | v. CLE | x | 16 | 3.38 | 1.50 | 7% | 14 | Early returns have his spring (30% K-BB, 19% SwStr in 15 IP) as a stone cold fluke w/a 7% K-BB, 8% SwStr so far | ||
| 16 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | at NYY | 14.2 | 6.75 | 1.77 | 14% | 30 | ||||
| 17 | David Peterson | NYM | at LAD | 14.2 | 6.14 | 1.84 | 11% | 1 | ||||
| 18 | Javier Assad | CHC | at PHI | 5.2 | 0.53 | 5% | 9 | |||||
| 19 | Luis Severino | ATH | v. TEX | 13.1 | 5.40 | 1.80 | 7% | 13 | ||||
| 20 | Bailey Ober | MIN | v. BOS | 13.2 | 5.27 | 1.24 | 5% | 24 |