Starting Pitcher Chart – April 17th, 2026

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April 17, 2026
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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.

Pardon me on the late post, I fell asleep early last night. No commentary so I can get this up in a timely manner, but I’m happy to answer questions on anyone in the comments!

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SP Chart for April 17th, 2026
Rk PITCHER Tm Opp 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K-BB opp wOBA RK
1 Jacob deGrom TEX at SEA x x x 9.2 3.72 0.83 32% 14
2 Logan Gilbert SEA v. TEX x x x 16.2 5.40 1.26 22% 10
3 Cam Schlittler NYY v. KCR x x x 16.2 1.62 0.48 38% 23
4 José Soriano LAA v. SDP x x x 20 0.45 0.65 21% 15
5 Tyler Glasnow LAD at COL x x x 18 4.00 0.94 25% 22
6 Joe Ryan MIN v. CIN x x x 21.1 3.80 0.98 19% 27
7 Kodai Senga NYM at CHC x x x 14 7.07 1.71 19% 18
8 Logan Webb SFG at WSN x x x 24 5.25 1.38 11% 19
9 Ranger Suarez BOS v. DET x x x 14.1 5.02 1.47 10% 21
10 Tanner Bibee CLE v. BAL x x x 13.2 3.29 1.32 16% 16
11 Edward Cabrera CHC v. NYM x x 16.2 1.62 1.14 6% 28
12 Michael Soroka ARI v. TOR x x 15.2 2.87 1.21 25% 25
13 Casey Mize DET at BOS x x 16 3.94 1.44 17% 21
14 Bubba Chandler PIT v. TBR x x 8.2 3.12 1.73 0% 8
15 Michael Wacha KCR at NYY x x 21 0.43 0.71 16% 7
16 Janson Junk MIA v. MIL x 16.2 4.32 1.26 12% 4
17 Nick Martinez TBR at PIT x 16.2 2.16 0.96 11% 6
18 Davis Martin CHW at ATH x 18 2.50 1.11 16% 17
19 Robert Gasser MIL at MIA x 22
20 Aaron Civale ATH v. CHW x 10 2.70 1.10 10% 30
21 Eric Lauer 라우어 TOR at ARI 12.2 7.82 1.58 5% 8
22 Zack Littell WSN v. SFG 10 3.60 1.50 4% 29
23 Brandon Williamson CIN at MIN 15.1 5.28 1.37 1% 10
24 Kyle Leahy STL at HOU 14 5.14 1.71 -2% 3
25 Tomoyuki Sugano COL v. LAD 16.2 2.16 0.78 14% 1
26 Chris Bassitt BAL at CLE 11 9.00 2.36 -3% 20
27 Martín Pérez ATL at PHI 14.1 3.14 0.91 4% 27
28 Matt Waldron SDP at LAA 13
29 Taijuan Walker PHI v. ATL 14.2 7.36 1.91 7% 5
30 Peter Lambert HOU v. STL 24
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues





 

Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and Content Director for OOTP Perfect Team. Follow Paul on Twitter @sporer and on Twitch at sporer.

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AnonMember since 2025
21 hours ago

Wind 10+:

Wrigley – out to L at 17 in the most wind-affected MLB ballpark
MIN – out to R at 16

Rain at 20+%:

NYY – 27% but rapidly dwindling to 7% after 1st pitch

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