Starting Pitcher Chart – April 1st, 2026
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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
The chart includes their performance for 2025 until we get some actual data for this year (I changed over in late-April last year), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (not a perfect solution as teams change in the offseason, but better than using just a few days of data from this year), 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.
Commenter Anon has been posting wind/weather reports in the comments when they can, so check those out for some added info. Anything 10+ mph can have a big impact and of course rain is a major concern in the early months of the season.
Texas shifted to Nathan Eovaldi late and moved Rocker to Friday. The game has already started so no time to make any moves if you weren’t around RIGHT when things were popping off. Everything had Rocker listed originally, though.
| Rk | PITCHER | Tm | Opp | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | opp wOBA RK | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET | at ARI | x | x | x | 195.1 | 2.21 | 0.89 | 28% | 11 | Holy ace day… so many to choose from! |
| 2 | Paul Skenes | PIT | at CIN | x | x | x | 187.2 | 1.97 | 0.95 | 24% | 14 | |
| 3 | Garrett Crochet | BOS | at HOU | x | x | x | 205.1 | 2.59 | 1.03 | 26% | 10 | |
| 4 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | v. CLE | x | x | x | 173.2 | 2.49 | 0.99 | 21% | 28 | |
| 5 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | v. WSN | x | x | x | 196.1 | 2.57 | 1.08 | 20% | 30 | |
| 6 | Chris Sale | ATL | v. ATH | x | x | x | 120 | 2.63 | 1.07 | 26% | 9 | |
| 7 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | at STL | x | x | x | 174.2 | 2.68 | 1.07 | 19% | 25 | |
| 8 | Nick Pivetta | SDP | v. SFG | x | x | x | 181.2 | 2.87 | 0.99 | 19% | 15 | |
| 9 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | v. CHW | x | x | x | 174.2 | 5.36 | 1.27 | 11% | 29 | |
| 10 | Joe Ryan | MIN | at KCR | x | x | x | 171 | 3.47 | 1.04 | 22% | 18 | |
| 11 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | v. TEX | x | x | x | 109.2 | 1.81 | 0.90 | 17% | 24 | |
| 12 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | at SEA | x | x | x | 66 | 3.27 | 1.30 | 16% | 9 | |
| 13 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | v. COL | x | x | x | 189.1 | 3.47 | 1.03 | 18% | 27 | |
| 14 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | v. TBR | x | x | x | 63.2 | 4.38 | 1.19 | 22% | 12 | |
| 15 | George Kirby | SEA | v. NYY | x | x | x | 126 | 4.21 | 1.19 | 21% | 1 | |
| 16 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | v. LAA | x | x | x | 179.2 | 3.21 | 1.09 | 16% | 16 | |
| 17 | Drew Rasmussen | TBR | at MIL | x | x | x | 150 | 2.76 | 1.02 | 15% | 8 | |
| 18 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | v. PIT | x | x | x | 161 | 2.80 | 1.16 | 15% | 28 | |
| 19 | TEX | at BAL | x | x | 64.1 | 5.74 | 1.46 | 11% | 20 | |||
| 20 | Matthew Liberatore | STL | v. NYM | x | 151.2 | 4.21 | 1.31 | 13% | 15 | Survived debut despite 0% K-BB & 9 base runners; that won’t work v. NYM but I’m willing to run his first 3-4 in deeper lgs | ||
| 21 | Cade Cavalli | WSN | at PHI | x | 48.2 | 4.25 | 1.48 | 11% | 3 | Likely sitting this one out and will revisit him for v. STL next wk | ||
| 22 | Mike Burrows | HOU | v. BOS | x | 96 | 3.94 | 1.24 | 16% | 11 | Can’t call it a good outing w/5 ER, but going 5.2 IP despite a 3-run 2nd is encouraging | ||
| 23 | Noah Cameron | KCR | v. MIN | x | 138.1 | 2.99 | 1.10 | 13% | 13 | Schedule shines on him w/at CLE & CHW next week & barring a complete meltdown, I’d give him all 3 and then check in | ||
| 24 | Shane Smith | CHW | at MIA | x | 140.1 | 3.98 | 1.24 | 13% | 13 | Didn’t want to make much of his poor spring but then a tough debut and MIA raking has me pausing a bit here | ||
| 25 | Zac Gallen | ARI | v. DET | 192 | 4.83 | 1.26 | 13% | 19 | It’s only 14 IP b/w spring and his season debut, but an 11% K and 5 HRs isn’t inspiring confidence | |||
| 26 | Gavin Williams | CLE | at LAD | 167.2 | 3.06 | 1.27 | 13% | 4 | Y’all know I love Gav, but I just can’t run this | |||
| 27 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | at CHC | 178.1 | 3.99 | 1.42 | 13% | 7 | If the wind is blowing in at 14 mph again like it was on Monday night, maybe you can roll the dice | |||
| 28 | Luis Severino | ATH | at ATL | 162.2 | 4.54 | 1.30 | 10% | 17 | Was up to 97.4 in his debut and had a 0% K-BB | |||
| 29 | Adrian Houser | SFG | at SDP | 125 | 3.31 | 1.28 | 10% | 16 | ||||
| 30 | Kyle Freeland | COL | at TOR | 156.2 | 5.00 | 1.45 | 12% | 4 |
Wind over 10 mph:
Rain – strong chance in KC, STL, and CIN. Very slight chance in PHI & BAL, but more likely not until after the game
Ok, so maybe Kikuchi is OK w/that wind
It’s also going to be cool there – right around 40*.
Might have to jump in on Kikuchi myself – he’s sitting on my league’s waiver.
Orrrr we’re just reminded of why it’s #NeverKikuchi