Starting Pitcher Chart – April 23rd, 2026
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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
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 – essentially a shallow, medium, deep league setup – and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. 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 for standard 5×5 roto leagues, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment. I usually do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
- 5 starts doesn’t seal it, but Schlittler fans can probably at least shop for their victory lap shoes if not start putting them on and stretching near the track. I was keyed in on his control driving his success and a 3% is beyond even my wildest dreams for him: “Control development will be the key driver behind his season, if he can work at 8% or lower then we could see a huge season; 9% or more and then his 4.00 ERA/1.25 WHIP projections are much more in play. The upside is worth going after.”
- I let opponent help sort the studs today w/Skubal, Glasnow, Schlittler, Ryan all getting bottom 10 lineups while deGrom, Sale, Sanchez, and Webb all on the other end with top 10 lineups. In fact, I even went 2-x with Webb against LAD as they’ve had his number throughout his career with a 4.47 ERA/1.33 WHIP against them in 108 IP. His K-BB is down at 12% right so he’s not pitching his best. I generally just start my studs, but this is a case where I could see skipping him in a shallow format, especially with how many 2-start guys were available this week.
- Is Soroka another classic Sporer Too Early guy? I have a looong history of gassing a guy just a year too early. I was hot on him last year with Washington and while he wasn’t bad skills-wise (18% K-BB, 3.78 SIERA), his 4.52 ERA kept his usefulness minimal on the fantasy landscape. This year he’s running a 24% K-BB with elite ratios (2.78/1.06) and paired with a strong matchup against CHW, has me slotting him right above Webb today!
- Have you noticed how strong Martin has been so far? His 2.16 ERA/1.00 WHIP isn’t fully supported by his 14% K-BB and I’d definitely look toward his 4.11 SIERA to drive my expectations going forward, but this is a good spot to stay hot against the D’Backs.
- Chandler has just 3 BB in his last two starts after 10 in the first two, which is a great step forward but certainly doesn’t remove his control concerns entirely. I should note that even in those first two, he only allowed 3 ER in 8.7 IP.
- Great results, modest skills has been the story of Cabrera’s first four starts with the Cubs, posting a 2.38 ERA despite just a 7% K-BB and 1.28 WHIP. The positives are that he has gone more than 5 IP in 3 of 4, allowing no more than 3 ER in any of ’em.
- A brutal debut and two modest lengthy relief appearances saddled Sproat with a 10.45 ERA before his last outing when he looked great: 6.7 IP/1 ER/6 K/1 BB v. TOR. Still plenty of upside here and I’d like to see 3-4 more starts before bailing on him.
- Scott returns to MLB after missing all of 2025 to injury and I’m excited, but not ready to dive in on start 1. There is some upside potential, but not without sharp improvement to his HR rate. He had a 1.5 HR9 in his 2024 MLB sample and it’s up at 2.0 through three AAA starts this year, too.
- Tolle is up and in for Bello and it’s definitely risk, but a risk with some real upside to it so I don’t mind a start in some spots.
- I’m gonna see one with Ritchie first. I just have more overall confidence in Tolle
SP Chart for April 23rd, 2026
| Rk | PITCHER | Tm | Opp | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | DET | v. MIL | x | x | x | 30.1 | 2.08 | 0.96 | 23% | 21 |
| 2 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | at SFG | x | x | x | 25 | 3.24 | 0.84 | 24% | 29 |
| 3 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | at BOS | x | x | x | 27.2 | 1.95 | 0.76 | 31% | 25 |
| 4 | Joe Ryan | MIN | at NYM | x | x | x | 27.1 | 3.29 | 0.88 | 21% | 30 |
| 5 | Jacob deGrom | TEX | v. PIT | x | x | x | 19.2 | 2.29 | 1.07 | 24% | 9 |
| 6 | JR Ritchie | ATL | at WSN | 14 | |||||||
| 7 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | at CHC | x | x | x | 28.1 | 1.59 | 1.41 | 25% | 2 |
| 8 | Michael Soroka | ARI | v. CHW | x | x | x | 22.2 | 2.78 | 1.06 | 24% | 24 |
| 9 | Logan Webb | SFG | v. LAD | x | x | 30 | 5.40 | 1.40 | 12% | 1 | |
| 10 | Davis Martin | CHW | at ARI | x | x | 25 | 2.16 | 1.00 | 14% | 26 | |
| 11 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | at TEX | x | x | 20 | 3.15 | 1.30 | 5% | 6 | |
| 12 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | v. PHI | x | x | 22.2 | 2.38 | 1.28 | 7% | 17 | |
| 13 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | at DET | x | x | 17 | 6.88 | 1.71 | 7% | 12 | |
| 14 | Christian Scott | NYM | v. MIN | 18 | |||||||
| 15 | Ryan Feltner | COL | v. SDP | 18 | 6.00 | 1.50 | 9% | 23 | |||
| 16 | Cade Cavalli | WSN | v. ATL | 19.2 | 4.12 | 1.73 | 6% | 2 | |||
| 17 | Matt Waldron | SDP | at COL | 3.2 | 14.73 | 2.45 | 14% | 15 | |||
| 18 | Payton Tolle | BOS | v. NYY | x | 18 |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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On paper, Soroka draws a nice matchup against the White Sox, but it should be noted that the White Sox have scored 18 runs and hit 7 homers in the first two games of the series.
Sure, they can bomb ya, but they also K a ton. I’ll take my chances.