Starting Pitcher Chart – April 7th, 2026

by Paul Sporer

April 7, 2026

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.

SP Chart for April 7th, 2026

Rk	PITCHER	Tm	Opp	10	12	15+	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	opp wOBA RK	Commentary
1	Tarik Skubal	DET	at MIN	x	x	x	195.1	2.21	0.89	28%	13	I know it’ll get off-kilter as the season wears on as injuries, off-days, and reshuffling will change things, but I love these Ace Days early on!!
2	Paul Skenes	PIT	v. SDP	x	x	x	187.2	1.97	0.95	24%	16
3	Garrett Crochet	BOS	v. MIL	x	x	x	205.1	2.59	1.03	26%	8
4	Cristopher Sánchez	PHI	at SFG	x	x	x	202	2.50	1.06	21%	29
5	Yoshinobu Yamamoto	LAD	at TOR	x	x	x	173.2	2.49	0.99	21%	6
6	Sandy Alcantara	MIA	v. CIN	x	x	x	174.2	5.36	1.27	11%	14	It’s 2 starts so I’m reluctant to say he’s all the way back yet, but his big spring has carried into the regular season… 15% SwStr, too!
7	George Kirby	SEA	at TEX	x	x	x	126	4.21	1.19	21%	24
8	Freddy Peralta	NYM	v. ARI	x	x	x	176.2	2.70	1.08	19%	5
9	Nick Pivetta	SDP	at PIT	x	x	x	181.2	2.87	0.99	19%	30
10	Cam Schlittler	NYY	v. ATH	x	x	x	73	2.96	1.22	17%	7	Amazing start to the season for the 2nd year SP, including 0 BB in two starts; too early to say it’s a full scale breakout, but his proponents were big on his K upside (40% K, 17% SwStr thru 2)
11	Drew Rasmussen	TBR	v. CHC	x	x	x	150	2.76	1.02	15%	10
12	Trevor Rogers	BAL	at CHW	x	x	x	109.2	1.81	0.90	17%	17	Thriving (1.38 ERA/1.08 WHIP) despite meager skills (6% K-BB); let’s see how the Ks look over his next 3-4
13	Nathan Eovaldi	TEX	v. SEA	x	x	x	130	1.73	0.85	22%	9
14	Jacob Misiorowski	MIL	at BOS	x	x	x	66	4.36	1.24	21%	11
15	Kevin Gausman	TOR	v. LAD	x	x	x	193	3.59	1.06	18%	4	I won’t cook anyone for passing LAD starts in shallower leagues, but I’m also fine w/Gaus as an auto start, espec. w/21 Ks in his first 2
16	Gavin Williams	CLE	v. KCR	x	x	x	167.2	3.06	1.27	13%	18	Cooked at LAD but we saw 6 BB in his debut and we know the control is always going to be a key driver in his success
17	Andrew Abbott	CIN	at MIA	x	x	x	166.1	2.87	1.15	15%	21
18	Matthew Boyd	CHC	at TBR	x	x	x	179.2	3.21	1.09	16%	22
19	Robbie Ray	SFG	v. PHI	x	x	x	182.1	3.65	1.21	15%	6	Quite the schedule to start his season w/both NY teams and now PHI… at least all 3 have been at home
20	Taj Bradley	MIN	v. DET	x	x	x	142.2	5.05	1.31	12%	19	Big fan of his coming into the year, but we’re a loooong way from being “right” about anything yet… we’ll see what’s up on Memorial Day
21	Cade Cavalli	WSN	v. STL	x	x	x	48.2	4.25	1.48	11%	25	Matchup gets him the full reco, but he’s not a must in 10s (don’t tell Orrico I said that!)
22	Matthew Liberatore	STL	at WSN		x	x	151.2	4.21	1.31	13%	30	Super Rogers right now, but “Super” isn’t a positive as he’s also toting great ratios (1.64/1.18) despite horrendous skills so far (2% K-BB)… I’ll give him another handful, but skills MUST improve
23	Reynaldo López	ATL	at LAA		x	x	5	5.40	2.20	-4%	26	And yet another strong ratio (1.64/0.91) poor skills (7%) guy through 2… of the 3, only Rogers is showing some whiffs (11% SwStr)
24	Noah Cameron	KCR	at CLE		x	x	138.1	2.99	1.10	13%	27	2-step this week includes CHW visiting on the wknd; not sure he can do anything in these 2 to make me want to use him next at NYY
25	Zac Gallen	ARI	at NYM		x	x	192	4.83	1.26	13%	2	Stalled out in the 5th at LAD before 6 scoreless v. DET, but only 4 Ks & 9% SwStr in the 10 IP
26	Shane Smith	CHW	v. BAL				146.1	3.81	1.20	14%	20	Drafted late enough that another poor start would be enough to put him on the chopping block
27	Yusei Kikuchi	LAA	v. ATL				178.1	3.99	1.42	13%	14
28	Mike Burrows	HOU	at COL				96	3.94	1.24	16%	27
29	Luis Severino	ATH	at NYY				162.2	4.54	1.30	10%	1	Never want to start him at home & his 3 roadies to open the yr have been at TOR, at ATL, and now at NYY!
30	Kyle Freeland	COL	v. HOU				162.2	4.98	1.42	12%	10

Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

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