Starting Pitcher Chart – August 14th, 2026

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August 14, 2026
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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.

I’m dealing with a nasty neck strain the last couple days so I’m heading to bed early and will get some comments going in the morning (might be late-AM if I can’t get ’em done before Justin and I record the podcast).

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Starting Pitcher Chart August 14th
Rk PITCHER Team Opponent T 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K% K-BB OPP K% opp wOBA RK
1 Gerrit Cole NYY at TOR R x x x 80.2 3.35 1.08 26% 21% 19% 25
2 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD v. MIL R x x x 139.1 2.65 0.89 24% 18% 21% 6
3 Chris Sale ATL v. ARI L x x x 123 2.20 1.02 31% 25% 17% 3
4 Gavin Williams CLE v. SDP R x x x 144.2 3.55 1.04 32% 25% 22% 18
5 Chase Burns CIN v. MIA R x x x 124 2.61 1.12 28% 19% 21% 8
6 Sandy Alcantara MIA at CIN R x x x 163.2 3.52 1.17 19% 13% 26% 27
7 George Kirby SEA at HOU R x x x 132 3.68 1.27 21% 15% 22% 11
8 Jake Bennett BOS at PIT L x x x 76.2 3.17 1.04 18% 13% 26% 24
9 Michael King SDP at CLE R x x x 136.1 3.37 1.17 21% 12% 22% 26
10 Jackson Jobe DET v. CHW R x x x 5 0.00 0.40 25% 19% 24% 13
11 Peter Lambert HOU v. SEA R x x x 113.2 3.09 1.15 24% 14% 23% 23
12 Landen Roupp SFG v. COL R x x x 123.2 4.22 1.29 24% 13% 22% 4
13 Clay Holmes CHC v. STL R x x 56.2 2.86 1.16 20% 11% 21% 24
14 Bubba Chandler PIT v. BOS R x x 116.1 4.26 1.38 20% 8% 22% 21
15 Brandon Pfaadt ARI at ATL R x x 85.2 3.36 1.20 15% 8% 22% 9
16 Seth Lugo KCR at LAA R x x 134.2 4.41 1.37 18% 10% 25% 30
17 Robert Gasser MIL at LAD L x 67 4.57 1.22 21% 15% 20% 5
18 Gage Jump ATH v. TEX L x 72.2 4.46 1.46 27% 16% 25% 6
19 Andrew Alvarez WSN at NYM L x 69.1 3.76 1.40 22% 11% 23% 12
20 Chris Bassitt BAL at TBR R x 56.1 5.27 1.63 14% 6% 19% 3
21 Kyle Freeland COL at SFG L 112.2 6.63 1.50 19% 14% 23% 28
22 Shane Bieber TOR v. NYY R 42.2 5.48 1.66 16% 5% 24% 16
23 Matthew Liberatore STL at CHC L 113.2 5.15 1.52 22% 13% 22% 1
24 Grayson Rodriguez LAA v. KCR R 55 7.20 1.62 20% 9% 21% 19
25 Kumar Rocker TEX at ATH R 111 4.46 1.38 21% 13% 22% 17
26 Sean Newcomb CHW at DET L 64.1 2.66 1.13 23% 14% 23% 11
27 Jesse Scholtens TBR v. BAL R 37.2 3.82 1.27 18% 12% 24% 15
28 Robert Stock NYM v. WSN R 8 10.13 2.13 20% 7% 21% 5
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

Intro

The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness, and recently added opponent’s K% (also v. SP 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.

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Color Coding:

  • Green – Good Matchup (lower OPS output by SP opponent) – 21st to 30th
  • Yellow – OK – 11th to 20th 
  • Red – Bad – 1st to 10th





 

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AnonMember since 2025
14 hours ago

Wind:
Wrigley – in from R center at 10
DET – across from L to R at 10
Sacramento – OUt to L center at 9
SFG – out to center at 10 but ballpark designed to minimize wind effects. Cool at 60*

Rain:
Wrigley – 19%
CIN – 30%
Slight chances most everywhere else outside California

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