Starting Pitcher Chart – August 21st, 2026

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August 21, 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.

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Starting Pitcher Chart August 21st
Rk PITCHER Team Opponent T 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K% K-BB OPP K% opp wOBA RK
1 Jacob Misiorowski MIL v. ATL R x x x 139 1.75 0.75 40% 34% 22% 12
2 Cam Schlittler NYY v. TOR R x x x 152 2.19 0.94 31% 26% 19% 23
3 Jesús Luzardo PHI v. STL L x x x 150.1 3.23 1.15 30% 22% 18% 11
4 Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD v. PIT R x x x 145.1 2.60 0.89 24% 18% 24% 1
5 Chris Sale ATL at MIL L x x x 129 2.16 1.02 31% 26% 22% 20
6 Troy Melton DET at KCR R x x x 84.1 1.71 0.97 22% 15% 21% 22
7 Sean Burke CHW v. NYM R x x x 140 3.15 1.11 27% 20% 22% 26
8 Reid Detmers LAA at TEX L x x x 143 3.78 1.06 29% 21% 25% 6
9 Logan Webb SFG at BOS R x x x 139 3.50 1.06 20% 14% 22% 17
10 Sonny Gray BOS v. SFG R x x x 132.2 2.65 1.15 22% 15% 20% 15
11 Matthew Boyd CHC at SEA L x x x 85 4.02 1.24 19% 12% 24% 29
12 MacKenzie Gore TEX v. LAA L x x x 139.2 4.45 1.26 26% 17% 25% 23
13 Noah Cameron KCR v. DET L x x x 138.1 4.16 1.22 22% 14% 23% 21
14 Trevor Rogers BAL v. TBR L x x x 125.2 4.15 1.25 20% 14% 19% 25
15 Sean Manaea NYM at CHW L x x x 111 4.22 1.32 23% 16% 25% 8
16 Eduardo Rodriguez ARI v. CIN L x x x 149.1 2.71 1.21 17% 10% 25% 7
17 Emerson Hancock SEA v. CHC R x x x 128 3.30 1.11 23% 17% 22% 7
18 Hunter Dobbins STL at PHI R x x 50 3.42 1.30 23% 13% 22% 18
19 J.T. Ginn ATH at HOU R x x 127.1 3.53 1.22 21% 11% 22% 11
20 Bubba Chandler PIT at LAD R x 121.1 4.23 1.37 20% 8% 21% 2
21 Nick Lodolo CIN at ARI L x 71.2 4.52 1.42 18% 9% 18% 3
22 Joey Cantillo CLE at COL L x 125.2 3.80 1.44 26% 15% 25% 19
23 Hayden Wesneski HOU v. ATH R x 22.2 5.16 1.32 19% 12% 21% 14
24 Will Dion WSN at MIA L x 28.2 3.14 1.05 30% 25% 23% 15
25 Connor Prielipp MIN at SDP L x 87.2 5.34 1.38 25% 15% 22% 26
26 TBD for SDP, not Musgrove SDP v. MIN R 21% 9
27 Freddy Peralta TBR at BAL R 128 5.27 1.48 21% 12% 24% 16
28 Spencer Arrighetti TOR at NYY R 88 4.60 1.34 23% 10% 25% 20
29 Ryan Gusto MIA v. WSN R 53.2 4.70 1.32 21% 15% 21% 6
30 Tanner Gordon COL v. CLE R 71.1 5.55 1.44 20% 16% 22% 27
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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  • 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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TheBabboMember since 2019
1 day ago

Sure about Musgrove? Beat writer Kevin Acee said Wednesday that “Joe Musgrove’s next start will be in the minor leagues.”

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AnonMember since 2020
1 day ago
Reply to  TheBabbo

MLB’s website still says TBD for today as of this AM

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Paul SporerFanGraphs Staff
1 day ago
Reply to  TheBabbo

I just Ron Burgundy what the probables chart says. I will remove him given the uncertainty!

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AnonMember since 2020
1 day ago

Wind:
Coors – in from L center at 8

Rain:
CHW – 38 just before the game rising to 54% after
KCR – only 5% to start but 27% by game’s end and 30% after
BOS, Coors – slight chances
NYY, BAL – very slight chances

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