Starting Pitcher Chart – August 6th, 2026
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| Rk | PITCHER | Team | Opponent | T | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB | OPP K% | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan McLean | NYM | at CLE | R | x | x | x | 125.2 | 3.29 | 1.12 | 28% | 20% | 22% | 25 |
| 2 | Bryce Miller | SEA | v. DET | R | x | x | x | 74 | 2.80 | 0.92 | 26% | 21% | 23% | 12 |
| 3 | Dylan Cease | TOR | at CHC | R | x | x | x | 119.1 | 2.41 | 1.08 | 36% | 26% | 22% | 10 |
| 4 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | v. WSN | L | x | x | x | 144.2 | 2.61 | 1.20 | 28% | 22% | 24% | 2 |
| 5 | Foster Griffin | CLE | v. NYM | L | x | x | x | 129.1 | 3.06 | 1.07 | 22% | 16% | 23% | 19 |
| 6 | Framber Valdez | DET | at SEA | L | x | x | x | 120.1 | 4.41 | 1.39 | 18% | 10% | 24% | 29 |
| 7 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | v. CHW | L | x | x | x | 100 | 3.15 | 1.16 | 26% | 19% | 25% | 12 |
| 8 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | at MIL | R | x | x | x | 127.1 | 3.96 | 1.16 | 27% | 21% | 21% | 4 |
| 9 | David Peterson | CHC | v. TOR | L | x | x | x | 101 | 5.52 | 1.48 | 19% | 10% | 21% | 30 |
| 10 | Brandon Young | BAL | v. LAA | R | x | x | x | 103.1 | 3.31 | 1.29 | 19% | 11% | 25% | 27 |
| 11 | Michael Wacha | KCR | v. MIN | R | x | x | x | 138.1 | 3.51 | 1.16 | 20% | 13% | 21% | 11 |
| 12 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | v. ATH | L | x | x | x | 122 | 3.91 | 1.39 | 18% | 7% | 25% | 8 |
| 13 | Bailey Ober | MIN | at KCR | R | x | x | 87 | 4.45 | 1.23 | 17% | 11% | 21% | 19 | |
| 14 | Martín Pérez | ATL | v. MIA | L | x | x | 97.1 | 3.24 | 1.17 | 19% | 9% | 23% | 13 | |
| 15 | Dustin May | MIL | v. PIT | R | x | 109 | 4.38 | 1.28 | 23% | 15% | 24% | 2 | ||
| 16 | Janson Junk | MIA | at ATL | R | x | 78.2 | 4.58 | 1.33 | 18% | 12% | 21% | 7 | ||
| 17 | Walker Buehler | SDP | at ARI | R | x | 104.1 | 5.18 | 1.45 | 20% | 11% | 20% | 29 | ||
| 18 | Luis Castillo | CHW | at BOS | R | x | 99.2 | 5.06 | 1.39 | 19% | 12% | 22% | 28 | ||
| 19 | Kohl Drake | ARI | v. SDP | L | x | 13 | 4.85 | 1.46 | 20% | 12% | 22% | 27 | ||
| 20 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | at BAL | R | 46 | 7.63 | 1.59 | 18% | 8% | 24% | 16 | |||
| 21 | Mason Barnett | ATH | at CIN | R | 29.2 | 4.85 | 1.31 | 23% | 12% | 25% | 26 | |||
| 22 | Miles Mikolas | WSN | at PHI | R | 108 | 5.67 | 1.35 | 12% | 7% | 23% | 21 |
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.
Color Coding:
- Green – Good Matchup (lower OPS output by SP opponent) – 21st to 30th
- Yellow – OK – 11th to 20th
- Red – Bad – 1st to 10th
Wind:
Wrigley – out to L at 6
Rain:
Wrigley – 10-20% all day
PHI – 30-40% all day
ATL – 50% to start, 20-25% by the end
Slight chances everywhere else
Today vs Blue Jays: 76° ☁️ Wind blowing in from RF at 6mph💨 Gusts up to 10mph #Cubs #Weather
I just saw this from @wrigleywinds on Twitter.
I’ve got out to L at 6 from 2 sources. One has it more toward the LF corner than straightaway L, but both are out to L
TBH, not sure it matters that much. You’re definitely starting Cease no matter the wind and most likely starting Peterson given how dreadful the Jays are right now
Talk to me about Framber. I love him. I want him to be good. but … sheesh…matchup is nice but….
He’s one of those guys I just set and forget in deeper formats. He’s had 4 Duds this year that have really blasted his ratios but he’s bounced back from all 4 with aplomb and has been nice in each of his L2, including a great trip to ATH. SEA is hitting better at home this year, but not well enough to push me off this in any meaningful way
Ryan Johnson dominated the Orioles when he faced them at home in June. Who knows if he can do it again, but the whole team looked hopeless against him.
Another random question…how do you square what the trades have done to team’s offensive output? The Nats for instance…injury to wood, no Garcia, etc. The Pirates had a good offense but no O’Hearn…no Cruz….The orioles (altho i guess you just assume theyre even worse somehow)
Nats also lost Mead, I’d consider them an average offense now
Good point! I knew there was someone I missed. Altho is Brady House like 80% of mead? I dunno. I’m just finding the last 3-4 days kind of hard to handicap for SPs
That’s a good point. No Wood-Garcia-Mead is big leg out from that scary Nats offense. The worksheet I build the list off of has L14/L30 performances so I will see those degradations of good offenses and rise of bad offenses that way (I don’t include any of that on the board bc it’d just get cluttered). But I should get ahead of it with WAS and be a bit more open against them until Wood is back.
Pirates basically replace O’Hearn w/Horwitz returning so I still treat them as a strong O. They’ve been down a bit the last month, sitting midpack, but that’s normal fluctuation.
Very helpful thanks