Starting Pitcher Chart – July 10th, 2026

- Daily SP Chart archive
- 2-Start podcast episode
- SP Rankings (last update: 6/5 | next: mid-July)
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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| Rk | PITCHER | Team | Opponent | T | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB | OPP K% | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Sale | ATL | at STL | L | x | x | x | 95 | 2.27 | 1.12 | 29% | 22% | 17% | 14 |
| 2 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | v. ARI | R | x | x | x | 85.2 | 1.79 | 0.95 | 28% | 20% | 21% | 28 |
| 3 | Nolan McLean | NYM | v. BOS | R | x | x | x | 95.1 | 3.78 | 1.12 | 28% | 19% | 22% | 27 |
| 4 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | v. MIL | R | x | x | x | 108.1 | 3.24 | 1.10 | 28% | 22% | 21% | 5 |
| 5 | Parker Messick | CLE | at MIA | L | x | x | x | 106 | 2.80 | 1.08 | 26% | 18% | 24% | 9 |
| 6 | Sonny Gray | BOS | at NYM | R | x | x | x | 89.2 | 2.61 | 1.10 | 23% | 16% | 22% | 29 |
| 7 | Sean Burke | CHW | v. ATH | R | x | x | x | 98.2 | 3.56 | 1.22 | 26% | 18% | 21% | 8 |
| 8 | Hunter Greene | CIN | v. CHC | R | x | x | x | 3.1 | 21.60 | 3.30 | 35% | 15% | 21% | 9 |
| 9 | Hunter Brown | HOU | at TEX | R | x | x | x | 29.1 | 3.38 | 1.36 | 27% | 14% | 21% | 20 |
| 10 | Jack Flaherty | DET | v. PHI | R | x | x | x | 76.1 | 4.60 | 1.45 | 27% | 16% | 23% | 24 |
| 11 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | v. CLE | R | x | x | x | 123.2 | 4.00 | 1.25 | 18% | 11% | 22% | 25 |
| 12 | Robbie Ray | SFG | v. COL | L | x | x | x | 101.2 | 3.45 | 1.23 | 20% | 10% | 26% | 17 |
| 13 | Brandon Young | BAL | v. KCR | R | x | x | x | 77.1 | 3.38 | 1.36 | 18% | 10% | 21% | 19 |
| 14 | Nick Martinez | TBR | v. SEA | R | x | x | x | 100 | 2.61 | 1.13 | 15% | 11% | 23% | 12 |
| 15 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | at WSN | L | x | x | 88.1 | 4.08 | 1.21 | 27% | 20% | 24% | 1 | |
| 16 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | at CIN | L | x | x | 103 | 4.28 | 1.10 | 24% | 18% | 24% | 4 | |
| 17 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | v. LAA | R | x | x | 61 | 4.43 | 1.16 | 20% | 14% | 25% | 18 | |
| 18 | Luis Castillo | SEA | at TBR | R | x | 82.2 | 4.79 | 1.33 | 21% | 14% | 20% | 7 | ||
| 19 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | at PIT | R | x | 75 | 5.28 | 1.33 | 25% | 15% | 23% | 2 | ||
| 20 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | at LAD | L | x | 102 | 2.21 | 1.18 | 17% | 8% | 20% | 6 | ||
| 21 | Luinder Avila | KCR | at BAL | R | x | 46.2 | 5.40 | 1.67 | 21% | 6% | 24% | 10 | ||
| 22 | Shane Bieber | TOR | at SDP | R | 13 | 9.00 | 2.08 | 14% | 3% | 23% | 30 | |||
| 23 | Zack Littell | WSN | v. NYY | R | 86 | 5.02 | 1.31 | 14% | 7% | 23% | 3 | |||
| 24 | Aaron Nola | PHI | at DET | R | 85 | 6.04 | 1.49 | 23% | 15% | 23% | 23 | |||
| 25 | JP Sears | SDP | v. TOR | L | 10.1 | 6.97 | 1.74 | 18% | 8% | 21% | 29 | |||
| 26 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | at MIN | R | 25.2 | 8.06 | 1.83 | 20% | 7% | 22% | 6 | |||
| 27 | Cal Quantrill | TEX | v. HOU | R | 40.1 | 3.35 | 1.17 | 16% | 9% | 22% | 14 | |||
| 28 | Aaron Civale | ATH | at CHW | R | 72.1 | 5.10 | 1.58 | 17% | 10% | 24% | 21 | |||
| 29 | Kyle Leahy | STL | v. ATL | R | 86.1 | 3.86 | 1.45 | 19% | 11% | 21% | 13 | |||
| 30 | Tanner Gordon | COL | at SFG | R | 40.1 | 6.69 | 1.59 | 21% | 17% | 20% | 15 |
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 (so lower OPS output by the pitcher’s opponent)
- Yellow – OK
- Red – Bad
Only wind is SFG which is out to L at 12 in a ballpark designed to minimize wind effects
Rain:
PIT – 69% before the game steadily dropping to 32% after.
WAS/BAL/CIN – all 3 are 15-25% all day
NYM – 29-41% before, during and after the game
STL – 22% before the game rising to 32% after the game
70-85* everywhere except SFG which is 60*
Sandy or Gausman this week/end? Gaus goes on Sun and is at SD. I lean heavilyon sandy but i have misgivings…