Starting Pitcher Chart – July 28th, 2026

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July 28, 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 July 28th
Rk PITCHER Team Opponent T 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K% K-BB OPP K% opp wOBA RK
1 Chris Sale ATL at NYM L x x x 111 2.19 1.05 30% 24% 22% 13
2 Chase Burns CIN v. CLE R x x x 107.2 2.42 1.11 29% 20% 22% 25
3 Troy Melton DET v. BAL R x x x 60 1.95 0.95 23% 15% 24% 10
4 Gavin Williams CLE at CIN R x x x 126.1 3.78 1.10 31% 23% 25% 26
5 Gerrit Cole NYY at CHW R x x x 62 3.92 1.10 26% 21% 24% 21
6 Justin Wrobleski LAD v. SEA L x x x 106.2 2.62 1.01 19% 14% 24% 29
7 Logan Henderson MIL at SFG R x x x 38.1 3.05 0.94 32% 27% 20% 15
8 Christian Scott NYM v. ATL R x x x 63.1 3.13 1.26 29% 18% 21% 13
9 Reid Detmers LAA v. HOU L x x x 120 4.05 1.10 28% 20% 21% 18
10 Griffin Jax TBR v. TEX R x x x 81 3.89 1.22 25% 16% 21% 20
11 Taj Bradley MIN v. KCR R x x x 114.2 3.69 1.22 27% 17% 21% 19
12 Sandy Alcantara MIA v. PHI R x x x 143.2 4.01 1.23 18% 12% 23% 24
13 Michael King SDP v. COL R x x x 119.1 3.24 1.17 21% 11% 22% 4
14 Landen Roupp SFG v. MIL R x x x 110 3.93 1.24 25% 15% 21% 5
15 Cade Cavalli WSN v. TOR R x x x 110.2 3.58 1.29 27% 19% 19% 16
16 Peter Lambert HOU at LAA R x x x 98 3.03 1.12 23% 14% 25% 18
17 Anthony Kay CHW v. NYY L x x 98.1 4.21 1.37 18% 9% 25% 8
x Bullpen for Gm 2 CIN v. CLE 25
19 Dean Kremer BAL at DET R x x 32 5.06 1.19 26% 20% 23% 23
20 Michael McGreevy STL v. CHC R x 114.1 3.07 1.13 16% 10% 21% 9
21 Seth Lugo KCR at MIN R x 117.2 4.36 1.37 19% 11% 22% 6
22 Jake Bennett BOS at ATH L x 59.1 2.58 0.94 18% 14% 25% 9
23 Bubba Chandler PIT v. ARI R x 100.2 4.47 1.39 20% 8% 21% 28
24 Brandon Pfaadt ARI at PIT R x 65 4.43 1.32 16% 9% 23% 2
25 Slade Cecconi CLE at CIN R x 103.2 4.60 1.45 18% 11% 25% 26
26 Gage Jump ATH v. BOS L 57 4.42 1.42 25% 16% 20% 3
27 Colin Rea CHC at STL R 105.2 4.85 1.42 18% 9% 22% 11
28 Shane Bieber TOR at WSN R 30.2 4.70 1.43 17% 8% 21% 17
29 Luis Castillo SEA at LAD R 94.2 4.85 1.33 20% 13% 21% 1
30 Aaron Nola PHI at MIA R 108.1 5.82 1.45 24% 16% 21% 22
31 Cal Quantrill TEX at TBR R 53.1 4.05 1.31 14% 7% 20% 7
32 Michael Lorenzen COL at SDP R 100.2 6.53 1.79 16% 8% 23% 30
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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Scotty GMember since 2020
2 days ago

Reds are now saying Burns in Game 1 and bullpen day in Game 2, which is odd because Singer would still be on normal rest if he went today.

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BarryZitoBarChords
2 days ago
Reply to  Scotty G

I am not expert, but I think most teams prefer to use the extra pitching they can call up for a double header and push a starter back a day whenever possible. The only exceptions to this I can think of is late in the season against a close division rival where the win chance of starting the better pitcher outweighs the benefit of “free innings” from a temp roster spot via a minor league call up.

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David Klein
2 days ago

Mets/Braves postponed split doubleheader tomorrow.

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