Starting Pitcher Chart – March 27th, 2026
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And just like that, we’re back! Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
The chart includes their performance for 2025 until we get some actual data for this year (I changed over in late-April last year), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (not a perfect solution as teams change in the offseason, but better than using just a few days of data from this year), my general start/sit recommendation for 10-team, 12-team, and 15-team (or more) leagues, and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. 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, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto.
I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations, you don’t really need a shiny stat to be convinced on starting Kirby or Sale. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get you an answer when I can. I try to do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
| RK | PITCHER | Tm | Opp | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | opp wOBA RK | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Sale | ATL | v. KCR | x | x | x | 120 | 2.63 | 1.07 | 26% | 26 | |
| 2 | George Kirby | SEA | v. CLE | x | x | x | 126 | 4.21 | 1.19 | 21% | 28 | |
| 3 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | v. COL | x | x | x | 174.2 | 5.36 | 1.27 | 11% | 27 | |
| 4 | Framber Valdez | DET | at SDP | x | x | x | 192 | 3.66 | 1.24 | 15% | 19 | |
| 5 | Cole Ragans | KCR | at ATL | x | x | x | 57.1 | 5.02 | 1.22 | 29% | 14 | |
| 6 | Kevin Gausman | TOR | v. ATH | x | x | x | 189.1 | 3.47 | 1.03 | 18% | 7 | ATH was still 9th in wOBA on the road so I don’t love facing them, but Gaus is an auto-start |
| 7 | Gavin Williams | CLE | at SEA | x | x | x | 167.2 | 3.06 | 1.27 | 13% | 9 | I’m a big fan so I see him as an all-formats start; very eager to see if 3% BB-rate is growth or a hot spring |
| 8 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | v. ARI | x | x | x | 73.1 | 2.82 | 0.97 | 23% | 5 | Huge spring riser caused a certified panic when he was allegedly going to be out of the rotation only to draw game two |
| 9 | Michael King | SDP | v. DET | x | x | x | 70.2 | 3.57 | 1.20 | 17% | 19 | Easy start for now, but some HRs would raise my antennae a bit after 1.5 HR/9 last yr & 9 HR in 17.2 spring innings |
| 10 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | at SFG | x | x | x | 66 | 3.27 | 1.30 | 16% | 15 | Did enough last year to get 3-4 starts before we start questioning; if 2 of 3 are bad, might have to slow down |
| 11 | Mike Burrows | HOU | v. LAA | x | x | x | 96 | 3.94 | 1.24 | 16% | 26 | Full season of ’25 skills would be fine, but his proponents think HOU can extract another level |
| 12 | Robbie Ray | SFG | v. NYY | x | x | 182.1 | 3.65 | 1.21 | 15% | 2 | He was, what, a mid-teens round pick in 10s? Unless he’s your guy, you don’t have to run this | |
| 13 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | at LAD | x | x | 154 | 3.39 | 1.07 | 15% | 4 | I tend to open a wider open start window w/guys I believe in early on, thinking (perhaps arrogantly) I can fix it if it goes sideways… don’t be afraid to skip LAD if you’re not feelin it | |
| 14 | Luis Severino | ATH | at TOR | x | 162.2 | 4.54 | 1.30 | 10% | 6 | He was good on the road last year: 3.02/1.07, but HR suppression & a .251 BABIP did the heavy lifting for an 11% K-BB | ||
| 15 | Kyle Freeland | COL | at MIA | x | 156.2 | 5.00 | 1.45 | 12% | 21 | I mean if you’re ever gonna run Freeland, it’s on the road at a Stowers-less MIA | ||
| 16 | Yusei Kikuchi | LAA | at HOU | 178.1 | 3.99 | 1.42 | 13% | 10 | I’m sure he’ll run some bouts of streamability during the year, but I’ve gotta see something first |