Starting Pitcher Chart – March 30th, 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 | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Ponce 폰세 | TOR | v. COL | x | x | x | Pitched | Overseas | in | 2025 | 27 | Ponce has a chance to make a great impression for his MLB return w/a trip to CHW this wknd, too |
| 2 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | v. LAA | x | x | x | 132.2 | 3.66 | 1.22 | 18% | 26 | LAA cooked this wknd, but that doesn’t take me off Cabrera in any way |
| 3 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | at HOU | x | x | x | 153 | 3.12 | 1.20 | 17% | 10 | Not the best landing spot for his debut, but he’s a must-start to open the year |
| 4 | Kris Bubic | KCR | v. MIN | x | x | x | 116.1 | 2.55 | 1.18 | 16% | 13 | Would love to see a fully healthy season |
| 5 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | at SEA | x | x | x | 38.1 | 3.99 | 1.28 | 15% | 12 | OK, this is the 4 IP Club, I guess… bc it feels likely here, too, with Mr. 100 mph |
| 6 | Chase Burns | CIN | v. PIT | x | x | x | 41.2 | 4.75 | 1.32 | 27% | 30 | This has 4 IP written all over it |
| 7 | Kyle Harrison | MIL | v. TBR | x | x | x | 35.2 | 4.04 | 1.37 | 15% | 22 | Blister could keep this outing in the 4 IP range, too |
| 8 | Jack Leiter | TEX | at BAL | x | x | x | 151.2 | 3.86 | 1.28 | 13% | 20 | Eager to see if that 5% BB from spring has merit after a 10% last yr |
| 9 | Clay Holmes | NYM | at STL | x | x | 159.2 | 3.66 | 1.33 | 9% | 25 | Can he improve the Ks or limit the base runners this year? | |
| 10 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | at CIN | x | x | 69.2 | 2.71 | 1.25 | 16% | 14 | Has BAL looming on the weekend… at least it’s at home | |
| 11 | Justin Verlander | DET | at ARI | x | x | 146 | 3.88 | 1.38 | 12% | 5 | 2.62 ERA/1.20 WHIP/15% K-BB in his L13 starts (73 IP) | |
| 12 | Luis Castillo | SEA | v. NYY | x | x | 180.2 | 3.54 | 1.18 | 16% | 1 | Very difficult matchup, but home helps & w/an at LAA on the wknd, I gotta take this | |
| 13 | Simeon Woods Richardson | MIN | at KCR | x | x | 105.1 | 4.27 | 1.34 | 12% | 18 | Always been a bit cool on SWR but he did close strong: 2.33 ERA/0.81 WHIP/26% K-BB | |
| 14 | Landen Roupp | SFG | at SDP | x | x | 106.2 | 3.80 | 1.48 | 12% | 16 | Catching SDP on a slow start or will he unlock their bats? | |
| 15 | Walker Buehler | SDP | v. SFG | x | 126 | 4.93 | 1.52 | 5% | 15 | Open to just stashing this 2-step (at BOS) and running him next wk v. COL if this goes well | ||
| 16 | Michael Soroka | ARI | v. DET | x | 89 | 4.55 | 1.13 | 18% | 19 | Rooting for him to stay healthy & find success, but always a risky throw | ||
| 17 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | at ATL | x | 92.2 | 4.08 | 1.27 | 19% | 14 | Lower tier 4 Inning Club | ||
| 18 | Davis Martin | CHW | at MIA | x | 142.2 | 4.10 | 1.29 | 9% | 13 | MIA making a lot of early contact (15% K) could result in standard low-K outing | ||
| 19 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | at CHC | x | 14.2 | 7.36 | 1.98 | 15% | 10 | Think there could be something here but don’t wanna eat at CHC/SEA to find out | ||
| 20 | Chris Bassitt | BAL | v. TEX | x | 170.1 | 3.96 | 1.33 | 15% | 24 | Lefties eat his lunch and that’s the strength of this lineup | ||
| 21 | Nick Martinez | TBR | at MIL | 163.2 | 4.51 | 1.21 | 11% | 8 | I can’t dive in on this 2-step sight unseen… if he’s good this wk, we can revisit | |||
| 22 | Parker Messick | CLE | at LAD | 39.2 | 2.72 | 1.31 | 19% | 3 | Interesting young lefty draws CHC on the wknd, too… so hard to run him | |||
| 23 | Roki Sasaki | LAD | v. CLE | 36.1 | 4.46 | 1.43 | 4% | 28 | Can’t see starting him anywhere right now | |||
| 24 | Chris Paddack | MIA | v. CHW | 153.2 | 5.27 | 1.25 | 11% | 29 | ||||
| 25 | Kyle Leahy | STL | v. NYM | 85 | 3.18 | 1.26 | 14% | 2 | Keeping an eye on this RP-to-SP move but not starting him | |||
| 26 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | v. BOS | 52.1 | 6.71 | 1.85 | 7% | 11 | ||||
| 27 | Foster Griffin | WSN | at PHI | Pitched | Overseas | in | 2025 | 6 | Brutally difficult 2-step w/at LAD lurking on the wknd | |||
| 28 | Bryce Elder | ATL | v. ATH | 156.1 | 5.30 | 1.39 | 12% | 7 | ||||
| 29 | Taijuan Walker | PHI | v. WSN | 122.2 | 4.11 | 1.39 | 8% | 21 | ||||
| 30 | Tomoyuki Sugano | COL | at TOR | 152.2 | 4.54 | 1.34 | 10% | 6 |