Starting Pitcher Chart – March 31st, 2026

by Paul Sporer

March 31, 2026

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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 guys like that. 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.

Hey y’all, sorry I passed out watching the Tigers game last night. JV getting cooked put me to sleep, I guess. 😭

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March 31, 2026 SP Chart

Rk	PITCHER	Tm	Opp	10	12	15+	IP	ERA	WHIP	K-BB	opp wOBA RK	Commentary
1	Shohei Ohtani	LAD	v. CLE	x	x	x	47	2.87	1.04	28%	28
2	Max Fried	NYY	at SEA	x	x	x	195.1	2.86	1.10	17%	12
3	Logan Webb	SFG	at SDP	x	x	x	201.2	3.30	1.25	20%	16
4	Hunter Brown	HOU	v. BOS	x	x	x	185.1	2.43	1.03	20%	11
5	Logan Gilbert	SEA	v. NYY	x	x	x	126	3.43	1.03	27%	1
6	Jacob deGrom	TEX	at BAL	x	x	x	172.2	2.97	0.92	22%	20	Start was moved back bc of a sore neck last wk; hopefully all good today
7	Shane McClanahan	TBR	at MIL	x	x	x					8	Return of the Mc begins tonight… really think he can be an ace again if healthy
8	Brandon Woodruff	MIL	v. TBR	x	x	x	64.2	3.20	0.91	27%	12	Speaking of ace when healthy… remade himself around velo drop, but can he sustain?
9	Bubba Chandler	PIT	at CIN	x	x	x	25.2	4.56	0.97	20%	14	Ready to ascend into Skenes’s partner in crime? The skills are certaintly there for it
10	Zach Eflin	BAL	v. TEX	x	x	x	71.1	5.93	1.42	12%	24	One of my favorite late rd targets looks healthy & ready to return to 2021-24 levels (3.74 ERA/1.12 WHIP in 524 IP)
11	Kodai Senga	NYM	at STL	x	x	x	113.1	3.02	1.31	11%	25	Looked healthy and sharp in spring, can still be an absolute monster espec. if there’s anything to his spring 3% BB
12	Max Scherzer	TOR	v. COL	x	x	x	85	5.19	1.29	16%	27	Great landing spot to start ’26 & they might need a little length after Ponce left after just 2.3 IP
13	Brandon Williamson	CIN	v. PIT	x	x	x					28	Gets at MIA after this & even if Lodolo replaces him after that, he could be a monster follower behind Burns
14	Andrew Painter	PHI	v. WSN	x	x	x					21	Expectations are high as we’ve been waiting a bit, but don’t overreact to 1-2 starts… let’s give him some runway (5-6)
15	Germán Márquez	SDP	v. SFG		x	x	126.1	6.70	1.71	6%	15	Finally out of Coors, but is there still juice here? Spring skills were enough to get my attention (31% K, 22% K-BB)
16	José Soriano	LAA	at CHC		x	x	169	4.26	1.40	10%	10	Eager to see if new pitching coach Mike Maddux can get the best out of this excellent arm… riskyyy debut, though
17	Janson Junk	MIA	v. CHW			x	110	4.17	1.14	14%	29	Feel like I never timed him right last yr & CHW isn’t a walkover team attack w/any ol’ SP… on my radar but not a must
18	Casey Mize	DET	at ARI			x	149	3.87	1.27	16%	5	14 Ws drove a lot of his value as Player Rater rk drops from 98 to 48 when removing them
19	Zack Littell	WSN	at PHI			x	186.2	3.81	1.10	13%	3	Not dying to start at PHI, but slated to follow which improves his W chance (as long as Poulin doesn’t get cooked)
20	Ryan Feltner	COL	at TOR			x	30.1	4.75	1.48	10%	6	Dig the pitcher, but we can’t use him home starts and his first 2 roadies are at TOR & SDP, too!
21	Brayan Bello	BOS	at HOU				166.2	3.35	1.24	9%	23	Will be watching his first few starts to see if spring whiffs have any legitimacy (29% K, 16% SwStr in 14 IP)
22	Brandon Pfaadt	ARI	v. DET				172.2	5.00	1.33	14%	19	Lefties have always given him hell & DET should have 6 tonight incl. the lineup’s strength (Greene, Carp, McG, Keith)
23	Tanner Bibee	CLE	at LAD				182.1	4.24	1.23	14%	4	Left his last start w/a balky shoulder and now gets LAD, yeah let’s sit this one out
24	José Suarez	ATL	v. ATH				18.1	1.96	1.25	9%	9	Must admit I didn’t realize he was w/ATL last yr, too (19 IP)… ATH K’s a ton, but can he take advantage?
25	Jameson Taillon	CHC	v. LAA				123.2	3.78	1.07	13%	26	Was disastrous spring a veteran getting through the slog or worthy of concern? (velo -1 mph, 4% K-BB, 6.6 HR9)
26	Andre Pallante	STL	v. NYM				162.2	5.31	1.44	7%	2
27	Erick Fedde 페디	CHW	at MIA				141	5.49	1.52	3%	13
28	Aaron Civale	ATH	at ATL				102	4.85	1.26	13%	17

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