Starting Pitcher Chart – May 21st, 2026

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May 21, 2026
Detroit Tigers pitcher Casey Mize (12) delivers a pitch against Minnesota Twins during the first inning at Comerica Park in Detroit in Monday, August 4, 2025.

Welcome to the Daily SP Chart, click here if you’re new to get an idea of what I’m doing with these rankings.

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.

Got rid of the Blue/Black color coding at the top/bottom end. Just Green = good, Yellow = OK, Red = bad.

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Starting Pitcher Chart May 22nd
Rk PITCHER Team Opponent T 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K% K-BB OPP K% opp wOBA RK
1 José Soriano LAA v. ATH R x x x 59.2 2.41 1.07 28% 17% 21% 4
2 Braxton Ashcraft PIT at STL R x x x 55.1 3.09 1.05 26% 19% 22% 15
3 Casey Mize DET v. CLE R x x x 37 2.43 1.05 27% 19% 20% 22
4 Joey Cantillo CLE at DET L x x x 50.1 3.40 1.35 21% 10% 23% 15
5 Spencer Strider ATL at MIA R x x x 14.2 2.45 1.23 31% 14% 21% 19
6 Carlos Rodón NYY v. TOR L x x 8 5.63 1.63 26% 5% 19% 22
7 Sandy Alcantara MIA v. ATL R x x 63.2 3.53 1.26 17% 9% 21% 2
8 Cade Cavalli WSN v. NYM R x x 46.2 4.05 1.54 24% 16% 20% 30
9 Eduardo Rodriguez ARI v. COL L x x 53.1 2.53 1.26 17% 8% 30% 23
10 Spencer Miles TOR at NYY R 24.2 2.55 1.09 23% 16% 24% 7
11 Luis Severino ATH at LAA R 54.2 4.45 1.57 22% 10% 26% 26
12 Dustin May STL v. PIT R 48.2 4.81 1.42 17% 10% 21% 3
13 David Peterson NYM at WSN L 43.1 5.40 1.57 23% 14% 24% 1
14 Tanner Gordon COL at ARI R 27.1 6.59 1.50 25% 20% 22% 24
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues

Intro

The chart includes their performance for 2026, their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s 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





 

Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and Content Director for OOTP Perfect Team. Follow Paul on Twitter @sporer and on Twitch at sporer.

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AnonMember since 2025
14 days ago

Wind at 10+:

DET – across from L to R at 11
WAS – in from center at 10

Only rain is DET where it’s 43% at 1st pitch and 58% by game end

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