Starting Pitcher Chart – May 6th, 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.
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.
| Rk | PITCHER | Tm | Opp | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Skenes | PIT | at ARI | x | x | x | 34 | 3.18 | 0.85 | 24% | 26 |
| 2 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | at HOU | x | x | x | 38.2 | 2.56 | 0.83 | 24% | 2 |
| 3 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | at NYY | x | x | x | 39.2 | 4.76 | 1.34 | 17% | 3 |
| 4 | Will Warren | NYY | v. TEX | x | x | x | 37.2 | 2.39 | 1.06 | 25% | 14 |
| 5 | Eury Pérez | MIA | v. BAL | x | x | x | 36.1 | 4.46 | 1.38 | 15% | 16 |
| 6 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | v. ATH | x | x | x | 11 | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21% | 6 |
| 7 | Michael Soroka | ARI | v. PIT | x | x | x | 30.2 | 4.70 | 1.43 | 20% | 7 |
| 8 | Shane McClanahan | TBR | v. TOR | x | x | x | 29 | 3.10 | 1.17 | 14% | 21 |
| 9 | Cole Ragans | KCR | v. CLE | x | x | x | 32.1 | 5.29 | 1.45 | 14% | 8 |
| 10 | Bryan Woo | SEA | v. ATL | x | x | x | 41 | 4.61 | 1.07 | 14% | 1 |
| 11 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | at COL | x | x | x | 38.1 | 3.52 | 1.20 | 16% | 8 |
| 12 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | at KCR | x | x | 34.1 | 3.67 | 1.40 | 14% | 13 | |
| 13 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | at PHI | x | x | 38.2 | 3.96 | 1.09 | 15% | 29 | |
| 14 | Patrick Corbin | TOR | at TBR | x | 24.2 | 3.65 | 1.26 | 13% | 19 | ||
| 15 | Noah Schultz | CHW | at LAA | x | 21.1 | 2.53 | 1.03 | 9% | 10 | ||
| 16 | Colin Rea | CHC | v. CIN | x | 32.2 | 4.41 | 1.32 | 15% | 24 | ||
| 17 | Brandon Sproat | MIL | at STL | x | 26.2 | 6.75 | 1.61 | 9% | 11 | ||
| 18 | Bailey Ober | MIN | at WSN | x | 38 | 3.55 | 1.13 | 10% | 28 | ||
| 19 | Sonny Gray | BOS | at DET | x | 23 | 4.30 | 1.30 | 8% | 9 | ||
| 20 | Grant Holmes | ATL | at SEA | x | 37.1 | 4.34 | 1.31 | 8% | 12 | ||
| 21 | Lance McCullers Jr. | HOU | v. LAD | 31.1 | 6.32 | 1.40 | 12% | 4 | |||
| 22 | Brady Singer | CIN | at CHC | 32.1 | 5.57 | 1.73 | 7% | 5 | |||
| 23 | Walbert Urena | LAA | v. CHW | 16.1 | 3.86 | 1.84 | 5% | 25 | |||
| 24 | Andre Pallante | STL | v. MIL | 31.1 | 3.73 | 1.31 | 9% | 13 | |||
| 25 | Jack Flaherty | DET | v. BOS | 29 | 5.90 | 1.79 | 5% | 27 | |||
| 26 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | v. NYM | 34 | 6.09 | 1.76 | 9% | 29 | |||
| 27 | Brandon Young | BAL | at MIA | 14.2 | 6.14 | 1.64 | 6% | 10 | |||
| 28 | Matt Waldron | SDP | at SFG | 13.2 | 9.88 | 1.98 | 4% | 30 | |||
| 29 | Adrian Houser | SFG | v. SDP | 30.1 | 7.12 | 1.71 | 4% | 22 | |||
| 30 | Miles Mikolas | WSN | v. MIN | 27.1 | 8.23 | 1.72 | 6% | 19 |
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.
Call me crazy but I kind of like Rea today. He got beat up by the Dodgers but has otherwise been pretty solid.
Not crazy at all! I only gave him the 1-x, but I don’t think it’s out of pocket to run him in 12s
Good shout!!
Wind at 10+:
DET – out to L at 10
PHI – out to R center at 10
NYY – across from R to L at 10
The East coast is catching some of the rain from the Midwest yesterday:
PHI – increasing to 44% by game end
WAS – 71% mid-game
NYY – increasing to 62% during the game
Coors – No rain but extremely cold, temps just above freezing
Actually, Coors is still getting snow at the moment. Not expected to end for another hour or two.
The game was moved to 9:20 yesterday
Sonny Gray is pretty low. He hasn’t looked very good this year. Let him marinate on IL and see if he looks better? That’s where I am leaning, esp on the road at Detroit.
Just first start off the IL caution, pretty much full systems go after this even if it’s not a great start. Everyone handles IL returns their own way so no shade to anyone putting him back in fully right away
Who do we like more Springs today or Painter tomorrow?
Paul,
I miss your side note commentary that you would include on these for most pitchers (RIP Never Gomber). Would be a nice addition as the season continues on. Also, has there been any consideration towards doing a weekend SP projection chart?