Starting Pitcher Chart – September 14th, 2026

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September 14, 2026
Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

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

  • With such little time left, everything is heavily based on your particular situation so if you have any specific questions, drop a comment and I’ll help the best I can!
  • Burke is slated to follow Sean Newcomb
  • Hard to say if Burnes is going to get enough leeway to get 5 IP and qualify for a W, but he does have a 2-step so if 8-9 total IP of solid ratios works for you, then he is a worthwhile start.

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Starting Pitcher Chart September 14th
Rk PITCHER Team Opponent T 10 12 15+ IP ERA WHIP K% K-BB OPP K% opp wOBA RK
1 Tarik Skubal LAD at CIN L x x x 139.2 2.84 0.97 30% 26% 25% 5
2 Reid Detmers LAA v. SEA L x x x 168 3.32 1.04 28% 22% 24% 30
3 Sandy Alcantara MIA at ARI R x x x 200 3.78 1.22 17% 11% 20% 29
4 Gavin Williams CLE v. CHW R x x x 169 3.78 1.09 33% 26% 24% 17
5 Troy Melton DET at TOR R x x x 108 2.42 1.05 20% 13% 19% 22
6 Will Warren NYY at MIN R x x x 142.1 4.05 1.36 23% 15% 20% 8
7 Landen Roupp SFG at STL R x x x 150.2 4.00 1.28 22% 11% 21% 25
8 José Soriano TOR v. DET R x x x 163 3.48 1.28 23% 12% 23% 12
9 FW: Sean Burke CHW at CLE R x x 156 3.58 1.20 26% 17% 21% 27
10 David Peterson CHC v. ATL L W x 131.1 5.28 1.58 20% 10% 21% 19
11 Kade Anderson SEA at LAA L W x 21 4.29 1.38 18% 9% 25% 22
12 Brandon Young BAL at NYM R W x 140.2 3.71 1.35 19% 10% 22% 19
13 Corbin Burnes ARI v. MIA R x 3 0.00 1.33 15% 0% 21% 7
14 Casey Mize SDP at COL R x 119.1 3.70 1.11 22% 16% 22% 6
15 Jonah Tong NYM v. BAL R x 15 4.80 1.33 21% 9% 24% 23
16 Quinn Mathews STL v. SFG L 30.2 4.11 1.50 20% 10% 24% 27
17 Reynaldo López ATL at CHC R 76.1 4.13 1.39 22% 12% 21% 3
18 Dean Kremer MIN v. NYY R 71.2 5.65 1.30 23% 15% 25% 20
19 Nick Lodolo CIN v. LAD L 89.2 5.12 1.53 18% 9% 20% 7
20 Tomoyuki Sugano COL v. SDP R 137.2 5.30 1.34 14% 9% 21% 21
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues | FW: Follower | W: Win chase

Intro

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.

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  • Green – Good Matchup (lower OPS output by SP opponent) – 21st to 30th
  • Yellow – OK – 11th to 20th 
  • Red – Bad – 1st to 10th





 

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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kneel1749Member since 2019
2 minutes ago

Mr. Paul – good morning, sir! H2H Pts League in a 2-week Final where IP & K are more heavily weighted than typical, Wins less so, and QS not at all. But earnies kill ya.

I’m down big so I kinda need to throw a hail mary to at least 1, if not 2, of these two-start SPs this week. Any chance you’d rank David Peterson (v ATL, @ Cin), Casey Mize (@COL yikes, v Mia), and Jonah Tong (v BAL but then v Philly, also yikes)?

Not strong options, I know, but would appreciate your input!

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