Starting Pitcher Chart – September 19th, 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.
- 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!
- Had some time this morning so I wanted to run a Saturday board for y’all.
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| Rk | PITCHER | Team | Opponent | T | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB | OPP K% | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarik Skubal | LAD | v. SFG | L | x | x | x | 146.2 | 2.70 | 0.95 | 30% | 26% | 24% | 28 |
| 2 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | at ARI | R | x | x | x | 184.2 | 1.95 | 0.90 | 32% | 25% | 20% | 29 |
| 3 | Reid Detmers | LAA | v. MIN | L | x | x | x | 174 | 3.36 | 1.05 | 29% | 22% | 22% | 25 |
| 4 | Matthew Boyd | CHC | at CIN | L | x | x | x | 114.2 | 4.16 | 1.24 | 19% | 11% | 25% | 8 |
| 5 | José Soriano | TOR | at TEX | R | x | x | x | 169.1 | 3.56 | 1.27 | 23% | 12% | 22% | 26 |
| 6 | Freddy Peralta | TBR | v. BOS | R | x | x | x | 158 | 4.67 | 1.34 | 21% | 13% | 22% | 18 |
| 7 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | v. MIL | L | x | x | x | 157.2 | 4.22 | 1.22 | 22% | 16% | 21% | 13 |
| 8 | Joe Ryan | MIN | at LAA | R | x | x | x | 133.2 | 3.84 | 1.16 | 26% | 21% | 26% | 30 |
| 9 | Jacob Lopez | ATH | at CLE | L | x | x | x | 114.2 | 5.02 | 1.48 | 21% | 10% | 22% | 27 |
| 10 | Christian Scott | NYM | v. PHI | R | x | x | x | 105.1 | 3.76 | 1.26 | 28% | 18% | 22% | 24 |
| 11 | Cal Quantrill | TEX | v. TOR | R | x | x | x | 108.2 | 2.90 | 1.05 | 18% | 13% | 19% | 21 |
| 12 | Jackson Jobe | DET | at CHW | R | x | x | x | 34.2 | 3.89 | 1.27 | 23% | 14% | 24% | 19 |
| 13 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | v. KCR | R | x | x | x | 147.1 | 4.28 | 1.35 | 21% | 9% | 20% | 15 |
| 14 | Andrew Painter | PHI | at NYM | R | x | x | x | 115.1 | 5.54 | 1.44 | 20% | 11% | 22% | 23 |
| 15 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | v. ATH | R | x | x | x | 177.1 | 4.16 | 1.18 | 19% | 12% | 22% | 16 |
| 16 | Noah Cameron | KCR | at PIT | L | x | x | x | 166.1 | 3.84 | 1.19 | 22% | 14% | 25% | 17 |
| 17 | Robert Gasser | MIL | at BAL | L | x | x | x | 96.1 | 4.30 | 1.27 | 22% | 15% | 27% | 15 |
| 18 | Brayan Bello | BOS | at TBR | R | x | x | x | 104.1 | 4.74 | 1.43 | 17% | 10% | 19% | 5 |
| 19 | Andrew Alvarez | WSN | at STL | L | x | x | 102 | 3.35 | 1.27 | 23% | 12% | 19% | 12 | |
| 20 | Hayden Wesneski | HOU | v. ATL | R | x | x | 48.2 | 3.70 | 1.13 | 19% | 11% | 22% | 11 | |
| 21 | Casey Mize | SDP | v. MIA | R | x | x | 124.1 | 3.69 | 1.14 | 21% | 15% | 22% | 7 | |
| 22 | Sean Burke | CHW | v. DET | R | x | 161 | 3.47 | 1.20 | 26% | 17% | 23% | 13 | ||
| 23 | Eury Pérez | MIA | at SDP | R | x | 144.1 | 3.99 | 1.24 | 26% | 15% | 21% | 14 | ||
| 24 | Brandon Pfaadt | ARI | v. NYY | R | x | 124 | 3.77 | 1.17 | 16% | 11% | 25% | 22 | ||
| 25 | Grant Holmes | ATL | at HOU | R | x | 141.2 | 3.49 | 1.30 | 18% | 8% | 22% | 12 | ||
| 26 | Bryce Miller | SEA | at COL | R | 107.1 | 4.19 | 1.16 | 24% | 16% | 22% | 6 | |||
| 27 | Nick Lodolo | CIN | v. CHC | L | 96.2 | 5.12 | 1.49 | 18% | 9% | 21% | 1 | |||
| 28 | Michael McGreevy | STL | v. WSN | R | 160 | 3.83 | 1.24 | 17% | 10% | 21% | 9 | |||
| 29 | Nick Frasso | COL | v. SEA | R | 16.2 | 7.56 | 1.74 | 23% | 16% | 23% | 17 | |||
| 30 | Yunior Marte | SFG | at LAD | R | 0.1 | 108.00 | 12.00 | 17% | 21% | 2 |
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.
Color Coding:
- Green – Good Matchup (lower OPS output by SP opponent) – 21st to 30th
- Yellow – OK – 11th to 20th
- Red – Bad – 1st to 10th
Thanks Paul….for the extra effort for a Saturday board!
Seconded!
Thank you much!
Wooow, what an egg laid by Jacob Lopez. He was bad his last time out, too, but it was at home so felt he deserved a pass. Even including that, he was 3.25 ERA/1.16 WHIP/17% K-BB in 61 IP since July 10th only to completely meltdown against one of the worst teams in the league vL.
This exactly. I started him, and it was the right move. It’s all about playing the odds, and sometimes this happens. Baseball.
I agree with everything you just said. But it doesn’t make it any less painful.
It is SOOO maddening when these strike in September. Like there was ZERO reason not to start him everywhere and he just didn’t have it tonight
SOOOO Maddening.