Starting Pitcher Chart – September 26th, 2026
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- SP Rankings (last update: 7/24)
- No 2-Start podcast episode this wk because there is just SO much uncertainty that I didn’t think there’d be a ton of value to it. I should be able to run Sat/Sun boards for y’all again this weekend to help w/those last second questions.
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- 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!
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Starting Pitcher Chart September 26th
| Rk | PITCHER | Team | Opponent | T | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | K-BB | OPP K% | opp wOBA RK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Snell | LAD | at SFG | L | x | x | x | 38.2 | 1.86 | 1.09 | 33% | 23% | 23% | 28 |
| 2 | Michael Wacha | KCR | v. CLE | R | x | x | x | 194.1 | 3.33 | 1.11 | 20% | 13% | 21% | 24 |
| 3 | Kade Anderson | SEA | v. LAA | L | x | x | x | 32.1 | 4.18 | 1.21 | 21% | 15% | 25% | 20 |
| 4 | Ryan Johnson | LAA | at SEA | R | x | x | x | 95 | 4.93 | 1.35 | 19% | 9% | 23% | 21 |
| 5 | Davis Martin | CHW | v. COL | R | x | x | x | 145.1 | 3.84 | 1.29 | 20% | 12% | 22% | 5 |
| 6 | Dustin May | MIL | v. STL | R | x | x | x | 142.2 | 4.67 | 1.32 | 23% | 15% | 22% | 29 |
| 7 | Bailey Ober | MIN | v. TEX | R | x | x | x | 126 | 4.21 | 1.26 | 17% | 10% | 23% | 26 |
| 8 | Hayden Wesneski | HOU | at ATH | R | x | x | 54 | 3.50 | 1.15 | 19% | 10% | 22% | 13 | |
| 9 | Griffin Jax | TBR | at PHI | R | x | x | 109.1 | 3.62 | 1.19 | 26% | 18% | 22% | 25 | |
| 10 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | v. CIN | R | x | x | 95.2 | 3.67 | 1.13 | 24% | 12% | 26% | 28 | |
| 11 | Walker Buehler | SDP | v. ARI | R | x | x | 150 | 4.56 | 1.34 | 20% | 11% | 20% | 27 | |
| 12 | Quinn Mathews | STL | at MIL | L | x | x | 44.1 | 3.65 | 1.38 | 21% | 11% | 21% | 14 | |
| 13 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | at KCR | R | x | 182 | 4.35 | 1.22 | 19% | 12% | 21% | 15 | ||
| 14 | José Urquidy | PHI | v. TBR | R | x | 33.2 | 4.54 | 1.46 | 18% | 13% | 19% | 6 | ||
| 15 | Jonah Tong | NYM | at WSN | R | x | 25.2 | 4.21 | 1.32 | 22% | 11% | 21% | 10 | ||
| 16 | Connelly Early | WSN | v. NYM | L | x | 91.2 | 3.44 | 1.25 | 24% | 15% | 23% | 26 | ||
| 17 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | at MIN | R | x | 141.1 | 4.27 | 1.21 | 24% | 18% | 21% | 8 | ||
| 18 | Jack Perkins | ATH | v. HOU | R | 116 | 5.90 | 1.45 | 25% | 16% | 22% | 11 | |||
| 19 | Matt Wilkinson | SFG | v. LAD | L | 24.2 | 3.65 | 1.01 | 18% | 14% | 20% | 5 | |||
| 20 | Justin Verlander | DET | v. PIT | R | 3.2 | 12.27 | 2.18 | 5% | -5% | 23% | 4 | |||
| 21 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | at SDP | R | 86 | 4.81 | 1.23 | 17% | 11% | 22% | 16 | |||
| 22 | Jack Ralston | MIA | v. ATL | R | 14.2 | 3.68 | 1.16 | 24% | 11% | 22% | 9 | |||
| 23 | Jose Quintana | COL | at CHW | L | 45 | 5.40 | 1.51 | 11% | 2% | 25% | 6 | |||
| 24 | Rhett Lowder | CIN | at TOR | R | 127.1 | 6.01 | 1.55 | 17% | 8% | 19% | 23 | |||
| 25 | Antwone Kelly | PIT | at DET | R | 14.1 | 5.02 | 1.53 | 14% | 5% | 23% | 12 | |||
| 26 | Brent Suter | ATL | at MIA | L | 87 | 3.52 | 1.26 | 20% | 13% | 23% | 23 |
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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
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I need to decide between Ryan Johnson or Kikuchi
I have Wheeler for tomorrow but not sure how likely that is
I added Johnson vs Seattle to all of my playoff teams. Good match up. No nor’easter. Probable 5+ IP. Solid stats.
Johnson, sorry I’m late on this, but def prefer him to Yusei
With the way PHI is melting down, they might need that Wheeler start a lot which would be great for you
No chart for the final day! We need you, Paul!
Pallante or Kikuchi if you had to start one with 7 innings left to get my season limit. 12 team points league, so a bad start can mean minus points. Hanging on to the last spot to get into the playoffs. (Our league uses the actual playoffs and we get to redraft and everything.)
Let’s go Kikuchi by a hair. Both have blowup potential and haven’t done well v. their opponent (1x for Kikuchi v. SEA, 2x for Pallante v. MIL) but SEA is a better matchup for lefties while Pallante is exactly the type of pitcher that MIL often cooks.
Thanks! I wouldn’t be in this mess if I hadn’t cut Eury before that final gem against Atlanta after weeks bad starts. Baseball.
I never saw that gem comin from Eury. So crazy
Just wanted to hop in here and say thank you for all the pitching insights this season. You helped me go back-to-back in my league!
Congratulations!! I’m happy to have been even a small part of it.
Pardon me for no Sunday board, I have my niece’s birthday party today plus a few errands to get done beforehand so I wasn’t able to whip one up for y’all.