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Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
Note: 2026 data is now featured in the chart as of April 13th! We’re still dealing with small samples, but I’ve taken out the 2025 data and you will now see the pitcher’s current numbers and the wOBA rank for their opponent this year so far!
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, and then a note about some, most, or all depending on the day. Obviously, there are league sizes beyond those three so it’s essentially a shallow, medium, deep. 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, and your league situation will carry more weight whether you are protecting ratios or chasing counting numbers. This is for standard 5×5 roto leagues. The thresholds for H2H starts are generally lower, especially in points leagues so I thought there would be more value focusing on roto. I usually won’t have much to write about aces who are locked into our rotations, you don’t really need a shiny stat to be convinced on starting guys like that. If you want to discuss someone further, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get you an answer when I can. I try to do a few sweeps of the comments before game time in case there are time-sensitive questions.
SP Chart for April 14th, 2026
Rk
PITCHER
Tm
Opp
10
12
15+
IP
ERA
WHIP
K-BB
opp wOBA RK
Commentary
1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
LAD
v. NYM
x
x
x
18
2.50
0.89
18%
26
Modest 21% K rate hasn’t stopped him from posting dominant results
2
Bryan Woo
SEA
at SDP
x
x
x
18
1.50
0.78
19%
13
3
Framber Valdez
DET
v. KCR
x
x
x
17
4.76
1.47
9%
22
4
Jacob Misiorowski
MIL
v. TOR
x
x
x
16.1
3.31
1.04
28%
22
5
Kevin Gausman
TOR
at MIL
x
x
x
17.1
2.08
0.63
38%
5
2nd big test in a row after LAD last wk, but few SPs have pitched better than him this yr
6
MacKenzie Gore
TEX
at ATH
x
x
x
16.1
2.76
0.86
32%
26
Early returns are excellent and enough to give me confidence in him at Sacramento
7
Cole Ragans
KCR
at DET
x
x
x
10.2
5.91
1.69
20%
19
Not worried long-term but a little nervous for this one after a comebacker blasted his thumb last time out
8
Nolan McLean
NYM
at LAD
x
x
x
16.2
2.70
0.84
22%
1
The toughest matchup you can get, but I’ll take his skills over better matchups for the rest of the 3-x guys
9
Robbie Ray
SFG
at CIN
x
x
x
17.1
2.08
0.98
17%
18
Near-2.00 ERA is powered by a 92% LOB and .209 BABIP, but his skills can absorb regression w/mid-to-high 3.00s ERA indicators
10
Trevor Rogers
BAL
v. ARI
x
x
x
19
1.89
1.05
12%
12
HR suppression drove return to prominence last yr and 0 so far this yr is helping survive a modest 12% K-BB
11
Aaron Nola
PHI
v. CHC
x
x
x
17.1
3.63
1.10
21%
19
I want to believe in his every-other-yr-is-good pattern, but the bill has to come due on that 1.6 HR9; check the Philly wind before this one
12
Ryan Weathers
NYY
v. LAA
x
x
x
16
2.81
1.38
19%
7
In a sea of small sample, vL ones stand out w/only 1 tm north of 200 PA & 3 under 100; as such I can’t put a ton of stock in LAA’s 16% BB over 113
13
Michael King
SDP
v. SEA
x
x
16.2
3.24
1.20
10%
16
Monitoring the elevated BB% as his 82 Pitching+ is dead ass last among 78 qualified starters
14
Sonny Gray
BOS
at MIN
x
x
16.1
2.76
0.98
11%
17
Ratio success keeping concerns at bay, but he didn’t have any 3-start run w/a 15% K last yr (7% SwStr, too)
15
Joey Cantillo
CLE
at STL
x
x
14.2
2.45
1.23
22%
8
Don’t really buy STL as a top 10 offense vL but Cantillo’s 12% BB is enough to keep him from must-start in shallow formats
16
Brady Singer
CIN
v. SFG
x
x
11.2
7.71
2.06
17%
29
Not gonna sit here & tell y’all it’s been good… damage is mostly last start at MIA, though, so we can reassess after the 2-step
17
Mick Abel
MIN
v. BOS
x
x
13.1
6.08
2.10
4%
24
Get back start against DET still had 3 BB amidst 6 scoreless IP; now has 3+ BB in all 3 starts
18
Jeffrey Springs
ATH
v. TEX
x
x
18.1
1.47
0.76
13%
27
Has mowed thru at TOR, v. HOU, at NYY so even understanding the Sacramento stadium risk, I’m willing to take the shot in a lot of spots
19
Shane McClanahan
TBR
at CHW
x
x
8.2
4.15
1.15
6%
20
Too many BB has led to his exit before 5 IP in both starts so I’m really only looking at him in weeklies for the 2-step right now
20
Max Meyer
MIA
at ATL
x
x
14.2
3.68
1.36
10%
3
Another intriguing young Florida-based SP with too many BB so far; unlike Sugar Shane, he draws a pretty tough opponent
21
Reynaldo López
ATL
v. MIA
x
x
15.2
1.15
0.96
13%
4
Cool suspension, MLB, you really showed him w/0 missed starts… fantastic deterrent!
22
Reid Detmers
LAA
at NYY
x
x
15.2
4.60
1.28
16%
30
I know NYY is 30th in wOBA vL, but I’m only starting this in weeklies to get the 2-step (SDP on the wknd)
23
Noah Schultz
CHW
v. TBR
x
x
15
MLB debut for #36 prospect after a tiny-but-beauitful sample in AAA (40% K, 36% K-BB, 0.43 WHIP in 14 IP)
24
Merrill Kelly 켈리
ARI
at BAL
x
x
12
Debut off the IL; def worth a pickup, but I don’t mind passing on this one if you wanna see something first
25
Mitch Keller
PIT
v. WSN
x
x
18
1.00
0.94
9%
11
6 IP in all 3 starts…no more than 4 Ks in any of ’em, though
26
Michael McGreevy
STL
v. CLE
16.2
2.16
0.78
13%
18
27
Michael Lorenzen
COL
at HOU
14
8.36
2.14
8%
2
28
Miles Mikolas
WSN
at PIT
12.1
12.41
2.35
6%
8
29
Colton Gordon
HOU
v. COL
25
30
Colin Rea
CHC
at PHI
x
x
11.1
3.18
1.15
15%
29
Originally had their opener listed as I didn’t see Rea was following, I actually like him in that spot as long as Riley Martin doesn’t saddle him with a deficit off rip.
Recommendations for Roto 5×5 Leagues
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