Starting Pitcher Chart – April 3rd, 2026
Welcome to the Daily SP Chart.
The chart includes their performance for 2025 until we get some actual data for this year (I changed over in late-April last year), their opponent’s wOBA versus the pitcher’s handedness from last year (not a perfect solution as teams change in the offseason, but better than using just a few days of data from this year), 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.
I didn’t write up yesterday’s tiny 3-gm board as it felt really straightforward and making the charts might’ve taken longer than anything else. 🤣 Maybe for 5-gm and lower boards this year (which will be a rare Mon/Thu), I just do a quick-hitter list w/out the charting since that can be really fast.
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SP Chart for April 3rd, 2026
| Rk | PITCHER | Tm | Opp | 10 | 12 | 15+ | IP | ERA | WHIP | K-BB | opp wOBA RK | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Woo | SEA | at LAA | x | x | x | 186.2 | 2.94 | 0.93 | 22% | 26 | Today’s studs are not only good, but also have great matchups outside of Eury at NYY (still starting him!) |
| 2 | Kyle Bradish | BAL | at PIT | x | x | x | 32 | 2.53 | 1.03 | 29% | 30 | |
| 3 | Framber Valdez | DET | v. STL | x | x | x | 192 | 3.66 | 1.24 | 15% | 18 | |
| 4 | Dylan Cease | TOR | at CHW | x | x | x | 168 | 4.55 | 1.33 | 20% | 29 | |
| 5 | Cade Horton | CHC | at CLE | x | x | x | 118 | 2.67 | 1.08 | 13% | 28 | |
| 6 | Eury Pérez | MIA | at NYY | x | x | x | 95.1 | 4.25 | 1.05 | 19% | 1 | |
| 7 | Nolan McLean | NYM | at SFG | x | x | x | 48 | 2.06 | 1.04 | 22% | 15 | I think his WHIP will be worse than expected bc of the BB but the upside is just so high otherwise |
| 8 | Michael King | SDP | at BOS | x | x | x | 73.1 | 3.44 | 1.20 | 16% | 11 | 4 BB in debut wasn’t great but offset it w/just 1 H v. DET |
| 9 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | at WSN | x | x | x | 73.1 | 2.82 | 0.97 | 23% | 21 | Suffered an opening dud that unfortunately might have some merit w/-2 mph & late-ST struggles |
| 10 | Sonny Gray | BOS | v. SDP | x | x | x | 180.2 | 4.28 | 1.23 | 22% | 16 | Shaky ST and debut dud aren’t enough to panic, he gets 4-5 starts before any freaking out, even at 36 y/o |
| 11 | MacKenzie Gore | TEX | v. CIN | x | x | x | 159.2 | 4.17 | 1.35 | 18% | 25 | He’ll likely have bad BB gms even if he fully breaks out, the key will be chiseling down that career .323 BABIP |
| 12 | Brady Singer | CIN | at TEX | x | x | x | 169.2 | 4.03 | 1.24 | 14% | 24 | Good venue to get on track after uninspiring ST and bumpy debut v. BOS |
| 13 | Chad Patrick | MIL | at KCR | x | x | 119.2 | 3.53 | 1.28 | 17% | 18 | Last yr was legit and he has the skills to be even better than his out of nowhere rookie season | |
| 14 | Joe Boyle | TBR | at MIN | x | x | 52 | 4.67 | 1.37 | 13% | 22 | Take advantage while he’s still in as Pepiot could take his spot next wk even though it should be Matz | |
| 15 | Will Warren | NYY | v. MIA | x | x | 162.1 | 4.44 | 1.37 | 15% | 13 | Inconsistent in ’25 but did take 33 turns which is a big deal; I like a step forward this yr | |
| 16 | Reid Detmers | LAA | v. SEA | x | x | 63.2 | 3.96 | 1.30 | 21% | 12 | Long-time fave of mine now has a competent pitching coach to hopefully get the best out of him | |
| 17 | Tyler Mahle | SFG | v. NYM | x | x | 86.2 | 2.18 | 1.13 | 11% | 2 | Don’t mind him at home even in a tough matchup | |
| 18 | Grant Holmes | ATL | at ARI | x | x | 115 | 3.99 | 1.34 | 14% | 5 | Even if you don’t want this one, I’d hold him for at LAA/v. MIA coming up in his next 2 starts | |
| 19 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | v. CHC | x | 95.1 | 3.21 | 1.26 | 16% | 7 | They haven’t exploded yet but I am generally fearful of CHC w/my mid- and lower-tier arms | ||
| 20 | Michael McGreevy | STL | at DET | x | 95.2 | 4.42 | 1.25 | 10% | 19 | Catching the DET offense in a lull but still not sure he has enough swing & miss to rise above streamer status | ||
| 21 | Mitch Keller | PIT | v. BAL | 176.1 | 4.19 | 1.26 | 13% | 20 | There’ll be some home starts I don’t mind running him in… this is not one of them! | |||
| 22 | Eduardo Rodriguez | ARI | v. ATL | 154.1 | 5.02 | 1.54 | 12% | 14 | Better than the 5.00 ERA/1.50 WHIP we’ve seen the last 2 yrs, but how much better remains to be seen | |||
| 23 | Sean Burke | CHW | v. TOR | 134.1 | 4.22 | 1.44 | 12% | 6 | Grant Taylor as Opener adds to Win chance but still has to tame TOR & his offense has to hit Cease | |||
| 24 | Aaron Nola | PHI | at COL | 94.1 | 6.01 | 1.35 | 17% | 27 | Not going to Coors w/the guy who has a 1.5 HR & 8.8 H over his L300 IP | |||
| 25 | Cristian Javier | HOU | at ATH | 37 | 4.62 | 1.27 | 12% | 7 | ATH offense has stunk but their home park might be exactly what they need to break through | |||
| 26 | Jeffrey Springs | ATH | v. HOU | 171 | 4.11 | 1.21 | 12% | 10 | No ATH pitchers at home! | |||
| 27 | Bailey Ober | MIN | v. TBR | 146.1 | 5.10 | 1.30 | 14% | 12 | Sub-90 mph velo takes him entirely out of consideration for me | |||
| 28 | Luinder Avila | KCR | v. MIL | 14 | 1.29 | 0.93 | 18% | 8 | Org level prospect w/some swing and miss but 10%+ BB rates at every stop since 2024 | |||
| 29 | Michael Lorenzen | COL | v. PHI | 141.2 | 4.64 | 1.33 | 15% | 3 | ||||
| 30 | Miles Mikolas | WSN | v. LAD | 156.1 | 4.84 | 1.32 | 9% | 4 |
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