Baseball is back, with one series in the rear-view mirror for each club. That means the daily fantasy slate is jam-packed as well, so there is no better time to dive right into the action. Pitchers are already ranked by price, with the ones who are projected to perform better eating up more of your budget, but I am here to add my two cents. I’ll be sharing my own rankings for the top 10 starting pitchers for DFS in the 10-game Monday night contest.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $400K Immaculate Inning ($100K to 1st)
1. LHP Ranger Suárez, BOS (@ HOU)
Salary: $8,700
2025 Stats: 26 G, 26 GS, 157.1 IP, 3.20 ERA, 12-8, 1.22 WHIP, 151 K, 38 BB, 4.0 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 168.0 IP, 3.71 ERA, 11-9, 1.28 WHIP, 152 K, 50 BB, 3.2 WAR (Steamer)
2. RHP Luis Castillo, SEA (vs. NYY)
Salary: $8,300
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 180.2 IP, 3.54 ERA, 11-8, 1.18 WHIP, 162 K, 46 BB, 2.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 174.0 IP, 3.85 ERA, 11-10, 1.22 WHIP, 167 K, 50 BB, 2.3 WAR (Steamer)
3. RHP Clay Holmes, NYM (@ STL)
Salary: $8,200
2025 Stats: 33 G, 31 GS, 165.2 IP, 3.53 ERA, 12-8, 1.30 WHIP, 129 K, 66 BB, 1.9 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 31 G, 31 GS, 189.0 IP, 3.43 ERA, 10-9, 1.39 WHIP, 128 K, 62 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Edward Cabrera, CHC (vs. LAA)
Salary: $8,500
2025 Stats: 26 G, 26 GS, 137.2 IP, 3.53 ERA, 8-7, 1.23 WHIP, 150 K, 48 BB, 2.0 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 140.0 IP, 3.85 ERA, 9-8, 1.30 WHIP, 151 K, 58 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
5. LHP Kyle Harrison, MIL (vs. TB)
Salary: $7,900
2025 Stats: 11 G, 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 4.04 ERA, 1-1, 1.37 WHIP, 38 K, 14 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 31 G, 17 GS, 109.0 IP, 4.18 ERA, 6-7, 1.31 WHIP, 112 K, 44 BB, 1.0 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Justin Verlander, DET (@ ARI)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 29 G, 29 GS, 152.0 IP, 3.85 ERA, 4-11, 1.36 WHIP, 137 K, 52 BB, 2.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 141.0 IP, 4.36 ERA, 8-9, 1.30 WHIP, 119 K, 44 BB, 1.6 WAR (Steamer)
7. LHP Parker Messick, CLE (@ LAD)
Salary: $7,800
2025 Stats: 7 G, 7 GS, 39.2 IP, 2.72 ERA, 3-1, 1.31 WHIP, 38 K, 6 BB, 1.0 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 135.0 IP, 4.09 ERA, 8-9, 1.33 WHIP, 122 K, 48 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Roki Sasaki, LAD (vs. CLE)
Salary: $8,000
2025 Stats: 10 G, 8 GS, 36.1 IP, 4.46 ERA, 1-1, 1.43 WHIP, 28 K, 21 BB, -0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 39 G, 17 GS, 117.0 IP, 4.18 ERA, 7-7, 1.34 WHIP, 113 K, 44 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Lance McCullers Jr., HOU (vs. BOS)
Salary: $7,200
2025 Stats: 16 G, 13 GS, 55.1 IP, 6.51 ERA, 2-5, 1.81 WHIP, 61 K, 39 BB, -0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 37 G, 19 GS, 117.0 IP, 4.33 ERA, 7-7, 1.41 WHIP, 112 K, 54 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Walker Buehler, SD (vs. SF)
Salary: $6,900
2025 Stats: 26 G, 24 GS, 126.0 IP, 4.93 ERA, 10-7, 1.52 WHIP, 92 K, 61 BB, -0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 33 G, 11 GS, 81.0 IP, 4.65 ERA, 4-5, 1.42 WHIP, 69 K, 33 BB, 0.3 WAR (Steamer)
