Baseball is back, with the season now in full-swing. 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 Tuesday night contest.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $350K MEGA $8’s ($100K to 1st)
Note: LAD RHP Shohei Ohtani is pitching Tuesday night and will not accrue hitting fantasy points.
1. RHP Hunter Brown, HOU (vs. BOS)
Salary: $9,700
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 185.1 IP, 12-9, 2.43 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 206 K, 57 BB, 4.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 4.2 IP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 9 K, 4 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 178.0 IP, 12-9, 3.55 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 198 K, 61 BB, 3.6 WAR (Steamer)
2. LHP Max Fried, NYY (@ SEA)
Salary: $8,800
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 195.1 IP, 19-5, 2.86 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 189 K, 51 BB, 4.8 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.1 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.47 WHIP, 4 K, 1 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 185.0 IP, 12-9, 3.27 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 177 K, 54 BB, 3.6 WAR (Steamer)
3. RHP Logan Gilbert, SEA (vs. NYY)
Salary: $9,500
2025 Stats: 25 G, 25 GS, 131.0 IP, 6-6, 3.44 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 173 K, 31 BB, 2.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 5.1 IP, 0-0, 5.06 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 7 K, 0 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 28 G, 28 GS, 161.0 IP, 11-9, 3.37 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 179 K, 38 BB, 3.2 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Shohei Ohtani, LAD (vs. CLE)
Salary: $9,000
2025 Stats: 14 G, 14 GS, 47.0 IP, 1-1, 2.87 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 62 K, 9 BB, 1.9 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 22 G, 22 GS, 114.0 IP, 9-6, 3.42 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 135 K, 36 BB, 2.5 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Kodai Senga, NYM (@ LAD)
Salary: $7,400
2025 Stats: 22 G, 22 GS, 113.1 IP, 7-6, 3.02 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 109 K, 55 BB, 1.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 36 G, 22 GS, 136.0 IP, 9-8, 3.88 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 139 K, 55 BB, 1.6 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Brandon Woodruff, MIL (vs. TB)
Salary: $9,200
2025 Stats: 12 G, 12 GS, 64.2IP, 7-2, 3.20 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 83 K, 14 BB, 1.8 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 164.0 IP, 10-9, 3.81 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 174 K, 46 BB, 3.1 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Logan Webb, SFG (@ SD)
Salary: $8,600
2025 Stats: 34 G, 34 GS, 207.0 IP, 15-11, 3.22 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 224 K, 46 BB, 5.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 0-1, 10.80 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, 71 K, 1 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 31 G, 31 GS, 194.0 IP, 12-10, 3.30 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 185 K, 47 BB, 4.1 WAR (Steamer)
8. LHP Shane McClanahan, TB (@ MIL)
Salary: $8,300
2025 Stats: DNP
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 139.0 IP, 9-8, 3.31 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 156 K, 42 BB, 3.2 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP José Soriano, LAA (@ CHC)
Salary: $7,200
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 169.0 IP, 10-11, 4.26 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 152 K, 74 BB, 3.0 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 7 K, 4 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 172.0 IP, 10-10, 3.63 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 163 K, 76 BB, 3.0 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Max Scherzer, TOR (vs. COL)
Salary: $7,800
2025 Stats: 17 G, 17 GS, 85.0 IP, 5-5, 5.19 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 82 K, 23 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 38 G, 19 GS, 123.0 IP, 7-7, 4.21 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 125 K, 34 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
