Nothing screams baseball season quite like a getaway day chock full of afternoon action. 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 Wednesday afternoon contest.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $300K MEGA $8’s ($100K to 1st)
1. LHP Chris Sale, ATL (vs. ATH)
Salary: $9,900
2025 Stats: 21 G, 20 GS, 125.2 IP, 7-5, 2.58 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 165 K, 32 BB, 3.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 6 K, 3 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 163.0 IP, 11-7, 3.15 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 202 K, 45 BB, 4.0 WAR (Steamer)
2. LHP Garrett Crochet, BOS (@ HOU)
Salary: $9,700
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 205.1 IP, 18-5, 2.59 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 255 K, 46 BB, 5.8 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 8 K, 2 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 31 G, 31 GS, 187.0 IP, 13-9, 2.96 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 234 K, 50 BB, 5.5 WAR (Steamer)
3. LHP Cristopher Sanchez, PHI (vs. WAS)
Salary: $9,200
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 202.0 IP, 13-5, 2.50 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 212 K, 44 BB, 6.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, 10 K, 0 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 31 G, 31 GS, 192.0 IP, 13-9, 3.06 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 191 K, 49 BB, 4.8 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Paul Skenes, PIT (@ CIN)
Salary: $9,500
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 187.2 IP, 10-10, 1.97 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 216 K, 42 BB, 6.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 0.2 IP, 0-1, 67.50 ERA, 9.00 WHIP, 1 K, 2 BB, -0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 31 G, 31 GS, 184.0 IP, 13-9, 2.91 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 227 K, 51 BB, 5.4 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Kevin Gausman, TOR (vs. COL)
Salary: $9,000
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 193.0 IP, 10-11, 3.59 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 189 K, 50 BB, 4.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 0-0, 1.50 ERA, 0.17 WHIP, 11 K, 0 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 180.0 IP, 11-10, 3.90 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 183 K, 53 BB, 3.1 WAR (Steamer)
6. LHP Andrew Abbott, CIN (vs. PIT)
Salary: $7,500
2025 Stats: 29 G, 29 GS, 6.0 IP, 10-7, 2.87 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 149 K, 43 BB, 3.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 4 K, 1 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 28 G, 28 GS, 165.0 IP, 9-11, 4.46 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 154 K, 54 BB, 2.1 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Drew Rasmussen, TB (@ MIL)
Salary: $6,900
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 150.0 IP, 10-5, 2.76 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 127 K, 37 BB, 2.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 0-0, 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 2 K, 0 BB, 0.0 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 165.0 IP, 10-10, 3.71 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 155 K, 44 BB, 3.1 WAR (Steamer)
8. LHP Trevor Rogers, BAL (vs. TEX)
Salary: $8,200
2025 Stats: 18 G, 18 GS, 109.2 IP, 9-3, 1.81 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 103 K, 29 BB, 3.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 5 K, 4 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 155.0 IP, 9-9, 4.19 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 134 K, 55 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Jacob Misiorowski, MIL (vs. TB)
Salary: $8,500
2025 Stats: 15 G, 14 GS, 66.0 IP, 5-3, 4.36 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 87 K, 31 BB, 1.2 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 5.0 IP, 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 11 K, 3 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 33 G, 25 GS, 147.0 IP, 9-9, 3.95 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 167 K, 71 BB, 1.8 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Sandy Alcantara, MIA (vs. CHW)
Salary: $8,000
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 174.2 IP, 11-12, 5.36 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 142 K, 57 BB, 1.7 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 5 K, 2 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 182.0 IP, 10-11, 4.12 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 156 K, 56 BB, 2.5 WAR (Steamer)
