The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. With another jam-packed slate on the books for Tuesday, 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 12-game Tuesday night contest thats locks at 6:40 p.m. ET.
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1. LHP Tarik Skubal, DET (@ MIN)
Salary: $10,500
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 195.1 IP, 13-6, 2.21 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 241 K, 33 BB, 6.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 13.0 IP, 1-1, 0.69 ERA, 0.69 WHIP, 9 K, 0 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 188.0 IP, 13-8, 2.79 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 227 K, 42 BB, 5.5 WAR (Steamer)
2. LHP Cristopher Sanchez, PHI (@ SFG)
Salary: $9,700
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: 2 G, 2 GS, 11.1 IP, 1-0, 0.79 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 17 K, 4 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 185.0 IP, 13-9, 3.06 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 187 K, 50 BB, 4.6 WAR (Steamer)
3. LHP Garrett Crochet, BOS (vs. MIL)
Salary: $10,000
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: 2 G, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 1-1, 3.27 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 15 K, 2 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 180.0 IP, 13-8, 2.98 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 226 K, 48 BB, 5.3 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, LAD (@ TOR)
Salary: $9,200
2025 Stats: 30 G, 30 GS, 173.2 IP, 12-8, 2.49 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 201 K, 59 BB, 5.0 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 1-1, 3.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 8 K, 1 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 145.0 IP, 10-7, 3.47 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 153 K, 45 BB, 3.2 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Paul Skenes, PET (vs. SDP)
Salary: $9,000
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: 2 G, 2 GS, 5.2 IP, 1-1, 9.53 ERA, 1.94 WHIP, 6 K, 4 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 178.0 IP, 12-9, 2.94 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 218 K, 51 BB, 5.2 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Kevin Gausman, TOR (vs. LAD)
Salary: $9,500
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: 2 G, 2 GS, 12.0 IP, 0-0, 0.75 ERA, 0.25 WHIP, 21 K, 0 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 174.0 IP, 11-10, 3.84 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 179 K, 53 BB, 3.1 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Sandy Alcantara, MIA (vs. CIN)
Salary: $8,300
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: 2 G, 2 GS, 16.0 IP, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.56 WHIP, 12 K, 2 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 178.0 IP, 10-11, 4.11 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 156 K, 56 BB, 2.5 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Jacob Misiorowski, MIL (@ BOS)
Salary: $8,700
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: 2 G, 2 GS, 11.0 IP, 1-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 18 K, 5 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 32 G, 24 GS, 142.0 IP, 9-9, 3.92 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 163 K, 70 BB, 1.8 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Cam Schlittler, NYY (vs. ATH)
Salary: $8,500
2025 Stats: 14 G, 14 GS, 73.0 IP, 4-3, 2.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 84 K, 31 BB, 1.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 11.2 IP, 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.26 WHIP, 15 K, 0 BB, 0.7 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 120.0 IP, 8-7, 3.87 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 120 K, 46 BB, 1.7 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Taj Bradley, MIN (@ TEX)
Salary: $7,300
2025 Stats: 27 G, 27 GS, 142.2 IP, 6-8, 5.05 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 127 K, 56 BB, 1.8 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 10.1 IP, 1-0, 0.87 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 12 K, 4 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 23 GS, 132.0 IP, 8-8, 4.15 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 132 K, 50 BB, 1.8 WAR (Steamer)
