The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. With another jam-packed slate on the books for Wednesday, 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.
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1. RHP Bryan Woo, SEA (@ TEX)
Salary: $10,000
2025 Stats: 30 G, 30 GS, 181.0 IP, 15-7, 2.94 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 198 K, 36 BB, 3.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 13.0 IP, 0-0, 1.38 ERA, 0.54 WHIP, 15 K, 2 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 30 G, 30 GS, 181.0 IP, 11-10, 3.49 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 187 K, 43 BB, 3.3 WAR (Steamer)
2. RHP Shohei Ohtani, LAD (@ TOR)
Salary: $9,700
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 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP, 6 K, 3 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 110.0 IP, 8-6, 3.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 130 K, 36 BB, 2.5 WAR (Steamer)
3. LHP MacKenzie Gore, TEX (vs. SEA)
Salary: $9,100
2025 Stats: 30 G, 30 GS, 159.2 IP, 5-15, 4.17 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 185 K, 64 BB, 2.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 11.1 IP, 1-0, 3.97 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 16 K, 3 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 27 G, 7 GS, 150.0 IP, 10-9, 3.71 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 175 K, 59 BB, 2.7 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Aaron Nola, PHI (@ SFG)
Salary: $8,700
2025 Stats: 17 G, 17 GS, 94.1 IP, 5-10, 6.01 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 97 K, 28 BB, 0.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 11.1 IP, 1-0, 3.18 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 16 K, 3 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 168.0 IP, 10-10, 3.83 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 170 K, 45 BB, 3.1 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Dylan Cease, TOR (vs. LAD)
Salary: $9,400
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 168.0 IP, 8-12, 4.55 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 215 K, 71 BB, 3.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 9.2 IP, 0-0, 2.79 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 18 K, 5 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 165.0 IP, 11-9, 3.46 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 200 K, 64 BB, 3.7 WAR (Steamer)
6. LHP Cole Ragans, KC (@ CLE)
Salary: $8,900
2025 Stats: 13 G, 13 GS, 61.2 IP, 3-3, 4.67 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 98 K, 20 BB, 2.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 10.0 IP, 0-2, 3.60 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 13 K, 5 BB, -0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 159.0 IP, 11-8, 3.29 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 199 K, 61 BB, 3.8 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Sonny Gray, BOS (vs. MIL)
Salary: $8,000
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 180.2 IP, 14-8, 4.28 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 201 K, 38 BB, 3.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 10.0 IP, 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 8 K, 1 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 168.0 IP, 11-9, 3.65 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 176 K, 46 BB, 3.7 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Kyle Bradish, BAL (@ CHW)
Salary: $8,500
2025 Stats: 6 G, 6 GS, 32.0 IP, 1-1, 2.53 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 47 K, 10 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 8.2 IP, 0-2, 6.23 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 10 K, 6 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 26 G, 26 GS, 142.0 IP, 9-8, 3.67 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 153 K, 48 BB, 2.9 WAR (Steamer)
9. LHP Reid Detmers, LAA (vs. ATL)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 61 G, 0 GS, 63.2 IP, 5-3, 3 SV, 3.96 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 80 K, 25 BB, 1.2 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 11.1 IP, 0-0, 2.38 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 13 K, 4 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 34 G, 22 GS, 139.0 IP, 8-9, 3.96 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 150 K, 56 BB, 2.0 WAR (Steamer)
10. LHP Joey Cantillo, CLE (vs. KC)
Salary: $7,300
2025 Stats: 34 G, 14 GS, 95.1 IP, 5-3, 1 SV, 3.21 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 108 K, 42 BB, 1.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 9.0 IP, 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 11 K, 5 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 43 G, 20 GS, 129.0 IP, 8-8, 3.92 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 134 K, 60 BB, 1.3 WAR (Steamer)
