The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. There’s another jam-packed slate on the books Monday, 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 nine-game Monday night contest that locks at 6:35 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $750K MEGA Walk-Off Home Run ($200K to 1st)
1. LHP Cristopher Sánchez, PHI (vs. CHC)
Salary: $9,800
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: 3 G, 3 GS, 16.1 IP, 1-1, 1.65 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 23 K, 4 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 178.0 IP, 12-8, 3.04 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 179 K, 48 BB, 4.5 WAR (Steamer)
2. LHP Garrett Crochet, BOS (@ MIN)
Salary: $10,300
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: 3 G, 3 GS, 17.1 IP, 2-1, 3.12 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 22 K, 4 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 175.0 IP, 12-8, 2.98 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 217 K, 47 BB, 5.1 WAR (Steamer)
3. RHP Paul Skenes, PIT (vs. WSH)
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: 3 G, 3 GS, 12.0 IP, 2-1, 5.25 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 12 K, 6 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 29 G, 29 GS, 172.0 IP, 12-8, 2.95 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 209 K, 50 BB, 5.0 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Gavin Williams, CLE (@ STL)
Salary: $8,800
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 167.2 IP, 3.06 ERA, 12-5, 1.27 WHIP, 173 K, 83 BB, 1.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 3 G, 3 GS, 17.2 IP, 1-1, 2.04 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 25 K, 14 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 28 G, 28 GS, 160.0 IP, 3.99 ERA, 9-10, 1.37 WHIP, 171 K, 77 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Grant Holmes, ATL (vs. MIA)
Salary: $8,000
2025 Stats: 22 G, 21 GS, 115.0 IP, 4-9, 3.99 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 123 K, 54 BB, 0.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 3 G, 3 GS, 17.2 IP, 1-1, 2.55 ERA, 2.86 WHIP, 14 K, 8 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 35 G, 22 GS, 135.0 IP, 8-8, 4.22 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 132 K, 56 BB, 1.3 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Eury Pérez, MIA (vs. ATL)
Salary: $8,300
2025 Stats: 20 G, 20 GS, 95.1 IP, 7-6, 4.25 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 105 K, 32 BB, 1.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 3 G, 3 GS, 16.0 IP, 1-1, 5.06 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 18 K, 9 BB, -0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 138.0 IP, 8-9, 4.03 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 K, 53 BB, 2.3 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Nathan Eovaldi, TEX (@ ATH)
Salary: $7,800
2025 Stats: 22 G, 22 GS, 130.0 IP, 11-3, 1.73 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 129 K, 21 BB, 3.7 WAR
2026 Stats: 3 G, 3 GS, 14.2 IP, 1-2, 7.98 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 19 K, 5 BB, 0.0 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 26 G, 26 GS, 156.0 IP, 10-9, 3.56 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 157 K, 43 BB, 3.1 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Will Warren, NYY (vs. LAA)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 33 G, 33 GS, 162.1 IP, 9-8, 4.44 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 171 K, 65 BB, 2.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 3 G, 3 GS, 14.2 IP, 1-0, 3.07 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 14 K, 5 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 41 G, 19 GS, 123.0 IP, 8-7, 3.98 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 121 K, 46 BB, 1.4 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Javier Assad, CHC (@ PHI)
Salary: $7,000
2025 Stats: 8 G, 7 GS, 37.0 IP, 4-1, 3.65 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 23 K, 12 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 5.2 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.53 WHIP, 3 K, 2 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 44 G, 7 GS, 76.0 IP, 4-5, 4.33 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 109 K, 61 BB, 0.2 WAR (Steamer)
10. LHP Justin Wrobleski, LAD (vs. NYM)
Salary: $7,300
2025 Stats: 21 G, 2 GS, 66.2 IP, 5-5, 2 SV, 4.32 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 76 K, 17 BB, 1.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 1 GS, 9.0 IP, 1-0, 4.00 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 4 K, 5 BB, 0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 41 G, 4 GS, 61.0 IP, 3-3, 4.10 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 54 K, 23 BB, 0.3 WAR (Steamer)
