The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. There’s another jam-packed slate on the books Tuesday, 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 have my own DFS rankings for the top 10 starting pitchers in the nine-game Tuesday night contest that locks at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $350K Mega 8’s ($100K to 1st)
1. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, LAD (@ SFG)
Salary: $9,500
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: 4 G, 4 GS, 25.2 IP, 2-1, 2.10 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 21 K, 3 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 22 G, 22 GS, 134.0 IP, 10-6, 3.42 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 141 K, 42 BB, 3.0 WAR (Steamer)
2. LHP Shota Imanaga, CHC (vs. PHI)
Salary: $8,700
2025 Stats: 25 G, 25 GS, 144.2 IP, 9-8, 3.73 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 117 K, 26 BB, 0.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 23.1 IP, 1-1, 2.45 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 31 K, 5 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 152.0 IP, 9-9, 3.90 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 146 K, 35 BB, 2.3 WAR (Steamer)
3. RHP Nolan McLean, NYM (vs. MIN)
Salary: $8,500
2025 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 48.0 IP, 5-1, 2.06 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 57 K, 16 BB, 1.2 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 23.2 IP, 1-1, 2.28 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, 28 K, 8 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 141.0 IP, 9-8, 3.58 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 142 K, 58 BB, 2.2 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Luis Castillo, SEA (vs. ATH)
Salary: $9,100
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 180.2 IP, 11-8, 3.54 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 162 K, 46 BB, 2.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 18.1 IP, 0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, 17 K, 7 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 26 G, 26 GS, 150.0 IP, 3.90 ERA, 9-9, 1.25 WHIP, 141 K, 46 BB, 2.0 WAR (Steamer)
5. LHP Jesús Luzardo, PHI (@ CHC)
Salary: $9,400
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 183.2 IP, 15-7, 3.92 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 216 K, 57 BB, 5.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 1-3, 7.94 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 30 K, 5 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 156.0 IP, 10-8, 3.43 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 175 K, 51 BB, 3.2 WAR (Steamer)
6. LHP Kris Bubic, KC (vs. TB)
Salary: $8,400
2025 Stats: 20 G, 20 GS, 116.1 IP, 8-7, 2.55 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 116 K, 39 BB, 3.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 2-1, 3.97 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 26 K, 10 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 31 G, 22 GS, 136.0 IP, 8-8, 3.84 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 135 K, 51 BB, 2.1 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Merrill Kelly, ARI (vs. CHW)
Salary: $7,500
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 184.0 IP, 12-9, 3.53 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 167 K, 48 BB, 3.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 5.1 IP, 1-0, 3.38 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 3 K, 4 BB, -0.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 149.0 IP, 9-9, 4.17 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 135 K, 51 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Shane Baz, BAL (@ KC)
Salary: $7,800
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 166.1 IP, 4.87 ERA, 10-12, 1.33 WHIP, 176 K, 64 BB, 2.0 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.0 IP, 0-2, 4.91 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 19 K, 8 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 141.0 IP, 8-9, 4.29 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 138 K, 55 BB, 1.6 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Jack Kochanowicz, LAA (vs. TOR)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 23 G, 23 GS, 111.0 IP, 3-11, 6.81 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 72 K, 58 BB, -0.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 23.1 IP, 2-0, 3.47 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 18 K, 15 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 30 G, 17 GS, 104.0 IP, 5-8, 4.73 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 67 K, 45 BB, 0.5 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Landen Roupp, SFG (vs. LAD)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 22 G, 22 GS, 106.2 IP, 3.80 ERA, 7-7, 1.48 WHIP, 102 K, 45 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 3-1, 2.38 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 24 K, 7 BB, 0.7 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 27 G, 20 GS, 113.0 IP, 7-7, 3.94 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 108 K, 47 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)
