The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. There’s another jam-packed slate on the books Wednesday, 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 Wednesday night contest that locks at 6:40 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $300K Mega 8’s ($100K to 1st)
Note: LAD RHP Shohei Ohtani is pitching Wednesday night and will not accrue hitting fantasy points.
1. RHP Shohei Ohtani, LAD (@ SFG)
Salary: $10,100
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: 3 G, 3 GS, 18.0 IP, 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 18 K, 6 BB, 0.7 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 109.0 IP, 8-6, 3.39 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 127 K, 37 BB, 2.6 WAR (Steamer)
2. LHP Max Fried, NYY (@ BOS)
Salary: $9,700
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 195.1 IP, 19-5, 2.86 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 189 K, 51 BB, 4.8 WAR
2026 Stats: 5 G, 5 GS, 33.1 IP, 2-1, 2.97 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 23 K, 8 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 26 G, 26 GS, 164.0 IP, 11-8, 3.38 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 153 K, 50 BB, 3.1 WAR (Steamer)
3. RHP Clay Holmes, NYM (vs. MIN)
Salary: $8,900
2025 Stats: 33 G, 31 GS, 165.2 IP, 3.53 ERA, 12-8, 1.30 WHIP, 129 K, 66 BB, 1.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 23.0 IP, 2-2, 1.96 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 16 K, 9 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 133.0 IP, 8-8, 3.92 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 111 K, 58 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
4. LHP Eduardo Rodríguez, ARI (@ CHC)
Salary: $8,400
2025 Stats: 29 G, 29 GS, 154.1 IP, 9-9, 5.02 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 143 K, 60 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 23.0 IP, 1-0, 1.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 14 K, 9 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 29 G, 22 GS, 130.0 IP, 8-8, 4.33 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 113 K, 49 BB, 1.4 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Braxton Ashcraft, PIT (@ TEX)
Salary: $8,200
2025 Stats: 26 G, 8 GS, 69.2 IP, 4-4, 2.71 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 71 K, 24 BB, 1.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 1-1, 2.38 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 27 K, 7 BB, 1.0 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 33 G, 19 GS, 120.0 IP, 7-7, 3.89 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 109 K, 42 BB, 1.8 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Casey Mize, DET (vs. MIL)
Salary: $7,900
2025 Stats: 28 G, 28 GS, 149.0 IP, 14-6, 3.87 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 139 K, 36 BB, 2.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 1-1, 2.78 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 25 K, 7 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 129.0 IP, 8-8, 3.97 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 118 K, 38 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
7. LHP Ranger Suárez, BOS (vs. NYY)
Salary: $8,000
2025 Stats: 26 G, 26 GS, 157.1 IP, 3.20 ERA, 12-8, 1.22 WHIP, 151 K, 38 BB, 4.0 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.1 IP, 1-1, 3.22 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 15 K, 6 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 149.0 IP, 9-8, 3.75 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 131 K, 46 BB, 2.8 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Chad Patrick, MIL (@ DET)
Salary: $7,600
2025 Stats: 27 G, 23 GS, 119.2 IP, 3-8, 3.53 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 127 K, 40 BB, 2.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 3 GS, 19.0 IP, 1-0, 0.95 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 9 K, 7 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 22 G, 22 GS, 127.0 IP, 7-9, 4.53 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 111 K, 46 BB, 1.0 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Jack Leiter, TEX (vs. PIT)
Salary: $8,800
2025 Stats: 29 G, 29 GS, 151.2 IP, 11-8, 3.86 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 148 K, 67 BB, 2.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 18.1 IP, 1-1, 4.87 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 24 K, 9 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 128.0 IP, 7-8, 4.38 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 126 K, 58 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
10. LHP Matthew Boyd, CHC (vs. PHI)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 179.2 IP, 14-8, 3.21 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 154 K, 42 BB, 3.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 9.1 IP, 1-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 17 K, 3 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 132.0 IP, 9-8, 3.79 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 126 K, 43 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
