The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. There’s another jam-packed slate on the books Thursday, 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 six-game Thursday afternoon contest that locks at 1:05 p.m. ET.
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1. LHP Tarik Skubal, DET (vs. MIL)
Salary: $10,200
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 30.2 IP, 3-2, 2.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 33 K, 6 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 168.0 IP, 12-7, 2.77 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 204 K, 39 BB, 4.9 WAR (Steamer)
2. LHP Cristopher Sánchez, PHI (@ CHC)
Salary: $9,000
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 28.1 IP, 2-2, 1.59 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 39 K, 8 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 167.0 IP, 12-8, 3.03 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 169 K, 46 BB, 4.2 WAR (Steamer)
3. RHP Tyler Glasnow, LAD (@ SF)
Salary: $8,700
2025 Stats: 18 G, 18 GS, 90.1 IP, 4-3, 3.19 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 106 K, 43 BB, 1.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 25.0 IP, 2-0, 3.24 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 29 K, 6 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 121.0 IP, 9-6, 3.52 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 144 K, 46 BB, 2.6 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Edward Cabrera, CHC (vs. PHI)
Salary: $8,000
2025 Stats: 26 G, 26 GS, 137.2 IP, 3.53 ERA, 8-7, 1.23 WHIP, 150 K, 48 BB, 2.0 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 2-0, 2.38 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 17 K, 11 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 131.0 IP, 4.05 ERA, 8-8, 1.34 WHIP, 136 K, 58 BB, 1.6 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Michael Soroka, ARI (vs. CHW)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 22 G, 17 GS, 89.2 IP, 3-8, 4.52 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 95 K, 29 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 4-0, 2.78 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 28 K, 6 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 30 G, 21 GS, 122.0 IP, 7-7, 4.13 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 123 K, 47 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Logan Webb, SF (vs. LAD)
Salary: $8,400
2025 Stats: 34 G, 34 GS, 207.0 IP, 15-11, 3.22 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 224 K, 46 BB, 5.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 5 G, 5 GS, 30.0 IP, 2-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 27 K, 11 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 27 G, 27 GS, 169.0 IP, 10-9, 3.33 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 158 K, 44 BB, 3.5 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Davis Martin, CHW (@ ARI)
Salary: $7,000
2025 Stats: 26 G, 25 GS, 142.2 IP, 7-10, 4.10 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 104 K, 48 BB, 1.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 25.0 IP, 3-1, 2.16 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 19 K, 6 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 22 G, 22 GS, 131.0 IP, 7-9, 4.50 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 104 K, 48 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Cade Cavalli, WSH (vs. ATL)
Salary: $6,200
2025 Stats: 10 G, 10 GS, 48.2 IP, 3-1, 4.25 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 40 K, 15 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 5 G, 5 GS, 19.2 IP, 0-1, 4.12 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 18 K, 12 BB, 0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 22 G, 22 GS, 121.0 IP, 7-8, 4.08 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 103 K, 47 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP JR Ritchie, ATL (@ WSH)
Salary: $7,200
2025 Stats: 26 G, 26 GS, 140.0 IP, 2.64 ERA, 8-6, 1.01 WHIP, 140 K, 54 BB (A+, AA, AAA)
2026 Stats: 5 G, 5 GS, 27.1 IP, 3-1, 0.99 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 28 K, 13 BB (AAA)
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 8 G, 8 GS, 47.0 IP, 3-3, 4.52 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 39 K, 20 BB, 0.4 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Brandon Sproat, MIL (@ DET)
Salary: $6,500
2025 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 20.2 IP, 0-2, 4.79 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 17 K, 7 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 4 G, 2 GS, 17.0 IP, 0-1, 6.88 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 16 K, 11 BB, -0.3 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 26 G, 13 GS, 84.0 IP, 5-5, 4.32 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 70 K, 36 BB, 0.6 WAR (Steamer)
