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 have my own DFS rankings for the top 10 starting pitchers in the seven-game Monday night contest that locks at 6:40 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $450K Immaculate Inning ($10K to 1st)
1. RHP Dylan Cease, TOR (vs. BOS)
Salary: $10,000
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 25.2 IP, 1-0, 2.10 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 44 K, 14 BB, 1.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 26 G, 26 GS, 147.0 IP, 10-8, 3.40 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 179 K, 59 BB, 3.3 WAR (Steamer)
2. RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto, LAD (vs. MIA)
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 32.2 IP, 2-2, 2.48 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 28 K, 5 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 129.0 IP, 9-6, 3.46 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 135 K, 40 BB, 2.8 WAR (Steamer)
3. LHP Max Fried, NYY (@ TEX)
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: 6 G, 6 GS, 41.1 IP, 3-1, 2.40 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 32 K, 10 BB, 1.2 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 25 G, 25 GS, 159.0 IP, 11-8, 3.38 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 149 K, 49 BB, 3.0 WAR (Steamer)
4. LHP Ranger Suárez, BOS (@ TOR)
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 27.0 IP, 1-2, 4.00 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 19 K, 8 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 24 G, 24 GS, 143.0 IP, 9-8, 3.78 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 126 K, 44 BB, 2.6 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Luis Castillo, SEA (@ MIN)
Salary: $8,700
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 23.1 IP, 0-1, 5.01 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 23 K, 9 BB, 0.5 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 127.0 IP, 3.91 ERA, 8-8, 1.25 WHIP, 120 K, 39 BB, 1.6 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Jack Leiter, TEX (vs. NYY)
Salary: $8,300
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 25.1 IP, 1-1, 4.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 29 K, 11 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 123.0 IP, 7-8, 4.41 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 121 K, 55 BB, 1.4 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Jack Kochanowicz, LAA (@ CHW)
Salary: $7,200
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: 5 G, 5 GS, 29.0 IP, 2-0, 3.10 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 19 K, 17 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 34 G, 16 GS, 105.0 IP, 5-7, 4.73 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 67 K, 45 BB, 0.4 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Randy Vásquez, SD (vs. CHC)
Salary: $7,500
2025 Stats: 28 G, 26 GS, 133.2 IP, 6-7, 3.84 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 78 K, 52 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 Stats: 5 G, 5 GS, 28.2 IP, 2-0, 1.88 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 30 K, 8 BB, 0.9 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 128.0 IP, 7-9, 4.69 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 95 K, 50 BB, 0.7 WAR (Steamer)
9. LHP Matthew Boyd, CHC (@ SD)
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: 3 G, 3 GS, 14.0 IP, 1-1, 5.79 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 22 K, 3 BB, 0.6 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 129.0 IP, 8-7, 3.75 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 122 K, 41 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Dustin May, STL (@ PIT)
Salary: $6,300
2025 Stats: 25 G, 23 GS, 132.1 IP, 7-11, 4.96 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 123 K, 56 BB, 0.8 WAR
2026 Stats: 5 G, 5 GS, 24.2 IP, 3-2, 5.84 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 20 K, 5 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 35 G, 22 GS, 137.0 IP, 8-9, 4.21 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 124 K, 51 BB, 1.3 WAR (Steamer)
