The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. There’s another jam-packed slate on the books for Friday, so there is no better time to dive right into the Daily Fantasy 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 12-game Friday night contest that locks at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $200K Bat Flip [$50K to 1st]
1. RHP Cam Schlittler, NYY (@ NYM)
Salary: $10,500
2025 Stats: 14 G, 14 GS, 73.0 IP, 4-3, 2.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 84 K, 31 BB, 1.3 WAR
2026 Stats: 9 G, 9 GS, 53.1 IP, 4-1, 1.35 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 59 K, 9 BB, 2.4 WAR, 24.0 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 18 G, 18 GS, 100.0 IP, 7-5, 3.70 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 101 K, 37 BB, 1.7 WAR
2. RHP Clay Holmes, NYM (vs. NYY)
Salary: $9,000
2025 Stats: 33 G, 31 GS, 165.2 IP, 12-8, 3.53 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 129 K, 66 BB, 1.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 48.1 IP, 4-3, 1.86 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 37 K, 16 BB, 0.9 WAR, 18.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 20 G, 20 GS, 115.0 IP, 8-8, 3.84 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 97 K, 48 BB, 1.4 WAR
3. RHP Spencer Strider, ATL (vs. BOS)
Salary: $9,200
2025 Stats: 23 G, 23 GS, 125.1 IP, 7-14, 4.45 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 131 K, 51 BB, 0.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 9.1 IP, 1-0, 2.89 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 14 K, 7 BB, 0.1 WAR, 19.9 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 20 G, 20 GS, 116.0 IP, 8-6, 3.74 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 138 K, 47 BB, 2.0 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Emerson Hancock, SEA (vs. SD)
Salary: $8,400
2025 Stats: 22 G, 16 GS, 90.0 IP, 4-5, 4.90 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 64 K, 31 BB, 0.0 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 47.2 IP, 3-1, 3.21 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 50 K, 9 BB, 0.6 WAR, 19.4 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 41 G, 14 GS, 105.0 IP, 6-6, 4.17 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 89 K, 34 BB, 0.6 WAR (Steamer)
5. RHP Michael Wacha, KC (@ STL)
Salary: $8,900
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 172.2 IP, 10-13, 3.86 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 126 K, 45 BB, 3.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 51.1 IP, 4-2, 2.63 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 42 K, 17 BB, 0.9 WAR, 19.2 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 127.0 IP, 7-8, 4.44 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 103 K, 41 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Joe Ryan, MIN (vs. MIL)
Salary: $8,600
2025 Stats: 31 G, 30 GS, 171.0 IP, 13-10, 3.42 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 194 K, 39 BB, 3.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 9 G, 9 GS, 44.2 IP, 2-3, 3.43 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 45 K, 13 BB, 1.2 WAR, 15.0 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 121.0 IP, 7-7, 3.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 131 K, 32 BB, 2.4 WAR (Steamer)
7. RHP Spencer Arrighetti, HOU (vs. TEX)
Salary: $8,200
2025 Stats: 7 G, 7 GS, 35.1 IP, 1-5, 5.35 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 31 K, 20 BB, -0.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 5 G, 5 GS, 28.2 IP, 4-1, 1.88 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 30 K, 17 BB, 0.6 WAR, 20.7 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 25 G, 18 GS, 108.0 IP, 6-7, 4.50 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 110 K, 51 BB, 0.8 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Edward Cabrera, CHC (@ CHW)
Salary: $7,900
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: 8 G, 8 GS, 46.1 IP, 3-1, 3.88 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 43 K, 15 BB, 0.4 WAR, 15.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 20 G, 20 GS, 111.0 IP, 4.04 ERA, 7-7, 1.33 WHIP, 115 K, 47 BB, 1.4 WAR (Steamer)
9. LHP Blake Snell, LAD (@ SEA)
Salary: $8,700
2025 Stats: 11 G, 11 GS, 61.1 IP, 5-4, 2.35 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 72 K, 26 BB, 1.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 3.0 IP, 0-1, 12.00 ERA, 2.67 WHIP, 5 K, 2 BB, 0.1 WAR, 4.0 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 19 G, 19 GS, 109.0 IP, 8-5, 3.52 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 133 K, 51 BB, 2.1 WAR (Steamer)
10. LHP Connelly Early, BOS (@ ATL)
Salary: $7,500
2025 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 19.1 IP, 1-2, 2.33 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 29 K, 4 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 42.2 IP, 3-2, 3.16 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 39 K, 18 BB, 0.4 WAR, 15.3 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 15 GS, 93.0 IP, 6-6, 3.94 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 90 K, 39 BB, 1.3 WAR (Steamer)
