The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. There’s another jam-packed slate on the books for Monday, 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 six-game Monday night contest that locks at 6:10 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $400K Immaculate Inning [$100K to 1st]
1. RHP Kevin Gausman, TOR (vs. TB)
Salary: $9,000
2025 Stats: 32 G, 32 GS, 193.0 IP, 10-11, 3.59 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 189 K, 50 BB, 4.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 46.2 IP, 2-2, 3.09 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 43 K, 9 BB, 1.1 WAR, 17.1 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 139.0 IP, 8-8, 3.92 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 136 K, 42 BB, 2.3 WAR (Steamer)
2. RHP George Kirby, SEA (@ HOU)
Salary: $8,700
2025 Stats: 23 G, 23 GS, 126.0 IP, 10-8, 4.21 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 137 K, 29 BB, 2.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 52.0 IP, 4-2, 2.94 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 39 K, 12 BB, 1.0 WAR, 18.0 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 137.0 IP, 9-7, 3.57 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 129 K, 29 BB, 2.3 WAR (Steamer)
3. RHP Nathan Eovaldi, TEX (vs. ARI)
Salary: $8,500
2025 Stats: 22 G, 22 GS, 130.0 IP, 11-3, 1.73 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 129 K, 21 BB, 3.7 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 47.2 IP, 4-4, 4.15 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 47 K, 10 BB, 0.4 WAR, 17.2 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 22 G, 22 GS, 130.0 IP, 8-7, 3.59 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 127 K, 34 BB, 2.6 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Peter Lambert, HOU (vs. SEA)
Salary: $7,800
2025 Stats: 21 G, 21 GS, 116.1 IP, 3-11, 4.26 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 104 K, 52 BB (NPB)
2026 Stats: 4 G, 4 GS, 22.1 IP, 2-2, 2.42 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 23 K, 11 BB, 0.6 WAR, 18.9 PPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 24 G, 11 GS, 74.0 IP, 4-5, 4.62 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 64 K, 32 BB, 0.3 WAR
5. LHP Ryan Weathers, NYY (@ BAL)
Salary: $8,300
2025 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 38.1 IP, 2-2, 3.99 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 37 K, 12 BB, 0.2 WAR
2026 Stats: 7 G, 7 GS, 38.2 IP, 2-2, 3.03 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 45 K, 10 BB, 0.7 WAR, 18.8 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 32 G, 12 GS, 86.0 IP, 6-5, 3.61 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 90 K, 29 BB, 1.1 WAR (Steamer)
6. RHP Drew Rasmussen, TB (@ TOR)
Salary: $7,700
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 150.0 IP, 10-5, 2.76 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 127 K, 37 BB, 2.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 7 G, 7 GS, 36.2 IP, 2-1, 3.66 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 37 K, 6 BB, 0.6 WAR, 17.2 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 23 G, 23 GS, 129.0 IP, 8-8, 3.66 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 123 K, 34 BB, 2.6 WAR (Steamer)
7. LHP Joey Cantillo, CLE (vs. LAA)
Salary: $7,500
2025 Stats: 34 G, 14 GS, 95.1 IP, 5-3, 1 SV, 3.21 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 108 K, 42 BB, 1.5 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 39.1 IP, 2-1, 3.43 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 37 K, 19 BB, 0.4 WAR, 13.2 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 38 G, 16 GS, 106.0 IP, 6-7, 3.98 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 108 K, 50 BB, 1.0 WAR (Steamer)
8. RHP Michael Soroka, ARI (@ TEX)
Salary: $7,300
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: 7 G, 7 GS, 37.0 IP, 4-2, 4.14 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 42 K, 11 BB, 0.6 WAR, 16.5 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 27 G, 18 GS, 108.0 IP, 6-7, 4.19 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 107 K, 41 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Trevor McDonald, SF (@ LAD)
Salary: $7,000
2025 Stats: 3 G, 2 GS, 15.0 IP, 1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 14 K, 2 BB, 0.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 7.0 IP, 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 0.29 WHIP, 8 K, 0 BB, 0.1 WAR, 32.0 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 18 G, 9 GS, 59.0 IP, 3-4, 4.15 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 45 K, 23 BB, 0.4 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Roki Sasaki, LAD (vs. SF)
Salary: $7,200
2025 Stats: 10 G, 8 GS, 36.1 IP, 1-1, 4.46 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 28 K, 21 BB, -0.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 6 G, 6 GS, 28.2 IP, 1-3, 5.97 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 26 K, 15 BB, -0.3 WAR, 8.7 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 29 G, 12 GS, 80.0 IP, 5-5, 4.29 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 77 K, 13 BB, 0.9 WAR (Steamer)
