The 2026 MLB regular season is in full-swing. There’s another jam-packed slate on the books for Wednesday, 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 nine-game Wednesday night contest that locks at 6:35 p.m. ET.
Set your DraftKings fantasy baseball lineups here: MLB $200K Bat Flip [$50K to 1st]
1. RHP Shohei Ohtani, LAD (vs. COL)
Salary: $10,700
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: 8 G, 8 GS, 49.0 IP, 4-2, 0.73 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 54 K, 13 BB, 1.8 WAR, 25.1 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 16 G, 16 GS, 90.0 IP, 7-4, 3.33 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 105 K, 29 BB, 2.2 WAR (Steamer)
2. RHP Bryce Elder, ATL (@ BOS)
Salary: $8,700
2025 Stats: 28 G, 28 GS, 156.1 IP, 8-11, 5.30 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 131 K, 51 BB, 0.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 11 G, 11 GS, 68.2 IP, 4-2, 1.97 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 60 K, 21 BB, 1.4 WAR, 19.9 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 18 G, 18 GS, 107.0 IP, 6-7, 4.34 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 90 K, 38 BB, 1.1 WAR (Steamer)
3. LHP Gerrit Cole, NYY (@ KC)
Salary: $8,300
2025 Stats: DNP (Tommy John Surgery)
2026 Stats: 1 G, 1 GS, 6.0 IP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 2 K, 3 BB, 0.1 WAR, 14.5 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 127.0 IP, 8-7, 4.09 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 122 K, 39 BB, 2.0 WAR (Steamer)
4. RHP Casey Mize, DET (vs. LAA)
Salary: $8,500
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: 8 G, 8 GS, 43.2 IP, 2-3, 2.47 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 43 K, 11 BB, 1.5 WAR, 17.7 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 19 G, 19 GS, 110.0 IP, 7-7, 3.87 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 101 K, 32 BB, 1.8 WAR
5. RHP José Soriano, LAA (@ DET)
Salary: $10,000
2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 169.0 IP, 10-11, 4.26 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 1.52 K, 74 BB, 3.0 WAR
2026 Stats: 11 G, 11 GS, 66.1 IP, 6-3, 2.44 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 67 K, 26 BB, 1.6 WAR, 22.0 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 21 GS, 121.0 IP, 7-7, 3.52 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 125 K, 57 BB, 2.3 WAR
6. RHP Connelly Early, BOS (vs. ATL)
Salary: $8,000
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: 10 G, 10 GS, 54.0 IP, 4-2, 3.33 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 50 K, 19 BB, 0.2 WAR, 15.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 14 GS, 86.0 IP, 5-5, 3.95 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 84 K, 33 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)
7. LHP Jacob deGrom, TEX (vs. HOU)
Salary: $9,700
2025 Stats: 30 G, 30 GS, 172.2 IP, 12-8, 2.97 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 185 K, 37 BB, 3.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 10 G, 10 GS, 53.2 IP, 3-4, 3.86 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 64 K, 11 BB, 0.7 WAR, 18.2 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 20 G, 20 GS, 113.0 IP, 7-6, 3.40 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 133 K, 27 BB, 2.8 WAR
8. RHP Steven Matz, TB (@ BAL)
Salary: $7,800
2025 Stats: 53 G, 2 GS, 76.2 IP, 5-2, 3.05 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 59 K, 11 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 41.1 IP, 4-1, 3.70 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 33 K, 15 BB, 0.3 WAR, 14.1 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs Projections: 26 G, 18 GS, 105.0 IP, 6-7, 4.12 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 90 K, 34 BB, 1.4 WAR (Steamer)
9. RHP Connor Prielipp, MIN (@ CWS)
Salary: $7,500
2025 Stats: 24 G, 23 GS, 82.2 IP, 1-9, 4.03 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 98 K, 31 BB (AA, AAA)
2026 Stats: 6 G, 6 GS, 29.0 IP, 1-2, 4.03 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 30 K, 12 BB, 0.3 WAR, 13.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 30 G, 13 GS, 89.0 IP, 5-6, 4.00 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 86 K, 36 BB, 1.1 WAR (Steamer)
10. RHP Andrew Abbott, CIN (@ NYM)
Salary: $6,300
2025 Stats: 29 G, 29 GS, 6.0 IP, 10-7, 2.87 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 149 K, 43 BB, 3.9 WAR
2026 Stats: 11 G, 11 GS, 56.2 IP, 4-2, 3.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 38 K, 26 BB, 0.5 WAR, 10.9 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 20 G, 20 GS, 112.0 IP, 6-8, 4.67 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 98 K, 41 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)
