Welcome to the ultimate guide to drafting Starting Pitchers for 2026 Fantasy Baseball . I’ve ranked the Top 400 (actually 430…) starting pitchers for the year ahead in an attempt to determine every SP who could help your fantasy teams this season.
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Remember, these ranks are based on a 12-teamer, 5×5 roto format. Adjust accordingly to your situation. I’ve also added the Top 100 SP table at the bottom of this article.
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Tier 27 – Toby 15-Team If Job (Cont’d)
201. Dean Kremer (BAL, RHP)
It’s possible Kremer has overtaken José Berríos as The Great Undulator after three consecutive seasons between a 4.10 and 4.20 ERA. After all, he earned the nickname Dean Werewolf last season due to his displays of brilliance twirling in a step with dismay. The arsenal paints the picture clearly: His four-seamer can perform well when sitting upstairs and merging with a cutter down-and-away, while the splitter’s volatile nature creates evenings of either demolishing or serving LHB. It may be your best interest to attempt a Vargas Rule when you believe he’s locked into his command for a moment during the year – he’s sure to grant a fair number of Wins and strikeouts due to his volume – though I’d prefer to find an arm I don’t need to pop an Advil each time I slot him into my lineup.
Quick Take: Kremer has an array of weapons that can appear on a given night, but his inconsistency creates too low of a floor to endure the productive peaks. Blame the splitter, blame the hittable four-seamer, but make sure not to put yourself in a position to blame your discipline. You don’t need to risk Kremer’s crater to snag a fantasy championship.
202. Michael Soroka (ARI, RHP)
I really want a healthy Soroka for multiple full seasons. He’s always been a fascinating starter, capable of making tweaks and comanding his arsenal when he’s able to stay on the bump consistently, and 2025 showed us a legit breaking ball with stellar sinker command to RHB and a successful four-seamer…at times. His velocity dropped at the turn of the second half, moving him to the pen for the Cubs, and it’s possible he gets back to 93+ in spring training to grab the #5 spot. I wouldn’t hold my breath for the possibility, though Soroka could become an early streamer if he’s the #4/5 and faces the Tigers after the opening weekend.
Quick Take: Soroka proved to be a valuable streamer in the first half of 2024 and if he snags regular starts for the Diamondbacks, Soroka should be an option for deeper leagues, if not as a matchup-only arm in 12-teamers when facing few LHB, allowing his curve and sinker to carve RHB.
203. Logan Allen (CLE, LHP)
It’s hard for me to endorse a southpaw with a 90/91 mph four-seamer who doesn’t have a stellar changeup, or really any secondary to RHB. Allen’s slowball is an odd one, gaining 10 inches of horizontal fade in 2025 while continuing to carry 1st percentile spin under 1,000 RPM. That suggest split of some kind, and would explain the volatility that returned under a 10% SwStr to RHB last year. Not great.
There’s more peculiarity in Allen’s arsenal, too. His approach to LHB is your standard sinker inside with sweepers away and surprise four-seamers up. However, Allen’s sinker has poor ride inside, while the four-seamer held a whopping 18% SwStr and 27% putaway rate. Sure, it got crushed when contact was made at over 50% ICR, but that’s kinda wild.
The sweeper isn’t as reliable as you’d think, either. Its sub 55% strike rate to LHB leaves plenty to be desired and suggests Allen will continue to carry sub 20% strikeout rates. There just isn’t enough here to get excited, though he’s capable of having nights where his flat 1.3 HAVAA four-seamer can do enough to support the peaks of his secondaries. The Guardians may give him the inside lane of his SWATCH peers given his track record of 20+ starts across the last three seasons, though I have him third in quality between him, Cantillo, and Messick.
Quick Take: Allen isn’t the sneaky southpaw you’re looking for. Any value you’ll find here is in volume, with a decent shot of locking a rotation spot out of camp and a generally loose pitch count. However, don’t expect his 1.40 WHIP to drop significantly with a questionable changeup and inability to consistently throw strikes with his sweeper.
204. Luis Morales (ATH, RHP)
You may see Morales get some hype after boasting a 3.14 ERA and 22% strikeout rate with a solid WHIP in nearly 50 IP last season, especially with a huge two-plane sweeper and 97+ mph heaters. Uhhhh, obviously. That’s dope. Right. Problem? The four-seamer isn’t actually good. It doesn’t get whiffs, Morales’ cross-body delivery creates doubt that he’ll ever figure out how to command the pitch properly, and gets crushed against LHB. The changeup has a touch of potential at nearly 90 mph, but has a similar command issue, and his sweeper is a control liability. It doesn’t find strikes above the 60% threshold, and Morales’ fortunate 2025 schedule masked a highly volatile skillset. I’d prefer a Toby in 15-teamers over chasing this HIPSTER – there’s too much to fix for him to take off.
Quick Take: His successful rookie year should not be taken at face value. His high velocity fastball gets hit hard without whiffs, while control is a major question mark without a deep arsenal. He’s lovely eye wash with 97/98 mph heaters and a two-plane sweeper that he struggles to wield properly for consistent results.
205. Taj Bradley (MIN, RHP)
Nope. I refuse. Bradley is the king of Williamsburg – aka HIPSTER city. He’ll have those days when he fills up the four-seamer without proper intent and have enough feel for his splitter down and find strikes with his cutter and/or curve to give you a dominant game, but who knows what the next one will bring? His 28% strikeout in 2024 was propelled by unsustainable putaway rates (29% on his splitter to the LHB, 26%+ on his cutter to both LHB and RHB) that plummeted a bit further than expected in 2025, and he needs the volatile splitter to make his four-seamer effective against LHB (the cutter fails to nullify the hittable fastball to RHB). He just isn’t trustworthy. The absurdly low chance of Bradley having a breakout season is not worth the risk of endless anxiety and missing out on anyone else on your waiver wire. Please, don’t do this.
Quick Take: He’s as volatile as anyone out there. I have yet to see consistent command of his three offerings (four-seamer, cutter, splitter), while the curveball is too big to earn strikes frequently. There will be moments where he looks to have something figured out and I simply won’t go for it. You’re better off letting your leaguemates take the awfully slim chance of a stud Bradley season than endure the pain he’s brought for years.
206. José Urquidy (PIT, RHP)
The Pirates took a chance on Urquidy after he missed all of 2024 and nearly all of 2025 recovering from TJS and in the absurdly brief 2.1 inning showcase last season, Urquidy had the same fastball of old, featuring 100th percentile iVB at his above-average – but not absurdly high – arm angle, and generally the same stuff as he had prior, which makes me awfully intrigued. Urquidy at his peak was a fastball/change arm, though he had a great feel for a big curveball to LHB, and his slider/sweeper was an effective weapon to RHB. In addition, he adapted a sinker inside to RHB, commanded it well, and it did its best to tamp a rough campaign. We also saw Urquidy throw five cutters in his moment on the bump last season, featuring it 29% of the time to RHB at 88 mph after only displaying the pitch 7% of the time in 2022. Sure seems like he gravitated toward it during rehab and I’d expect it to appear in the season ahead.
As long as Urquidy has his spot in the rotation, I kinda dig this for 15-teamers. He was a command pitcher prior, had a down year (maybe already injured and pitched through it?), and now that he has the same stuff as before, it sure seems like the perfect flier for a Toby to return to form, doesn’t it? That said, this is a deeper league play and not one for your 12-teamers, sadly. Hopefully he turns into a streamer across the season, but I wouldn’t chase this in drafts.
Quick Take: Urquidy had a down year in 2023, then has disappeared from the public eye as he’s recovered from TJS. The stuff is generally the same and the Pirates seem ready to trust him in a lengthy role for the season to provide safety for their younger arsenal. Don’t count him out quite yet in your deeper leagues.
207. Anthony Kay (CHW, LHP)
Kay is returning to the big leagues after spending two years in the NPB and after reading Michael Baumann’s article on FanGraphs, the sense is he’s a Toby at best, working with a wide arsenal to induce weak contact. He also went on Robert Murray’s podcast and outlined how he had to move away from high four-seamers to sinkers and cutters due to the flatter Japanese swings, which could theoretically revert in the majors and bring some of his strikeout ability back. Expect a crafty southpaw with a low strikeout rate and 50%+ groundballs, which has me wondering if I should place Kay on #SwatchWatch2026.
Quick Take: He’s a bit unknown after two years in the NPB, but at the very least, he’ll get all the opportunity to soak innings for the White Sox in a rebuilding year. It may help grant surprising QS numbers with a decent ERA as a potential SWATCH, with a floor that should scare many without strikeouts and an inflated WHIP.
208. Steven Matz (TBR, LHP)
The Rays signed Matz for two seasons and the implication is for him to join the rotation, which is an interesting idea. Matz just had a strong season as a southpaw reliever for the Red Sox and Cardinals, where he was able to hold 94/95 mph velocity on his sinker, and he’s only made nine total starts in his last two seasons. That said, Matz has developed an impressive ability to limit hard contact to both LHB and RHB, boasting an overall 34% ICR and zero of his pitches returning and ICR above 39% to LHB or RHB. It’s a whole lot of sinkers (65% to LHB, 55% to RHB) with curveballs to LHB and changeups added against RHB, with none of his pitches constantly missing bats, even in relief. That alone makes me disinterested in Matz as a starter, though I can see the value if Matz can continue to induce weak contact while throwing strikes are often as he did last season (sub 4% walk rate!). I also have to mention how filthy his chagngeup has become, returning -2″ of vert with a high 64% strike rate to RHB. I’m a little surprised it doesn’t miss many bats, but a 26% ICR on the pitch tells you how effective it is.
This could work if high strike rates hold and Matz can hover around 94 mph, even without the reliever velo bump. However, the strikeout rate shouldn’t be exceptional and the Rays may keep him down to five frames per outing (they like to pull arms early, especially weaker ones like Matz), which makes his value situational. I’m curious how this plays out.
Quick Take: Matz’s ability to limit hard contact makes him a possible streamer in 12-teamers if he takes a rotation spot in Tampa Bay. However, his lack of whiffs and questionable durability suggest shorter stints with few punchouts. He shouldn’t be a major target, but a possible fill-in in deeper formats.
Tier 28 – Kinda Cool But No Job
209. Blade Tidwell (SFG, RHP)
It’s a solid four-seamer with high vert and 96+ mph, but can he spot them? I dig the 89/90 mph cutter a lot and the sweeper is good, it’s just a matter of getting the innings to refine them and make the trio work effectively. There’s also enough separation between the four-seamer and sinker that I can see them working as a pair against RHB well. Huh. I really hope he gets a shot this season as I see potential here.
210. Zack Littell (FA, ADD THS)
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211. Brandon Williamson (CIN, LHP)
Williamson missed all of 2025 after undergoing TJS in September 2024 and I don’t expect Williamson to appear early in the year given the locked rotation in Cincy + time needed to get comfortable pitching in Triple-A before stepping back into the limelight. He’s a crafty lefty who has SWATCH potential, but hasn’t shown reliability in his slider or changeup to their respective batters. I love the cutter focus, though, and this low extension 92 mph hurling southpaw will have to squeeze the most out of those secondaries to snag the first rotation spot.
212. Ryan Bergert (KCR, RHP)
We saw a fun run from Bergert in the middle of the summer once he became a Royal, allowing just 2 ER or fewer in at least five frames in each of his first six starts for the new club, leaning a bit more into his sweeper and easing off the four-seamer – a great call considering the sweeper was his only pitch to RHB last season that returned under a 43% ICR. Shockingly, Bergert has reverse splits with his three primary offerings – four-seamer/slider/sweeper (mediocre sinker just for RHB) – all boasting weaker contact allowed against LHB, all below 36% ICR, in addition to 65%+ strikes. Well that’s interesting. It really is, and I can’t put my finger on why. All I have is a massive difference in GB/FB rates between the two – LHB held a 20% ground ball rate and 40-50% flyball rate against the four-seamer and slider, while RHB had 54% grounders on the slider and 36% flyballs on the four-seamer – and it’s all a bit strange to me. I don’t love Bergert’s 93/94 mph heater (his 49 degree arm angle negates most of the vert he gets) and his slider and sweeper aren’t elite. As much as I want to believe in something here, it feels foolish to chase before he even has a starting gig.
Quick Take: Bergert had odd LHB/RHB splits last year and without a dominant heater nor an elite breaker, I’m not willing to lean into his ability to generate weak contact against LHB. There isn’t enough electricity in the arsenal for me to circle Bergert as an arm to monitor in hopes for another chance at the rotation, though I’m sure he’ll get a shot soon, likely as the team’s #6 SP entering the season. Wait and see.
213. Kutter Crawford (BOS, RHP)
Initially missing time at the start of the season due to a knee injury, Crawford later received wrist surgery in July, and now hopes to return straight to the majors as he competes for a rotation spot this spring. The last time we saw him, his four-seamer sat 92/93 mph and carried elite vert without the traditional steep attack angle, but it didn’t get the expected results: Batters on both sides of the plate held a near 50% ICR against the pitch, with a low 10% SwStr rate between them. His poor six feet of extension may be part of the problem, though he was destined from birth to find the right complement to the heater – a Kutter cutter. It was a stellar offering he could feature over the plate for strikes and whiffs while returning poor contact consistently, and there’s little reason to believe it won’t be just as effective in the year ahead.
The sweeper was fine and saved him in some moments, but it wasn’t as devastating as he needed it to be to prevent batters from hunting the four-seamer. The splitter and curve appear against LHB, too, though they are far from the main characters of his tale.
If Kutter is healthy and looking like his 2024 self, the Red Sox could give him another shot in the rotation. If he’s capable of pushing 93/94 mph and leans more in the eponymous cutter, I could be interested, though I see Crawford as susceptible to longballs via the fastball and infrequently finding the sixth. He’s not the SP #5 I’d circle for drafts.
Quick Take: Separate knee and wrist injuries removed Crawford from the 2025 season and I hope he’s not the same arm from 2024 when he arrives in camp. The fastball was too hittable despite its stellar vert and his kutter needs to do more to keep batters at bay. If he snags a rotation spot and showcases a new skill (velocity, improved breaker, etc.), there’s some interest, though he has massive HIPSTER risk. We don’t like those.
214. Kumar Rocker (TEX, RHP)
I don’t know what Rocker will look like and I’m not sure I know what he should look like. The most I’ve liked Rocker is when he featured a stellar cutter as his #1 pitch for a handful of games, but even then, he needed more assistance from the rest of his arsenal. His fastballs have atrocious movement that grant them the dreadedEmpty Velocity label, and I heavily question if the cutter + slider are enough to get through lineups, let alone if he’ll even try it. I’m sure we’ll see something new this year and after so much trial and only error, I don’t see why we should bank on a different outcome before seeing it.
Quick Take: Rocker has yet to find a pitch mix he loves, nor an approach to lean on consistently from game-to-game. His cutter is stellar and should be featured 30-40% of the time, while the fastballs are detrimental in every way, and I don’t see how he turns into a refined arm worthy of your roster spot fresh out of camp. As of now, he’s the dark horse for the SP #5 in Texas, and I wonder what we’ll get in the coming weeks.
215. Yoendrys Gómez (TBR, RHP)
The Rays added Gómez this off-season and he may sneak some time in the rotation after showcasing promise at times for the White Sox last season. His curveball and sweeper feature solid movement at near seven feet of extension, and I’d expect the Rays to push for him to use his 17″ horizontal sinker a bit more to RHB over the mediocre four-seamer. It could return a few games of a six or seven strikeouts, but those expecting a breakout of any kind should put their enthusiasm elsewhere. There isn’t enough juice here to fuel more than a few fun outings.
Quick Take: Gómez could steal some starts as the long reliever for the Rays and his pair of breakers make for some fun whiffs at times. However, the velocity isn’t spectacular and his command is a little iffy, failing to paint the picture of an arm ready to take a major leap.
216. David Festa (MIN, RHP)
Let’s put the whole injury concerns on the side for a moment (mild TOS is not a great outlook, but at least it’s mild? We’ll get an update soon, I’m sure), I’m skeptical of Festa’s command. If he’s able to execute the Imperial Shuttle (i.e. fastballs up, sliders gloveside, changeups armside), then I’d be down for a guy sporting 94 mph fastballs with cut-action and 7+ feet of extension with two whiffable secondaries. However, his slider feel to RHB has been rough, to say the least, his four-seamer can’t find the proper locations (up-and-in to LHB, away to RHB above the slider), and the changeup doesn’t get enough strikes though it does seem he’s close to nailing down its precision. It’s a clear case of “I’ll believe it when I see it,” which could be a moment given the injury. Here’s to hoping.
217. Trevor McDonald (SFG, RHP)
He gave us a lovely stream against the Rockies last season and we’ll always be in his debt. The curveball is a real one and it’s why he leaned into it over 50% of the time, but the rest is…suspect. I don’t think McDonald is going to be much more than a stream if he does start again this year.
218. Hayden Birdsong (SFG, RHP)
Birdsong’s volatility not just within the season, and not just within games, but within at-bats was maddening, to say the least, and I’m pleased to tell you that he’s showcasing different mechanics this spring to hope alleviate the issue. I cannot tell you if it’ll actually fix the fella, who doesn’t have anything absolutely elite inside his arsenal. It’s a hard fastball at 95/96 mph with 17″ of vert, but a high attack angle that limits some of the whiffs (still good!), and his slider/curve are good, but not filth. There’s a kick-change as well (he was one of the first) and the whole package speaks flashes of greatness without the reliability. Unless I can sit down and watch a game of Birdsong executing more than not, I’m out.
219. Ben Brown (CHC, RHP)
Brown was granted an opportunity to start in the rotation in 2024 and 2025 and despite many circles of hype, he was ultimately a HIPSTER at best. Why? Because the fella has two pitches, a mid-to-upper 90s four-seamer that doesn’t miss bats, and an elite curveball. That’s it. The man breaks the Huascar Rule and until he can figure out one of A) Reshape the heater (16″ vert with 0.5 HAVAA = deadzone) B) Add another pitch or C) Have impeccable command, Brown is destined to be a reliever or a SP with rare moments of bliss when he scrapes his way through six frames. Go get a command-focused Toby instead. Please.
220. Tobias Myers (NYM, RHP)
Included in the Peralta deal was Mr. Myers, a fella with an extreme over-the-top delivery, but oddly enough, an above-average HAVAA due to his dip-and-dive mechanics at six feet tall. It makes me wonder if that four-seamer’s 18″+ inches of vert can do more than miss under 8% of batts as it did last year, or if the steep attack angle ruins the effect, even with the good attack angle. That heater has been the foundation and it needs a bit of improvement somewhere if Myers is to be a regular six-inning arm for the Mets. Maybe it’s as simple as locating upstairs more efficiently, but in all likelihood, Myers needs more than 92/93 mph velocity.
Finding the right secondaries has been a challenge, too. His cutter and slider aren’t the liveliest of breakers (he’s also missing the big curve traditionally seen in pitchers with his delivery) and while they can land for strikes, they aren’t devastating.
No, the actual pitch I’m fascinated by is in his splitter. Wait, you’re interested in a splitter?! I know, but I don’t believe this is a traditional splitty. In fact, I think it’s the same pitch I threw in college – a foshball. The idea is simple: Take a two-seamer grip and move your two fingers up the ball to go halfway toward a split. The effect is less drop than a splitter as the spin isn’t dramatically cut from the delivery, and the gain is the ability to locate it in the zone more consistently. That’s exactly what Myers found in 2025, with the pitch returning a 52% zone rate and 72% strike rate with a 23% SwStr rate across a quarter of pitches thrown to LHB. It even had success 10% of the time to RHB. On paper, this looks like Myers could have success going 1-2 fastball/”Splitty, mixing in the slider and cutter as strike pitches in between. Yes, to both LHB and RHB. Without a great feel for spin, it seems like the best option.
This is all to say that Myers will be utilized as a starter for the Mets and not confined to the pen as we saw in Milwaukee for a large portion of last season. With Sproat leaving to Milwaukee, Myers provides the depth this rotation needs and expect him to be in Triple-A and the first arm up when a slot opens up. I wonder if he’ll embrace the outlined approach and if he is, there’s some hope. Sadly, his highly suspect fastball lowers his ceiling to a point where he needs to prove himself before we extend our hand.
Quick Take: Myers is likely getting starts for the Mets this season at some point, with too much of a logjam to expect it out of camp. With questionable breakers and a four-seamer that needs to take a step forward, I’m hoping the new “splitter” gets more love against both LHB and RHB, while Myers can find a way to make his four-seamer above-average. That’s the path toward 12-teamer worthy, once he has his opportunity.
221. Robert Gasser (MIL, LHP)
Gasser returned from TJS last year after just five starts in 2024, and it was a generally unimpressive display across 5.2 frames. That said, he features a four-seamer with a great 1.4 HAVAA and a fair amount of cut that could be a weapon inside against RHB, paired with a changeup with solid fade. Lefties will see the sinker inside (poor ride, though) and sweepers away, and it could be a decent package – I don’t want to judge this sample size too much. Gasser looks to be well behind the other options, though, making him the #8 SP option as of now. There’s no reason to stash him early in the year, especially when his production is heavily in question when he does inevitably get a shot.
222. Drey Jameson (ARI, RHP)
Jameson underwent TJS early in 2025 and should return at some point this season after displaying 99 mph during his brief fall rehab appearances. That sounds lovely at first, though he’s a sinker/slider arm, not a four-seamer flame-thrower. His sinker has reduced velocity (96 vs 98 of his four-seamer), but with his poor extension, it allows the sinker’s excellent two-plane ride to travel deeper, turning him into a potential groundball stud. Throw in an 85/86 mph slider that had serious bite (akin to a sweeper at -9/10 inches of sweep and -2 inches of drop) and a changeup just under the x-axis (-0.1 vert. That’s what you want from a changeup!), you can see the potential for an innings-eater with more strikeouts than your typical groundballer. But will they let him start? Does he have the command to make it work? And will he actually lean on the sinker instead of the flashy four-seamer? There’s enough here to give him a look if he were to get a shot in the rotation late in the year.
223. Carmen Mlodzinski (PIT, RHP)
He looks like the sixth option for the Pirates, though he’s been in the same situation as Ashcraft – limited by the Pirates a ton in 2025 and questionable to be trusted again. He did begin the season with a little more trust, including 92 pitches in just his second game of the season, and he was regularly in the rotation until he was demoted in the middle of May and brought back in July to pitch out of the pen the rest of the way. And also like Ashcraft, Mlodzinski has an Empty Velocity four-seamer at 96 mph, and he also has a great slider, but at 88 mph, not Braxton’s 92 mph. He also carries an 85 mph curveball that is all kinds of filth and I simply don’t understand why Carmen features it just 10% of the time to both RHB and LHB. Paired with his sinker that has two-plane ride and dive to RHB (he needs to command it a little better) and suddenly you have a recipe for something interesting. Just stop throwing the four-seamer so much, alright? But it had a 36% ICR to LHB. Fine. But can we lower it from 43% to like 30%? There’s actually enough toothpaste here for a full season, we just gotta roll the tube.
224. Colton Gordon (HOU, LHP)
He’s a low 90s southpaw who doesn’t do his job against LHB and his attack to RHB needs work. Maybe there’s a SWATCH in the making here with decent extension and a changeup that was getting more focus against RHB later in the year, though his feel for the sweeper and curve is suspect, with huge swings in movement and poor execution. Tweaks need to be made and witnessed in-season with a secure job for me to give him any attention.
225. Joe Boyle (TBR, RHP)
There was some hoopla about Boyle last year (splinker!) and that quickly fizzled. His 98/99 mph four-seamer is Empty Velocity, so it can earn whiffs but get crushed often, and it does him no favors that he returned just a 59% strike rate on the pitch last season. He bumped up his slider velocity and limited its drop to turn it more into a cutter at 91 mph, which was a great move to increase his strike rate (70% last year!), but that splinker was really a splitter and for a guy with poor control, a splitter is not the answer (49% strike rate).
If Boyle does start again, I need to see something completely different. Maybe a sinker instead of a four-seamer that gets quick outs and a 65% strike rate. As of right now, it’s a good cutter and unreliable support. That’s a no from me.
Quick Take: The Boyle experiment has gotten few results thus far and unless Boyle displays a leap forward in his control, we’ll have to stop awarding grants to the lab.
226. Jedixson Paez (CHW, RHP)
Acquired in the Rule 5 draft this off-season (like Shane Smith last year!), Paez was a command artist with his sinker before he developed excellent secondaries, then endured a calf injury that may have led to his worse results in 2025. Considering Paez has to remain on the 26-man roster all year or be released back to his previous team, expect the White Sox to let Paez at least pitch out of the pen, if not stretched out to be a starter – the latter makes more sense given his sub 4% walk rates paired with 25%+ strikeout rates of the past. I’m so curious how he looks in the spring and if the White Sox don’t have their rotation filled, Paez could easily slide into the #5 spot.
227. Jordan Wicks (CHC, LHP)
Here’s a sleeper SWATCH for 2026 and I mean a proper sleeper as Wicks has a few hurdles in his path before he can attain the label. The southpaw’s changeup is the pinnacle of his arsenal and is sure to be a bother to many RHB. His four-seamer jumped in velocity this year to 94+ mph, though he only pitched out of the pen when returning to the team late in the year, creating an expectation of 92/93 mph if he’s stretched out as a starter. That heater once flexed 17″ of vert but came back down after his oblique injury of 2024 and likely was a product of overexertion that he’s since calibrated to 15″ and change. In other words, don’t expect it to return. If he can locate the four-seamer upstairs (and use a cutter to RHB?) and continue his intent to jam LHB inside with sinkers, it comes down to his slider doing its job against LHB to put him on #SwatchWatch2026. I expect the Cubs to rely on Rea and Assad before Wicks when searching for a replacement inside the rotation, though Wicks has the higher ceiling if it all comes together.
228. Luis Medina (ATH, RHP)
Medina is doing all he can to get back onto the field after sitting on the sidelines recovering from TJS in August 2024. The expectation is for a regular spring training, opening the door for an immediate return to the rotation. That may excite some noticing a 96 mph fastball with a whiffable slider, though I’m hesitant to embrace the young arm. All his pitches recorded poor PLV marks in 2023 and 2024 due to poor shape and rough control, while the slider’s mid 80s velocity and middling movement makes it more susceptible to destruction than your typical standout breaker. I’ll pay attention in the spring to see if there’s something new, but in all likelihood, Medina is a wait-and-see during the year as a possible pickup if a significant change appears.
Quick Take: We hope to see Medina’s 96 mph fastball and 15-20% SwStr slider return post-TJS, though he needs to do more than return to his healthy self. It’s unlikely we’ll see an improved Medina right away, and without a locked rotation spot, he turns into a possible pick-up mid-season, nothing more.
229. Jack Perkins (ATH, RHP)
Perkins is another Athletics arm with potential, and not an arm to target early. A shoulder injury ended his season in August and I’m excited to see him in the spring as he’s expected to have a healthy return to the bump. Hopefully it comes with a larger emphasis on an elite 93/94 mph cutter that he commands exceptionally well to his glove-side against both LHB and RHB, which would allow him to use a very hittable (and wild!) four-seamer as a surprise pitch and less as a foundational pitch. His sweeper and kick-change are his primary putaway offerings, with the former featured far more than ideal against LHB, and the latter coming with the typical control issues we see with the trending slowball. Something will need to shift against LHB – either sweepers find better locations or the kick-change (or something else?) can take over as the compliment to the fastball/cutter combo. At the very least, leaning more into the cutter should make for a better 2026 ahead and I hope to tell you all about it mid-season to pick him up as a streamer and potential Toby.
Quick Take: Perkins’ 95/96 mph fastball needs to find the shelf for a far better cutter, while his sweeper and changeup have work to be done to keep batters on their toes. The cutter/sweeper alone has potential to create stability, but it remains to be seen, especially with his overused four-seamer last season.
230. Drew Anderson (DET, RHP)
Who? Anderson is returning to the majors after an NRI in the Tigers’ camp in 2024, and Jason Beck reported that Anderson’s 95/96 mph velocity displayed in camp held throughout his time in Korea, where he’s since learned a kick-change to add to his curveball, helping him return a 2.25 ERA and collect 245 strikeouts in 2025. Wait, you think he’s going to get a rotation spot over Melton and SGL?! Yes, I do. And I think you should be intrigued.
We rarely see SPs overseas get signed and not enter the rotation, especially after spending $7 Million for a one-year deal. Anderson’s success across a full season provides the Tigers with a volume arm with upside at the back of their rotation, though I wonder what we’ll get from his breaker(s?) to prevent batters from hunting his heater. Like many arms coming over from Asia, Anderson will likely be undervalued in drafts this year, especially if he quickly solidifies himself in the rotation in camp…which would take one more injury as Skubal, Framber, Verlander, Flaherty, and Mize make a full five-man rotation. Take note – a volume arm with strikeout potential for a winning(?) team can provide huge value.
Quick Take: We don’t know a whole lot about how well Anderson will ultimately perform in the majors, but 95+ mph velocity with a kick-change, curveball, and immense success in the KBO should get your attention. The Tigers’ willingness to spend $7 Million for one season grants Anderson a high chance of being a part of the Tigers’ rotation on opening day as an arm expected to go 85+ pitches regularly. He’s the kind of arm we love grabbing late.
231. J.T. Ginn (ATH, RHP)
I’ll always have a soft spot for Ginn. He doesn’t overpower and he doesn’t have the greatest breaker or changeup, but he has a legit sinker. The pitch returned just 1-2″ of vert, a product of 1st percentile spin rate on the pitch. When he’s able to locate it down and gear it up to 93/94 mph, he can be a fun pitcher of efficiency, especially when he has the slider to help earn whiffs to RHB, and cutter + changeup for LHB (the latter had a 23% SwStr rate in 2025!).
That command isn’t consistent, though. He had elbow inflammation early in the year and landed on the IL before returning in a bullpen role. Eventually, he returned to the bump in the first, and he left us wanting more. Ginn’s command failed to find a steady rhythm and here we are, entering 2026 without a clear picture of what we’ll get.
There’s a fun deep league sleeper here, rooted in his solid four-pitch mix and past ability to live on the edges. Be aware of Sacré Verde and its tendency to do everything to irritate trusting managers while taking a gander at Ginn when he finds himself with the pearl every five days. If you can choose your spots, Ginn could be a lovely stream or two.
Quick Take: There’s promise in his legit sinker paired with a whiffable slider and changeup + cutter for reliable strikes. Ginn’s command is a heavy question mark, though, forcing me to consider him only after he’s displayed a strong rhythm. Consider him as a 12-teamer streamer and a possible sleeper in 15-teamers.
232. Stephen Kolek (KCR, RHP)
Kolek is easy to summarize. He’s a sinker/slider guy with two-plane sink that gets inside and gets under bats to return a whole lot of weak contact (27% ICR to RHB!) and nothing else. The slider returned just 13% whiffs to RHB and lefties? Oh dear, all of it is rough. As you normally find for a 93/94 mph sinker with a mediocre slider. His changeup gets a ton of drop and you’d hope it could be a nullifier, but he struggles to get on top of it, leading to far too high of an NC Rate as it fades into the opposite batter’s box. The Royals are sure to lean on Kolek a reasonable amount for what they hope to be decent volume at some point this season given the health track record of their rotation, and I’d only consider him as a streamer against RHB-heavy lineups, unless something new shows up.
Quick Take: His sinker does great work against RHB, and the rest of the arsenal just stands around and watches. There’s a reason why he had a 16% strikeout rate last season and I wouldn’t bank on his ratios staying low with so much reliance on BABIP.
Tier 29 – Stud Likely 2027 Prospect
233. Jake Miller (DET, LHP, AA, Age 23) – Watch Video
Miller had a phenomenal 2024 with 104 punchouts in just 87.1 frames, and then had a major setback in 2025 with a back injury sandwiched between a handful of starts, leading to just twenty innings on the bump. The time on the IL makes it highly unlikely we see Miller in the upcoming season, though if he picks up where he left off, Miller is a SWATCH poster boy. It’s a low 90s heater with a great slider and changeup, which could pummel lower competition and pave his way toward Detroit by September if everything goes right. Despite the ceiling sitting lower than his peers due to a lack of an overwhelming heater, his stellar control opens the door for a Toby-esque arm when he gets an opportunity.
234. Winston Santos (TEX, RHP, AAA) – Watch Video
Watching Santos pitch, it’s not a surprise that he boasts a solid walk rate. His straight-forward mechanics help him stay in the zone, allowing his 96+ mph heater and tight slider to do damage in two strikes – 138 strikeouts in 110 IP of A+ and Double-A frames in 2024. Sadly, Santos went on the IL with a back injury in April, losing four months of the season, and getting his promotion to Triple-A only for his final outing of the year. Santos will likely need to do a little more to prove his health in Triple-A before major consideration, but if he’s in rhythm early, he may be one of the first replacements inside an injury-prone rotation. Keep a close eye on his April starts. He could be worth the spec add when the time comes.
235. Christian Oppor (CHW, LHP, Age 21) – Watch Video
The White Sox somehow have three legit southpaws in their system, with Oppor looking glorious via an upper 90s two-seamer, a big sweeper, and a changeup that still has a bit of polish to add with a lack of arm-side fade. With 116 strikeouts in 87.2 IP of A+ under his belt, he should get the promotion to Double-A this season and quickly begin whispers of a callup. As long as the walks don’t haunt him (11.5% rate), he should vault up the system and directly into fantasy relevance when he dons the White Sox uniform.
236. Mason Morris (CIN, RHP, Age 22) – Watch Video
Drafted in 2025, Morris throws a mid-to-upper 90s four-seamer at a steep attack angle with a legit low 90s cutter as his favorite offering + a stabilizing slider in the upper 80s he throws for strikes. I dig the profile plenty, it’s now a matter of climbing the minors and getting the results we expect, hopefully with a four-seamer that finds a way to miss bats in the zone and sheds the dreaded Empty Velocity tag. Considering Burns made his debut the year after the draft, Morris has a shot if he destroys the competition early. Remember the name, he’s the best SP in the Reds’ system.
237. Kelvis Salcedo (DET, RHP, Age 20) – Watch Video
He’s a big fella who demolished the competition in 2025 A-ball, featuring 30%+ strikeout rates with an absurdly low hit rate and good enough control. According to Emily Waldon, Salcedo sported a 99 mph sinker with a legit splitter and slider…which is obviously very good and worthy of your attention. The Tigers already have a logjam in their rotation, but you have to wonder how many bullets the Tigers will be willing to leave in the minors if Salcedo continues to mow down batters with ease in Double-A.
238. Jackson Ferris (LAD, LHP, AA) – Watch Video
Ferris is LEGIT. A southpaw with a mid-to-upper 90s velocity, (relatively) decent control, a great slider, elite extension, and a changeup. That’s, uh, great. He just needs more frames under his belt with a clear path to playing time for him to become the fantasy arm you want him to be, and he may be kept down for another season as other, older arms fill in as Ferris continues to polish his control and improve his stamina. When he gets the call – and it’s for a rotation spot – you add him. Right away.
239. Chase Hampton (NYY, RHP, AAA) – Watch Video
We’re waiting for Hampton to return after undergoing TJS before the start of the 2024 season. He had a shortened 2024 season after fanning 145 batters in 106.2 IP in 2023, and we’re just hoping he gives us something interesting when the time comes. Don’t expect him to be killer right away.
240. Gage Wood (PHI, RHP) – Watch Video
The dude threw a 19-strikeout no-hitter in the College World Series last year, and was the first round pick for the Phillies. Given the lack depth in the farm system, it wouldn’t be the wildest thing to see Painter flounder, and instead of throwing their highly questionable depth arms every five days, the team elects to push Wood into the limelight quickly. Then again, he’s a two-pitch arm via fastball and curve (both stellar, though), with a cutter and changeup still in the works. That’s a better Ben Brown (maybe reversing the heater and curve efficacy), though, and hopefully the cutter can be a reliable third pitch to trust him as a starter and not carry similar reliever risk.
241. Ryan Sloan (SEA, RHP) – Watch Video
Sloan and Anderson are the only names of note, really. Sloan has a mid-90s fastball that pushes toward triple digits, with a solid changeup and two-plane slider as well. He’s awfully young and last year’s 82 frames marked the first of his professional career (cut slightly short by eye surgery in September), though, and unless the Mariners are in dire circumstances mid-season, they’ll only consider him and Anderson in 2027, at the earliest.
242. Caden Scarborough (TEX, RHP) – Watch Video
Caden obliterated the competition in Single-A last year, boasting 75 IP of a 2.88 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 95 strikeouts and just 19 walks. That’s lovely. Scarborough drives toward the plate effectively in the mid-90s and looks to have a flat attack angle that performs well upstairs, but not so much when he fails to live upstairs. A plus horizontal sweeper acts as his #2, with a questionable changeup to help with LHB. He has to add a bit more meat to the approach, but the fastball’s ability to live upstairs effectively is a fantastic start. I wouldn’t expect him to debut in 2026 given the other options and his lack of depth.
243. Ricky Tiedemann (TOR, LHP, AAA) – Watch Video
Remember him? I was giddy watching him gas it up to 99 mph from the left side in the spring of 2024, but sadly, elbow issues followed, leading to TJS in July 2024, and we haven’t seen him since. This is a 2027 play with the possibility he comes up as a reliever later in the year and a sliiiiiim chance of starting if everything goes horribly wrong in Toronto. Womp womp.
244. Gage Stanifer (TOR, RHP, AA) – Watch Video
This guy is kinda dope…? He fanned 153 batters in 102 innings of Single-A last season, armed with a 95 mph “sinker” with 17″ vert and 13″ of horizontal at a 1.4 HAVAA. Whoa. Yeah, that’s pretty hot. He also looks to have a split-change (maybe kick-change?) that performs well to LHB and a big slider at 84/85 mph that acts as a gryo with far more drop than its peers (-6″!) and I’m seriously intrigued. Per usual, Stanifer has control issues that he still has to iron out, though the straight-to-the-plate mechanics make me encouraged he’ll figure them out in time more than his cross-body compatriots. Be away of Stanifer, the guy can earn whiffs on both heaters and secondaries.
245. Jarlin Susana (WAS, RHP, AA) – Watch Video
He’s absurdly filthy with 100+ mph fastballs and a disgusting slider that misses bats at will. Sadly, he pitched fewer than 60 innings last year due to a UCL injury that forced him off the field for two months, and later concluded his season in September with lat surgery. I sure hope the Nationals feel the need to bank as much of his arm as possible in the majors instead of waiting too long in the minors, but it’s possible Susana stays down for another season, proving he can withstand injury before getting the call in 2027.
Tier 30 – Has Job But Do You Care?
246. Andre Pallante (STL, RHP)
Pallante intrigues me, but not in a way that has me wanting to draft him. No, it’s that he’s incredibly unique. He throws a four-seamer that’s really a cutter (94/95 mph with -1.3″ horizontal break but 9.3″ vert) and a sinker that’s really a four-seamer. There’s also an 87 mph slider with a wide range of poor drop and stellar drop (6″ to -6″!), and a big curveball at 78 mph that really shouldn’t be featured. But that cut-fastball. It works really well, limiting both LHB and RHB to sub 40% ICR marks as he incessantly throws it confidently in the zone. And even though the sinker doesn’t really do much of anything, its difference in movement at the same velocity startled RHB for just a 21% ICR last season at 25% usage. That’s great! Sure is! If only that slider could earn more strikes and whiffs, and if only he had something outside of the fastball for LHB. Sigh. I should mention – Pallante was really unlucky last season. To see a guy with 96th percentile ICR have 5th percentile LOB rate and 18th percentile hit rate is not right. Sure, failing to strikeout batters is part of the problem, but with a 60% groundball rate, he really should find more double plays this year.
If Pallante can find a way to earn more strikes (and hopefully whiffs) with his slider, there’s a shot for something cool. He has the weak contact part down, now he needs something to putaway batters at a decent 20% rate. That’s it.
Quick Take: Pallante’s lively cut-fastball is a great pitch that generates a whole lot of weak contact, but doesn’t miss bats and lacks support from secondaries to become a crafty Toby. There’s still time for him to figure out the slider or another offering, though the floor is too low at the moment to chase this in most leagues.
247. Brad Lord (WAS, RHP)
Lord’s absurdly low arm angle at 20-degrees helps him return a near 20″ horizontal ride on his sinker and carry a massive amount of sink at sub 4″ vert, which he does a great job landing on the inner third of the plate to RHB at 94+ mph. Ah, so that’s why he’s a major leaguer. Sadly, that’s all he really does. His four-seamer’s lack of vert makes it enter the zone without a flat attack-angle (womp womp) and as the primary offering to LHB, it gets obliterated. Yes, he gets a fair number of whiffs on the pitch due to consistent locations upstairs, but at what cost?! If he had more options to mix with the fastball, I could see the light, but they simply aren’t there. He’s still working on a changeup he can trust, and his slider is well below-average, and that’s your ball game. I’ll let you know if anything changes here and if you want to bank on Brad’s off-season development, be my guest. Just don’t stay long.
248. Aaron Civale (ATH, RHP)
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249. Lance McCullers Jr. (HOU, RHP)
We haven’t seen McCullers Jr. healthy since, what 2021? And even then he was a touch limited, initially with sticky stuff and throwing a sweeper “like a pizza” that effectively destroyed his arm for just 24 games total in four seasons since. That’s six games a year! But this is his year! I sure would like to believe that. His 2025 was diminished not because he got a late start in May, nay, a foot sprain, blister, and right hand soreness each placed McCullers on the IL at separate times across the season. But those are freak injuries! Or he’s one of those pitchers that is more injury prone than others.
All of that talk is about health, and we’re smart fantasy managers. We know that the health wart is our favorite wart. What a fella. You see, if health is the only question, there’s an easier path toward value in your drafts – just be healthy! – and if he’s not on the field, you move on quickly. That’s all fine and dandy if we could trust a healthy McCullers. The times we saw him start last year were exactly what you’d expect: Secondaries galore with an inconsistent ability to throw strikes. Case and point, twice he allowed at least 7 ER only to put up 0 or 1 ER in his next game. That’s what he does. That’s who he is – the poster child of a HIPSTER. In fact, I believe he was the impetus for the initial term. So do what you will with McCullers. If he’s actually healthy all throughout the spring, you can expect the Astros to get as many frames out of Lance as they can as the SP #5/#6. However, I cannot tell you that a healthy Lance is worth the anxiety he’s sure to bring. I’d so much rather remove myself from it all.
Quick Take: He’s been haunted by the injury bug all his career and this spring is no different as McCullers’ ability to pitch every six days is still in question, and it’s questionable if Lance is valuable even as a regular arm. He’ll get a fair number of strikeouts, though the ratios are heavily at risk due to an inability to find strikes with his breakers, paired with a sinker that gets laced often. I see McCullers as an arm to consider in 15-team roto leagues to grab a few extra strikeouts in April, and to not push your luck more than that.
250. Taijuan Walker (PHI, RHP)
How does this continue to happen. The Phillies are immune to finding SP depth, apparently, and it’s forcing Taijuan to become a regular member of their rotation for yet another season. He’s even their SP #4 out of the gate! But he did well last year! A 4.08 ERA across 123.2 IP is fantastic for a depth piece. You know what, yeah, it was. I remember many picking him during a hot stretch of 3 ER in three starts of 18.2 IP. It, of course, followed with 20 ER across his next five starts, and I feel like I need a term for this. A term that says “Look, every pitcher is going to have a few good games in a row and a few bad games in a row. That means A) You can get unlucky/lucky if they have the opportunity and B) Don’t change your tune unless there’s pitch data that backs it up.” I’ll workshop some ideas.
ANYWAY, Taijuan actually did do something to benefit him last season. He found a cutter he liked and threw it to both LHB and RHB for a combined 30% usage, over 20 points more than he did in 2024. And look at that! It was a good strike pitch! Not the greatest, but miles better than the fastballs. Wait, so you like him? Oh, no I don’t. Unfortunately, there’s nay a whiff pitch to be found in the group. Just this strike cutter with a splitter, blegh slider, and mid sinker for some sub 40% ICR to RHB, with the four-seamer and curve showing up to LHB and performing terribly. He’s a QS flier for a winning team, hoping he doesn’t destroy your ratios as you premptively accept you’re not getting more than four strikeouts. You do what you gotta do.
Quick Take: Walker’s lean into his cutter was a great shift in 2025, but he still lacks a proper whiff pitch to take him out of the rare-streamer pool. The good news? He’ll continue to get an opportunity in Philly as long as Wheeler is out, and he could even stick around after considering the high frequency of pitching injuries (or the chance Painter failing as a starter…). If you desparately need Wins or QS, then Walker could be a solution. I’d hate to be in that situation.
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Badges | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett CrochetT1 | BOS | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 2 | Paul Skenes | PIT | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 3 | Tarik Skubal | DET | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 4 | Bryan WooT2 | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Ratio Focused | - |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 6 | Max Fried | NYY | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 7 | Cristopher Sánchez | PHI | Aces Gonna Ace Wins Bonus | - |
| 8 | Logan Gilbert | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 9 | Hunter Greene | CIN | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 10 | Hunter Brown | HOU | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts | - |
| 11 | Shohei Ohtani | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 12 | Logan WebbT3 | SF | Holly Quality Starts | - |
| 13 | Joe Ryan | MIN | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside | - |
| 14 | Freddy Peralta | NYM | Ace Potential Wins Bonus | +2 |
| 15 | Jacob deGromT4 | TEX | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +3 |
| 16 | Cole Ragans | KC | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -2 |
| 17 | George Kirby | SEA | Aces Gonna Ace Quality Starts Injury Risk | -2 |
| 18 | Tyler Glasnow | LAD | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +1 |
| 19 | Chris Sale | ATL | Aces Gonna Ace Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +1 |
| 20 | Kyle BradishT5 | BAL | Ace Potential Quality Starts | -3 |
| 21 | Eury Pérez | MIA | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 22 | Nick Pivetta | SD | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | +8 |
| 23 | Ryan Pepiot | TB | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside | -1 |
| 24 | Drew Rasmussen | TB | Ace Potential Ratio Focused | -1 |
| 25 | Cam Schlittler | NYY | Ace Potential Wins Bonus | - |
| 26 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | Ace Potential Quality Starts | - |
| 27 | Framber Valdez | DET | Ace Potential Quality Starts | - |
| 28 | Michael KingT6 | SD | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 29 | Dylan Cease | TOR | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | - |
| 30 | Jesús Luzardo | PHI | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +12 |
| 31 | Kevin GausmanT7 | TOR | Holly Quality Starts | +5 |
| 32 | Trevor Rogers | BAL | Holly Quality Starts | +16 |
| 33 | Tatsuya Imai | HOU | Holly Quality Starts | +1 |
| 34 | Nolan McLean | NYM | Holly Wins Bonus | +1 |
| 35 | Bubba Chandler | PIT | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +5 |
| 36 | Trey Yesavage | TOR | Cherry Bomb Strikeout Upside | +5 |
| 37 | Cade Horton | CHC | Holly Wins Bonus | +10 |
| 38 | Robbie RayT8 | SF | Cherry Bomb Quality Starts | +6 |
| 39 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | Ace Potential Quality Starts Injury Risk | +4 |
| 40 | Jacob Misiorowski | MIL | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -8 |
| 41 | Chase Burns | CIN | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -10 |
| 42 | Shane McClanahanT9 | TB | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -5 |
| 43 | Kris Bubic | KC | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +21 |
| 44 | Blake Snell | LAD | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -11 |
| 45 | Bryce MillerT10 | SEA | Holly Ratio Focused | +7 |
| 46 | Edward Cabrera | CHC | Holly Wins Bonus | -8 |
| 47 | Andrew Abbott | CIN | Holly Quality Starts | -8 |
| 48 | Shota Imanaga | CHC | Ace Potential Ratio Focused | -3 |
| 49 | Aaron Nola | PHI | Holly Quality Starts | +11 |
| 50 | MacKenzie GoreT11 | TEX | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | - |
| 51 | Emmet Sheehan | LAD | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | - |
| 52 | Ryan Weathers | NYY | Frizzle Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +2 |
| 53 | Nick LodoloT12 | CIN | Holly Strikeout Upside | -7 |
| 54 | Sonny Gray | BOS | Holly Wins Bonus | -5 |
| 55 | Ranger Suarez | BOS | Holly Quality Starts | - |
| 56 | Noah Cameron | KC | Holly Ratio Focused | - |
| 57 | Gavin Williams | CLE | Holly Strikeout Upside | - |
| 58 | Shane Baz | BAL | Holly Strikeout Upside Team Context Effect | -5 |
| 59 | Ryne Nelson | ARI | Holly Ratio Focused | -1 |
| 60 | Joe Musgrove | SD | Holly Wins Bonus Injury Risk | +2 |
| 61 | Zac Gallen | ARI | Holly Quality Starts | +9 |
| 62 | Brandon WoodruffT13 | MIL | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -34 |
| 63 | Gerrit Cole | NYY | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -2 |
| 64 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | Ace Potential Quality Starts Injury Risk | -1 |
| 65 | Carlos Rodón | NYY | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | - |
| 66 | Jared Jones | PIT | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +UR |
| 67 | Spencer Schwellenbach | ATL | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | -1 |
| 68 | Shane Bieber | TOR | Ace Potential Quality Starts Injury Risk | -9 |
| 69 | Matthew BoydT14 | CHC | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 70 | Luis Castillo | SEA | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 71 | Merrill Kelly | ARI | Toby Quality Starts | -2 |
| 72 | Zach Eflin | BAL | Toby Quality Starts | - |
| 73 | Andrew PainterT15 | PHI | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 74 | Spencer Strider | ATL | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +2 |
| 75 | Logan Henderson | MIL | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 76 | Robby Snelling | MIA | Hipster Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 77 | Braxton Ashcraft | PIT | Hipster Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 78 | Tanner Bibee | CLE | Toby Hipster Wins Bonus | -3 |
| 79 | Jack Flaherty | DET | Hipster Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -5 |
| 80 | Kodai SengaT16 | NYM | Toby Quality Starts Injury Risk | +UR |
| 81 | Joey Cantillo | CLE | Toby Quality Starts | -10 |
| 82 | Bailey Ober | MIN | Toby Quality Starts | -4 |
| 83 | Cody Ponce | TOR | Toby Quality Starts | +UR |
| 84 | Brayan Bello | BOS | Toby Quality Starts | -5 |
| 85 | Seth Lugo | KC | Toby Quality Starts | +UR |
| 86 | Landen Roupp | SF | Toby Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 87 | Tyler Mahle | SF | Toby Ratio Focused | -2 |
| 88 | Max Scherzer | TOR | Toby Wins Bonus | -2 |
| 89 | Quinn Priester | MIL | Toby Ratio Focused | -7 |
| 90 | Ryan Weiss | HOU | Toby Team Context Effect | +UR |
| 91 | Shane Smith | CWS | Toby Strikeout Upside | -7 |
| 92 | Jack LeiterT17 | TEX | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 93 | Cristian Javier | HOU | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 94 | Zebby Matthews | MIN | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -4 |
| 95 | Mike Burrows | HOU | Frizzle Ratio Focused | +UR |
| 96 | Grant Holmes | ATL | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -2 |
| 97 | Grayson Rodriguez | LAA | Ace Potential Strikeout Upside Injury Risk | +UR |
| 98 | Spencer Arrighetti | HOU | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | +UR |
| 99 | Jacob Lopez | Frizzle Strikeout Upside | -7 | |
| 100 | Will Warren | NYY | Toby Wins Bonus | -5 |
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