We’re getting to the high point of the spring for fantasy baseball drafts, so we gathered the Rotoworld staff to compile our consensus starting pitcher rankings.
ADP (average draft position) is certainly a useful guide, but sometimes it’s nice to see individual opinions from some of your favorite analysts. It can be a valuable separator, especially if you are conflicted at a certain point in a draft.
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2026 Consensus Starting Pitcher Rankings
|
Player |
Pouliot |
Samulski |
Schiano |
Short |
Montanez |
Bissell |
Shovein |
Crawford |
Consensus Avg |
Consensus Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Skubal, Tarik |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.12 |
1 |
|
Skenes, Paul |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2.25 |
2 |
|
Crochet, Garrett |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2.62 |
3 |
|
Yamamoto, Yoshinobu |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4.50 |
4 |
|
Sanchez, Cristopher |
5 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
5.75 |
5 |
|
Woo, Bryan |
7 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
5.88 |
6 |
|
Gilbert, Logan |
4 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
9 |
5 |
6.75 |
7 |
|
Brown, Hunter |
14 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
9.50 |
8 |
|
deGrom, Jacob |
10 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
10.00 |
9 |
|
Fried, Max |
8 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
10.12 |
10 |
|
Sale, Chris |
11 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
10.75 |
11 |
|
Ragans, Cole |
18 |
9 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
9 |
15 |
13 |
12.88 |
12 |
|
Kirby, George |
9 |
12 |
12 |
15 |
11 |
14 |
20 |
14 |
13.38 |
13 |
|
Webb, Logan |
16 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
8 |
12 |
13.50 |
14 |
|
Ohtani, Shohei |
12 |
11 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
22 |
16 |
15.50 |
15 |
|
Valdez, Framber |
13 |
24 |
18 |
23 |
22 |
19 |
10 |
17 |
18.25 |
16 |
|
Ryan, Joe |
15 |
14 |
27 |
14 |
19 |
18 |
23 |
18 |
18.50 |
17 |
|
Bradish, Kyle |
23 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
28 |
18.75 |
18 |
|
Cease, Dylan |
17 |
20 |
20 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
14 |
23 |
19.12 |
19 |
|
Peralta, Freddy |
34 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
21 |
20 |
19.88 |
20 |
|
Luzardo, Jesus |
26 |
23 |
26 |
22 |
15 |
22 |
17 |
15 |
20.75 |
21 |
|
Wheeler, Zack |
21 |
29 |
21 |
25 |
23 |
24 |
26 |
19 |
23.50 |
22 |
|
Perez, Eury |
25 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
48 |
21 |
24.25 |
23 |
|
Rasmussen, Drew |
24 |
27 |
22 |
27 |
25 |
30 |
30 |
27 |
26.50 |
24 |
|
Pivetta, Nick |
31 |
26 |
38 |
21 |
27 |
25 |
24 |
26 |
27.25 |
25 |
|
McLean, Nolan |
27 |
41 |
25 |
28 |
24 |
26 |
31 |
42 |
30.50 |
26 |
|
Gray, Sonny |
22 |
40 |
43 |
24 |
29 |
41 |
25 |
24 |
31.00 |
27 |
|
Snell, Blake |
20 |
30 |
39 |
36 |
39 |
27 |
33 |
25 |
31.12 |
28 |
|
Glasnow, Tyler |
37 |
22 |
35 |
26 |
30 |
29 |
52 |
29 |
32.50 |
29 |
|
King, Michael |
46 |
21 |
37 |
34 |
31 |
36 |
27 |
34 |
33.25 |
30 |
|
Gausman, Kevin |
35 |
46 |
32 |
42 |
28 |
28 |
16 |
41 |
33.50 |
31 |
|
Burns, Chase |
43 |
44 |
29 |
36 |
32 |
23 |
28 |
35 |
33.75 |
32 |
|
Misiorowski, Jacob |
19 |
34 |
30 |
39 |
38 |
37 |
46 |
30 |
34.12 |
33 |
|
Pepiot, Ryan |
49 |
25 |
23 |
30 |
34 |
38 |
42 |
37 |
34.75 |
34 |
|
Sheehan, Emmet |
40 |
45 |
24 |
35 |
33 |
33 |
29 |
43 |
35.25 |
35 |
|
Woodruff, Brandon |
36 |
31 |
54 |
29 |
37 |
39 |
43 |
22 |
36.38 |
36 |
|
Eovaldi, Nathan |
44 |
39 |
31 |
47 |
36 |
48 |
34 |
44 |
40.38 |
37 |
|
Lodolo, Nick |
47 |
36 |
42 |
37 |
26 |
34 |
63 |
38 |
40.38 |
38 |
|
Yesavage, Trey |
45 |
51 |
49 |
38 |
40 |
32 |
40 |
32 |
40.88 |
39 |
|
Alcantara, Sandy |
48 |
28 |
33 |
40 |
42 |
42 |
70 |
36 |
42.38 |
40 |
|
Suarez, Ranger |
32 |
52 |
50 |
45 |
46 |
51 |
36 |
31 |
42.88 |
41 |
|
Schlittler, Cam |
65 |
33 |
34 |
33 |
35 |
31 |
68 |
49 |
43.50 |
42 |
|
Bibee, Tanner |
30 |
60 |
53 |
31 |
41 |
52 |
47 |
40 |
44.25 |
43 |
|
Horton, Cade |
39 |
42 |
41 |
41 |
43 |
45 |
71 |
39 |
45.12 |
44 |
|
Cabrera, Edward |
42 |
38 |
48 |
44 |
47 |
47 |
51 |
45 |
45.25 |
45 |
|
Chandler, Bubba |
54 |
43 |
28 |
51 |
44 |
35 |
69 |
47 |
46.38 |
46 |
|
Rogers, Trevor |
90 |
35 |
36 |
48 |
48 |
40 |
19 |
65 |
47.62 |
47 |
|
Gore, MacKenzie |
33 |
48 |
61 |
49 |
54 |
64 |
32 |
52 |
49.12 |
48 |
|
Imanaga, Shota |
52 |
53 |
56 |
43 |
50 |
53 |
38 |
48 |
49.12 |
49 |
|
Strider, Spencer |
56 |
61 |
51 |
58 |
45 |
55 |
41 |
33 |
50.00 |
50 |
|
Williams, Gavin |
58 |
47 |
40 |
54 |
51 |
44 |
57 |
53 |
50.50 |
51 |
|
Cole, Gerrit |
29 |
72 |
58 |
32 |
60 |
43 |
55 |
56 |
50.62 |
52 |
|
Ray, Robbie |
90 |
37 |
45 |
52 |
49 |
46 |
44 |
46 |
51.12 |
53 |
|
Rodon, Carlos |
51 |
71 |
47 |
50 |
61 |
54 |
39 |
61 |
54.25 |
54 |
|
Boyd, Matthew |
38 |
69 |
59 |
57 |
55 |
62 |
49 |
54 |
55.38 |
55 |
|
Baz, Shane |
68 |
54 |
44 |
59 |
52 |
61 |
53 |
58 |
56.12 |
56 |
|
Imai, Tatsuya |
90 |
32 |
52 |
61 |
58 |
56 |
37 |
64 |
56.25 |
57 |
|
Bubic, Kris |
62 |
50 |
64 |
59 |
56 |
49 |
65 |
51 |
57.00 |
58 |
|
Musgrove, Joe |
28 |
67 |
60 |
55 |
69 |
63 |
62 |
55 |
57.38 |
59 |
|
Castillo, Luis |
90 |
66 |
46 |
56 |
57 |
57 |
45 |
50 |
58.38 |
60 |
|
McClanahan, Shane |
41 |
49 |
90 |
60 |
62 |
60 |
76 |
66 |
63.00 |
61 |
|
Nola, Aaron |
90 |
55 |
57 |
62 |
66 |
70 |
56 |
70 |
65.75 |
62 |
|
Gallen, Zac |
90 |
68 |
67 |
65 |
65 |
68 |
50 |
67 |
67.50 |
63 |
|
Kelly, Merrill |
74 |
90 |
66 |
68 |
67 |
65 |
54 |
62 |
68.25 |
64 |
|
Bieber, Shane |
60 |
76 |
90 |
70 |
64 |
59 |
72 |
57 |
68.50 |
65 |
|
Abbott, Andrew |
90 |
56 |
55 |
90 |
63 |
58 |
75 |
63 |
68.75 |
66 |
|
Senga, Kodai |
70 |
57 |
63 |
61 |
70 |
90 |
58 |
90 |
69.88 |
67 |
|
Miller, Bryce |
53 |
90 |
90 |
53 |
68 |
74 |
74 |
59 |
70.12 |
68 |
|
Flaherty, Jack |
90 |
77 |
72 |
90 |
53 |
90 |
35 |
73 |
72.50 |
69 |
|
Nelson, Ryne |
90 |
58 |
66 |
90 |
59 |
90 |
64 |
90 |
75.88 |
70 |
|
Steele, Justin |
59 |
74 |
90 |
70 |
90 |
67 |
91 |
69 |
76.25 |
71 |
|
Greene, Hunter |
50 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
50 |
91 |
60 |
76.38 |
72 |
|
Manaea, Sean |
71 |
90 |
90 |
66 |
71 |
90 |
61 |
72 |
76.38 |
73 |
|
Weathers, Ryan |
90 |
59 |
69 |
71 |
90 |
72 |
91 |
90 |
79.00 |
74 |
|
Leiter, Jack |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
72 |
71 |
67 |
71 |
80.12 |
75 |
|
Ponce, Cody |
63 |
90 |
74 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
59 |
90 |
80.75 |
76 |
|
Henderson, Logan |
61 |
90 |
90 |
67 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
68 |
80.88 |
77 |
|
Rodriguez, Grayson |
90 |
73 |
73 |
90 |
90 |
69 |
91 |
75 |
81.38 |
78 |
|
Matthews, Zebby |
66 |
90 |
90 |
69 |
90 |
66 |
91 |
90 |
81.50 |
79 |
|
Cantillo, Joey |
90 |
64 |
70 |
90 |
75 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
82.50 |
80 |
|
Cameron, Noah |
90 |
62 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
75 |
74 |
82.62 |
81 |
|
Ashcraft, Braxton |
75 |
90 |
68 |
90 |
73 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
83.38 |
82 |
|
Messick, Parker |
72 |
90 |
90 |
74 |
90 |
73 |
91 |
90 |
83.75 |
83 |
|
Schwellenbach, Spencer |
55 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
75 |
91 |
90 |
83.88 |
84 |
|
Burrows, Mike |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
74 |
90 |
60 |
90 |
84.25 |
85 |
|
Soriano, Jose |
90 |
90 |
62 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
73 |
90 |
84.38 |
86 |
|
Detmers, Reid |
67 |
90 |
90 |
75 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
85.38 |
87 |
|
Eflin, Zach |
90 |
70 |
90 |
72 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
85.38 |
88 |
|
Holmes, Clay |
73 |
90 |
90 |
74 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
86.00 |
89 |
|
Taillon, Jameson |
57 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
86.00 |
90 |
|
Lugo, Seth |
90 |
63 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
86.75 |
91 |
|
Martinez, Nick |
64 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
86.88 |
92 |
|
Painter, Andrew |
90 |
65 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
87.00 |
93 |
|
Priester, Quinn |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
66 |
90 |
87.00 |
94 |
|
Sasaki, Roki |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
69 |
90 |
87.38 |
95 |
|
Lopez, Reynaldo |
69 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
87.50 |
96 |
|
Cavalli, Cade |
90 |
90 |
71 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
87.75 |
97 |
|
Bradley, Taj |
90 |
90 |
75 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
88.25 |
98 |
|
Jones, Jared |
90 |
75 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
90 |
91 |
90 |
88.25 |
99 |