Top Projected DraftKings Pitchers

Updated: 2026-09-06 11:05 AM ET

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# ⇕	Player ⇕	Value ⇕	Team ⇕	Matchup ⇕	Salary ⇕	Proj ⇕
1	P Framber Valdez	2.26x	Tigers	@ Guardians	$6,000	13.55
2	P Yusei Kikuchi	2.22x	Angels	@ Pirates	$6,500	14.4
3	P Tyler Glasnow	2.09x	Dodgers	vs. Nationals	$10,500	21.95
4	P Drew Rasmussen	1.93x	Rays	@ Rangers	$9,300	17.96
5	P Robbie Ray	1.89x	Padres	vs. Yankees	$7,700	14.59
6	P Matthew Liberatore	1.87x	Cardinals	@ Rockies	$6,400	11.96
7	P George Kirby	1.86x	Mariners	vs. Athletics	$8,400	15.65
8	P Braxton Ashcraft	1.84x	Pirates	vs. Angels	$9,200	16.9
9	P Zack Wheeler	1.83x	Phillies	vs. Braves	$10,500	19.2
10	P Jacob deGrom	1.83x	Rangers	vs. Rays	$9,600	17.54
11	P Parker Messick	1.79x	Guardians	vs. Tigers	$10,100	18.06
12	P Sonny Gray	1.76x	Red Sox	@ Orioles	$9,100	16.0
13	P Jeffrey Springs	1.76x	Athletics	@ Mariners	$5,800	10.18
14	P Chris Bassitt	1.75x	Orioles	vs. Red Sox	$6,500	11.4
15	P Cade Cavalli	1.75x	Nationals	@ Dodgers	$8,800	15.44
16	P Anthony Kay	1.74x	White Sox	vs. Twins	$6,200	10.8
17	P Carlos Rodon	1.74x	Yankees	@ Padres	$8,100	14.11
18	P Seth Lugo	1.72x	Royals	vs. Blue Jays	$6,000	10.35
19	P Ethan Pecko	1.7x	Astros	vs. Dbacks	$5,500	9.36
20	P Brandon Pfaadt	1.67x	Dbacks	@ Astros	$7,400	12.38
21	P Dustin May	1.64x	Brewers	@ Reds	$7,100	11.66
22	P Andrew Abbott	1.64x	Reds	vs. Brewers	$6,800	11.16
23	P Zach Thornton	1.6x	Mets	vs. Giants	$8,000	12.77
24	P Taj Bradley	1.54x	Twins	@ White Sox	$9,800	15.1
25	NS Anthony Molina	1.5x	Giants	@ Mets	$6,000	9.02
26	P Martin Perez	1.5x	Braves	@ Phillies	$7,000	10.5
27	P Ryan Gusto	1.46x	Marlins	vs. Cubs	$6,900	10.1
28	P Max Scherzer	1.46x	Blue Jays	@ Royals	$7,000	10.25
29	P Mason Adams	1.45x	Rockies	vs. Cardinals	$6,100	8.82
30	P Javier Assad	1.38x	Cubs	@ Marlins	$7,900	10.9

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# ⇕	Player ⇕	Value ⇕	Team ⇕	Matchup ⇕	Salary ⇕	Proj ⇕
1	P Gerrit Cole	2.57x	Yankees	@ Padres	$8,600	22.12
2	P Cesar Perdomo	2.47x	Giants	@ Mets	$4,000	9.89
3	P Kyle Bradish	2.29x	Orioles	vs. Red Sox	$6,600	15.1
4	P Tyler Phillips	2.25x	Marlins	vs. Cubs	$5,300	11.9
5	P Mike King	2.22x	Padres	vs. Yankees	$8,200	18.18
6	P Christian Scott	2.1x	Mets	vs. Giants	$7,000	14.69
7	P Bryan Woo	2.06x	Mariners	vs. Athletics	$7,500	15.46
8	P Paul Skenes	2.05x	Pirates	vs. Angels	$9,500	19.5
9	P Jackson Jobe	1.96x	Tigers	@ Guardians	$5,500	10.8
10	P Spencer Arrighetti	1.96x	Blue Jays	@ Royals	$5,800	11.36
11	P Randy Dobnak	1.95x	Royals	vs. Blue Jays	$6,400	12.46
12	P Gavin Williams	1.89x	Guardians	vs. Tigers	$10,200	19.3
13	P Tyler Mahle	1.84x	Braves	@ Phillies	$7,300	13.4
14	P MacKenzie Gore	1.84x	Rangers	vs. Rays	$8,600	15.8
15	P Aaron Nola	1.83x	Phillies	vs. Braves	$7,700	14.1
16	P Clay Holmes	1.81x	Cubs	@ Marlins	$7,900	14.3
17	P Payton Tolle	1.79x	Red Sox	@ Orioles	$10,100	18.1
18	P Gage Jump	1.79x	Athletics	@ Mariners	$6,500	11.62
19	P Ian Seymour	1.7x	Rays	@ Rangers	$9,000	15.3
20	P Andrew Alvarez	1.67x	Nationals	@ Dodgers	$7,000	11.7
21	P Kyle Harrison	1.59x	Brewers	@ Reds	$11,600	18.39
22	P Eduardo Rodriguez	1.58x	Dbacks	@ Astros	$7,800	12.3
23	P Walbert Ureña	1.55x	Angels	@ Pirates	$7,500	11.6
24	P Justin Wrobleski	1.52x	Dodgers	vs. Nationals	$8,600	13.1
25	P Bailey Ober	1.51x	Twins	@ White Sox	$6,100	9.2
26	P Peter Lambert	1.42x	Astros	vs. Dbacks	$8,100	11.5
27	P Kyle Leahy	1.15x	Cardinals	@ Rockies	$11,400	13.13
28	P Brady Singer	0.88x	Reds	vs. Brewers	$11,000	9.65
29	P Tanner Gordon	0.87x	Rockies	vs. Cardinals	$10,200	8.92
30	P Bryan Hudson	0.65x	White Sox	vs. Twins	$4,000	2.6

Disclaimer Algorithm Note: The daily predictions displayed below are generated through the proprietary mlbstartingnine.com analytics system. Our engine alters baseline performance profiles by cross-checking real-time stadium indices, historical hitter platoon margins, and shifting Vegas bookmaker implied configurations to establish contextual DFS values.