Jacob Misiorowski, Shane McClanahan and Nolan McLean highlight another jam-packed slate of MLB action. Sam Connon shares his DFS pitcher rankings, highlighting which players could be worth a big chunk of your budget on Monday.

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 afternoon contest that locks at 1:35 p.m. ET.

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1. RHP Jacob Misiorowski, MIL (vs. STL)

Salary: $11,500

2025 Stats: 15 G, 14 GS, 66.0 IP, 5-3, 4.36 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 87 K, 31 BB, 1.2 WAR
2026 Stats: 10 G, 10 GS, 57.0 IP, 4-2, 1.89 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 88 K, 18 BB, 2.2 WAR, 26.3 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 25 G, 19 GS, 116.0 IP, 7-6, 3.53 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 144 K, 53 BB, 2.1 WAR (Steamer)

2. LHP Shane McClanahan, TB (@ BAL)

Salary: $9,000

2025 Stats: DNP (Injury)
2026 Stats: 9 G, 9 GS, 44.2 IP, 5-2, 2.82 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 47 K, 17 BB, 1.3 WAR, 17.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 19 G, 19 GS, 109.0 IP, 7-6, 3.43 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 121 K, 37 BB, 2.3 WAR (Steamer)

3. RHP Will Warren, NYY (@ KC)

Salary: $8,500

2025 Stats: 33 G, 33 GS, 162.1 IP, 9-8, 4.44 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 171 K, 65 BB, 2.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 10 G, 10 GS, 52.1 IP, 6-1, 3.61 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 62 K, 13 BB, 1.3 WAR, 18.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 26 G, 17 GS, 102.0 IP, 7-6, 3.89 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 102 K, 37 BB, 1.3 WAR (Steamer)

4. RHP Nolan McLean, NYM (vs. CIN)

Salary: $8,700

2025 Stats: 8 G, 8 GS, 48.0 IP, 5-1, 2.06 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 57 K, 16 BB, 1.2 WAR
2026 Stats: 10 G, 10 GS, 58.0 IP, 2-3, 3.57 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 69 K, 17 BB, 1.3 WAR, 19.2 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 20 G, 20 GS, 118.0 IP, 8-6, 3.43 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 123 K, 46 BB, 2.0 WAR (Steamer)

5. RHP Michael Wacha, KC (vs. NYY)

Salary: $8,000

2025 Stats: 31 G, 31 GS, 172.2 IP, 10-13, 3.86 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 126 K, 45 BB, 3.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 10 G, 10 GS, 63.1 IP, 4-2, 2.70 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 55 K, 20 BB, 1.0 WAR, 19.0 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 20 G, 20 GS, 118.0 IP, 6-7, 4.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 98 K, 37 BB, 1.5 WAR (Steamer)

6. RHP Ben Brown, CHC (@ PIT)

Salary: $6,700

2025 Stats: 25 G, 15 GS, 106.1 IP, 5-8, 5.92 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 121 K, 32 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 15 G, 3 GS, 38.2 IP, 1-2, 2.09 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 40 K, 12 BB, 1.1 WAR, 8.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 38 G, 9 GS, 76.0 IP, 5-4, 3.67 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 80 K, 27 BB, 1.1 WAR (Steamer)

7. RHP Zebby Matthews, MIN (@ CWS)

Salary: $7,700

2025 Stats: 16 G, 16 GS, 79.1 IP, 5-6, 5.56 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 88 K, 24 BB, 1.4 WAR
2026 Stats: 2 G, 2 GS, 13.0 IP, 1-1, 1.38 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 11 K, 1 BB, 0.4 WAR, 22.6 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 21 G, 14 GS, 84.0 IP, 5-5, 4.01 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 75 K, 22 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)

8. RHP Kyle Bradish, BAL (vs. TB)

Salary: $7,000

2025 Stats: 6 G, 6 GS, 32.0 IP, 1-1, 2.53 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 47 K, 10 BB, 1.1 WAR
2026 Stats: 10 G, 10 GS, 52.1 IP, 2-6, 4.13 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 58 K, 28 BB, 0.6 WAR, 14.1 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 19 G, 19 GS, 102.0 IP, 7-6, 3.71 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 109 K, 38 BB, 1.9 WAR (Steamer)

9. LHP Anthony Kay, CWS (vs. MIN)

Salary: $6,500

2025 Stats: DNP (Japan)
2026 Stats: 10 G, 8 GS, 46.1 IP, 3-1, 4.27 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 34 K, 22 BB, 0.1 WAR, 9.5 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 22 G, 16 GS, 98.0 IP, 5-7, 4.28 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 75 K, 40 BB, 1.2 WAR (Steamer)

10. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski, PIT (vs. CHC)

Salary: $6,200

2025 Stats: 34 G, 12 GS, 99.0 IP, 5-8, 3.55 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 89 K, 27 BB, 1.6 WAR
2026 Stats: 10 G, 8 GS, 50.0 IP, 4-3, 3.96 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 44 K, 17 BB, 1.2 WAR, 12.9 FPPG
2026 FanGraphs ROS Projections: 28 G, 11 GS, 73.0 IP, 4-5, 4.12 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 63 K, 28 BB, 0.9 WAR (Steamer)