Zack Littell is 5-4 with a 5.01 ERA. He has been a reliable depth option for Washington in the past three years as a Rays starter before joining the Nationals, with a career ERA under 4.00 through May 31, but the 2026 surface numbers reflect a pitcher in a rough stretch. The 5.01 ERA is not being held down by a favorable FIP. He has been giving up runs.

Landen Roupp is 5-6 with a 4.22 ERA. He came into this season with a strong June 1 showing against Milwaukee, but the underlying trend has moved in the wrong direction over his last several starts. The ERA reflects a pitcher who has given up more hard contact than his stuff justifies, and going to Wrigley against a Cubs lineup that has been productive at home does not improve the environment.

Shane McClanahan is 6-2 with a 2.45 ERA. He missed nearly two full seasons following Tommy John surgery and a nerve issue in his left triceps — a two-time All-Star who disappeared from the mound in August 2023 and did not return to a big league game until this spring. The Tampa Bay Rays are 36-23 this season in large part because of what he has given them since coming back.

The Mets are being cautious with Christian Scott as he moves forward in his first full season after Tommy John surgery. But he's finally finding his way. In his last two starts, he's thrown 10.2 innings and allowed 1 run and 9 hits, walking 4 and striking out 13. Against the Marlins in his last start, he got his first MLB victory.

Bryan Woo is 5-3 with a 3.44 ERA. He has been the kind of starter who does not beat himself: low walk rates, high contact management, capable of working deep into games without racking up pitch counts. The 3.44 ERA comes from a pitcher who earns it rather than one running on defense and sequencing.

Parker Messick is 6-1 with a 2.21 ERA. He came into 2026 with a seven-start preview under his belt from 2025 that showed real promise, and he has turned it into one of the better full seasons any young pitcher has put together in the AL this year. The command has been the story: he does not walk hitters, does not give away counts, and forces contact in spots where his defense can handle it.

Drew Rasmussen is 4-2 with a 3.36 ERA. He has been one of the more reliable starters in the American League all year, and the road has not slowed him down. Tampa Bay is 21-9 in away games. That record reflects a team that does not need home field to win baseball games, and Rasmussen going to Miami with a sub-3.50 ERA fits the profile.

Sonny Gray spent a season-and-a-half in Yankees pinstripes and did not have a good experience. In 41 appearances (34 starts), he posted a 4.51 ERA, allowed 193 hits in 195.2 innings, and gave up 98 earned runs. He clashed with the pitching coach and the front office on how to use his repertoire, and by the end of his time there, New York GM Brian Cashman openly said he was going to get Gray out of town.

Slade Cecconi is a reliable, though not spectacular, starter for the Guardians. That's all they ask him to be.

Trevor Rogers has long been a top talent who has never been able to put it together. The Marlins gave up on him despite taking him 13th overall in the 2017 MLB Draft

Coleman Crow has a 3.14 ERA and a 3.78 FIP. He made his MLB debut on April 17 after being called up from Nashville, the same pitcher Milwaukee received as a prospect in the Houser trade three years ago. He has turned into a competent major league starter in his first extended rotation opportunity.

Jared Jones is 0-0 with a 10.38 ERA in his first two starts since returning from Tommy John surgery. The velocity has been there; the command and sequencing have not. In his last start against Minnesota, he gave up five runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings, served up two home runs, and walked two batters. Jones is 24 years old with legitimate front-of-rotation upside, and none of that changes the fact that he is actively working out the rust from more than a year away from game action.