MLB Starting Pitchers · Projections & Recent Form

April 18, 2026 MLB Starting Pitchers

1 game · 1 starter · Updated Jul 11, 3:36 AM ET

The Almanac's Take

One starter on the board today, so this is a thin slate — plan accordingly. Will Warren draws Kansas City, a matchup the model tags as unfavorable, which caps the upside despite a reasonable projection of 5.4 Ks and 5.1 IP. His 2.1 projected earned runs is workable, though his 4.05 season ERA suggests the surface has been bumpier than today's line implies. Confidence comes in at medium, and there are no workload or velocity flags attached. With a single arm available and an unfavorable matchup, the bar for rostering him is whatever your format's alternatives look like — there's no edge here, just a middling projection on a short card.

#1Will Warren(RHP)

New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals

Yankee Stadium · Final

GS
18
IP
93.3
W-L
7-4
ERA
4.05
WHIP
1.36
K/9
9.10
BB/9
3.00
K/BB
3.03

Projection

Matchup · unfavorable
IP
5.1
K
5.4
ER
2.1
H
4.6
HR
0.20
BB
1.3
QS%
15%
Win%
45%
DK pts
14.4
Floor
3.0
Ceiling
25.8
Rest
5d
  • low sample

Last 5 Starts

Recent starts for Will Warren.
DateIPHERBBKHRPDec
2026-04-133.73016089
2026-04-084.75235085
2026-04-035.74206277W
2026-03-284.35123083
2026-03-013.71003050

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