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Sunday’s short three-game slate still has some players rise to the top from the list of 10 experts that rolled out some picks. We plan to compile and grade about 20 sets of expert’s picks as the season gets rolling. Looks like today’s plan is to focus on the Giants and Cubs hitters and pick your favorite pitcher from the Rays/Yankees tilt.

Scroll to the bottom of the article for the “Top Stacks” section that lists out the teams with the most hitters being recommended by the experts today. Also, be sure to check each team’s lineup when it is released and watch the weather before finalizing your lineups tonight.

SP

Name  Pos Team  Price Total Count
Chris Archer  SP TB  $   9,200 9
Masahiro Tanaka  SP NYY  $   8,800 7
Madison Bumgarner  SP SF  $ 11,200 5
Carlos Martinez  SP StL  $   8,300 4
Jon Lester  SP ChC  $ 10,600 3

 

C

Name  Pos Team  Price Total Count
Kyle Schwarber  C/OF ChC  $   4,300 7
Buster Posey  1B/C SF  $   4,400 5
Gary Sanchez  C NYY  $   4,500 5
Willson Contreras  C/OF ChC  $   3,400 4

 

1B

Name  Pos Team  Price Total Count
Anthony Rizzo  1B ChC  $   4,900 7
Buster Posey  1B/C SF  $   4,400 5
Paul Goldschmidt  1B Ari  $   4,600 5
Greg Bird  1B NYY  $   3,200 5
Brandon Belt  1B SF  $   4,200 4

 

2B

Name  Pos Team  Price Total Count
Ben Zobrist  2B/OF ChC  $   4,000 8
Joe Panik  2B SF  $   3,900 4
Addison Russell  2B/SS ChC  $   3,500 3

 

SS

Name  Pos Team  Price Total Count
Brandon Crawford  SS SF  $   3,700 8
Eduardo Nunez  3B/SS SF  $   4,100 6
Aledmys Diaz  SS StL  $   3,800 4
Brad Miller  SS TB  $   3,600 3
Addison Russell  2B/SS ChC  $   3,500 3

 

3B

Name  Pos Team  Price Total Count
Kris Bryant  3B/OF ChC  $   4,800 6
Eduardo Nunez  3B/SS SF  $   4,100 6
Evan Longoria  3B TB  $   4,000 3
Chase Headley  3B NYY  $   3,000 3

 

OF

Name  Pos Team  Price Total Count
Ben Zobrist  2B/OF ChC  $   4,000 8
Kyle Schwarber  C/OF ChC  $   4,300 7
Kris Bryant  3B/OF ChC  $   4,800 6
Denard Span  OF SF  $   4,000 5
Hunter Pence  OF SF  $   4,300 5
A.J. Pollock  OF Ari  $   3,800 5
Willson Contreras  C/OF ChC  $   3,400 4
Stephen Piscotty  OF StL  $   3,800 4
Corey Dickerson  OF TB  $   3,300 3
Yasmany Tomas  OF Ari  $   3,500 3
Brett Gardner  OF NYY  $   3,700 3
  • Positions and Price based on DraftKings

Top Stacks of the Night

  • Giants (7) – Crawford, Nunez, Posey, Span, Pence, Belt, Panik
  • Cubs (6) – Zobrist, Rizzo, Schwarber, Bryant, Contreras, Russell
  • Yankees (4) – Sanchez, Bird, Headley, Gardner
  • Diamondbacks (3) – Goldschmidt, Pollock, Tomas
  • Rays (3) – Miller, Longoria, Dickerson

Hope you find the right combination to cash!