Another fun, full week of MLB DFS as we are now about a month into the season. DailyOverlay – On the Hill had a very good week and was able to take over the top spot on the hitting side of the Overall Standings, while Rotoballer leads all experts on the pitching side. Top winners for the past week were, Scout Fantasy for Pitchers and DailyOverlay – On the Hill for Hitters.
Check out the top experts on the Overall Leaderboard and as always you can check out the full MLB Expert Standings to make sure that you’re up to speed on who is making the grade. Also, review how all the MLB DFS analysts fared this past week with a day-by-day breakdown of each scored and ranking for the day and the week. I will also post the Ownership Percentages by position by count which are used to help project player ownership in our Weighted Consensus article every day.
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As a reminder, we are currently gathering selections and publishing the MLB Industry Weighted Consensus article each weekday during the season, so be sure to check back about an hour or so before the first pitch of the first game to get a look at the consensus picks for the day. For the 2018 season, we are grading 20 experts that provide pitcher selections and 21 that provide hitter selections daily.
Leaderboard
The top-3 for both pitchers and hitters are below. Be sure to check out the full MLB Expert Standings to see how your favorite experts check out.
Pitchers
#1) Rotoballer (Score: 5.67) moves into the lead on the pitchers side with a solid week that included three finished in the Top 4.
#2) RotoGriners 6-pack (Score: 5.25) drops back into 2nd place with only one good call on the pitching side but a couple of bad grades to go along with it.
#3) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.23) remains in 3rd place but has some competition nipping on their heels from Rotowire and DailyFantasySportsRankings.
Hitters
#1) DailyOverlay – On the Hill (Score: 3.27) leaps into the top spot on the hitting side after not being in the Top 3 last week thanks to three Top 5 finishes and the best average scored for hitters last week.
#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 3.26) moves up one spot into 2nd place overall by finishing in 2nd place for the week.
#3) RotoGrinders – 6-pack (Score: 3.22) moves into the Top 3 on the hitters side and has the best DK Pts/$ rate for hitters so far this season.
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Scout Fantasy | 7.50 | 1 | 4.00 | 1 | 4.50 | 4 | 6.00 | 2 | – | – | 5.17 | 10 | 5.43 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 6.75 | 8 | 3.80 | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 3.00 | 7 | 4.50 | 6 | 6.86 | 4 | 4.74 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 6.67 | 9 | 2.33 | 5 | 4.67 | 3 | 3.00 | 7 | 6.00 | 2 | 3.67 | 16 | 4.39 |
| Rotoballer | 5.00 | 15 | 3.50 | 3 | 5.50 | 2 | 5.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 15 | 7.00 | 2 | 4.33 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 7.33 | 7 | 2.00 | 7 | 2.00 | 9 | 1.00 | 14 | 5.00 | 5 | 7.00 | 2 | 4.06 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 7.50 | 1 | 0.50 | 18 | 2.50 | 8 | 5.50 | 3 | 2.50 | 11 | 5.00 | 11 | 3.92 |
| Industry Consensus | 5.33 | 14 | 1.57 | 12 | 3.86 | 5 | 3.83 | 6 | 3.60 | 8 | 5.25 | 8 | 3.91 |
| FantasyAlarm | 6.67 | 9 | 1.75 | 10 | 1.25 | 15 | 3.00 | 7 | 6.00 | 2 | 4.71 | 13 | 3.90 |
| DailyRoto | 6.00 | 12 | 1.67 | 11 | 3.86 | 5 | – | – | 3.60 | 8 | 4.20 | 15 | 3.87 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 7.50 | 1 | 1.50 | 13 | 1.50 | 11 | 2.33 | 12 | 4.50 | 6 | 5.75 | 6 | 3.85 |
| FantasyCPR | 7.50 | 1 | 2.00 | 7 | 1.00 | 16 | 2.50 | 10 | 2.67 | 10 | 7.33 | 1 | 3.83 |
| FantasyPros | 5.00 | 15 | 1.00 | 14 | 0.50 | 18 | 5.00 | 4 | 6.00 | 2 | 5.25 | 8 | 3.79 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 1.00 | 14 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | 19 | 3.67 |
| Rotowire | 7.50 | 1 | 2.50 | 4 | 2.00 | 9 | – | – | 0.00 | 15 | 6.00 | 5 | 3.60 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 7.50 | 1 | 1.00 | 14 | 1.00 | 16 | 2.00 | 13 | 6.50 | 1 | 3.50 | 17 | 3.58 |
| DK Playbook | 6.00 | 12 | 0.50 | 18 | 1.50 | 11 | – | – | 2.50 | 11 | 5.50 | 7 | 3.20 |
| FantasyLabs | 6.20 | 11 | 2.25 | 6 | 1.50 | 11 | 2.50 | 10 | 1.67 | 13 | 4.43 | 14 | 3.09 |
| Sportsline | 5.00 | 15 | 1.00 | 14 | 1.50 | 11 | 6.50 | 1 | 1.50 | 14 | 1.50 | 18 | 2.83 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 3.82 | 9 | 2.75 | 3 | 2.17 | 9 | 4.42 | 5 | 2.00 | 6 | 4.69 | 3 | 2.84 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 4.69 | 4 | 2.43 | 5 | 1.75 | 17 | 4.46 | 4 | 1.83 | 9 | 4.08 | 6 | 2.75 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.35 | 14 | 1.86 | 11 | 3.20 | 5 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.93 | 8 | 3.79 | 8 | 2.73 |
| DailyOverlay – Stacks | 2.92 | 16 | – | – | 4.07 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3.91 | 7 | 2.73 |
| FantasyCPR | 4.00 | 6 | 1.50 | 14 | 3.60 | 3 | 5.30 | 1 | 2.00 | 6 | 2.63 | 15 | 2.72 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 6.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 8 | 2.50 | 7 | 4.75 | 3 | 3.33 | 2 | 0.43 | 20 | 2.72 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 6.00 | 1 | 1.30 | 15 | 2.11 | 11 | – | – | 1.40 | 19 | 2.70 | ||
| Sportsline | 4.63 | 5 | 3.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 14 | 2.88 | 12 | 3.38 | 1 | 2.88 | 12 | 2.68 |
| DK Playbook | 5.42 | 3 | 0.50 | 17 | 3.55 | 4 | – | – | 2.27 | 5 | 3.33 | 11 | 2.51 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 0.40 | 19 | 5.80 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3.60 | 10 | 2.45 |
| Scout Fantasy | 3.42 | 12 | 2.48 | 4 | 2.14 | 10 | 3.48 | 9 | – | – | 2.80 | 14 | 2.39 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.93 | 7 | 0.50 | 17 | 2.07 | 12 | 4.00 | 7 | 2.40 | 4 | 3.67 | 9 | 2.37 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.91 | 17 | 1.73 | 13 | 1.86 | 15 | 2.44 | 13 | 2.86 | 3 | 4.17 | 5 | 2.28 |
| FantasyPros | 2.00 | 19 | 1.75 | 12 | 1.42 | 18 | 4.10 | 6 | 0.56 | 14 | 5.27 | 1 | 2.16 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 2.29 | 18 | 2.33 | 6 | 0.43 | 19 | 3.75 | 8 | 0.67 | 13 | 4.67 | 4 | 2.02 |
| DailyRoto | 3.71 | 10 | 2.23 | 7 | 2.07 | 12 | – | – | 1.42 | 10 | 2.48 | 16 | 1.99 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 3.62 | 11 | 1.94 | 10 | 2.25 | 8 | 3.20 | 10 | 0.90 | 12 | 1.98 | 17 | 1.98 |
| Rotoballer | 3.25 | 15 | 4.40 | 1 | 3.00 | 6 | 1.33 | 14 | 0.00 | 16 | 1.63 | 18 | 1.94 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.38 | 13 | 1.21 | 16 | 1.84 | 16 | 3.15 | 11 | 1.10 | 11 | 2.88 | 12 | 1.94 |
| Rotowire | 3.88 | 8 | 2.00 | 8 | 0.20 | 20 | – | – | 0.38 | 15 | 5.00 | 2 | 1.91 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (April 23)
A+ – Chris Stratton (DailyRoto)
A+ – Carlos Asuaje (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Jarlin Garcia (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Kevin Gausman (FantasyPros)
Tuesday (April 24)
A+ – Ryan Braun (DailyRoto)
A+ – Kyle Freeland (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Jay Bruce (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Rick Porcello (FantasyGuruElite)
Wednesday (April 25)
A+ – Ryan Braun (DailyRoto)
A+ – Andrew Benintendi (DailyOverlay – Stacks)
A+ – Joey Wendle (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Daniel Robertson (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Brandon Guyer (ScoutFantasy)
Thursday (April 26)
A+ – Tommy Pham (FantasyPros)
A+ – Wilson Ramos (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Lucas Giolito (FantasyPros)
A+ – Matt Davidson (Sportsline)
Friday (April 27)
A+ – Pedro Alvarez (DailyRoto)
A+ – Billy Hamilton (DailyRoto)
A+ – Mike Fiers (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Jorge Alfaro (FantasyPros)
A+ – Brandon Crawford (FantasyPros)
Ownership Percentage Tracking
Below is the current table showing the data we have tracked so far this season. Results are using DraftKings Double-Up or 50/50s for Cash and large field multi-entry tournaments for GPP. The Count column shows the number of times a player was selected by the experts for a given day. The Cash % chart shows the average ownership percentage of those players in a Cash game. The GPP % chart shows the average ownership percentage of those players in a GPP tournament.
Cash by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total | |
| 16 | 56.30% | 56.30% | |||||||
| 15 | 74.20% | 74.20% | |||||||
| 14 | 76.13% | 54.10% | 58.05% | 66.43% | |||||
| 13 | 63.43% | 72.90% | 54.80% | 62.31% | |||||
| 12 | 53.57% | 15.30% | 27.50% | 55.00% | 63.33% | 51.18% | |||
| 11 | 57.51% | 43.10% | 48.00% | 43.43% | 56.93% | 59.10% | 52.93% | ||
| 10 | 44.28% | 61.10% | 44.20% | 48.50% | 53.30% | 56.48% | 49.92% | ||
| 9 | 29.15% | 32.73% | 42.80% | 18.07% | 36.58% | 29.17% | 30.44% | 30.61% | |
| 8 | 38.71% | 22.43% | 28.74% | 30.14% | 33.37% | 29.05% | 33.06% | 32.58% | |
| 7 | 32.52% | 28.09% | 24.66% | 25.21% | 25.23% | 26.01% | 26.55% | 27.20% | |
| 6 | 21.74% | 27.80% | 16.24% | 17.99% | 19.05% | 16.77% | 26.31% | 21.56% | |
| 5 | 19.94% | 22.75% | 17.53% | 14.74% | 15.78% | 13.06% | 18.32% | 17.33% | |
| 4 | 14.47% | 15.06% | 8.04% | 11.19% | 9.01% | 6.72% | 14.75% | 11.96% | |
| 3 | 7.20% | 9.24% | 5.73% | 6.66% | 6.90% | 5.87% | 10.13% | 7.77% | |
| 2 | 3.54% | 6.55% | 4.71% | 6.74% | 6.18% | 4.37% | 6.33% | 5.65% | |
| 1 | 2.81% | 3.44% | 3.35% | 2.52% | 3.84% | 2.42% | 2.59% | 2.96% | |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 16 | 42.00% | 42.00% | ||||||
| 15 | 42.65% | 42.65% | ||||||
| 14 | 59.47% | 25.40% | 37.65% | 46.52% | ||||
| 13 | 47.05% | 43.20% | 31.65% | 42.10% | ||||
| 12 | 38.60% | 12.40% | 22.70% | 26.00% | 46.10% | 36.13% | ||
| 11 | 39.06% | 32.45% | 33.30% | 25.93% | 30.77% | 33.33% | 33.38% | |
| 10 | 29.62% | 55.90% | 23.25% | 25.65% | 26.50% | 32.48% | 29.98% | |
| 9 | 25.77% | 27.87% | 30.90% | 20.47% | 26.34% | 20.90% | 24.41% | 25.18% |
| 8 | 28.90% | 18.40% | 19.38% | 22.88% | 25.56% | 20.53% | 24.49% | 24.09% |
| 7 | 28.28% | 22.33% | 17.26% | 18.64% | 23.13% | 20.51% | 23.71% | 22.10% |
| 6 | 22.33% | 20.63% | 13.88% | 14.71% | 13.97% | 15.66% | 18.51% | 17.51% |
| 5 | 19.16% | 17.03% | 12.48% | 11.22% | 13.30% | 13.33% | 15.95% | 14.57% |
| 4 | 17.11% | 12.90% | 8.87% | 11.44% | 10.18% | 8.11% | 13.31% | 12.16% |
| 3 | 10.49% | 11.56% | 6.99% | 6.66% | 8.02% | 6.82% | 10.10% | 8.85% |
| 2 | 6.62% | 6.93% | 5.87% | 6.97% | 7.28% | 5.53% | 7.37% | 6.80% |
| 1 | 4.77% | 3.92% | 3.78% | 3.57% | 4.54% | 3.65% | 3.57% | 3.93% |
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