Everything is status quo at the top of the leaderboards as we head into the final months of the MLB season. Weekly winners included RotoGrinders 6-pack and Rotoballer on the Pitching side and FantasyTeamAdvice and DailyFantasyNerd on the Hitting side. Meanwhile, DailyRoto, ScoutFantasy and RotoGrinders Lineup Builder had the most sleeper plays this past week.
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) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 5.24) holds onto the top spot for yet another week.
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.19) continues to have a stronghold on the number two spot.
#3) RotoGrinders 6-pack (Score: 5.14) moves into third place, he doesn’t make pitchers selections often but when he does give them serious consideration.
Hitters
#1) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 3.20) increased their overall score to remain in first place.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.18) still nipping at the heels of first place as the season winds down.
#3) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 3.07) has some distance between themselves and the rest of the field.
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.00 |
| Rotoballer | 3.00 | 14 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 5.00 | 4 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.00 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 11 | 6.00 | 2 | 3.50 | 18 | 6.30 |
| Scout Fantasy | 4.25 | 10 | 1.00 | 13 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.25 | 12 | 8.83 | 3 | 5.47 |
| DailyRoto | 5.22 | 7 | 4.18 | 5 | 7.33 | 4 | 2.29 | 15 | 7.50 | 5 | 5.30 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 4.00 | 11 | 1.67 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 | 5.00 | 14 | 5.13 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 4.00 | 11 | 4.00 | 6 | 6.00 | 5 | 3.75 | 9 | 7.50 | 5 | 5.05 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.67 | 13 | 4.20 | 4 | 6.00 | 5 | 3.50 | 10 | 7.17 | 8 | 4.91 |
| Sportsline | 1.00 | 18 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 11 | 6.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 14 | 4.80 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.50 | 4 | 2.00 | 11 | 2.00 | 11 | 7.50 | 1 | 6.50 | 12 | 4.70 |
| DK Playbook | 1.50 | 17 | 3.00 | 9 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.50 | 16 | 7.50 | 5 | 4.70 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 4.50 | 9 | 0.75 | 16 | 4.00 | 9 | 4.25 | 8 | 8.75 | 4 | 4.45 |
| Industry Consensus | 5.50 | 4 | 1.00 | 13 | 4.00 | 9 | 4.50 | 7 | 7.00 | 9 | 4.40 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 18 | – | – | 2.50 | 14 | 5.00 | 14 | 4.38 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.40 | 16 | 2.50 | 10 | 1.00 | 14 | 5.00 | 4 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.18 |
| FantasyCPR | – | – | 4.00 | 6 | – | – | 3.33 | 11 | 5.00 | 14 | 4.11 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 5.00 | 8 | 0.67 | 17 | 5.00 | 7 | 3.00 | 13 | 6.67 | 10 | 4.07 |
| Rotowire | 5.50 | 4 | 1.00 | 13 | 5.00 | 7 | 0.00 | 18 | 6.43 | 13 | 3.59 |
| FantasyPros | 2.50 | 15 | 3.75 | 8 | 1.00 | 14 | 0.25 | 17 | 6.67 | 10 | 2.83 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 4.10 | 2 | 4.80 | 2 | – | – | 2.18 | 13 | 3.63 | 7 | 3.68 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 4.13 | 1 | 5.38 | 1 | 0.71 | 15 | 3.50 | 3 | 4.57 | 2 | 3.66 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.23 | 6 | 3.62 | 6 | 4.17 | 2 | 3.93 | 2 | 2.90 | 11 | 3.57 |
| Rotoballer | 2.75 | 8 | 3.67 | 5 | – | – | 0.50 | 16 | 7.13 | 1 | 3.51 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.17 | 12 | 3.58 | 7 | 4.83 | 1 | 2.82 | 7 | 4.09 | 4 | 3.50 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 3.00 | 7 | 2.29 | 15 | 3.63 | 3 | 4.75 | 1 | 3.57 | 8 | 3.45 |
| DailyOverlay – Stacks | 3.40 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.40 |
| DailyRoto | 3.59 | 4 | 3.90 | 4 | 2.73 | 8 | 2.56 | 9 | 2.75 | 13 | 3.11 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.17 | 12 | 3.25 | 9 | 3.57 | 4 | 1.50 | 14 | 4.50 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | 3.75 | 3 | 2.00 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.88 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.50 | 9 | 3.25 | 9 | 2.84 | 6 | 2.26 | 12 | 3.48 | 9 | 2.87 |
| Scout Fantasy | 2.33 | 10 | 2.69 | 12 | 3.50 | 5 | 2.64 | 8 | 2.32 | 17 | 2.70 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.96 | 15 | 3.00 | 11 | 2.29 | 10 | 2.38 | 11 | 3.69 | 6 | 2.66 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 1.09 | 19 | 4.17 | 3 | 2.33 | 9 | 3.00 | 6 | 2.43 | 16 | 2.60 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 1.94 | 16 | 2.52 | 13 | 2.21 | 12 | 2.50 | 10 | 2.71 | 14 | 2.38 |
| DK Playbook | 2.33 | 10 | 0.91 | 18 | 2.29 | 10 | 3.17 | 4 | 2.78 | 12 | 2.30 |
| Sportsline | 1.43 | 17 | 1.75 | 17 | 2.83 | 7 | 1.38 | 15 | 4.00 | 5 | 2.28 |
| FantasyCPR | – | – | 3.29 | 8 | – | – | 0.00 | 17 | 3.29 | 10 | 2.19 |
| FantasyPros | 2.00 | 14 | 0.88 | 19 | 2.00 | 13 | 3.11 | 5 | 1.33 | 18 | 1.86 |
| Rotowire | 1.14 | 18 | 2.43 | 14 | 1.00 | 14 | 0.00 | 17 | 2.50 | 15 | 1.41 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (July 23)
A+ – Daniel Poncedeleon (DailyRoto)
A+ – Max Muncy (DailyRoto)
A+ – Charlie Culberson (FantasyPros)
Tuesday (July 24)
A+ – Gerrit Cole (DailyRoto)
A+ – Yoan Moncada (DailyRoto)
A+ – Edwin Encarnacion (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Adam Eaton (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Joc Pederson (DailyFantasyNerd)
Wednesday (July 25)
A+ – Albert Pujols (DailyRoto)
A+ – Shohei Ohtani (DraftKings Playbook)
Thursday (July 26)
A+ – Wilmer Flores (RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Asdrubal Cabrera (RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
Friday (July 27)
A+ – Tim Beckham (RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Javier Baez (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Yovani Gallardo (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Odubel Herrera (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Juan Soto (Sportsline)
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 | 67.25% | 67.25% | ||||||
| 15 | 73.18% | 57.60% | 70.58% | |||||
| 14 | 76.35% | 54.10% | 64.85% | 52.23% | 69.43% | |||
| 13 | 63.61% | 61.23% | 60.70% | 61.57% | 61.57% | 62.44% | ||
| 12 | 64.27% | 30.10% | 40.63% | 60.30% | 54.50% | 56.35% | 58.30% | 57.17% |
| 11 | 54.02% | 40.60% | 46.80% | 35.28% | 41.98% | 47.15% | 46.22% | 48.23% |
| 10 | 48.70% | 63.50% | 44.66% | 51.31% | 36.07% | 56.05% | 53.46% | 49.28% |
| 9 | 33.25% | 39.56% | 24.45% | 30.88% | 33.29% | 34.46% | 39.60% | 34.07% |
| 8 | 31.00% | 27.01% | 27.87% | 30.84% | 28.94% | 26.97% | 32.73% | 29.84% |
| 7 | 26.31% | 25.10% | 24.40% | 24.36% | 20.66% | 24.07% | 25.03% | 24.64% |
| 6 | 22.08% | 23.87% | 16.95% | 20.13% | 16.37% | 17.18% | 22.13% | 20.03% |
| 5 | 16.31% | 16.93% | 13.43% | 13.93% | 15.68% | 13.06% | 16.87% | 15.35% |
| 4 | 11.08% | 13.34% | 8.73% | 10.54% | 10.82% | 7.71% | 13.26% | 11.17% |
| 3 | 7.73% | 9.06% | 6.76% | 6.37% | 7.50% | 5.52% | 8.95% | 7.61% |
| 2 | 5.19% | 7.75% | 4.56% | 5.52% | 4.94% | 3.78% | 6.16% | 5.52% |
| 1 | 2.34% | 3.74% | 2.34% | 2.63% | 2.93% | 1.71% | 2.46% | 2.59% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 16 | 44.75% | 44.75% | ||||||
| 15 | 42.50% | 29.80% | 40.38% | |||||
| 14 | 47.67% | 25.40% | 42.30% | 32.30% | 43.02% | |||
| 13 | 45.21% | 30.67% | 30.30% | 37.53% | 33.23% | 39.03% | ||
| 12 | 45.31% | 27.50% | 24.08% | 35.40% | 29.94% | 28.53% | 40.54% | 36.89% |
| 11 | 34.76% | 26.40% | 27.08% | 22.08% | 24.60% | 28.83% | 28.35% | 29.97% |
| 10 | 33.48% | 53.15% | 26.05% | 30.55% | 23.57% | 35.58% | 33.93% | 31.82% |
| 9 | 27.71% | 29.30% | 17.91% | 21.05% | 22.84% | 22.54% | 26.39% | 24.56% |
| 8 | 23.91% | 21.29% | 19.42% | 21.53% | 21.48% | 18.97% | 22.66% | 21.60% |
| 7 | 22.65% | 21.24% | 16.27% | 17.12% | 18.67% | 17.97% | 19.26% | 19.28% |
| 6 | 20.33% | 18.00% | 13.08% | 15.53% | 12.88% | 13.45% | 16.77% | 16.00% |
| 5 | 15.95% | 14.09% | 10.68% | 11.43% | 12.74% | 11.62% | 14.10% | 13.09% |
| 4 | 13.57% | 11.33% | 8.31% | 9.94% | 10.24% | 8.29% | 11.26% | 10.61% |
| 3 | 10.55% | 10.06% | 6.89% | 7.04% | 7.77% | 7.13% | 9.02% | 8.41% |
| 2 | 7.57% | 7.30% | 5.60% | 6.11% | 6.28% | 5.19% | 6.74% | 6.48% |
| 1 | 4.55% | 4.08% | 3.34% | 3.38% | 3.84% | 3.13% | 3.41% | 3.66% |
