The only change in the Top 3 this past week was a flip-flop of RotoGrinders with the 6-pack taking over third place from the RG Consensus in the hitting leaderboard. The experts are running out of season to make their move up the leaderboard.
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: 5.19) continues to hold a sizable lead over second place.
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.09) remains in second place but has seen his score dip over the last couple of weeks.
#3) RotoGrinders 6-pack (Score: 4.95) moves back up into third place by jumping ahead of the RotoGrinders – Consensus.
Hitters
#1) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 3.19) holds onto the top spot on the hitting side for another week.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.12) has seen their score drop over the last couple of week but remains comfortably in the second spot.
#3) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 3.01) is just barely holding onto third and will need some good weeks down the stretch to stay in the Top 3.
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.67 | 2 | 6.67 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 5.33 | 9 | 5.00 | 8 | 6.00 | 3 | 7.50 | 1 | 6.67 | 2 | 6.10 |
| Rotoballer | 7.50 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 15 | 5.00 | 7 | 5.00 | 8 | 6.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 6.00 | 6 | 6.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 7 | 5.00 | 7 | 5.00 | 8 | 5.40 |
| FantasyAlarm | 6.40 | 4 | – | – | 5.20 | 6 | 3.40 | 14 | 6.33 | 4 | 5.33 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | – | – | 7.50 | 2 | 6.00 | 3 | 2.50 | 16 | 5.00 | 8 | 5.25 |
| Scout Fantasy | 5.75 | 7 | 6.14 | 4 | 3.50 | 13 | 5.50 | 4 | 5.33 | 6 | 5.24 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.67 | 8 | 4.67 | 10 | 5.75 | 5 | 3.67 | 12 | 5.00 | 8 | 4.95 |
| FantasyPros | 7.50 | 1 | 3.67 | 13 | 3.00 | 14 | 5.00 | 7 | 5.25 | 7 | 4.88 |
| DailyRoto | 6.10 | 5 | 4.25 | 12 | 4.30 | 9 | 4.80 | 11 | 4.46 | 16 | 4.78 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 4.50 | 10 | 6.25 | 3 | 3.75 | 12 | 3.00 | 15 | 5.50 | 5 | 4.60 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.80 | 12 | 4.50 | 11 | 4.00 | 10 | 5.50 | 4 | 5.00 | 8 | 4.56 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 7.50 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 | 1.00 | 18 | 3.50 | 13 | 5.00 | 8 | 4.40 |
| Rotowire | 1.50 | 13 | 5.25 | 7 | 6.50 | 2 | 7.50 | 1 | 1.00 | 19 | 4.35 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 4.33 | 11 | 3.22 | 15 | 4.00 | 10 | 5.50 | 4 | 4.00 | 17 | 4.21 |
| FantasyCPR | 1.00 | 15 | 5.67 | 6 | 5.00 | 7 | 5.00 | 7 | 3.33 | 18 | 4.00 |
| Sportsline | 1.00 | 15 | – | – | 1.50 | 17 | 7.50 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 | 3.75 |
| DK Playbook | 1.50 | 13 | 3.50 | 14 | 2.50 | 15 | 1.00 | 17 | 5.00 | 8 | 2.70 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.50 | 3 | 3.50 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.45 | 12 | 2.09 | 12 | 4.56 | 1 | 4.90 | 1 | 2.58 | 9 | 3.32 |
| Rotoballer | 1.71 | 15 | 2.40 | 11 | 3.57 | 2 | 3.33 | 5 | 5.14 | 1 | 3.23 |
| DK Playbook | 3.08 | 7 | 5.22 | 1 | 2.67 | 9 | 3.27 | 7 | 1.50 | 18 | 3.15 |
| Scout Fantasy | 2.97 | 8 | 3.03 | 7 | 3.43 | 4 | 2.93 | 10 | 2.00 | 15 | 2.87 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | – | – | 3.27 | 4 | 2.70 | 8 | 3.88 | 3 | 1.50 | 18 | 2.84 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.21 | 6 | 3.29 | 3 | 1.86 | 12 | 2.50 | 13 | 3.31 | 4 | 2.83 |
| FantasyCPR | 3.56 | 1 | 1.45 | 15 | 1.57 | 15 | 4.25 | 2 | 3.09 | 5 | 2.78 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.97 | 8 | – | – | 1.58 | 14 | 2.79 | 11 | 3.68 | 2 | 2.76 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.63 | 10 | 3.13 | 6 | 1.96 | 11 | 3.22 | 8 | 2.72 | 8 | 2.73 |
| FantasyLabs | 3.25 | 3 | 5.00 | 2 | 0.22 | 19 | 3.09 | 9 | 2.09 | 14 | 2.73 |
| DailyRoto | 2.37 | 13 | 2.60 | 9 | 2.83 | 7 | 2.77 | 12 | 3.03 | 6 | 2.72 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.25 | 3 | 1.43 | 16 | 3.00 | 6 | 3.63 | 4 | 1.75 | 17 | 2.61 |
| DailyOverlay – Stacks | 3.36 | 2 | – | – | 1.83 | 13 | – | – | 2.42 | 10 | 2.54 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 2.13 | 14 | 3.20 | 5 | 3.50 | 3 | 1.86 | 15 | 1.86 | 16 | 2.51 |
| FantasyPros | 1.67 | 16 | 2.69 | 8 | 3.20 | 5 | 1.22 | 16 | 2.78 | 7 | 2.31 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 2.49 | 11 | 2.50 | 10 | 1.41 | 16 | 2.30 | 14 | 2.13 | 13 | 2.17 |
| Sportsline | 3.25 | 3 | 2.00 | 13 | 2.13 | 10 | 0.43 | 17 | 2.38 | 11 | 2.04 |
| Rotowire | 0.63 | 17 | 1.69 | 14 | 0.57 | 18 | 3.29 | 6 | 2.25 | 12 | 1.69 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | – | – | 1.40 | 17 | – | – | 0.75 | 20 | 1.08 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (August 13)
A+ – James McCann (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Michael Conforto (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Bartolo Colon (FantasyPros)
A+ – Adam Engel (FantasyPros)
A+ – Amed Rosario (Sportsline)
Tuesday (August 14)
A+ – Lucas Giolito (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – J.T. Realmuto (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Willy Adames (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Charlie Cluberson (FantasyPros)
A+ – Jorge Polanco (FantasyPros)
A+ – John Gant (Rotowire)
Wednesday (August 15)
A+ – Wilson Ramos (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Miguel Andujar (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Andrew McCutchen (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Yuli Gurriel (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Wilmer Flores (FantasyPros)
A+ – Todd Frazier (FantasyPros)
A+ – Tyler White (Sportsline)
Thursday (August 16)
A+ – James McCann (DailyRoto)
A+ – Ehire Adrianza (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – David Dahl (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Jon Lester (Sportsline)
Friday (August 17)
A+ – Whit Merrifield (DailyRoto)
A+ – Steven Souza (DailyOverlay – Stacks)
A+ – Xander Bogaerts (FantasyAlarm)
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% | 75.10% | 57.60% | 71.23% | ||||
| 14 | 74.65% | 54.10% | 64.85% | 52.23% | 68.99% | |||
| 13 | 63.61% | 61.23% | 60.70% | 61.57% | 61.57% | 62.44% | ||
| 12 | 65.49% | 30.10% | 40.63% | 60.30% | 54.50% | 56.35% | 58.30% | 57.81% |
| 11 | 55.05% | 40.60% | 48.83% | 35.28% | 41.98% | 47.15% | 46.79% | 49.10% |
| 10 | 48.46% | 63.50% | 44.66% | 51.31% | 33.36% | 49.36% | 52.67% | 48.22% |
| 9 | 32.07% | 39.56% | 22.35% | 29.72% | 36.47% | 34.46% | 39.60% | 33.53% |
| 8 | 31.14% | 27.01% | 27.79% | 34.30% | 28.17% | 27.65% | 33.22% | 30.35% |
| 7 | 26.47% | 26.19% | 24.33% | 23.92% | 19.84% | 23.67% | 25.44% | 24.61% |
| 6 | 21.69% | 23.49% | 17.18% | 19.31% | 16.18% | 16.79% | 22.79% | 20.00% |
| 5 | 16.50% | 16.86% | 13.34% | 14.21% | 15.42% | 13.08% | 16.72% | 15.31% |
| 4 | 10.98% | 13.03% | 8.68% | 10.40% | 11.32% | 8.09% | 13.21% | 11.17% |
| 3 | 7.53% | 8.64% | 6.65% | 6.28% | 7.31% | 5.48% | 8.86% | 7.47% |
| 2 | 5.29% | 7.82% | 4.65% | 5.79% | 4.73% | 3.88% | 6.00% | 5.52% |
| 1 | 2.29% | 3.75% | 2.28% | 2.57% | 2.87% | 1.73% | 2.47% | 2.56% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 16 | 44.75% | 44.75% | ||||||
| 15 | 42.50% | 43.40% | 29.80% | 40.81% | ||||
| 14 | 45.62% | 25.40% | 42.30% | 32.30% | 42.11% | |||
| 13 | 45.21% | 30.67% | 30.30% | 37.53% | 33.23% | 39.03% | ||
| 12 | 45.85% | 27.50% | 24.08% | 35.40% | 29.94% | 28.53% | 40.54% | 37.31% |
| 11 | 35.56% | 26.40% | 28.16% | 22.08% | 24.60% | 28.83% | 28.57% | 30.53% |
| 10 | 32.94% | 53.15% | 26.05% | 30.55% | 22.06% | 32.46% | 33.22% | 31.10% |
| 9 | 27.01% | 29.30% | 16.64% | 20.57% | 24.04% | 22.54% | 26.39% | 24.22% |
| 8 | 23.69% | 21.29% | 19.04% | 22.73% | 21.14% | 19.15% | 22.43% | 21.58% |
| 7 | 22.43% | 21.49% | 16.31% | 17.11% | 18.08% | 17.83% | 19.31% | 19.17% |
| 6 | 19.93% | 17.51% | 13.02% | 15.03% | 12.76% | 13.19% | 17.02% | 15.86% |
| 5 | 15.95% | 13.81% | 10.63% | 11.37% | 12.70% | 11.49% | 13.88% | 12.97% |
| 4 | 13.63% | 11.12% | 8.20% | 9.96% | 10.24% | 8.21% | 11.21% | 10.53% |
| 3 | 10.49% | 9.73% | 6.83% | 6.87% | 7.68% | 7.00% | 8.94% | 8.30% |
| 2 | 7.65% | 7.33% | 5.64% | 6.16% | 6.11% | 5.24% | 6.63% | 6.46% |
| 1 | 4.52% | 4.10% | 3.29% | 3.37% | 3.81% | 3.12% | 3.39% | 3.64% |
