MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of July 27th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
MLB is back! Thank goodness! It has been an interesting start to the season with breakouts among two teams and cancelled games everyday. Hopefully, they can get the ship righted and the season can continue with a few hitches as possible. Enjoy!
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.
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. We’d love to add more so let us know in the comments the experts that you’re trusting 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) FantasyLabs (Score: 10.00)
#2) NumberFire (Score: 5.82)
#3) RG Lineup Builder (Score: 5.31)
Hitters
#1) FantasyLabs (Score: 5.75)
#2) RG 6-Pack (Score: 4.60)
#3) DailyRoto Optimizer (Score: 3.31)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| NumberFire | 5.50 | 1 | 3.00 | 9 | 5.75 | 7 | 5.60 | 3 | 4.00 | 4 | 4.77 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.50 | 1 | 2.00 | 13 | 6.00 | 3 | 7.50 | 1 | 1.00 | 10 | 4.40 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 5.50 | 1 | 1.50 | 14 | 7.50 | 1 | 6.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 10 | 4.30 |
| Rotoballer | 1.50 | 15 | 6.50 | 1 | 6.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 18 | 6.00 | 1 | 4.20 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | – | – | 2.50 | 12 | 3.50 | 16 | 2.50 | 15 | 6.00 | 1 | 3.63 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.67 | 7 | 1.50 | 14 | 6.00 | 3 | 1.50 | 17 | 5.00 | 3 | 3.53 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.00 | 13 | 4.25 | 5 | 5.00 | 10 | 3.60 | 7 | 2.33 | 8 | 3.44 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 1.00 | 16 | 5.00 | 3 | 4.33 | 12 | 2.67 | 14 | 4.00 | 4 | 3.40 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 5.50 | 1 | – | – | 6.00 | 3 | 1.00 | 18 | 1.00 | 10 | 3.38 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.25 | 9 | 5.00 | 3 | 3.50 | 16 | 4.50 | 6 | 0.50 | 17 | 3.35 |
| Awesemo | 5.50 | 1 | 1.50 | 14 | 3.00 | 18 | 3.40 | 10 | – | – | 3.35 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 3.67 | 7 | 5.40 | 2 | 3.67 | 14 | 3.17 | 11 | 0.63 | 16 | 3.31 |
| EliteFantasy | – | – | 3.00 | 9 | 3.60 | 15 | 3.60 | 7 | 3.00 | 7 | 3.30 |
| FanSided | 2.60 | 11 | 3.43 | 8 | – | – | 2.88 | 12 | 3.29 | 6 | 3.05 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.60 | 11 | 3.50 | 7 | 4.17 | 13 | 2.86 | 13 | 2.00 | 9 | 3.03 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 5.00 | 6 | 1.50 | 14 | 5.50 | 9 | 2.00 | 16 | 1.00 | 10 | 3.00 |
| DK Playbook | 0.50 | 18 | 0.50 | 19 | 7.50 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.00 | 10 | 2.90 |
| Rotoworld | 1.00 | 16 | 3.00 | 9 | 2.50 | 20 | 5.00 | 4 | – | – | 2.88 |
| Rotowire | 2.00 | 13 | 3.75 | 6 | 5.67 | 8 | 1.00 | 18 | 1.00 | 10 | 2.68 |
| FantasyPros | 2.75 | 10 | 1.25 | 18 | 3.00 | 18 | 3.50 | 9 | 0.50 | 17 | 2.20 |
| RotoGrinders-6 Pack | – | – | – | – | 2.00 | 21 | – | – | – | – | 2.00 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 0.00 | 19 | 0.00 | 20 | 5.00 | 10 | 0.00 | 21 | 0.00 | 19 | 1.00 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| RotoGrinders-6 Pack | – | – | – | – | 4.20 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4.20 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | – | – | 4.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 5 | 3.00 | 4 | 3.25 | 3 | 3.31 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.25 | 3 | 3.13 | 4 | 2.88 | 8 | 2.88 | 8 | 2.38 | 10 | 2.90 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.14 | 5 | 3.50 | 2 | 1.30 | 20 | 3.00 | 4 | 3.09 | 4 | 2.81 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 1.63 | 15 | 2.50 | 6 | 5.13 | 1 | 1.88 | 20 | 2.63 | 7 | 2.75 |
| EliteFantasy | – | – | 2.25 | 9 | 2.67 | 11 | 2.36 | 14 | 3.03 | 5 | 2.58 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 1.21 | 20 | 1.93 | 12 | 2.71 | 10 | 3.00 | 4 | 3.29 | 2 | 2.43 |
| Awesemo | 2.20 | 11 | 3.21 | 3 | 3.82 | 3 | 0.17 | 23 | 2.56 | 8 | 2.39 |
| Rotoballer | 2.50 | 7 | 1.71 | 15 | 2.14 | 13 | 3.86 | 1 | 1.63 | 15 | 2.37 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 4.14 | 2 | 1.75 | 14 | 1.75 | 18 | 2.75 | 10 | 1.43 | 17 | 2.36 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.94 | 6 | 1.42 | 18 | 1.87 | 17 | 2.50 | 13 | 2.74 | 6 | 2.29 |
| DK Playbook | 1.92 | 13 | 2.75 | 5 | 1.45 | 19 | 3.83 | 2 | 1.50 | 16 | 2.29 |
| Rotowire | 1.43 | 18 | 2.40 | 7 | 2.78 | 9 | 1.44 | 21 | 3.33 | 1 | 2.28 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 0.71 | 21 | – | – | 3.00 | 5 | 2.88 | 8 | 2.50 | 9 | 2.27 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.00 | 12 | 2.13 | 10 | 2.08 | 14 | 2.69 | 12 | 2.38 | 10 | 2.26 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.35 | 10 | 1.95 | 11 | 2.21 | 12 | 2.28 | 15 | 1.96 | 14 | 2.15 |
| Sportsline | 5.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 21 | 0.00 | 22 | 3.33 | 3 | 1.00 | 19 | 2.07 |
| NumberFire | 1.56 | 17 | 1.89 | 13 | 3.53 | 4 | 2.09 | 16 | 1.20 | 18 | 2.05 |
| FantasyPros | 2.36 | 9 | 1.67 | 16 | 1.93 | 16 | 2.00 | 17 | 2.14 | 12 | 2.02 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 1.58 | 16 | 2.26 | 8 | 2.04 | 15 | 1.89 | 19 | 2.00 | 13 | 1.95 |
| Rotoworld | 3.25 | 3 | 1.50 | 17 | 0.00 | 22 | 3.00 | 4 | – | – | 1.94 |
| FanSided | 1.67 | 14 | 1.32 | 19 | – | – | 2.00 | 17 | 0.95 | 21 | 1.49 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 2.50 | 7 | 0.00 | 22 | 3.00 | 5 | 0.50 | 22 | 1.00 | 19 | 1.40 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 1.25 | 19 | 1.25 | 20 | 0.25 | 21 | 2.75 | 10 | 0.00 | 22 | 1.10 |
Sleepers of the Week
In the “Sleepers of the Week” section, I’ll highlight the players that were selected by only one expert and scored an “A+” grade. These are the sites to look at when you’re squeezing in some cheap bats.
Monday (July 27th)
A+ – Colin Moran (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Zack Godley (Fansided)
A+ – Maikel Franco (FantasyPros)
Tuesday (July 28th)
A+ – Tommy Edman (Awesemo)
A+ – Tim Lopes (Fansided)
A+ – Homer Bailey (RG Consensus)
A+ – Christin Stewart (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Jorge Polanco (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Albert Pujols (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Brett Phillips (Rotowire – Optimizer)
Wednesday (July 29th)
A+ – Brandon Nimmo (Awesemo)
A+ – Trent Grisham (Awesemo)
A+ – Freddie Freeman (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Kyle Seager (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
Thursday (July 30th)
A+ – Corey Seager (Fansided)
A+ – Shohei Ohtani (NumberFire)
A+ – Tommy Pham (RG Grind Down)
Friday (July 31st)
A+ – Brett Gardner (Awesemo)
A+ – Taijuan Walker (DailyRoto – Optimizer)
A+ – Hanser Alberto (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Gio Urshela (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Wilmer Flores (EliteFantasy)
A+ – JD Davis (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Spencer Turnbull (Fansided)
A+ – Jason Kipnis (FantasyPros)
A+ – Brian Goodwin (FantasyPros)
Value Tracker
Fansided – 4
RG Grind Down – 4
Awesemo – 4
FantasyPros – 3
EliteFantasy – 3
DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 3
DailyFantasySportsRankings – 1
RG Consensus – 1
Rotowire Optimizer – 1
DailyRoto Optimizer – 1
NumberFire – 1
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 |
| 17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79.00% | 79.00% |
| 16 | 91.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 91.30% |
| 15 | 69.80% | N/A | N/A | 50.90% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 63.50% |
| 14 | 85.60% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 85.60% |
| 13 | N/A | N/A | 62.30% | N/A | N/A | 69.40% | 60.15% | 62.86% |
| 12 | 35.40% | N/A | 29.60% | N/A | 13.20% | N/A | 23.60% | 25.45% |
| 11 | 63.40% | 75.00% | N/A | N/A | 39.70% | N/A | 54.27% | 56.82% |
| 10 | 52.69% | 77.10% | N/A | 65.10% | 48.30% | 20.10% | 49.60% | 53.60% |
| 9 | 56.80% | N/A | 36.70% | 59.15% | 36.90% | 11.10% | 50.03% | 46.13% |
| 8 | 13.13% | N/A | 55.50% | 38.90% | 24.00% | 44.77% | 33.90% | 33.28% |
| 7 | 38.90% | 4.80% | 31.65% | 28.70% | 28.27% | 11.57% | 21.27% | 23.34% |
| 6 | 15.67% | 7.10% | 8.46% | 11.03% | 12.70% | 2.50% | 12.42% | 11.04% |
| 5 | 13.62% | 29.90% | 14.58% | 10.40% | 22.30% | 12.22% | 10.14% | 14.47% |
| 4 | 3.07% | 10.20% | 4.60% | 12.23% | 21.91% | 17.94% | 17.09% | 14.97% |
| 3 | 8.69% | 56.30% | 4.65% | 8.80% | 11.55% | 5.00% | 12.48% | 10.64% |
| 2 | 3.99% | 6.54% | 4.26% | 3.32% | 2.82% | 4.01% | 4.10% | 4.18% |
| 1 | 1.49% | 2.28% | 1.83% | 2.70% | 4.12% | 2.90% | 1.67% | 2.22% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.40% | 38.40% |
| 16 | 76.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 76.70% |
| 15 | 52.55% | N/A | N/A | 40.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.60% |
| 14 | 57.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57.40% |
| 13 | N/A | N/A | 34.30% | N/A | N/A | 56.10% | 43.90% | 42.50% |
| 12 | 18.50% | N/A | 26.00% | N/A | 14.80% | N/A | 17.30% | 19.15% |
| 11 | 43.40% | 46.00% | N/A | N/A | 25.90% | N/A | 34.83% | 36.63% |
| 10 | 36.19% | 46.60% | N/A | 41.20% | 21.40% | 16.80% | 39.95% | 35.15% |
| 9 | 51.10% | N/A | 18.90% | 40.95% | 31.10% | 12.80% | 29.78% | 33.09% |
| 8 | 21.07% | N/A | 22.00% | 36.05% | 21.20% | 21.00% | 22.43% | 23.75% |
| 7 | 15.90% | 11.70% | 19.95% | 27.75% | 15.17% | 12.90% | 16.31% | 17.95% |
| 6 | 14.98% | 10.75% | 10.76% | 9.33% | 12.65% | 5.10% | 8.02% | 10.75% |
| 5 | 17.78% | 19.05% | 9.48% | 13.45% | 20.53% | 10.36% | 11.94% | 13.97% |
| 4 | 6.97% | 15.80% | 3.55% | 12.93% | 15.58% | 11.04% | 16.53% | 13.29% |
| 3 | 12.18% | 39.40% | 7.83% | 9.20% | 12.98% | 7.18% | 11.08% | 11.26% |
| 2 | 6.12% | 6.07% | 5.99% | 4.59% | 5.73% | 5.84% | 5.33% | 5.61% |
| 1 | 4.25% | 4.08% | 3.32% | 3.97% | 4.92% | 4.32% | 3.13% | 3.78% |
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