MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of April 26th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
Last week, we started breaking out our Core 5 from the Consensus. So far, it’s been fruitful as the Core 5 now leads both pitching and hitter leaderboards. A full, five-day week is recapped below. 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) Daily Overlay Consensus Core 5 (Score: 6.80)
#2) NumberFire (Score: 5.88)
#3) RG 6-Pack (Score: 5.71)
Hitters
#1) Daily Overlay Consensus Core 5 (Score: 3.50)
#2) DailyRoto Optimizer (Score: 2.77)
#3) Awesemo (Score: 2.69)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| GoingFor2 | – | – | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 10.00 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 10.00 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 6.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 17 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.60 |
| Rotoballer | 6.00 | 2 | 6.00 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 19 | 7.40 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 6.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 23 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.40 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 23 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 19 | 7.20 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 2.00 | 22 | 2.00 | 17 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.80 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 6.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 23 | 5.50 | 15 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.50 |
| NumberFire | 2.67 | 16 | 4.00 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.67 | 17 | 6.67 | 8 | 6.00 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 4.25 | 10 | 3.20 | 13 | 7.00 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.33 | 17 | 5.96 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 6.00 | 2 | 2.50 | 14 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 19 | 5.70 |
| DK Playbook | 1.00 | 28 | 1.50 | 22 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 15 | 5.70 |
| RunPureSports | 2.67 | 16 | 3.83 | 9 | 6.20 | 14 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.33 | 17 | 5.61 |
| Sportsline | 5.67 | 7 | 4.00 | 6 | 5.00 | 19 | 6.67 | 17 | 6.67 | 8 | 5.60 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 2.50 | 19 | 3.25 | 11 | 7.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 16 | 7.50 | 6 | 5.55 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.91 | 11 | 3.38 | 10 | 5.50 | 15 | 8.00 | 15 | 6.40 | 11 | 5.44 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 5.25 | 8 | 2.29 | 16 | 4.90 | 22 | 8.33 | 14 | 6.25 | 13 | 5.40 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.50 | 19 | 1.60 | 21 | 5.50 | 15 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.00 | 7 | 5.32 |
| Awesemo | 1.50 | 26 | 6.00 | 2 | 4.00 | 26 | 5.00 | 22 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.30 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 4.75 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.75 | 16 | 5.25 |
| FantasyPros | 3.00 | 15 | 3.25 | 11 | 3.25 | 27 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.25 | 13 | 5.15 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 3.50 | 12 | 1.00 | 23 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 19 | 4.90 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.00 | 22 | 2.50 | 14 | 5.00 | 19 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 19 | 4.90 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.63 | 18 | 4.00 | 6 | 4.80 | 23 | 6.67 | 17 | 6.40 | 11 | 4.90 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.33 | 14 | 5.00 | 4 | 4.80 | 23 | 6.67 | 17 | 4.14 | 26 | 4.79 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 1.50 | 26 | 2.00 | 17 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 19 | 4.70 |
| Rotowire | 2.33 | 21 | 4.33 | 5 | 5.00 | 19 | 5.00 | 22 | 4.00 | 27 | 4.13 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 1.67 | 25 | 1.00 | 23 | 4.33 | 25 | 6.67 | 17 | 6.67 | 8 | 4.07 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 3.50 | 12 | 1.00 | 23 | 5.50 | 15 | 0.00 | 27 | 5.00 | 19 | 3.00 |
| DailyRoto | 2.00 | 22 | 1.67 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.84 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 3.25 | 6 | 4.88 | 3 | 4.63 | 5 | 3.50 | 3 | 5.80 | 2 | 4.41 |
| DailyRoto | 4.30 | 2 | 3.13 | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.72 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 1 | 3.75 | 6 | 0.50 | 25 | 2.75 | 18 | 3.50 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 3.71 | 3 | 3.25 | 12 | 6.67 | 1 | 2.57 | 7 | 0.67 | 27 | 3.37 |
| Awesemo | 2.83 | 13 | 3.86 | 6 | 1.94 | 21 | 2.75 | 5 | 5.38 | 4 | 3.35 |
| DK Playbook | 2.27 | 19 | 3.45 | 8 | 4.73 | 3 | 2.55 | 8 | 2.91 | 16 | 3.18 |
| EliteFantasy | 3.00 | 8 | 3.42 | 10 | 2.93 | 14 | 2.72 | 6 | 3.18 | 14 | 3.05 |
| GoingFor2 | – | – | – | – | 3.00 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 3.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 2.50 | 16 | 4.15 | 5 | 3.20 | 9 | 2.07 | 14 | 3.07 | 15 | 3.00 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.36 | 5 | 1.56 | 25 | 2.80 | 15 | 3.71 | 1 | 3.30 | 13 | 2.95 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 2.00 | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.83 | 7 | 2.92 |
| Rotowire | 3.08 | 7 | 1.83 | 23 | 3.40 | 8 | 2.50 | 9 | 3.62 | 9 | 2.89 |
| Sportsline | 2.80 | 14 | 4.20 | 4 | 3.00 | 11 | 2.00 | 15 | 2.25 | 24 | 2.85 |
| NumberFire | 2.13 | 20 | 2.50 | 19 | 1.83 | 23 | 2.14 | 12 | 5.44 | 3 | 2.81 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 0.75 | 27 | 5.25 | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 0.57 | 24 | 3.67 | 8 | 2.75 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.63 | 15 | 2.83 | 14 | 0.40 | 27 | 3.57 | 2 | 4.25 | 5 | 2.74 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 1.75 | 24 | 3.71 | 7 | 2.50 | 17 | 3.38 | 4 | 2.33 | 23 | 2.73 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 2.91 | 11 | 2.82 | 15 | 3.08 | 10 | 1.36 | 21 | 3.42 | 11 | 2.72 |
| RunPureSports | 3.00 | 8 | 2.03 | 22 | 2.64 | 16 | 2.33 | 11 | 3.42 | 11 | 2.68 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.50 | 4 | 2.71 | 16 | 5.00 | 2 | 0.40 | 27 | 1.43 | 26 | 2.61 |
| FantasyPros | 1.25 | 26 | 3.33 | 11 | 4.70 | 4 | 1.30 | 22 | 2.17 | 25 | 2.55 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.32 | 18 | 2.50 | 19 | 2.20 | 18 | 2.14 | 12 | 2.90 | 17 | 2.41 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 1.58 | 25 | 2.60 | 17 | 2.08 | 20 | 1.40 | 20 | 4.21 | 6 | 2.37 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 3.00 | 8 | 1.79 | 24 | 1.76 | 24 | 1.69 | 18 | 3.54 | 10 | 2.36 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 2.86 | 12 | 3.43 | 9 | 2.13 | 19 | 0.50 | 25 | 2.57 | 19 | 2.30 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.83 | 23 | 1.43 | 26 | 3.00 | 11 | 2.39 | 10 | 2.40 | 22 | 2.21 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 2.60 | 17 | – | – | 1.80 | 17 | – | – | 2.20 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.34 | 17 | 2.09 | 21 | 1.93 | 22 | 2.00 | 15 | 2.48 | 20 | 2.17 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 0.50 | 28 | 1.00 | 27 | 1.00 | 25 | 1.50 | 19 | 6.00 | 1 | 2.00 |
| Rotoballer | 1.88 | 22 | 0.88 | 28 | 1.00 | 25 | 1.00 | 23 | 2.43 | 21 | 1.44 |
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
- Jose Iglesias (Awesemo)
- Kris Bryant (Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator)
Tuesday
- Jesse Winker (EliteFantasy)
- Garrett Richards (FantasyPros)
- Carson Kelly (NBC Sports Edge)
Wednesday
- Lourdes Gurriel, Jr (DailyRoto Optimizer)
- Jurickson Profar (FantasyPros)
- Clint Frazier (FantasyPros)
Thursday
- Eric Lauer (RG Grind Down)
Friday
- Dylan Moore (Awesemo)
- JD Martinez (Awesemo)
- Aaron Hicks (DailyFantasyInsider)
- Cedric Mullins (DFS Army Cheat Sheet)
Value Tracker
- EliteFantasy – 7
- FantasyPros – 7
- Awesemo – 6
- RG Grind Down – 6
- Fantasy Alarm – 4
- DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 4
- DailyRoto – 3
- FantasyLabs – 2
- DFS Karma Game Theory – 2
- Rotowire – 2
- Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator – 2
- NBC Sports Edge – 2
- GoingFor2 – 1
- NumberFire – 1
- Daily Overlay On the Hill – 1
- DailyFantasyNerd – 1
- DailyFantasySportsRankings – 1
- DailyFantasyInsider – 1
- DailyRoto Optimizer – 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 |
| 25 | 90.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 90.4% |
| 24 | 72.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 72.7% |
| 23 | 94.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 94.7% |
| 22 | 88.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 88.5% |
| 21 | 77.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 77.9% |
| 20 | 42.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56.7% | 70.5% | N/A | 56.4% |
| 19 | 63.4% | N/A | 65.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 64.3% |
| 18 | 69.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 41.6% | N/A | 63.4% | 65.8% |
| 17 | 61.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50.4% | N/A | N/A | 54.7% |
| 16 | 47.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 42.7% | N/A | 43.8% | 44.8% |
| 15 | 60.7% | N/A | 46.9% | N/A | N/A | 46.2% | 60.4% | 57.1% |
| 14 | 43.9% | 64.3% | 27.0% | N/A | 39.7% | 34.9% | 46.6% | 42.1% |
| 13 | 55.1% | 11.1% | 32.1% | 48.6% | 26.1% | 50.1% | 39.3% | 43.1% |
| 12 | 35.4% | 3.4% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 38.4% | 30.7% | 38.0% | 33.3% |
| 11 | 27.0% | 46.4% | 25.8% | 29.0% | 29.5% | 32.3% | 39.6% | 33.4% |
| 10 | 14.9% | 18.2% | 28.9% | 21.0% | 19.4% | 26.8% | 27.0% | 22.8% |
| 9 | 25.8% | 29.9% | 19.7% | 18.0% | 21.4% | 16.3% | 23.9% | 21.3% |
| 8 | 11.8% | 15.1% | 6.7% | 13.4% | 22.0% | 6.8% | 23.5% | 17.1% |
| 7 | 12.0% | 16.7% | 15.7% | 19.9% | 12.0% | 11.3% | 15.8% | 15.1% |
| 6 | 9.2% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 9.3% | 8.9% | 15.8% | 11.9% |
| 5 | 5.3% | 13.5% | 11.2% | 6.7% | 7.7% | 5.1% | 10.6% | 8.9% |
| 4 | 3.2% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 6.7% |
| 3 | 4.8% | 10.7% | 6.9% | 5.8% | 4.3% | 5.6% | 9.7% | 7.2% |
| 2 | 2.4% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 4.6% |
| 1 | 1.1% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 25 | 67.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 67.0% |
| 24 | 49.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 49.2% |
| 23 | 82.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 82.3% |
| 22 | 69.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 69.8% |
| 21 | 48.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.2% |
| 20 | 36.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31.9% | 33.1% | N/A | 33.9% |
| 19 | 58.3% | N/A | 33.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 46.0% |
| 18 | 44.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31.7% | N/A | 36.5% | 41.6% |
| 17 | 40.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29.3% | N/A | N/A | 33.9% |
| 16 | 40.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25.9% | N/A | 35.3% | 34.4% |
| 15 | 41.5% | N/A | 31.5% | N/A | N/A | 27.4% | 30.1% | 36.4% |
| 14 | 38.8% | 42.1% | 18.6% | N/A | 30.5% | 21.8% | 25.9% | 28.7% |
| 13 | 35.2% | 13.3% | 24.6% | 28.2% | 18.8% | 27.4% | 26.7% | 27.7% |
| 12 | 29.7% | 4.9% | 19.0% | 17.7% | 27.0% | 30.2% | 25.2% | 24.4% |
| 11 | 24.3% | 23.8% | 18.0% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 17.2% | 22.5% | 20.2% |
| 10 | 20.1% | 15.6% | 20.1% | 18.1% | 17.5% | 15.9% | 16.2% | 18.0% |
| 9 | 25.7% | 26.3% | 13.3% | 12.3% | 15.4% | 12.7% | 19.3% | 17.1% |
| 8 | 15.7% | 12.6% | 11.5% | 15.6% | 15.2% | 9.9% | 16.5% | 15.1% |
| 7 | 15.9% | 11.8% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 14.0% | 13.5% |
| 6 | 12.8% | 12.5% | 11.6% | 12.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 13.2% | 11.8% |
| 5 | 10.5% | 12.0% | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.1% | 6.5% | 11.2% | 9.6% |
| 4 | 7.2% | 7.3% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.1% | 7.9% |
| 3 | 8.2% | 8.5% | 5.9% | 8.1% | 6.6% | 6.7% | 8.6% | 7.7% |
| 2 | 5.9% | 6.2% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 1 | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
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