MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of July 26th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
No movement in the leaderboard last week. We’re beginning to see some separation among the top-3 in each leaderboard but there is still time to close the gap for the laggers. 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: 5.84)
#2) RG 6-Pack (Score: 5.58)
#3) RG Lineup Builder (Score: 5.52)
Hitters
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 2.90)
#2) RG 6-Pack (Score: 2.82)
#3) RG Consensus (Score: 2.81)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.50 | 22 | 6.00 | 6 | 7.50 | 2 | 7.50 | 8 | 5.50 | 1 | 5.80 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 17 | 5.00 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 23 | 5.60 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 5.67 | 9 | 7.67 | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | 8.33 | 3 | 1.33 | 18 | 5.60 |
| NumberFire | 5.67 | 9 | 4.67 | 9 | 7.50 | 2 | 8.33 | 3 | 1.83 | 9 | 5.60 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 6.75 | 6 | 3.75 | 15 | 6.67 | 4 | 7.50 | 8 | 2.25 | 5 | 5.38 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 5.67 | 9 | 4.67 | 9 | 6.67 | 4 | 8.33 | 3 | 1.50 | 13 | 5.37 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 6.00 | 7 | 6.50 | 3 | 5.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 8 | 1.50 | 13 | 5.30 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 4.00 | 19 | 4.67 | 9 | 8.33 | 1 | 7.50 | 8 | 1.80 | 11 | 5.26 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 21 | 5.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 8 | 1.50 | 13 | 5.20 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.00 | 23 | 5.40 | 8 | 6.60 | 7 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.83 | 9 | 5.17 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 7.50 | 3 | 3.00 | 17 | 6.50 | 8 | 7.50 | 8 | 0.50 | 20 | 5.00 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | – | – | 5.00 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 5.00 |
| Industry Consensus | 5.40 | 15 | 3.86 | 14 | 5.25 | 11 | 8.33 | 3 | 1.50 | 13 | 4.87 |
| DailyRoto | 5.67 | 9 | – | – | 4.20 | 25 | – | – | 4.33 | 2 | 4.73 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 5.00 | 17 | 6.00 | 6 | 5.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 8 | 0.00 | 23 | 4.70 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 7.50 | 3 | 2.00 | 21 | 5.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 8 | 1.50 | 13 | 4.70 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 7.50 | 3 | 2.50 | 19 | 5.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 8 | 0.50 | 20 | 4.60 |
| EliteFantasy | 4.50 | 18 | 3.40 | 16 | 4.80 | 21 | 8.33 | 3 | 1.80 | 11 | 4.57 |
| Sportsline | 5.67 | 9 | 4.67 | 9 | 5.67 | 9 | 5.00 | 21 | 1.33 | 18 | 4.47 |
| GoingFor2 | – | – | – | – | 4.25 | 24 | – | – | – | – | 4.25 |
| Rotowire | 1.33 | 24 | 6.67 | 2 | 4.33 | 22 | 5.67 | 18 | 3.00 | 3 | 4.20 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.40 | 15 | 2.00 | 21 | 6.67 | 4 | – | – | 2.00 | 6 | 4.02 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 3.88 | 21 | 4.14 | 13 | 5.29 | 10 | 4.00 | 22 | 2.36 | 4 | 3.93 |
| Awesemo | 5.67 | 9 | 1.67 | 24 | 3.00 | 26 | 7.50 | 8 | 0.50 | 20 | 3.67 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 1.00 | 25 | 6.50 | 3 | 5.00 | 12 | – | – | 2.00 | 6 | 3.63 |
| DK Playbook | 0.00 | 26 | 6.50 | 3 | 3.00 | 26 | 5.50 | 19 | 2.00 | 6 | 3.40 |
| FantasyPros | 4.00 | 19 | 2.50 | 19 | 4.33 | 22 | 3.75 | 23 | 0.00 | 23 | 2.92 |
| Rotoballer | 6.00 | 7 | 1.50 | 25 | 1.50 | 28 | 5.50 | 19 | 0.00 | 23 | 2.90 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| GoingFor2 | – | – | – | – | 5.00 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 5.00 |
| Rotoballer | 1.38 | 24 | 4.71 | 3 | 5.83 | 1 | 3.29 | 12 | 1.86 | 3 | 3.41 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.46 | 6 | 3.93 | 5 | 3.58 | 13 | 4.69 | 2 | 1.17 | 14 | 3.37 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 3.86 | 2 | 3.43 | 11 | 3.86 | 11 | 3.63 | 10 | 1.75 | 4 | 3.31 |
| DK Playbook | 3.60 | 5 | 4.82 | 2 | 4.11 | 8 | 2.18 | 23 | 1.33 | 13 | 3.21 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 6.50 | 1 | 0.00 | 26 | 5.00 | 3 | 3.50 | 11 | 1.00 | 17 | 3.20 |
| NumberFire | 3.69 | 4 | 3.80 | 7 | 3.92 | 9 | 3.77 | 8 | 0.57 | 25 | 3.15 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.63 | 10 | 2.15 | 21 | 5.40 | 2 | 4.00 | 5 | 1.50 | 10 | 3.14 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 3.38 | 7 | 5.79 | 1 | 2.38 | 23 | 3.10 | 14 | 0.67 | 24 | 3.06 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 2.20 | 14 | 4.00 | 4 | 3.31 | 15 | 4.67 | 3 | 0.89 | 21 | 3.01 |
| FantasyLabs | 3.86 | 2 | 2.00 | 22 | 4.38 | 6 | – | – | 1.75 | 4 | 3.00 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 2.25 | 13 | 3.58 | 10 | 2.56 | 21 | 4.67 | 3 | 1.75 | 4 | 2.96 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 1.57 | 21 | 3.00 | 14 | 4.60 | 5 | 3.88 | 6 | 0.87 | 22 | 2.78 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.50 | 22 | 3.76 | 8 | 4.30 | 7 | 3.23 | 13 | 1.09 | 15 | 2.78 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.84 | 9 | 3.28 | 13 | 2.86 | 18 | 3.67 | 9 | 0.95 | 20 | 2.72 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 3.00 | 8 | 3.75 | 9 | 2.14 | 25 | 2.88 | 18 | 1.71 | 7 | 2.70 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.13 | 15 | 1.56 | 24 | 3.78 | 12 | 3.78 | 7 | 2.10 | 1 | 2.67 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 1.50 | 22 | 2.00 | 22 | 2.57 | 20 | 4.75 | 1 | 2.00 | 2 | 2.56 |
| Awesemo | 1.65 | 20 | 3.93 | 5 | 2.73 | 19 | 2.36 | 22 | 1.08 | 16 | 2.35 |
| DailyRoto | 2.10 | 16 | – | – | 3.91 | 10 | – | – | 1.00 | 17 | 2.34 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | – | – | 2.33 | 24 | – | – | – | – | 2.33 |
| Rotowire | 1.75 | 18 | 2.85 | 16 | 2.89 | 17 | 2.90 | 17 | 1.00 | 17 | 2.28 |
| Industry Consensus | 1.89 | 17 | 2.74 | 18 | 2.52 | 22 | 2.69 | 19 | 0.73 | 23 | 2.11 |
| Sportsline | 2.40 | 12 | 3.00 | 14 | 0.25 | 28 | 3.00 | 15 | 1.60 | 9 | 2.05 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 0.86 | 27 | 2.80 | 17 | 3.14 | 16 | 3.00 | 15 | 0.00 | 26 | 1.96 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 1.25 | 25 | 2.50 | 19 | 3.33 | 14 | 1.00 | 24 | 1.50 | 10 | 1.92 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.63 | 10 | 3.33 | 12 | 0.50 | 27 | 2.50 | 20 | 0.00 | 26 | 1.79 |
| FantasyPros | 1.71 | 19 | 2.20 | 20 | 1.18 | 26 | 0.50 | 25 | 1.44 | 12 | 1.41 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 1.00 | 26 | 0.88 | 25 | 0.00 | 29 | 2.38 | 21 | 1.63 | 8 | 1.18 |
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
- Kyle Farmer (DK Playbook)
- Rhys Hoskins (EliteFantasy)
- Alex Verdugo (NumberFire)
- Mike Minor (RG Lineup Builder)
Tuesday
- Josh Bell (Awesemo)
- Paul DeJong (DFS Karma Game Theory)
- Austin Riley (EliteFantasy)
- Akil Baddoo (EliteFantasy)
- Yordan Alvarez (EliteFantasy)
- Jeff McNeil (Fantasy Alarm)
- Brandan Rodgers (Fantasy Alarm)
- Harrison Bader (Fantasy Alarm)
- Brandon Lowe (Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator)
- Nate Lowe (RG Grind Down)
- Shohei Ohtani (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday
- Ramon Urias (DFS Karma Game Theory)
- Jesus Aguilar (DK Playbook)
- Cody Bellinger (RG Grind Down)
Thursday
- Lorenzo Cain (DFS Army Domination Station)
- Jake Cronenworth (Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator)
Friday
- Jonathan India (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
- Manny Machado (Daily Overlay On the Hill)
- Chris Bassitt (DailyRoto)
- Chris Taylor (Rotoballer)
Value Tracker
- RG Grind Down – 60
- EliteFantasy – 43
- FantasyPros – 42
- Fantasy Alarm – 29
- Awesemo – 16
- Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator – 16
- DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 13
- DailyRoto – 13
- FantasyLabs – 12
- DFS Karma Game Theory – 11
- NumberFire – 10
- DK Playbook – 10
- NBC Sports Edge – 9
- DailyFantasySportsRankings – 7
- Daily Overlay On the Hill – 7
- GoingFor2 – 6
- DFS Army Domination Station – 6
- Rotoballer – 6
- Rotowire – 5
- RG Lineup Builder – 4
- DailyRoto Optimizer – 3
- DailyFantasyNerd – 3
- RG Consensus – 2
- DailyFantasyInsider – 2
- RG 6-Pack – 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 | 89.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 89.7% |
| 24 | 79.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79.0% |
| 23 | 86.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 86.7% |
| 22 | 73.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 70.1% | N/A | N/A | 73.1% |
| 21 | 78.4% | N/A | 73.7% | N/A | 75.8% | N/A | 78.7% | 77.8% |
| 20 | 65.4% | N/A | 70.5% | 57.2% | 56.7% | 70.5% | N/A | 64.8% |
| 19 | 65.5% | N/A | 52.4% | N/A | 72.6% | 40.1% | 60.0% | 60.6% |
| 18 | 66.4% | N/A | 66.1% | N/A | 44.8% | 59.0% | 62.2% | 62.1% |
| 17 | 60.7% | 64.1% | 25.0% | 49.5% | 57.8% | 84.1% | 64.6% | 60.0% |
| 16 | 50.4% | N/A | 56.7% | 48.9% | 40.2% | 41.4% | 56.8% | 49.9% |
| 15 | 56.7% | 65.6% | 57.6% | 60.1% | 45.9% | 45.4% | 50.5% | 53.0% |
| 14 | 47.1% | 68.5% | 38.8% | 47.7% | 48.3% | 35.9% | 48.2% | 45.9% |
| 13 | 47.6% | 46.6% | 38.4% | 38.0% | 27.7% | 46.7% | 43.1% | 41.5% |
| 12 | 37.7% | 31.9% | 27.2% | 31.6% | 48.5% | 31.1% | 42.4% | 37.3% |
| 11 | 34.4% | 35.8% | 26.0% | 33.0% | 29.8% | 31.7% | 38.7% | 33.5% |
| 10 | 22.1% | 25.5% | 27.5% | 29.3% | 21.7% | 24.2% | 27.8% | 25.7% |
| 9 | 25.0% | 27.6% | 23.6% | 21.4% | 21.8% | 21.5% | 28.0% | 24.2% |
| 8 | 15.8% | 23.8% | 18.2% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 13.0% | 22.0% | 18.1% |
| 7 | 14.7% | 22.3% | 16.6% | 17.3% | 13.0% | 13.3% | 16.5% | 16.0% |
| 6 | 10.6% | 16.0% | 11.7% | 11.6% | 10.3% | 13.7% | 15.4% | 13.1% |
| 5 | 8.4% | 12.7% | 9.3% | 8.8% | 10.1% | 8.9% | 11.8% | 10.2% |
| 4 | 5.2% | 8.1% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 6.8% | 9.6% | 7.5% |
| 3 | 5.6% | 9.3% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 6.7% |
| 2 | 3.2% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 1 | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 25 | 66.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66.3% |
| 24 | 55.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 55.9% |
| 23 | 64.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 64.3% |
| 22 | 52.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 34.0% | N/A | N/A | 50.0% |
| 21 | 53.5% | N/A | 38.9% | N/A | 47.5% | N/A | 46.1% | 51.4% |
| 20 | 44.7% | N/A | 35.3% | 34.9% | 31.9% | 33.1% | N/A | 40.8% |
| 19 | 47.1% | N/A | 31.4% | N/A | 29.5% | 37.0% | 29.8% | 38.7% |
| 18 | 41.5% | N/A | 27.7% | N/A | 27.8% | 36.4% | 36.8% | 38.0% |
| 17 | 40.7% | 50.8% | 26.1% | 28.8% | 31.8% | 54.3% | 38.8% | 37.3% |
| 16 | 37.4% | N/A | 25.6% | 26.4% | 25.6% | 21.9% | 36.0% | 32.4% |
| 15 | 39.0% | 41.3% | 29.4% | 33.4% | 22.6% | 26.3% | 28.2% | 31.8% |
| 14 | 36.4% | 39.3% | 22.6% | 21.9% | 29.3% | 20.2% | 27.7% | 28.8% |
| 13 | 34.0% | 22.3% | 23.8% | 23.7% | 19.5% | 22.9% | 23.7% | 25.9% |
| 12 | 31.3% | 23.5% | 17.9% | 19.6% | 25.8% | 18.0% | 24.2% | 24.8% |
| 11 | 28.6% | 18.9% | 16.8% | 18.3% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 21.0% | 21.6% |
| 10 | 23.5% | 19.9% | 18.1% | 20.9% | 16.7% | 16.5% | 18.4% | 19.3% |
| 9 | 23.1% | 18.8% | 16.3% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.2% | 20.0% | 18.1% |
| 8 | 18.4% | 16.0% | 12.8% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 11.7% | 16.2% | 15.3% |
| 7 | 17.0% | 14.8% | 13.1% | 13.5% | 12.1% | 11.2% | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| 6 | 13.8% | 13.2% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 13.0% | 11.9% |
| 5 | 13.2% | 10.9% | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 10.1% |
| 4 | 8.9% | 8.2% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 10.0% | 8.4% |
| 3 | 8.3% | 7.8% | 6.0% | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.1% | 8.2% | 7.3% |
| 2 | 6.3% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| 1 | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
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