MLB – DFS Expert Consensus – April 1st
MLB DFS Picks – April 1st
Thursday brings us Opening Day of the MLB season and it is no April’s Fool joke. We have pulled DFS picks from 28 different analysts and optimizers to provide you a position-by-position Consensus Rankings for the nine-game afternoon slate on DraftKings. Today’s article will be a freebie but will turn into premium content and expand into the Weighted Consensus Rankings starting next week.
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Scroll to the bottom of the article for the “Top Stacks” section that lists out the teams with the most hitters being recommended by the experts today. Also, be sure to check each team’s lineup when it is released and watch the weather before finalizing your lineups.
Let’s play ball!
SP
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count |
| Tyler Glasnow | SP | TB | $ 8,800 | 76% | 47% | 13 |
| Kyle Hendricks | SP | CHC | $ 7,700 | 76% | 47% | 13 |
| Kenta Maeda | SP | MIN | $ 8,300 | 24% | 18% | 7 |
| Sandy Alcantara | SP | MIA | $ 6,500 | 24% | 18% | 7 |
| Yu Darvish | SP | SD | $ 10,400 | 24% | 18% | 7 |
| Luis Castillo | SP | CIN | $ 9,200 | 21% | 17% | 6 |
| Brandon Woodruff | SP | MIL | $ 8,000 | 21% | 17% | 6 |
| Brad Keller | SP | KC | $ 5,900 | 14% | 12% | 3 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count |
| Will Smith | C | LAD | $ 4,600 | 75% | 46% | 12 |
| J.T. Realmuto | C | PHI | $ 5,500 | 21% | 17% | 6 |
| Willson Contreras | C | CHC | $ 5,000 | 16% | 14% | 4 |
| Salvador Perez | C | KC | $ 5,200 | 16% | 14% | 4 |
| Victor Caratini | C | SD | $ 2,600 | 14% | 12% | 3 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | KC | $ 3,600 | 44% | 30% | 12 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | CHC | $ 4,800 | 43% | 29% | 11 |
| C.J. Cron | 1B | COL | $ 3,800 | 24% | 15% | 6 |
| Max Muncy | 1B | LAD | $ 5,200 | 16% | 12% | 5 |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | 1B/OF | TB | $ 3,300 | 13% | 11% | 4 |
| Jurickson Profar | 1B/OF | SD | $ 3,200 | 10% | 9% | 3 |
| Nate Lowe | 1B | TEX | $ 3,500 | 10% | 9% | 3 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count |
| Ketel Marte | 2B/OF | ARI | $ 2,700 | 47% | 29% | 9 |
| Gavin Lux | 2B | LAD | $ 3,800 | 23% | 18% | 6 |
| Garrett Hampson | 2B/OF | COL | $ 2,900 | 14% | 13% | 4 |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | TB | $ 4,600 | 12% | 11% | 3 |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | PIT | $ 3,400 | 12% | 11% | 3 |
| Mike Moustakas | 2B/3B | CIN | $ 4,000 | 12% | 11% | 3 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SS | SD | $ 5,700 | 57% | 40% | 18 |
| Corey Seager | SS | LAD | $ 5,600 | 56% | 39% | 17 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count |
| Manny Machado | 3B | SD | $ 5,700 | 56% | 39% | 13 |
| Justin Turner | 3B | LAD | $ 4,700 | 40% | 24% | 10 |
| Alec Bohm | 3B | PHI | $ 3,100 | 28% | 18% | 7 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count |
| Tommy Pham | OF | SD | $ 3,100 | 62% | 36% | 14 |
| Cody Bellinger | OF | LAD | $ 5,800 | 61% | 34% | 13 |
| Mookie Betts | OF | LAD | $ 5,900 | 47% | 31% | 11 |
| Jorge Soler | OF | KC | $ 2,800 | 40% | 28% | 10 |
| Ian Happ | OF | CHC | $ 4,400 | 33% | 23% | 8 |
| Joc Pederson | OF | CHC | $ 3,400 | 22% | 16% | 6 |
| Joey Gallo | OF | TEX | $ 3,600 | 19% | 15% | 5 |
| Whit Merrifield | OF | KC | $ 5,200 | 19% | 15% | 5 |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | KC | $ 4,000 | 19% | 15% | 5 |
| Wil Myers | OF | SD | $ 4,700 | 19% | 15% | 5 |
| Austin Meadows | OF | TB | $ 3,600 | 16% | 13% | 4 |
| Christian Yelich | OF | MIL | $ 5,600 | 13% | 11% | 3 |
- Positions and Price based on DraftKings
Top Stacks of the Night
- Dodgers (7) – Seager, Bellinger, Smith, Betts, Turner, Lux, Muncy
- Padres (6) – Tatis, Pham, Machado, Myers, Profar, Caratini
- Royals (5) – Santana, Soler, Merrifield, Benintendi, Perez
- Cubs (4) – Rizzo, Happ, Pederson, Contreras
- Rays (3) – Tsutsugo, Meadows, Lowe
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
