MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of August 16th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
With a little over a month left in the season, the leaderboard has shifted more. It is going to be a battle to the end on both the pitcher and hitter side of the action. A four-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: 5.85)
#2) RG 6-Pack (Score: 5.63)
#3) RG Lineup Builder (Score: 5.51)
Hitters
#1) RG Consensus (Score: 2.84)
#2) RG 6-Pack (Score: 2.82)
#3) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 2.79)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.00 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 19 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 8.13 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 10.00 | 1 | 5.67 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7.84 |
| Awesemo | 10.00 | 1 | 3.50 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.67 | 4 | 7.54 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 10.00 | 1 | 3.50 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 7.38 |
| Sportsline | 5.00 | 20 | 5.67 | 1 | 8.33 | 7 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 22 | 6.75 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 19 | 7.50 | 8 | 6.00 | 6 | 6.50 |
| DK Playbook | 7.50 | 9 | 1.50 | 24 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 6.25 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 19 | – | – | 6.00 | 6 | 6.17 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 6.75 | 14 | 4.75 | 6 | – | – | 6.40 | 5 | 5.97 |
| NumberFire | 7.00 | 13 | 5.00 | 3 | 6.67 | 9 | 5.00 | 18 | 5.92 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 5.00 | 20 | 2.50 | 19 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 5.88 |
| DailyRoto | 6.00 | 17 | – | – | 5.25 | 14 | 5.80 | 13 | 5.68 |
| GoingFor2 | – | – | – | – | 5.50 | 13 | – | – | 5.50 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 5.20 | 19 | 3.17 | 17 | 5.25 | 14 | 8.00 | 3 | 5.41 |
| Industry Consensus | 7.40 | 11 | 3.40 | 15 | 4.67 | 17 | 5.44 | 15 | 5.23 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 7.40 | 11 | 4.25 | 8 | 4.00 | 20 | – | – | 5.22 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 6.75 | 14 | 4.25 | 8 | 3.25 | 21 | 6.00 | 6 | 5.06 |
| EliteFantasy | 6.25 | 16 | 3.80 | 11 | 4.67 | 17 | 5.40 | 16 | 5.03 |
| FantasyLabs | 4.50 | 24 | – | – | 5.20 | 16 | 5.20 | 17 | 4.97 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 5.00 | 20 | 3.50 | 12 | 6.00 | 10 | – | – | 4.83 |
| Rotowire | 5.00 | 20 | 4.33 | 7 | 4.33 | 19 | 4.80 | 21 | 4.62 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 7.50 | 9 | 2.50 | 19 | 2.50 | 22 | 5.00 | 18 | 4.38 |
| Rotoballer | 1.00 | 27 | 5.00 | 3 | 6.00 | 10 | 5.50 | 14 | 4.38 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.50 | 25 | 4.20 | 10 | 5.60 | 12 | 5.00 | 18 | 4.33 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.50 | 25 | 3.00 | 18 | 2.50 | 22 | 6.00 | 6 | 3.50 |
| FantasyPros | 5.50 | 18 | 3.25 | 16 | 1.50 | 24 | – | – | 3.42 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 5.00 | 2 | 2.00 | 21 | 6.25 | 2 | 8.75 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | 5.00 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.00 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 4.11 | 7 | 4.11 | 2 | – | – | 5.50 | 2 | 4.57 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 4.38 | 6 | 4.07 | 3 | 3.87 | 11 | 4.58 | 4 | 4.23 |
| Rotoballer | 6.50 | 1 | 4.00 | 4 | 3.00 | 16 | 3.13 | 18 | 4.16 |
| DailyRoto | 2.33 | 20 | – | – | 6.60 | 1 | 3.08 | 19 | 4.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.73 | 8 | 2.77 | 19 | 5.62 | 3 | 3.77 | 11 | 3.97 |
| NumberFire | 4.60 | 5 | 3.13 | 12 | 4.07 | 10 | 4.00 | 7 | 3.95 |
| Rotowire | 4.62 | 4 | 3.33 | 9 | 5.29 | 4 | 2.50 | 21 | 3.94 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.50 | 17 | 2.88 | 16 | 5.27 | 5 | 4.78 | 3 | 3.86 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 3.08 | 12 | 4.45 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3.77 |
| DK Playbook | 2.45 | 18 | 3.18 | 11 | 4.44 | 6 | 4.00 | 7 | 3.52 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.67 | 14 | 3.00 | 14 | 4.38 | 7 | 3.80 | 10 | 3.46 |
| EliteFantasy | 3.20 | 10 | 3.65 | 5 | 3.35 | 13 | 3.40 | 16 | 3.40 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.65 | 15 | 2.94 | 15 | 4.25 | 8 | 2.18 | 22 | 3.01 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 1.50 | 25 | 2.88 | 16 | 4.14 | 9 | 3.50 | 14 | 3.01 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.69 | 24 | 3.50 | 6 | 3.24 | 14 | 3.44 | 15 | 2.97 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.17 | 22 | – | – | 3.13 | 15 | 3.33 | 17 | 2.88 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 1.50 | 25 | 3.25 | 10 | – | – | 3.57 | 13 | 2.77 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.88 | 13 | 2.82 | 18 | 2.45 | 17 | – | – | 2.72 |
| Awesemo | 2.20 | 21 | 3.43 | 8 | 1.31 | 23 | 3.81 | 9 | 2.69 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.45 | 18 | 3.07 | 13 | 1.96 | 18 | 3.08 | 19 | 2.64 |
| Sportsline | 2.60 | 16 | 0.50 | 24 | 3.50 | 12 | 3.75 | 12 | 2.59 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 1.75 | 23 | 2.14 | 20 | 1.88 | 19 | 4.13 | 6 | 2.48 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 0.50 | 27 | 3.50 | 6 | 1.25 | 24 | 4.50 | 5 | 2.44 |
| FantasyPros | 3.10 | 11 | 1.36 | 23 | 1.82 | 20 | – | – | 2.09 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.67 | 9 | 1.43 | 22 | 1.57 | 22 | 0.50 | 23 | 1.79 |
| GoingFor2 | – | – | – | – | 1.67 | 21 | – | – | 1.67 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 0.00 | 28 | 0.00 | 25 | 0.50 | 25 | 0.00 | 24 | 0.13 |
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
- Andre Jackson (DFS Army Cheat Sheet)
- Freddie Freeman (DFS Army Cheat Sheet)
- Luis Robert (Rotowire)
- Brandon Crawford (Rotowire)
Tuesday
- Reynaldo Lopez (FantasyPros)
- Ian Happ (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday
- Adam Duvall (EliteFantasy)
Friday
- Carlos Correa (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
- Joey Votto (EliteFantasy)
- Franmil Reyes (NumberFire)
- Yoan Moncada (Rotoballer)
- Tyler Alexander (Rotowire)
Value Tracker
- RG Grind Down – 68
- EliteFantasy – 56
- FantasyPros – 49
- Fantasy Alarm – 33
- Awesemo – 19
- Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator – 17
- DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 17
- DailyRoto – 16
- FantasyLabs – 15
- NumberFire – 13
- DFS Karma Game Theory – 12
- NBC Sports Edge – 12
- DK Playbook – 10
- Rotowire – 10
- DailyFantasySportsRankings – 8
- Rotoballer – 8
- Daily Overlay On the Hill – 7
- GoingFor2 – 6
- DFS Army Domination Station – 6
- RG Lineup Builder – 5
- DailyRoto Optimizer – 3
- DailyFantasyNerd – 3
- RG Consensus – 2
- DailyFantasyInsider – 2
- RG 6-Pack – 1
- Rotowire 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 | 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 | 84.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 84.3% |
| 22 | 73.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 70.1% | N/A | N/A | 73.1% |
| 21 | 77.8% | N/A | 73.7% | N/A | 75.8% | N/A | 78.7% | 77.5% |
| 20 | 65.4% | N/A | 70.5% | 57.2% | 56.7% | 69.1% | N/A | 65.0% |
| 19 | 65.4% | N/A | 52.4% | N/A | 69.0% | 40.1% | 60.0% | 61.5% |
| 18 | 64.3% | N/A | 60.8% | N/A | 44.8% | 59.0% | 62.2% | 61.0% |
| 17 | 62.9% | 64.1% | 25.0% | 49.5% | 57.8% | 84.1% | 64.6% | 60.9% |
| 16 | 53.0% | N/A | 56.7% | 48.9% | 43.7% | 41.4% | 56.8% | 51.2% |
| 15 | 57.2% | 65.6% | 58.4% | 55.2% | 47.7% | 44.5% | 52.6% | 53.3% |
| 14 | 46.3% | 68.5% | 39.1% | 40.0% | 48.3% | 35.9% | 46.8% | 45.0% |
| 13 | 47.0% | 46.6% | 38.4% | 36.7% | 26.7% | 46.9% | 45.4% | 41.4% |
| 12 | 36.9% | 31.9% | 28.4% | 31.6% | 42.1% | 31.1% | 43.0% | 36.9% |
| 11 | 32.7% | 35.8% | 26.0% | 29.4% | 29.1% | 28.1% | 38.7% | 32.2% |
| 10 | 22.6% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 28.2% | 21.2% | 23.9% | 28.9% | 25.6% |
| 9 | 24.6% | 25.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 20.7% | 21.7% | 27.9% | 24.2% |
| 8 | 17.5% | 22.3% | 19.3% | 16.2% | 16.6% | 12.5% | 21.0% | 18.1% |
| 7 | 14.2% | 21.1% | 16.0% | 16.5% | 13.9% | 14.8% | 17.3% | 16.2% |
| 6 | 10.8% | 16.1% | 12.0% | 11.2% | 10.3% | 13.0% | 15.6% | 13.0% |
| 5 | 9.1% | 12.5% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 9.1% | 11.9% | 10.3% |
| 4 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| 3 | 5.7% | 9.5% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2 | 3.3% | 5.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 1 | 1.5% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 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 | 62.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 62.6% |
| 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% | 51.6% |
| 20 | 44.7% | N/A | 35.3% | 34.9% | 31.9% | 32.1% | N/A | 40.2% |
| 19 | 45.5% | N/A | 31.4% | N/A | 30.4% | 37.0% | 29.8% | 38.7% |
| 18 | 40.2% | N/A | 33.6% | N/A | 27.8% | 36.4% | 36.8% | 37.5% |
| 17 | 41.7% | 50.8% | 26.1% | 28.8% | 31.8% | 54.3% | 38.8% | 37.9% |
| 16 | 38.5% | N/A | 25.6% | 26.4% | 25.4% | 21.9% | 36.0% | 32.7% |
| 15 | 39.5% | 41.3% | 30.1% | 27.7% | 24.1% | 26.0% | 30.5% | 31.9% |
| 14 | 36.0% | 39.3% | 22.1% | 22.0% | 29.3% | 20.2% | 27.0% | 28.5% |
| 13 | 33.5% | 22.3% | 23.8% | 23.0% | 18.3% | 22.9% | 24.1% | 25.7% |
| 12 | 30.8% | 23.5% | 17.9% | 19.6% | 21.9% | 18.0% | 24.5% | 24.2% |
| 11 | 29.2% | 18.9% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 17.8% | 21.2% | 21.7% |
| 10 | 23.5% | 19.9% | 16.9% | 20.8% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 18.8% | 19.4% |
| 9 | 22.9% | 17.9% | 16.3% | 15.1% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 19.6% | 18.0% |
| 8 | 18.5% | 14.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 14.8% | 11.6% | 15.9% | 15.0% |
| 7 | 17.1% | 13.8% | 12.8% | 13.4% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| 6 | 14.0% | 13.2% | 10.4% | 10.1% | 10.4% | 11.1% | 13.2% | 11.9% |
| 5 | 12.9% | 10.8% | 8.7% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.0% |
| 4 | 9.5% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 8.4% |
| 3 | 8.6% | 7.9% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 7.3% |
| 2 | 6.4% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| 1 | 3.4% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
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