MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of August 17th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
Looks like the Mets are back in action tomorrow so that’ll put us back at full steam. Let’s hope that it holds true for the remainder of the season. Our top-3’s continue to look the same. A full 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) RG 6-Pack (Score: 5.67)
#2) RG Lineup Builder (Score: 5.63)
#3) DFS Army – Domination Station (Score: 5.43)
Hitters
#1) RG 6-Pack (Score: 3.56)
#2) DFS Army – Domination Station (Score: 3.09)
#3) FantasyLabs (Score: 2.96)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Awesemo | 8.33 | 1 | 6.50 | 4 | – | – | 7.67 | 2 | 4.00 | 9 | 6.63 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 1.00 | 15 | 7.50 | 3 | 6.00 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 4 | 6.00 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 5.00 | 5 | 6.50 | 4 | 6.00 | 6 | 6.50 | 4 | 6.00 | 3 | 6.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 7.50 | 2 | 6.25 | 7 | 6.25 | 5 | 6.25 | 12 | 3.25 | 11 | 5.90 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.00 | 5 | 6.50 | 4 | 6.00 | 6 | 6.50 | 4 | 5.00 | 7 | 5.80 |
| Rotoworld | 0.50 | 16 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 19 | 5.00 | 7 | 5.70 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.50 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.80 | 4 | 5.60 | 14 | 3.20 | 13 | 5.62 |
| DK Playbook | 5.00 | 5 | 0.00 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.50 | 4 | 5.50 | 4 | 5.40 |
| Industry Consensus | 4.17 | 9 | 5.20 | 11 | 5.57 | 10 | 6.33 | 10 | 3.63 | 10 | 4.98 |
| FantasyLabs | 6.25 | 4 | 4.20 | 12 | 5.40 | 12 | 6.17 | 13 | 2.50 | 17 | 4.90 |
| NumberFire | 5.00 | 5 | 5.75 | 8 | 3.80 | 16 | 5.60 | 14 | 2.80 | 14 | 4.59 |
| FantasyAlarm | 7.50 | 2 | 0.50 | 19 | 3.00 | 17 | 1.00 | 21 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.40 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.50 | 10 | 3.25 | 14 | 5.00 | 13 | 7.67 | 2 | 2.75 | 15 | 4.23 |
| Rotowire | 2.33 | 14 | 5.33 | 10 | 7.33 | 3 | 5.33 | 17 | 0.33 | 21 | 4.13 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.40 | 13 | 3.80 | 13 | 5.44 | 11 | 6.33 | 10 | 2.63 | 16 | 4.12 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.50 | 10 | 1.00 | 18 | 5.00 | 13 | 6.50 | 4 | 5.50 | 4 | 4.10 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | – | – | 2.00 | 15 | 2.00 | 21 | 2.00 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.00 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 0.00 | 19 | 5.50 | 9 | 2.50 | 19 | 5.50 | 16 | 1.50 | 18 | 3.00 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | – | – | 3.00 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 3.00 |
| FantasyPros | 0.50 | 16 | 1.75 | 17 | 4.00 | 15 | 4.00 | 18 | 3.25 | 11 | 2.70 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 0.00 | 19 | 0.00 | 20 | 6.00 | 6 | 6.50 | 4 | 0.50 | 19 | 2.60 |
| Rotoballer | 0.50 | 16 | 2.00 | 15 | 2.50 | 19 | 6.50 | 4 | 0.50 | 19 | 2.40 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | – | – | 5.00 | 2 | 5.00 | 1 | 5.25 | 2 | 5.00 | 1 | 5.06 |
| Sportsline | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 23 | 0.50 | 20 | 6.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 23 | 3.50 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 4.44 | 3 | 3.26 | 8 | 3.00 | 7 | 3.16 | 5 | 2.42 | 12 | 3.26 |
| Rotoballer | 2.29 | 21 | 4.67 | 3 | 3.75 | 4 | 1.71 | 17 | 3.86 | 4 | 3.26 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.63 | 18 | 4.29 | 4 | 5.00 | 1 | 2.88 | 8 | 1.14 | 21 | 3.19 |
| FantasyLabs | 4.30 | 4 | 3.50 | 6 | 2.78 | 9 | 2.08 | 14 | 3.18 | 7 | 3.17 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 3.57 | 13 | 3.13 | 11 | 3.14 | 5 | 0.63 | 21 | 4.57 | 2 | 3.01 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.29 | 15 | 3.93 | 5 | 2.27 | 12 | 2.50 | 11 | 2.54 | 10 | 2.91 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.59 | 19 | 3.33 | 7 | 2.74 | 10 | 2.90 | 7 | 2.72 | 9 | 2.86 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 4.00 | 7 | 2.91 | 13 | 1.88 | 15 | 2.20 | 12 | 3.18 | 7 | 2.83 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 3.88 | 9 | 5.13 | 1 | 3.14 | 5 | 0.38 | 22 | 1.38 | 20 | 2.78 |
| NumberFire | 3.69 | 11 | 2.80 | 16 | 4.00 | 3 | 1.58 | 20 | 1.83 | 17 | 2.78 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.58 | 12 | 3.24 | 10 | 2.47 | 11 | 2.13 | 13 | 2.46 | 11 | 2.78 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 4.14 | 6 | 3.00 | 12 | 0.63 | 18 | 2.00 | 15 | 4.00 | 3 | 2.75 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 3.25 | 16 | 2.88 | 15 | 0.60 | 19 | 4.25 | 3 | 2.00 | 14 | 2.60 |
| Awesemo | 3.54 | 14 | 2.89 | 14 | 0.75 | 17 | 3.62 | 4 | 2.00 | 14 | 2.56 |
| Rotowire | 3.70 | 10 | 2.14 | 21 | 0.25 | 23 | 3.00 | 6 | 3.50 | 6 | 2.52 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.38 | 20 | 3.25 | 9 | 2.14 | 14 | 2.63 | 10 | 2.00 | 14 | 2.48 |
| FantasyPros | 4.18 | 5 | 2.27 | 20 | 0.50 | 20 | 1.78 | 16 | 3.58 | 5 | 2.46 |
| EliteFantasy | 3.24 | 17 | 2.13 | 22 | 2.93 | 8 | 1.61 | 19 | 2.34 | 13 | 2.45 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 5.50 | 2 | 2.50 | 18 | – | – | 0.00 | 23 | 1.00 | 22 | 2.25 |
| DK Playbook | 4.00 | 7 | 2.58 | 17 | 1.30 | 16 | 1.62 | 18 | 1.45 | 19 | 2.19 |
| Rotoworld | 0.22 | 22 | 2.29 | 19 | 2.17 | 13 | 2.64 | 9 | 1.57 | 18 | 1.78 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | – | – | 0.33 | 22 | – | – | – | – | 0.33 |
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 (August 17th)
A+ – Hunter Dozier (FantasyPros)
A+ – Brandon Bielak (RG Consensus)
A+ – Yoan Moncada (RG Grind Down)
Tuesday (August 18th)
A+ – Kevin Kiermaier (FantasyPros)
A+ – Ahmed Rosario (RG Lineup Builder)
Wednesday (August 19th)
A+ – Wilmer Flores (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Michael Conforto (DK Playbook)
A+ – Austin Nola (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Ryan Braun (RG Lineup Builder)
A+ – Jesus Luzardo (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Mark Canha (RG Grind Down)
Thursday (August 20th)
A+ – Austin Hedges (DFS Army – Domination Station)
A+ – Eduardo Escobar (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Manny Machado (RG Grind Down)
Friday (August 21st)
A+ – Yasmani Grandal (DailyRoto Optimizer)
A+ – Dallas Keuchel (DFS Karma – GPP Plays)
A+ – Jorge Soler (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Hunter Dozier (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Travis d’Arnaud (FantasyPros)
A+ – Myles Straw (FantasyPros)
A+ – Adam Engel (FantasyPros)
A+ – Mark Canha (Rotoballer)
A+ – Luis Robert (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Kyle Lewis (RG Grind Down)
Value Tracker
RG Grind Down – 22
EliteFantasy – 13
FantasyPros – 12
Awesemo – 7
DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 5
Fansided – 4
Fantasy Alarm – 3
Rotoballer – 3
NumberFire – 2
DailyFantasySportsRankings – 2
DFS Karma GPP Plays – 2
RG Consensus – 2
DailyRoto Optimizer – 2
DK Playbook – 2
DFS Army Domination Station – 2
RG Lineup Builder – 2
Rotowire Optimizer – 1
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 |
| 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 67.70% | 67.70% |
| 19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | 59.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79.00% | 69.40% |
| 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% | 56.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14.20% | N/A | 52.03% |
| 13 | 82.10% | N/A | 62.30% | N/A | N/A | 69.40% | 61.43% | 65.23% |
| 12 | 35.40% | N/A | 29.60% | N/A | 13.20% | N/A | 28.40% | 27.00% |
| 11 | 47.20% | 75.00% | N/A | N/A | 42.10% | N/A | 54.27% | 51.51% |
| 10 | 47.19% | 77.10% | 12.20% | 38.65% | 37.87% | 20.10% | 49.60% | 45.07% |
| 9 | 44.32% | 15.70% | 36.70% | 59.15% | 37.70% | 11.10% | 43.60% | 40.99% |
| 8 | 31.01% | N/A | 48.05% | 39.60% | 34.15% | 48.25% | 26.93% | 36.42% |
| 7 | 44.10% | 4.80% | 30.04% | 22.35% | 28.27% | 12.73% | 23.29% | 23.89% |
| 6 | 13.73% | 7.10% | 13.41% | 10.68% | 16.48% | 12.60% | 16.52% | 14.10% |
| 5 | 11.96% | 17.90% | 12.83% | 5.69% | 13.76% | 10.23% | 11.84% | 11.72% |
| 4 | 9.36% | 8.80% | 6.74% | 14.37% | 14.67% | 10.72% | 13.20% | 12.06% |
| 3 | 8.56% | 35.80% | 4.27% | 14.77% | 9.32% | 5.00% | 12.00% | 10.66% |
| 2 | 4.85% | 7.83% | 4.90% | 4.78% | 3.45% | 5.40% | 4.90% | 5.10% |
| 1 | 1.72% | 3.47% | 1.67% | 3.38% | 4.08% | 2.82% | 1.75% | 2.45% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 49.60% | 49.60% |
| 19 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | 42.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.40% | 40.30% |
| 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% | 33.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.80% | N/A | 35.00% |
| 13 | 49.40% | N/A | 34.30% | N/A | N/A | 56.10% | 38.55% | 41.04% |
| 12 | 18.50% | N/A | 26.00% | N/A | 14.80% | N/A | 21.35% | 20.40% |
| 11 | 34.03% | 46.00% | N/A | N/A | 25.85% | N/A | 34.83% | 33.81% |
| 10 | 35.04% | 46.60% | 16.20% | 27.30% | 19.80% | 16.80% | 39.95% | 31.78% |
| 9 | 38.22% | 13.60% | 18.90% | 40.95% | 26.07% | 12.80% | 27.16% | 30.03% |
| 8 | 24.70% | N/A | 18.85% | 30.23% | 19.55% | 22.37% | 17.60% | 22.12% |
| 7 | 21.50% | 11.70% | 17.10% | 20.83% | 15.17% | 13.00% | 18.24% | 17.83% |
| 6 | 14.48% | 10.75% | 10.36% | 12.05% | 11.84% | 9.72% | 12.32% | 12.01% |
| 5 | 16.67% | 14.83% | 9.89% | 9.05% | 14.43% | 9.33% | 10.32% | 11.87% |
| 4 | 11.00% | 12.27% | 6.88% | 13.04% | 12.04% | 8.81% | 14.08% | 11.65% |
| 3 | 11.61% | 26.40% | 6.78% | 10.94% | 11.00% | 7.18% | 11.13% | 11.02% |
| 2 | 7.64% | 6.64% | 6.14% | 5.83% | 5.69% | 6.63% | 5.70% | 6.20% |
| 1 | 4.48% | 4.30% | 3.00% | 4.29% | 4.63% | 4.54% | 3.13% | 3.79% |
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