MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of August 30th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
We’ll continue grading MLB for a couple more weeks and then we’ll shift our focus fully towards football. It’ll be a sprint to the end as things continue to be tight on the leaderboards. 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) Daily Overlay Consensus Core 5 (Score: 5.91)
#2) RG 6-Pack (Score: 5.44)
#3) Awesemo (Score: 5.34)
Hitters
#1) RG 6-Pack (Score: 2.90)
#2) RG Consensus (Score: 2.83)
#3) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 2.82)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| NBC Sports Edge | 10.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 7 | 6.50 | 11 | – | – | 6.50 | 5 | 7.13 |
| DK Playbook | 5.00 | 21 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 25 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 8 | 6.90 |
| Rotoballer | 10.00 | 1 | 6.50 | 4 | 5.00 | 22 | 6.00 | 3 | 5.00 | 10 | 6.50 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 10.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 7 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.50 | 16 | 5.00 | 10 | 6.40 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 24 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 22 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.40 |
| Awesemo | 7.33 | 6 | 7.00 | 2 | 7.50 | 5 | 1.33 | 20 | 6.67 | 4 | 5.97 |
| NumberFire | 6.00 | 11 | 1.67 | 22 | 7.67 | 4 | 4.33 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.93 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 6.00 | 11 | 5.50 | 7 | 6.50 | 11 | 5.50 | 6 | 5.00 | 10 | 5.70 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 7.00 | 7 | 7.00 | 2 | 6.67 | 10 | 4.00 | 11 | 3.33 | 24 | 5.60 |
| DailyRoto | 5.50 | 15 | – | – | 5.33 | 19 | – | – | – | – | 5.42 |
| Industry Consensus | 5.50 | 15 | 5.00 | 13 | 5.33 | 19 | 5.67 | 4 | 5.50 | 8 | 5.40 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 5.50 | 15 | 6.00 | 5 | 6.00 | 14 | 3.50 | 13 | 5.00 | 10 | 5.20 |
| Sportsline | 4.33 | 23 | 4.67 | 14 | 8.33 | 3 | 4.33 | 8 | 4.33 | 20 | 5.20 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 6.00 | 11 | 5.50 | 7 | 7.50 | 5 | 1.50 | 16 | 5.00 | 10 | 5.10 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 6.00 | 11 | 5.50 | 7 | 7.50 | 5 | 1.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 10 | 5.00 |
| FantasyLabs | 6.40 | 8 | 3.20 | 18 | 5.60 | 16 | 4.80 | 7 | 5.00 | 10 | 5.00 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 6.14 | 10 | 3.10 | 19 | 4.57 | 23 | 5.67 | 4 | 4.71 | 19 | 4.84 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 21 | 5.50 | 17 | 1.50 | 16 | 5.00 | 10 | 4.80 |
| EliteFantasy | 6.40 | 8 | 6.00 | 5 | 4.57 | 23 | 3.25 | 14 | 3.75 | 21 | 4.79 |
| FantasyPros | 5.25 | 20 | 3.50 | 16 | 6.25 | 13 | 0.50 | 24 | 7.67 | 3 | 4.63 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 1.00 | 25 | 5.50 | 7 | 5.50 | 17 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 25 | 4.60 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 5.50 | 15 | 3.00 | 20 | 7.00 | 8 | 1.33 | 20 | 5.75 | 6 | 4.52 |
| Rotowire | 4.00 | 24 | 4.33 | 15 | 6.00 | 14 | 4.00 | 11 | 3.67 | 22 | 4.40 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 5.50 | 15 | 1.33 | 23 | 7.00 | 8 | 1.67 | 15 | 5.75 | 6 | 4.25 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.00 | 25 | 3.50 | 16 | 5.33 | 19 | 4.33 | 8 | 3.60 | 23 | 3.55 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 5.00 | 21 | 1.00 | 24 | 3.00 | 26 | 1.50 | 16 | 5.00 | 10 | 3.10 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| NumberFire | 3.67 | 7 | 2.55 | 13 | 3.33 | 6 | 5.47 | 4 | 2.40 | 7 | 3.48 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 3.50 | 8 | 0.00 | 26 | 5.00 | 1 | 7.50 | 1 | 0.00 | 26 | 3.20 |
| Rotowire | 3.50 | 8 | 2.69 | 8 | 3.80 | 4 | 3.50 | 11 | 2.38 | 8 | 3.17 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 2.08 | 23 | 2.75 | 5 | 3.67 | 5 | 4.45 | 7 | 2.82 | 4 | 3.15 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 4.50 | 2 | 2.80 | 4 | 1.80 | 21 | 3.78 | 10 | 2.45 | 6 | 3.07 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.00 | 24 | 3.57 | 1 | 0.80 | 25 | 5.40 | 5 | 2.86 | 3 | 2.93 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 5.50 | 1 | 0.25 | 24 | 1.75 | 23 | 6.00 | 2 | 1.00 | 21 | 2.90 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 2.95 | 15 | 2.10 | 17 | 4.00 | 3 | 3.33 | 14 | 1.94 | 13 | 2.86 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.88 | 5 | 0.67 | 23 | 2.00 | 18 | 6.00 | 2 | 1.75 | 15 | 2.86 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 2.60 | 21 | 3.50 | 2 | 3.31 | 7 | 2.45 | 21 | 2.07 | 11 | 2.79 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 4.38 | 4 | 2.15 | 15 | 1.79 | 22 | 4.25 | 8 | 1.08 | 20 | 2.73 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.83 | 17 | 2.57 | 11 | 3.05 | 9 | 2.86 | 19 | 2.14 | 10 | 2.69 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 2.63 | 20 | 1.63 | 19 | 2.43 | 14 | 5.29 | 6 | 1.43 | 17 | 2.68 |
| Rotoballer | 3.75 | 6 | 1.38 | 21 | 2.00 | 18 | 3.14 | 16 | 3.14 | 1 | 2.68 |
| EliteFantasy | 3.03 | 14 | 2.31 | 14 | 2.86 | 10 | 3.04 | 17 | 2.00 | 12 | 2.65 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.67 | 18 | 2.57 | 11 | 2.56 | 12 | 3.50 | 11 | 1.86 | 14 | 2.63 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 4.43 | 3 | 1.50 | 20 | 2.00 | 18 | 3.86 | 9 | 1.00 | 21 | 2.56 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.88 | 16 | 3.22 | 3 | 0.50 | 26 | 3.44 | 13 | 2.73 | 5 | 2.55 |
| Awesemo | 1.89 | 25 | 2.67 | 9 | 3.30 | 8 | 3.31 | 15 | 1.13 | 19 | 2.46 |
| DK Playbook | 3.13 | 13 | 1.00 | 22 | 4.30 | 2 | 1.56 | 24 | 2.27 | 9 | 2.45 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.67 | 18 | 2.60 | 10 | 2.26 | 16 | 3.00 | 18 | 1.59 | 16 | 2.42 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.17 | 11 | 2.14 | 16 | 2.14 | 17 | 2.83 | 20 | 1.25 | 18 | 2.31 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 3.28 | 10 | 2.73 | 7 | 2.69 | 11 | 1.25 | 25 | 0.86 | 24 | 2.16 |
| FantasyPros | 3.17 | 11 | 1.89 | 18 | 2.27 | 15 | 2.33 | 22 | 1.00 | 21 | 2.13 |
| Sportsline | 2.50 | 22 | 0.25 | 24 | 1.75 | 23 | 1.67 | 23 | 3.00 | 2 | 1.83 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 1.00 | 26 | 2.75 | 5 | 2.50 | 13 | 1.00 | 26 | 0.57 | 25 | 1.56 |
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 Tucker (Fantasy Alarm)
- Luis Patino (FantasyLabs)
- Carter Kieboom (FantasyPros)
- Nick Solak (Rotoballer)
- Ryan Mountcastle (RG Grind Down)
Tuesday
- Lorenzo Cain (DFS Army Domination Station)
- Charlie Morton (DK Playbook)
- Matt Chapman (EliteFantasy)
- Bryce Harper (Fantasy Alarm)
- Randy Arozarena (Fantasy Alarm)
- Carter Kieboom (FantasyPros)
- Mark Canha (RG Grind Down)
- Derek Hill (RG Grind Down)
- Jared Walsh (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday
- Miguel Cabrera (DFS Karma Game Theory)
- Wander Franco (DK Playbook)
- Max Muncy (EliteFantasy)
- Starling Marte (Fantasy Alarm)
- Harold Castro (FantasyPros)
Thursday
- Sergio Alcantara (FantasyPros)
Friday
- Teoscar Hernandez (EliteFantasy)
- Trey Mancini (RG Grind Down)
- Matt Olson (RG Grind Down)
- Jonathan Schoop (RG Grind Down)
- Mitch Haniger (RG Grind D0wn)
Value Tracker
- RG Grind Down – 85
- EliteFantasy – 62
- FantasyPros – 56
- Fantasy Alarm – 38
- Awesemo – 19
- DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 18
- Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator – 17
- DK Playbook – 17
- DailyRoto – 16
- FantasyLabs – 16
- NumberFire – 15
- DFS Karma Game Theory – 13
- NBC Sports Edge – 12
- Rotowire – 10
- DailyFantasySportsRankings – 10
- Daily Overlay On the Hill – 9
- Rotoballer – 9
- DFS Army Domination Station – 7
- GoingFor2 – 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 | 74.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 70.1% | N/A | N/A | 74.1% |
| 21 | 78.4% | N/A | 73.7% | N/A | 75.8% | N/A | 78.7% | 78.0% |
| 20 | 68.4% | N/A | 65.0% | 57.2% | 56.7% | 69.1% | N/A | 66.3% |
| 19 | 66.1% | N/A | 52.4% | N/A | 69.0% | 40.1% | 60.0% | 62.3% |
| 18 | 63.3% | N/A | 64.3% | N/A | 42.6% | 55.0% | 62.2% | 59.7% |
| 17 | 62.9% | 64.1% | 25.0% | 49.5% | 57.8% | 84.1% | 66.5% | 61.4% |
| 16 | 51.0% | N/A | 56.7% | 48.9% | 46.5% | 32.6% | 58.8% | 50.8% |
| 15 | 54.9% | 65.6% | 58.4% | 55.2% | 47.7% | 41.4% | 52.6% | 52.1% |
| 14 | 45.1% | 68.5% | 36.4% | 50.1% | 48.3% | 36.9% | 48.5% | 45.2% |
| 13 | 47.4% | 46.6% | 36.8% | 36.7% | 26.7% | 45.0% | 47.4% | 41.8% |
| 12 | 37.3% | 31.9% | 29.3% | 31.6% | 39.7% | 30.2% | 43.1% | 36.7% |
| 11 | 30.8% | 35.8% | 26.6% | 29.7% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 39.2% | 31.8% |
| 10 | 22.2% | 23.3% | 26.7% | 28.2% | 21.5% | 24.0% | 29.6% | 25.7% |
| 9 | 24.7% | 25.2% | 22.5% | 23.6% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 27.4% | 24.2% |
| 8 | 17.7% | 22.3% | 20.7% | 16.4% | 16.6% | 12.4% | 21.5% | 18.4% |
| 7 | 15.0% | 20.5% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 15.6% | 14.8% | 17.6% | 16.4% |
| 6 | 11.6% | 16.6% | 11.5% | 11.3% | 10.2% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 13.3% |
| 5 | 8.9% | 12.8% | 9.3% | 9.8% | 10.6% | 8.6% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 4 | 5.8% | 8.0% | 6.8% | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 9.7% | 7.7% |
| 3 | 5.4% | 9.3% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 6.1% | 8.2% | 6.7% |
| 2 | 3.4% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 4.2% |
| 1 | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 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 | 52.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 34.0% | N/A | N/A | 51.1% |
| 21 | 53.4% | N/A | 38.9% | N/A | 47.5% | N/A | 46.1% | 51.8% |
| 20 | 46.2% | N/A | 33.2% | 34.9% | 31.9% | 32.1% | N/A | 41.0% |
| 19 | 45.4% | N/A | 31.4% | N/A | 30.4% | 37.0% | 29.8% | 39.3% |
| 18 | 40.0% | N/A | 35.0% | N/A | 25.6% | 35.4% | 36.8% | 36.9% |
| 17 | 41.7% | 50.8% | 26.1% | 28.8% | 31.8% | 54.3% | 38.8% | 37.9% |
| 16 | 38.0% | N/A | 25.6% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 21.4% | 36.0% | 32.7% |
| 15 | 38.9% | 41.3% | 30.1% | 27.7% | 24.1% | 24.6% | 30.5% | 31.6% |
| 14 | 35.0% | 39.3% | 21.9% | 24.6% | 29.3% | 20.8% | 27.3% | 28.2% |
| 13 | 33.0% | 22.3% | 22.7% | 23.0% | 18.3% | 22.7% | 24.6% | 25.6% |
| 12 | 31.2% | 23.5% | 17.7% | 19.6% | 22.3% | 18.0% | 24.2% | 24.2% |
| 11 | 28.2% | 18.9% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% | 21.4% | 21.5% |
| 10 | 23.5% | 18.2% | 17.1% | 20.8% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 19.2% | 19.5% |
| 9 | 23.1% | 17.7% | 16.0% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 15.3% | 19.4% | 18.0% |
| 8 | 18.5% | 14.8% | 13.3% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 11.5% | 16.1% | 15.1% |
| 7 | 17.1% | 14.0% | 12.5% | 13.1% | 12.3% | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.4% |
| 6 | 14.0% | 13.1% | 10.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% | 11.3% | 13.2% | 11.9% |
| 5 | 12.9% | 10.7% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 8.7% | 10.9% | 10.0% |
| 4 | 9.5% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 7.7% | 9.9% | 8.5% |
| 3 | 8.4% | 7.8% | 5.8% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 8.3% | 7.2% |
| 2 | 6.5% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 1 | 3.4% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
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