MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of August 31st
MLB DFS Experts Grades
RotoGrinders continues its domination of the MLB leaderboards. RG now has all three of the top spots on the pitcher grading sheet and the top-2 on the hitter side. Only 3 weeks of regular season baseball left! 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 Lineup Builder (Score: 5.70)
#2) RG 6-Pack (Score: 5.67)
#3) RG Consensus (Score: 5.36)
Hitters
#1) RG 6-Pack (Score: 3.56)
#2) RG Consensus (Score: 2.92)
#3) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 2.89)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| FantasyAlarm | 10.00 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | – | – | 7.50 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 8.96 |
| Rotoworld | 6.00 | 6 | 5.00 | 12 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.75 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 6.50 | 3 | 6.25 | 10 | 6.00 | 1 | 6.50 | 6 | 5.75 | 6 | 6.20 |
| Rotoballer | 5.50 | 8 | 7.50 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | 6.00 | 4 | 6.10 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 4.75 | 18 | 8.75 | 2 | 5.00 | 7 | 7.50 | 2 | 3.57 | 15 | 5.91 |
| DK Playbook | 6.50 | 3 | 5.00 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 8 | 6.00 | 4 | 5.90 |
| NumberFire | 5.80 | 7 | 8.75 | 2 | 4.00 | 9 | 5.50 | 10 | 4.33 | 13 | 5.68 |
| Rotowire | 5.00 | 16 | 8.33 | 4 | 6.00 | 1 | 7.50 | 2 | 1.33 | 20 | 5.63 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 5.40 | 14 | 6.00 | 11 | 3.67 | 10 | 7.00 | 5 | 4.33 | 13 | 5.28 |
| EliteFantasy | 6.50 | 3 | 4.00 | 16 | 4.25 | 8 | 5.60 | 9 | 5.75 | 6 | 5.22 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 5.50 | 8 | 7.50 | 6 | 2.00 | 17 | 5.50 | 10 | 5.00 | 8 | 5.10 |
| Industry Consensus | 4.83 | 17 | 6.67 | 9 | 3.67 | 10 | 6.50 | 6 | 3.57 | 15 | 5.05 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.50 | 8 | 2.50 | 20 | 6.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 10 | 5.00 | 8 | 4.90 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 19 | 2.00 | 19 | 2.00 | 18 | 4.80 |
| Awesemo | 3.67 | 19 | 5.00 | 12 | 3.00 | 14 | – | – | 7.33 | 3 | 4.75 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 5.50 | 8 | 7.50 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 20 | 1.50 | 19 | 4.30 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 5.50 | 8 | 3.00 | 18 | 2.50 | 15 | 5.50 | 10 | 5.00 | 8 | 4.30 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 5.50 | 8 | 2.50 | 20 | 2.50 | 15 | 5.50 | 10 | 5.00 | 8 | 4.20 |
| FantasyLabs | – | – | 5.00 | 12 | 3.33 | 12 | 5.50 | 10 | 2.60 | 17 | 4.11 |
| FantasyPros | 5.25 | 15 | 3.00 | 18 | 3.25 | 13 | 4.00 | 18 | 5.00 | 8 | 4.10 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 1.00 | 20 | 3.50 | 17 | 0.50 | 18 | 5.50 | 10 | 0.00 | 21 | 2.10 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 4.36 | 1 | 3.89 | 5 | 4.27 | 4 | 3.67 | 6 | 2.33 | 15 | 3.70 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.25 | 11 | 5.57 | 1 | 5.83 | 1 | 1.88 | 17 | 2.25 | 20 | 3.56 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 1.38 | 17 | 5.15 | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 4.36 | 4 | 3.38 | 12 | 3.55 |
| FantasyAlarm | 4.14 | 2 | 2.50 | 14 | – | – | 4.71 | 3 | 2.33 | 15 | 3.42 |
| NumberFire | 1.92 | 16 | 3.42 | 9 | 4.82 | 3 | 2.88 | 13 | 3.60 | 9 | 3.33 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.42 | 8 | 3.45 | 8 | 2.75 | 12 | 3.57 | 7 | 3.83 | 5 | 3.20 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.95 | 5 | 2.67 | 12 | 2.67 | 13 | 2.95 | 11 | 4.28 | 3 | 3.10 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 2.14 | 14 | 5.14 | 3 | 3.43 | 8 | 0.88 | 20 | 3.75 | 6 | 3.07 |
| Awesemo | 3.25 | 3 | 2.55 | 13 | 3.88 | 6 | 1.81 | 19 | 3.56 | 10 | 3.01 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.49 | 7 | 3.53 | 6 | 2.94 | 10 | 3.10 | 10 | 2.88 | 14 | 2.99 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.27 | 10 | 2.71 | 10 | 2.79 | 11 | 2.53 | 14 | 3.88 | 4 | 2.84 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.14 | 4 | 2.71 | 10 | 0.86 | 20 | 3.13 | 9 | 4.33 | 2 | 2.83 |
| Rotowire | 2.90 | 6 | 2.07 | 19 | 3.40 | 9 | 2.10 | 16 | 3.64 | 8 | 2.82 |
| Rotoballer | 2.25 | 11 | 2.13 | 17 | 2.40 | 14 | 4.86 | 2 | 2.29 | 17 | 2.79 |
| Sportsline | 1.00 | 19 | 2.00 | 20 | 5.00 | 2 | 0.00 | 22 | 5.50 | 1 | 2.70 |
| FantasyLabs | – | – | 2.10 | 18 | 1.85 | 15 | 2.91 | 12 | 3.50 | 11 | 2.59 |
| DK Playbook | 2.17 | 13 | 3.50 | 7 | 1.83 | 17 | 2.33 | 15 | 3.00 | 13 | 2.57 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 0.00 | 22 | 2.50 | 14 | 1.25 | 19 | 5.00 | 1 | 3.75 | 6 | 2.50 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 2.00 | 15 | 1.50 | 22 | 4.00 | 5 | – | – | 2.00 | 21 | 2.38 |
| Rotoworld | 1.27 | 18 | 4.17 | 4 | – | – | 1.88 | 17 | 2.00 | 21 | 2.33 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 2.33 | 9 | 2.17 | 16 | 1.29 | 18 | 3.57 | 7 | 2.29 | 17 | 2.33 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 0.80 | 20 | 1.75 | 21 | 0.33 | 21 | 4.00 | 5 | 2.29 | 17 | 1.83 |
| FantasyPros | 0.25 | 21 | 1.29 | 23 | 1.85 | 15 | 0.50 | 21 | 2.00 | 21 | 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 (August 31st)
A+ – None
Tuesday (September 1st)
A+ – Chris Taylor (Awesemo)
A+ – Masahiro Tanaka (FantasyPros)
A+ – Anthony Santander (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Renato Nunez (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday (September 2nd)
A+ – Jurickson Profar (Awesemo)
A+ – Zack Wheeler (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Tyler Naquin (FantasyPros)
A+ – Randy Arozarena (RG Lineup Builder)
Thursday (September 3rd)
A+ – Jackie Bradley Jr. (DK Playbook)
A+ – Hunter Dozier (RG Grind Down)
Friday (September 4th)
A+ – None
Value Tracker
RG Grind Down – 28
EliteFantasy – 14
FantasyPros – 14
Awesemo – 10
DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 7
Fansided – 4
RG Lineup Builder – 4
DK Playbook – 4
DFS Karma GPP Plays – 3
DailyFantasySportsRankings – 3
Fantasy Alarm – 3
Rotoballer – 3
DailyRoto Optimizer – 2
RG Consensus – 2
DFS Army Domination Station – 2
NumberFire – 2
Rotowire Optimizer – 1
DailyFantasyInsider – 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 | 77.60% | N/A | N/A | 61.50% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 73.00% |
| 14 | 79.05% | 56.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14.20% | N/A | 57.15% |
| 13 | 79.15% | N/A | 62.30% | N/A | 29.00% | 69.40% | 61.43% | 62.70% |
| 12 | 55.35% | N/A | 24.00% | N/A | 13.20% | 33.90% | 28.40% | 37.33% |
| 11 | 43.34% | 75.00% | N/A | N/A | 47.07% | N/A | 50.35% | 47.51% |
| 10 | 47.87% | 77.10% | 12.20% | 36.83% | 38.45% | 29.25% | 49.47% | 43.81% |
| 9 | 43.58% | 15.70% | 26.60% | 59.15% | 33.96% | 27.10% | 40.48% | 38.52% |
| 8 | 27.93% | 47.60% | 41.82% | 32.95% | 28.96% | 46.29% | 24.30% | 32.56% |
| 7 | 33.77% | 14.40% | 23.84% | 22.77% | 30.45% | 19.23% | 22.63% | 23.90% |
| 6 | 16.59% | 15.70% | 14.14% | 13.90% | 15.32% | 11.80% | 17.62% | 15.64% |
| 5 | 12.81% | 15.16% | 12.50% | 5.69% | 11.56% | 10.80% | 13.51% | 12.19% |
| 4 | 7.62% | 14.07% | 8.89% | 14.56% | 13.46% | 11.70% | 11.21% | 11.86% |
| 3 | 7.49% | 29.13% | 5.30% | 11.26% | 8.71% | 5.66% | 11.22% | 9.42% |
| 2 | 4.71% | 7.00% | 4.37% | 5.35% | 3.90% | 5.83% | 5.55% | 5.24% |
| 1 | 2.27% | 5.06% | 2.05% | 3.43% | 3.34% | 2.94% | 1.95% | 2.79% |
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 | 57.66% | N/A | N/A | 40.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 52.81% |
| 14 | 50.40% | 33.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.80% | N/A | 37.10% |
| 13 | 53.05% | N/A | 34.30% | N/A | 21.30% | 56.10% | 38.55% | 40.63% |
| 12 | 35.38% | N/A | 22.85% | N/A | 14.80% | 19.20% | 21.35% | 26.39% |
| 11 | 33.73% | 46.00% | N/A | N/A | 24.83% | N/A | 32.45% | 32.58% |
| 10 | 35.40% | 46.60% | 16.20% | 23.22% | 20.28% | 22.20% | 34.60% | 29.71% |
| 9 | 33.55% | 13.60% | 16.80% | 40.95% | 22.65% | 20.33% | 23.42% | 25.93% |
| 8 | 24.86% | 32.70% | 21.66% | 24.55% | 18.04% | 20.76% | 16.76% | 21.34% |
| 7 | 24.25% | 18.33% | 15.24% | 20.47% | 19.30% | 16.70% | 17.48% | 18.38% |
| 6 | 18.44% | 12.18% | 11.14% | 13.83% | 12.55% | 9.76% | 13.64% | 13.39% |
| 5 | 15.71% | 13.32% | 10.17% | 9.05% | 13.04% | 9.66% | 11.04% | 11.56% |
| 4 | 10.34% | 12.48% | 7.92% | 12.26% | 12.25% | 9.66% | 11.92% | 11.12% |
| 3 | 11.40% | 20.80% | 6.08% | 9.59% | 9.42% | 7.17% | 10.10% | 9.86% |
| 2 | 7.96% | 6.71% | 5.54% | 5.70% | 5.50% | 6.39% | 6.21% | 6.22% |
| 1 | 4.55% | 5.10% | 3.22% | 4.54% | 4.34% | 4.55% | 3.32% | 4.01% |
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