MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of August 3rd
MLB DFS Experts Grades
A full week of MLB action to recap below. Lots of changes among the top-3 but that’s to be expected this early in the season. You’ll notice the new addition to this year’s recaps, the Value Tracker. All season long we will track those sites that are providing those value one-offs that could help you win a GPP. 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) Sportsline (Score: 6.50)
#2) DFS Army – Domination Station (Score: 4.71)
#3) NumberFire (Score: 4.67)
Hitters
#1) RG 6-Pack (Score: 3.93)
#2) DFS Army – Domination Station (Score: 3.19)
#3) Sportsline (Score: 3.08)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Sportsline | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.50 | 1 | – | – | 6.50 |
| Rotowire | 5.00 | 15 | 5.67 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 14 | 6.67 | 2 | 5.57 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 7.50 | 2 | 2.00 | 13 | 6.50 | 4 | 6.50 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 | 5.50 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 5.00 | 15 | 5.00 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 12 | – | – | 5.25 |
| EliteFantasy | 7.00 | 10 | 4.40 | 4 | 3.00 | 13 | 3.71 | 9 | 7.50 | 1 | 5.12 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | 20 | 5.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 7.50 | 2 | 2.50 | 9 | 5.25 | 6 | 5.75 | 6 | 2.75 | 12 | 4.75 |
| Industry Consensus | 7.00 | 10 | 2.50 | 9 | 3.50 | 12 | 4.80 | 7 | 4.38 | 7 | 4.44 |
| FantasyPros | 5.75 | 14 | 4.50 | 3 | 2.50 | 15 | 6.00 | 5 | 3.33 | 9 | 4.42 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 6.67 | 12 | 3.64 | 5 | 3.83 | 11 | 3.88 | 8 | 4.00 | 8 | 4.40 |
| FantasyAlarm | 5.00 | 15 | 3.00 | 7 | 5.00 | 7 | 6.50 | 1 | 2.00 | 13 | 4.30 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 5.00 | 15 | 2.50 | 9 | 5.60 | 5 | 2.50 | 10 | 5.50 | 3 | 4.22 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 7.50 | 2 | 2.00 | 13 | 1.50 | 19 | 6.50 | 1 | 1.00 | 16 | 3.70 |
| Rotoworld | 5.00 | 15 | 2.00 | 13 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 19 | 1.00 | 16 | 3.60 |
| DK Playbook | 7.50 | 2 | 3.50 | 6 | 4.00 | 8 | 0.50 | 14 | 1.50 | 15 | 3.40 |
| Awesemo | 6.25 | 13 | – | – | 2.50 | 15 | 1.75 | 11 | 3.00 | 11 | 3.38 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 7.50 | 2 | 1.50 | 17 | 2.00 | 17 | 0.50 | 14 | 5.00 | 4 | 3.30 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 7.50 | 2 | 1.50 | 17 | 3.00 | 13 | – | – | 1.00 | 16 | 3.25 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.00 | 15 | 2.33 | 12 | 2.00 | 17 | 0.00 | 19 | 5.00 | 4 | 2.87 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 7.50 | 2 | 1.50 | 17 | 4.00 | 8 | 0.50 | 14 | 0.50 | 19 | 2.80 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 7.50 | 2 | 1.50 | 17 | 1.50 | 19 | – | – | 0.00 | 20 | 2.63 |
| NumberFire | 5.00 | 15 | 3.00 | 7 | 1.50 | 19 | 1.00 | 12 | 2.00 | 13 | 2.50 |
| Rotoballer | 0.00 | 22 | 2.00 | 13 | 4.00 | 8 | 0.50 | 14 | 3.33 | 9 | 1.97 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Sportsline | 6.50 | 2 | 1.00 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 21 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | 1.60 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.33 | 2 | 4.47 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 3.25 | 9 | 1.75 | 16 | 3.88 | 3 | 2.75 | 1 | 4.50 | 3 | 3.23 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 6.67 | 1 | 2.50 | 6 | 2.50 | 15 | 0.75 | 15 | – | – | 3.11 |
| NumberFire | 2.60 | 15 | 3.90 | 2 | 2.62 | 13 | 2.44 | 4 | 3.75 | 5 | 3.06 |
| DK Playbook | 4.60 | 3 | 2.25 | 10 | 2.64 | 12 | 1.58 | 7 | 3.50 | 7 | 2.91 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.25 | 9 | 1.86 | 15 | 3.50 | 4 | 1.70 | 6 | 4.00 | 4 | 2.86 |
| FantasyLabs | 3.90 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 2.20 | 19 | 0.50 | 17 | 3.00 | 10 | 2.72 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 3.00 | 12 | 2.56 | 5 | 2.95 | 9 | 2.64 | 2 | 1.91 | 20 | 2.61 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 3.40 | 8 | 2.26 | 9 | 3.13 | 8 | 0.42 | 19 | 2.92 | 12 | 2.43 |
| Awesemo | 3.53 | 6 | 1.91 | 12 | 2.43 | 16 | 2.30 | 5 | 1.92 | 19 | 2.42 |
| Rotoworld | 3.00 | 12 | 1.88 | 13 | 3.40 | 7 | 0.29 | 20 | 3.00 | 10 | 2.31 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.53 | 16 | 2.65 | 3 | 2.54 | 14 | 1.51 | 8 | 2.21 | 17 | 2.29 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 2.50 | 17 | 2.43 | 8 | 2.43 | 16 | 1.36 | 11 | 2.43 | 15 | 2.23 |
| Rotoballer | 2.13 | 19 | 1.00 | 20 | 3.50 | 4 | 1.13 | 12 | 3.25 | 9 | 2.20 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.25 | 9 | 1.70 | 17 | 1.20 | 23 | 1.45 | 10 | 3.30 | 8 | 2.18 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 1.38 | 22 | 1.63 | 18 | 2.88 | 10 | – | – | 2.75 | 13 | 2.16 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.14 | 23 | 2.50 | 6 | 1.25 | 22 | – | – | 3.67 | 6 | 2.14 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 3.50 | 7 | 0.00 | 23 | 5.00 | 1 | 1.50 | 9 | 0.00 | 23 | 2.00 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 1.43 | 21 | 1.88 | 13 | 3.50 | 4 | 0.50 | 17 | 2.57 | 14 | 1.98 |
| FantasyPros | 0.82 | 24 | 1.17 | 19 | 2.67 | 11 | 2.50 | 3 | 2.43 | 15 | 1.92 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.36 | 18 | 1.96 | 11 | 2.08 | 21 | 0.90 | 14 | 2.10 | 18 | 1.88 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.71 | 5 | 0.88 | 22 | 2.38 | 18 | 0.63 | 16 | 1.57 | 21 | 1.83 |
| Rotowire | 2.64 | 14 | 2.57 | 4 | 2.10 | 20 | 1.00 | 13 | 0.50 | 22 | 1.76 |
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 3rd)
A+ – Trent Grisham (DFS Karma GPP Plays)
A+ – Kris Bryant (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Yoan Moncada (Rotoballer)
Tuesday (August 4th)
A+ – Jason Kipnis (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Eloy Jimenez (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Michael Conforto (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – German Marquez (FantasyPros)
A+ – Willson Contreras (NumberFire)
A+ – Ronald Acuna (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday (August 5th)
A+ – Max Stassi (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Joc Pederson (RG Grind Down)
Thursday (August 6th)
A+ – Leury Garcia (FantasyPros)
A+ – Nick Heath (FantasyPros)
A+ – Freddie Freeman (RG Grind Down)
Friday (August 7th)
A+ – Niko Goodrum (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Matt Davidson (DFS Army – Domination Station)
A+ – Wilmer Flores (Elite Fantasy)
A+ – CJ Cron (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Mitch Moreland (RG 6-Pack)
A+ – Francisco Cervelli (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Alex Verdugo (RG Grind Down)
Value Tracker
RG Grind Down – 9
EliteFantasy – 8
FantasyPros – 6
Fansided – 4
Awesemo – 4
DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 3
Fantasy Alarm – 2
DailyFantasySportsRankings – 2
NumberFire – 2
DailyRoto Optimizer – 1
DFS Karma GPP Plays – 1
RG Consensus – 1
Rotoballer – 1
Rotowire Optimizer – 1
DFS Army Domination Station – 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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