MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of June 14th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
Unlike previous weeks, we didn’t get a lot of movement in the leaderboards this past week. We aren’t even to the All Star break though so there’s plenty of time for manuevering. A full, five 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: 5.70)
#2) Sportsline (Score: 5.56)
#3) RG Lineup Builder (Score: 5.49)
Hitters
#1) RG 6-Pack (Score: 2.79)
#2) DailyRoto Optimizer (Score: 2.76)
#3) RG Consensus (Score: 2.74)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 2.50 | 12 | 5.00 | 1 | 7.50 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 15 | 6.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 6.00 | 2 | 3.50 | 7 | 7.50 | 2 | 2.50 | 22 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.90 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 2.50 | 12 | 2.50 | 14 | 7.50 | 2 | 6.50 | 3 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.80 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 4.25 | 7 | 4.50 | 3 | 7.50 | 2 | 6.25 | 8 | 5.75 | 10 | 5.65 |
| Sportsline | 2.33 | 20 | 4.33 | 4 | 6.67 | 12 | 5.00 | 10 | 7.33 | 4 | 5.13 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.40 | 19 | 3.20 | 8 | 4.67 | 20 | 6.50 | 3 | 8.40 | 3 | 5.03 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 3.30 | 11 | 3.18 | 9 | 5.00 | 17 | 5.86 | 9 | 7.25 | 6 | 4.92 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.33 | 20 | 2.50 | 14 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.50 | 17 | 6.00 | 8 | 4.87 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.33 | 3 | 2.80 | 11 | 6.83 | 11 | 2.67 | 20 | 5.75 | 10 | 4.68 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 7.50 | 1 | 0.00 | 26 | 7.50 | 2 | 2.67 | 20 | 5.50 | 12 | 4.63 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.67 | 10 | 2.67 | 13 | 4.67 | 20 | 4.67 | 12 | 7.33 | 4 | 4.60 |
| Industry Consensus | 4.29 | 6 | 3.00 | 10 | 6.00 | 15 | 4.33 | 13 | 5.38 | 13 | 4.60 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 5.00 | 4 | 2.33 | 17 | 5.67 | 16 | 2.00 | 23 | 6.67 | 7 | 4.33 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.00 | 23 | 0.50 | 24 | 7.50 | 2 | 6.50 | 3 | 5.00 | 15 | 4.30 |
| Awesemo | 2.50 | 12 | 1.33 | 21 | 7.50 | 2 | 7.67 | 2 | 1.00 | 21 | 4.00 |
| DailyRoto | 4.14 | 9 | – | – | 3.67 | 23 | – | – | – | – | 3.91 |
| NumberFire | 2.50 | 12 | 4.20 | 5 | 6.67 | 12 | 2.00 | 23 | 3.67 | 19 | 3.81 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.33 | 20 | 2.20 | 18 | 6.25 | 14 | 3.50 | 17 | 3.83 | 18 | 3.62 |
| Rotowire | 4.33 | 5 | 1.67 | 19 | 7.00 | 10 | 3.67 | 16 | 0.67 | 24 | 3.47 |
| GoingFor2 | 4.25 | 7 | 1.00 | 22 | 3.00 | 27 | 3.75 | 14 | 5.14 | 14 | 3.43 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.50 | 12 | 5.00 | 1 | 7.50 | 2 | 1.50 | 25 | 0.50 | 25 | 3.40 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 1.67 | 25 | 4.00 | 6 | 3.25 | 26 | 3.75 | 14 | 4.00 | 17 | 3.33 |
| DK Playbook | 1.50 | 26 | 2.50 | 14 | 5.00 | 17 | 6.50 | 3 | 0.50 | 25 | 3.20 |
| Rotoballer | 2.50 | 12 | 1.50 | 20 | 3.50 | 24 | 1.50 | 25 | 6.00 | 8 | 3.00 |
| FantasyPros | 1.25 | 27 | 2.75 | 12 | 4.50 | 22 | 4.75 | 11 | 0.75 | 23 | 2.80 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 2.50 | 12 | 0.50 | 24 | 3.50 | 24 | 6.50 | 3 | 1.00 | 21 | 2.80 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 2.00 | 23 | 1.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 17 | 3.00 | 19 | 2.00 | 20 | 2.60 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyRoto | 3.50 | 4 | – | – | 4.73 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 4.12 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.45 | 14 | 2.05 | 14 | 4.36 | 6 | 3.23 | 6 | 4.18 | 4 | 3.25 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 2.00 | 17 | 5.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 26 | 2.00 | 18 | 3.20 |
| DFSKarma-Game Theory | 2.64 | 12 | 2.20 | 11 | 3.26 | 10 | 3.20 | 7 | 4.58 | 2 | 3.18 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 5.13 | 2 | 3.17 | 4 | 3.40 | 8 | 2.43 | 13 | 1.67 | 24 | 3.16 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 3.00 | 9 | 3.24 | 3 | 3.23 | 11 | 2.47 | 12 | 2.90 | 13 | 2.97 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 2.80 | 11 | 1.75 | 19 | 4.63 | 4 | 3.63 | 4 | 1.88 | 20 | 2.94 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 1.25 | 24 | 2.43 | 8 | 2.57 | 16 | 4.13 | 2 | 4.25 | 3 | 2.93 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.81 | 10 | 2.59 | 7 | 3.33 | 9 | 2.79 | 9 | 3.02 | 11 | 2.91 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 1.85 | 22 | 1.38 | 25 | 5.00 | 2 | 2.79 | 9 | 3.43 | 7 | 2.89 |
| DK Playbook | 3.27 | 6 | 3.67 | 2 | 2.09 | 24 | 1.00 | 26 | 3.25 | 9 | 2.66 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 1.88 | 20 | 2.00 | 15 | 4.43 | 5 | 3.25 | 5 | 1.63 | 25 | 2.64 |
| Rotowire | 2.00 | 17 | 2.15 | 13 | 2.54 | 18 | 3.85 | 3 | 2.50 | 15 | 2.61 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.03 | 8 | 2.74 | 6 | 2.96 | 14 | 2.30 | 15 | 2.00 | 18 | 2.61 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 3.63 | 3 | 2.00 | 15 | 2.14 | 22 | 1.13 | 24 | 3.67 | 6 | 2.51 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 3.42 | 5 | 1.50 | 21 | 3.08 | 12 | 2.08 | 18 | 2.33 | 17 | 2.48 |
| Rotoballer | 5.43 | 1 | 1.50 | 21 | 1.17 | 26 | 1.13 | 24 | 3.00 | 12 | 2.45 |
| Industry Consensus | 1.89 | 19 | 1.78 | 18 | 2.55 | 17 | 2.28 | 16 | 3.33 | 8 | 2.37 |
| FantasyPros | 1.82 | 23 | 2.82 | 5 | 2.10 | 23 | 2.15 | 17 | 2.67 | 14 | 2.31 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.27 | 6 | 1.91 | 17 | 0.29 | 28 | 2.36 | 14 | 3.70 | 5 | 2.31 |
| Sportsline | 1.17 | 25 | 1.60 | 20 | 2.00 | 25 | 1.75 | 22 | 5.00 | 1 | 2.30 |
| NBC Sports Edge | 2.64 | 12 | 2.29 | 9 | 2.23 | 20 | 1.92 | 20 | 2.43 | 16 | 2.30 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.43 | 15 | 1.33 | 26 | 0.83 | 27 | 4.63 | 1 | 1.71 | 23 | 2.19 |
| NumberFire | 1.14 | 26 | 1.50 | 21 | 2.25 | 19 | 2.69 | 11 | 3.19 | 10 | 2.15 |
| Awesemo | 1.86 | 21 | 2.20 | 11 | 3.06 | 13 | 1.88 | 21 | 1.76 | 22 | 2.15 |
| GoingFor2 | 2.33 | 16 | 1.25 | 27 | 2.88 | 15 | 2.05 | 19 | 1.87 | 21 | 2.08 |
| FantasyLabs | 0.70 | 27 | 2.25 | 10 | 2.17 | 21 | 2.91 | 8 | 0.86 | 26 | 1.78 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 0.50 | 28 | 1.50 | 21 | 3.50 | 7 | 1.75 | 22 | 0.25 | 27 | 1.50 |
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
- Carson Kelly (EliteFantasy)
- Aristides Aquino (Fantasy Alarm)
- Austin Gomber (FantasyLabs)
- Kevin Newman (FantasyPros)
- Joey Votto (GoingFor2)
- David Fletcher (Rotoballer)
- Gilberto Celestino (Rotoballer)
Tuesday
- Jonathan Schoop (DK Playbook)
- Christian Walker (EliteFantasy)
- Chris Flexen (FantasyPros)
- Abraham Almonte (FantasyPros)
- Frankie Montas (RG Consensus)
- Marcus Semien (RG Grind Down)
- Paul Goldschmidt (RG Grind Down)
- Ryan McMahon (RG Grind Down)
- Raimel Tapia (RG Grind Down)
- Andrew McCutchen (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday
- Xander Bogaerts (DFS Army Cheat Sheet)
- Dominic Smith (EliteFantasy)
Thursday
- Ty France (NBC Sports Edge)
Friday
- Steven Souza Jr (DailyFantasyNerd)
- Justin Upton (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
- Jorge Alfaro (DFS Army Domination Station)
- Yordan Alvarez (DFS Army Domination Station)
- Tony Kemp (FantasyPros)
- Erick Fedde (GoingFor2)
- Cedric Mullins (Rotoballer)
- Gregory Polanco (RG Grind Down)
Value Tracker
- RG Grind Down – 33
- EliteFantasy – 25
- FantasyPros – 25
- Fantasy Alarm – 18
- Awesemo – 12
- DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 12
- Fantasy Alarm Lineup Generator – 9
- FantasyLabs – 8
- DailyRoto – 7
- NBC Sports Edge – 6
- DK Playbook – 6
- DFS Karma Game Theory – 5
- NumberFire – 5
- DFS Army Domination Station – 5
- GoingFor2 – 4
- Rotoballer – 4
- DailyRoto Optimizer – 3
- Daily Overlay On the Hill – 3
- DailyFantasySportsRankings – 3
- DailyFantasyNerd – 3
- Rotowire – 2
- RG Consensus – 2
- DailyFantasyInsider – 1
- RG 6-Pack – 1
- RG Lineup Builder – 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 | 90.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 90.4% |
| 24 | 79.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79.0% |
| 23 | 89.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 89.3% |
| 22 | 74.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 74.3% |
| 21 | 80.2% | N/A | 73.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79.4% |
| 20 | 61.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56.7% | 70.5% | N/A | 62.0% |
| 19 | 75.7% | N/A | 65.1% | N/A | N/A | 40.1% | 40.1% | 62.1% |
| 18 | 67.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.1% | 46.2% | 63.4% | 63.4% |
| 17 | 65.2% | N/A | N/A | 49.5% | 59.1% | 84.1% | 66.6% | 63.6% |
| 16 | 51.3% | N/A | N/A | 79.2% | 41.6% | N/A | 48.2% | 49.9% |
| 15 | 59.4% | N/A | 46.9% | 81.8% | 53.7% | 49.4% | 50.6% | 55.6% |
| 14 | 48.3% | 64.3% | 36.1% | 47.7% | 47.4% | 35.1% | 47.2% | 45.0% |
| 13 | 52.8% | 11.1% | 37.3% | 36.2% | 24.8% | 50.8% | 30.9% | 40.3% |
| 12 | 39.6% | 29.8% | 29.7% | 30.5% | 51.3% | 33.8% | 43.0% | 38.7% |
| 11 | 38.4% | 44.4% | 29.5% | 22.7% | 38.9% | 34.0% | 36.9% | 35.2% |
| 10 | 20.6% | 24.6% | 27.6% | 30.2% | 20.7% | 26.3% | 26.8% | 25.4% |
| 9 | 25.9% | 34.7% | 22.6% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 13.8% | 30.8% | 23.5% |
| 8 | 15.2% | 23.2% | 20.1% | 15.4% | 16.9% | 14.7% | 21.9% | 18.4% |
| 7 | 13.0% | 17.3% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 14.7% | 12.7% | 15.4% | 14.7% |
| 6 | 8.9% | 14.5% | 13.5% | 11.6% | 11.2% | 13.9% | 15.6% | 13.3% |
| 5 | 6.3% | 11.8% | 10.6% | 8.5% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 12.1% | 10.2% |
| 4 | 5.0% | 8.0% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 7.0% | 9.1% | 7.4% |
| 3 | 4.8% | 10.6% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2 | 2.6% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.6% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| 1 | 1.2% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 25 | 67.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 67.0% |
| 24 | 55.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 55.9% |
| 23 | 68.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 68.5% |
| 22 | 56.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56.2% |
| 21 | 56.1% | N/A | 38.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 53.9% |
| 20 | 44.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31.9% | 33.1% | N/A | 39.5% |
| 19 | 52.6% | N/A | 33.6% | N/A | N/A | 37.0% | 21.0% | 41.6% |
| 18 | 43.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37.2% | 32.8% | 36.5% | 41.0% |
| 17 | 43.5% | N/A | N/A | 28.8% | 31.0% | 54.3% | 42.5% | 38.3% |
| 16 | 39.2% | N/A | N/A | 47.2% | 26.5% | N/A | 34.5% | 35.7% |
| 15 | 39.8% | N/A | 31.5% | 45.9% | 24.7% | 27.3% | 29.2% | 34.1% |
| 14 | 37.8% | 42.1% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 31.0% | 20.7% | 26.5% | 28.7% |
| 13 | 35.1% | 13.3% | 22.8% | 23.8% | 20.3% | 25.9% | 21.0% | 26.3% |
| 12 | 33.7% | 17.5% | 19.0% | 20.6% | 27.0% | 19.6% | 25.2% | 26.0% |
| 11 | 30.4% | 22.5% | 17.3% | 14.4% | 22.1% | 21.3% | 21.4% | 22.5% |
| 10 | 23.8% | 21.0% | 18.3% | 21.4% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 17.6% | 19.1% |
| 9 | 24.7% | 22.9% | 16.6% | 13.8% | 14.8% | 11.7% | 20.4% | 18.0% |
| 8 | 17.9% | 16.1% | 13.2% | 14.4% | 13.9% | 11.9% | 15.7% | 15.2% |
| 7 | 16.7% | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.9% | 12.3% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 13.4% |
| 6 | 12.6% | 12.3% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 13.3% | 11.9% |
| 5 | 11.5% | 11.0% | 9.3% | 8.4% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 11.5% | 10.1% |
| 4 | 8.3% | 8.8% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 10.0% | 8.5% |
| 3 | 8.6% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 7.7% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 7.9% | 7.4% |
| 2 | 5.7% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 1 | 3.2% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
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