MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of May 23rd
MLB DFS Experts Grades
More moving and shaking last week among the leaders. There is still plenty of hardball to be played so the tops guys will work to solidify their spots. A full, five-day week 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 Industry Consensus Core 5 (Score: 5.94)
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.80)
#3) DFS Army Domination Station (Score: 5.75)
Hitters
#1) DFS Karma Building Blocks (Score: 3.23)
#2) DFS Army Domination Station (Score: 3.00)
#3) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 2.94)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 16 | – | – | 7.50 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 13 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 19 | 7.00 |
| Awesemo | 5.00 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.50 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 8 | 6.90 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 5.00 | 16 | 2.00 | 8 | 6.75 |
| NumberFire | 7.00 | 5 | 6.67 | 11 | 7.50 | 2 | 7.50 | 3 | 1.50 | 13 | 6.03 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 10.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 17 | 5.00 | 5 | 6.50 | 10 | 2.00 | 8 | 5.80 |
| Rotoballer | 5.50 | 7 | 5.75 | 16 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 24 | 5.00 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 5.50 | 7 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 22 | 7.50 | 3 | 2.00 | 8 | 5.50 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.00 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.00 | 13 | 7.50 | 3 | 0.00 | 25 | 5.30 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 5.00 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 21 | 7.50 | 3 | 0.50 | 22 | 5.20 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 4.00 | 20 | 8.33 | 9 | 6.00 | 4 | 5.00 | 16 | 0.50 | 22 | 4.77 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 5.25 | 9 | 5.50 | 17 | 4.50 | 9 | 7.00 | 9 | 1.33 | 16 | 4.72 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 5.00 | 12 | 6.00 | 15 | 4.00 | 13 | 7.50 | 3 | 1.00 | 19 | 4.70 |
| DFSKarma-Building Blocks | 3.67 | 23 | 6.67 | 11 | 4.00 | 13 | 7.50 | 3 | 1.33 | 16 | 4.63 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 4.22 | 19 | 6.80 | 10 | 3.50 | 20 | 3.83 | 22 | 4.56 | 3 | 4.58 |
| FantasyAlarm | 4.00 | 20 | 6.17 | 14 | 4.50 | 9 | 4.67 | 19 | 3.50 | 4 | 4.57 |
| Sportsline | 5.25 | 9 | 5.20 | 23 | 4.50 | 9 | 6.25 | 11 | 1.50 | 13 | 4.54 |
| FantasyPros | 5.00 | 12 | 3.50 | 26 | 4.75 | 8 | 1.75 | 25 | 7.00 | 1 | 4.40 |
| Industry Consensus | 4.40 | 17 | 4.83 | 25 | 3.60 | 18 | 5.50 | 14 | 3.50 | 4 | 4.37 |
| DK Playbook | 6.67 | 6 | 5.50 | 17 | 1.50 | 24 | 5.50 | 14 | 2.00 | 8 | 4.23 |
| RunPureSports | 3.83 | 22 | 5.29 | 21 | 4.50 | 9 | 3.67 | 23 | 3.50 | 4 | 4.16 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 4.40 | 17 | 4.91 | 24 | 3.75 | 17 | 4.11 | 21 | 2.86 | 7 | 4.01 |
| RotoGrinders-6 Pack | 1.00 | 26 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1.00 | 19 | 4.00 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.25 | 9 | 5.40 | 20 | 2.00 | 23 | 5.60 | 13 | 1.33 | 16 | 3.92 |
| FantasyGuru | 2.75 | 24 | 6.33 | 13 | 5.00 | 5 | 4.33 | 20 | 0.50 | 22 | 3.78 |
| Rotowire | 2.50 | 25 | 5.25 | 22 | 3.60 | 18 | 6.00 | 12 | 1.50 | 13 | 3.77 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| RotoGrinders-6 Pack | 6.00 | 1 | 2.40 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 2.60 | 20 | 3.67 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 4.00 | 5 | 2.56 | 10 | – | – | 3.10 | 12 | 4.38 | 5 | 3.51 |
| Sportsline | 4.40 | 4 | 2.00 | 15 | 0.83 | 24 | 6.00 | 1 | 4.17 | 7 | 3.48 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 3.43 | 10 | 4.00 | 4 | 3.75 | 4 | 1.88 | 17 | 4.00 | 9 | 3.41 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 6.00 | 1 | 2.63 | 9 | 2.13 | 13 | 0.13 | 24 | 5.17 | 2 | 3.21 |
| DFSKarma-Building Blocks | 6.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 25 | 1.50 | 21 | 3.00 | 15 | 3.20 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.29 | 22 | 4.29 | 3 | 2.43 | 9 | 3.13 | 11 | 3.71 | 11 | 3.17 |
| FantasyPros | 2.09 | 24 | 3.13 | 8 | 4.33 | 1 | 1.64 | 20 | 4.13 | 8 | 3.06 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 3.33 | 11 | 4.83 | 2 | 2.29 | 11 | 0.43 | 22 | 4.43 | 3 | 3.06 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.71 | 7 | 1.43 | 23 | 2.55 | 8 | 3.17 | 10 | 4.18 | 6 | 3.01 |
| Awesemo | 2.70 | 17 | 3.75 | 5 | 2.33 | 10 | 1.78 | 19 | 4.42 | 4 | 3.00 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.13 | 23 | 3.38 | 7 | 1.29 | 20 | 5.43 | 2 | 2.71 | 19 | 2.99 |
| NumberFire | 3.45 | 9 | 1.54 | 21 | 1.60 | 18 | 5.36 | 3 | 2.76 | 18 | 2.94 |
| DK Playbook | 3.33 | 11 | 1.75 | 18 | 2.56 | 7 | 4.12 | 5 | 2.82 | 17 | 2.92 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 3.00 | 13 | 2.50 | 11 | 1.25 | 21 | 0.00 | 25 | 7.67 | 1 | 2.88 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.32 | 21 | 1.94 | 16 | 2.10 | 14 | 3.68 | 8 | 3.29 | 13 | 2.67 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.40 | 20 | 2.21 | 14 | 2.28 | 12 | 2.97 | 13 | 3.28 | 14 | 2.63 |
| RunPureSports | 3.76 | 6 | 1.70 | 19 | 2.67 | 6 | 2.70 | 14 | 2.13 | 24 | 2.59 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 2.50 | 19 | 0.75 | 26 | 4.13 | 2 | 3.71 | 7 | 1.83 | 25 | 2.58 |
| FantasyGuru | 3.63 | 8 | 2.25 | 13 | 2.04 | 15 | 2.68 | 15 | 2.27 | 21 | 2.57 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 2.62 | 18 | 1.00 | 25 | 3.43 | 5 | 4.13 | 4 | 1.46 | 26 | 2.53 |
| Rotowire | 2.80 | 15 | 1.33 | 24 | 1.71 | 16 | 2.67 | 16 | 4.00 | 9 | 2.50 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 3.00 | 13 | 1.85 | 17 | 1.44 | 19 | 3.23 | 9 | 2.94 | 16 | 2.49 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.78 | 16 | 1.65 | 20 | 1.62 | 17 | 3.85 | 6 | 2.25 | 22 | 2.43 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 2.00 | 25 | 3.57 | 6 | 1.00 | 22 | 1.86 | 18 | 3.43 | 12 | 2.37 |
| Rotoballer | 1.71 | 26 | 1.50 | 22 | 4.00 | 3 | 0.33 | 23 | 2.17 | 23 | 1.94 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 0.00 | 27 | 0.00 | 27 | 1.00 | 22 | 0.00 | 25 | 0.00 | 27 | 0.20 |
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
- Roman Quinn (RG Lineup Builder)
- Brandon Crawford (RG Grind Down)
Tuesday
- Starling Marte (DFS Alarm Lineup Generator)
- Mike Yastrzemski (DFS Alarm Lineup Generator)
- Jose Trevino (FantasyGuru)
- Elvis Andrus (FantasyPros)
- Francisco Lindor (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday
- Odubel Herrera (FantasyPros)
Thursday
- Cesar Hernandez (DK Playbook)
- Christian Vazquez (DFS Alarm Playbook)
- Miguel Cabrera (DFS Alarm Playbook)
- Chris Taylor (DFS Alarm Playbook)
- Cody Bellinger (NumberFire)
- JT Realmuto (RG Consensus)
- Devin Smeltzer (Rotowire)
Friday
- Alek Manoah (DFS Army Cheat Sheet)
- Jameson Taillon (DFS Army Cheat Sheet)
- Taylor Trammell (DFS Alarm Lineup Generator)
- Chris Flexen (FantasyPros)
- Rougned Odor (FantasyPros)
Value Tracker
- RG Grind Down – 20
- FantasyPros – 11
- DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 9
- DFS Alarm Playbook – 9
- FantasyGuru – 8
- DFS Alarm Lineup Generator – 7
- Awesemo – 5
- Rotowire – 4
- NumberFire – 3
- DailyFantasySportsRankings – 2
- Rotowire Optimizer – 2
- FantasyLabs – 2
- Rotoballer – 2
- DK Playbook – 2
- RG Consensus – 2
- RG Lineup Builder – 2
- RG 6-Pack – 1
- Daily Overlay On the Hill – 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 |
| 24 | 73.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 73.0% |
| 23 | 82.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 82.1% |
| 22 | 88.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 88.5% |
| 21 | 55.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 54.95% |
| 20 | 74.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 66.8% | 73.4% | 73.4% |
| 19 | 77.8% | NA | NA | NA | 74.4% | 68.0% | 71.7% | 75.0% |
| 18 | 63.8% | 82.8% | 60.3% | 59.3% | 53.5% | 29.00% | 74.8% | 62.3% |
| 17 | 55.4% | NA | 48.6% | 50.7% | NA | 56.20% | 65.7% | 54.6% |
| 16 | 49.0% | 46.1% | 46.9% | 59.2% | 51.2% | 40.5% | 47.0% | 49.1% |
| 15 | 55.8% | NA | 35.5% | 64.1% | 47.5% | 43.1% | 43.7% | 48.2% |
| 14 | 43.6% | 13.0% | 30.1% | 45.3% | 44.3% | 24.4% | 43.1% | 39.2% |
| 13 | 34.1% | 66.2% | 46.6% | 47.2% | 38.6% | 50.5% | 40.7% | 41.8% |
| 12 | 35.8% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 54.6% | 22.7% | 31.7% | 37.2% | 36.6% |
| 11 | 22.1% | 16.0% | 39.4% | 28.0% | 33.1% | 23.0% | 28.9% | 27.7% |
| 10 | 29.4% | 25.4% | 31.0% | 29.3% | 28.0% | 18.3% | 27.6% | 27.4% |
| 9 | 20.6% | 42.1% | 24.7% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 14.8% | 28.8% | 25.1% |
| 8 | 16.9% | 24.2% | 17.1% | 26.6% | 13.4% | 20.1% | 26.5% | 20.8% |
| 7 | 15.1% | 29.5% | 18.3% | 17.0% | 13.6% | 13.2% | 17.4% | 16.5% |
| 6 | 15.8% | 20.2% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 12.6% | 9.7% | 14.1% | 13.7% |
| 5 | 9.8% | 9.5% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 10.7% |
| 4 | 6.2% | 8.9% | 7.6% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 7.7% |
| 3 | 4.0% | 10.7% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 8.2% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 7.2% |
| 2 | 3.5% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 4.4% |
| 1 | 1.5% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 2.2% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 24 | 55.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 55.8% |
| 23 | 57.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 57.3% |
| 22 | 69.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 69.2% |
| 21 | 40.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 40.6% |
| 20 | 48.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 32.6% | 42.5% | 45.8% |
| 19 | 51.6% | NA | NA | NA | 43.2% | 37.9% | 43.6% | 47.3% |
| 18 | 45.6% | 53.5% | 33.3% | 26.0% | 23.5% | 27.7% | 41.1% | 38.1% |
| 17 | 37.8% | NA | 24.7% | 21.3% | NA | 29.6% | 35.2% | 31.9% |
| 16 | 35.1% | 23.2% | 25.1% | 30.3% | 28.7% | 23.2% | 21.5% | 27.6% |
| 15 | 37.2% | NA | 18.4% | 31.0% | 24.7% | 23.7% | 26.6% | 29.3% |
| 14 | 34.6% | 11.0% | 20.3% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 14.6% | 25.6% | 25.7% |
| 13 | 28.2% | 41.5% | 30.5% | 22.8% | 26.2% | 30.7% | 19.3% | 27.2% |
| 12 | 28.6% | 18.1% | 26.3% | 24.3% | 15.3% | 18.6% | 20.9% | 23.1% |
| 11 | 26.3% | 10.8% | 20.5% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 12.1% | 20.3% | 20.1% |
| 10 | 27.2% | 12.8% | 21.5% | 20.3% | 18.9% | 15.4% | 20.6% | 20.6% |
| 9 | 19.0% | 28.8% | 18.0% | 18.1% | 14.9% | 13.3% | 20.9% | 19.4% |
| 8 | 20.2% | 15.4% | 12.4% | 16.2% | 11.8% | 16.8% | 19.2% | 16.9% |
| 7 | 18.5% | 15.2% | 13.5% | 12.1% | 11.5% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 13.6% |
| 6 | 18.3% | 15.6% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 11.1% | 10.6% | 12.0% | 12.9% |
| 5 | 11.6% | 10.4% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 4 | 10.3% | 9.0% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 9.0% |
| 3 | 8.5% | 9.5% | 6.8% | 8.2% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.2% | 8.3% |
| 2 | 6.9% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| 1 | 3.5% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.6% |
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