MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of May 2nd
MLB DFS Experts Grades
Scoring is way down in MLB so far this season. Are you a fan? I kind of enjoy a good ol’ fashioned 3-2 ballgame. Either way, it’s kind of adjusted how I set my daily lineup. Below is a full, five-day week recapped. 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 6-Pack (Score: 6.00)
#2) DailyRoto Optimizer (Score: 5.76)
#3) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.67)
Hitters
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 3.36)
#2) Rotowire Optimizer (Score: 2.83)
#3) RG Consensus (Score: 2.81)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 5.00 | 4 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 22 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.40 |
| RotoGrinders-6 Pack | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | 20 | 6.67 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 4.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 3 | 6.00 | 2 | 5.50 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.60 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 5.00 | 4 | 6.00 | 6 | 6.00 | 2 | 5.50 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.50 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.00 | 4 | 6.00 | 6 | 6.00 | 2 | 5.50 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.50 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 4.00 | 12 | 5.00 | 10 | 6.00 | 2 | 5.50 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.10 |
| DFSKarma-Building Blocks | 3.00 | 19 | 4.00 | 20 | 4.00 | 12 | 6.50 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.50 |
| FantasyGuru | 3.00 | 19 | 4.80 | 14 | 4.25 | 10 | 6.00 | 5 | 6.67 | 7 | 4.94 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.00 | 19 | 5.00 | 10 | 6.00 | 2 | 5.50 | 6 | – | – | 4.88 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 3.67 | 14 | 5.67 | 8 | 4.00 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 4.45 |
| Awesemo | 3.67 | 14 | 4.00 | 20 | 6.00 | 2 | 6.50 | 2 | 2.00 | 17 | 4.43 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 3.00 | 19 | 4.44 | 16 | 7.33 | 1 | 3.80 | 17 | 3.33 | 15 | 4.38 |
| DK Playbook | 4.33 | 10 | 7.50 | 3 | 3.50 | 15 | 1.50 | 23 | 5.00 | 13 | 4.37 |
| Rotowire | 4.75 | 7 | 5.00 | 10 | 4.25 | 10 | 1.50 | 23 | 6.00 | 8 | 4.30 |
| RunPureSports | 4.50 | 8 | 4.30 | 18 | 3.25 | 17 | 3.80 | 17 | 5.50 | 10 | 4.27 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.25 | 3 | 6.75 | 5 | 3.33 | 16 | 4.00 | 15 | 2.00 | 17 | 4.27 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.50 | 16 | 3.50 | 23 | 3.25 | 17 | 4.67 | 13 | 6.00 | 8 | 4.18 |
| Industry Consensus | 4.50 | 8 | 4.44 | 16 | 3.00 | 20 | 3.33 | 19 | 5.33 | 12 | 4.12 |
| FantasyPros | 4.25 | 11 | 3.75 | 22 | 5.50 | 8 | 5.50 | 6 | 1.00 | 19 | 4.00 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 3.40 | 17 | 3.50 | 23 | 4.00 | 12 | 3.25 | 20 | 5.44 | 11 | 3.92 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 7.50 | 2 | 1.00 | 26 | 1.00 | 24 | 5.50 | 6 | – | – | 3.75 |
| Sportsline | 3.00 | 19 | 4.25 | 19 | 3.25 | 17 | 4.00 | 15 | – | – | 3.63 |
| NumberFire | 3.40 | 17 | 3.17 | 25 | 4.33 | 9 | 4.25 | 14 | 2.50 | 16 | 3.53 |
| Rotoballer | 2.00 | 25 | 5.50 | 9 | – | – | 6.50 | 2 | 0.00 | 20 | 3.50 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.40 | 24 | 4.60 | 15 | 2.83 | 21 | 2.60 | 21 | 4.40 | 14 | 3.37 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.00 | 25 | 5.00 | 10 | 2.00 | 22 | 2.00 | 22 | – | – | 2.75 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotoballer | 2.86 | 2 | 9.17 | 1 | 7.50 | 1 | 2.43 | 20 | 2.00 | 14 | 4.79 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 1.00 | 23 | 0.00 | 26 | 6.00 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 23 | 3.40 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 1.29 | 22 | 5.86 | 2 | 2.00 | 23 | 3.50 | 8 | 3.83 | 4 | 3.30 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 1.38 | 19 | 4.50 | 4 | 3.57 | 8 | 2.88 | 15 | 4.00 | 2 | 3.27 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.25 | 6 | 3.44 | 11 | 3.88 | 5 | 4.30 | 5 | 2.18 | 10 | 3.21 |
| DK Playbook | 4.67 | 1 | 2.71 | 16 | 3.55 | 10 | 3.06 | 11 | 1.75 | 17 | 3.15 |
| Industry Consensus – Core 5 | 1.50 | 16 | 3.75 | 7 | 3.00 | 14 | 6.25 | 2 | 0.75 | 20 | 3.05 |
| Awesemo | 1.33 | 20 | 3.47 | 10 | 3.16 | 13 | 3.54 | 7 | 3.58 | 5 | 3.02 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 1.71 | 11 | 2.20 | 23 | 3.67 | 7 | 3.50 | 8 | 4.00 | 2 | 3.02 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 2.20 | 7 | 3.05 | 14 | 2.16 | 19 | 4.73 | 3 | 2.24 | 9 | 2.88 |
| DFSKarma-Building Blocks | 1.50 | 16 | 0.00 | 26 | 5.00 | 4 | 1.50 | 25 | 6.00 | 1 | 2.80 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.71 | 11 | 3.57 | 9 | 3.83 | 6 | 2.88 | 15 | 2.00 | 14 | 2.80 |
| DailyOverlay – On The Hill | 1.33 | 20 | 4.00 | 5 | 3.00 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 2.78 |
| FantasyGuru | 2.68 | 3 | 3.25 | 12 | 2.67 | 16 | 2.73 | 19 | 2.07 | 13 | 2.68 |
| FantasyPros | 0.64 | 26 | 4.75 | 3 | 3.31 | 11 | 2.00 | 22 | 2.60 | 6 | 2.66 |
| Industry Consensus | 1.66 | 14 | 3.03 | 15 | 3.22 | 12 | 2.82 | 17 | 2.50 | 7 | 2.65 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 2.67 | 4 | 3.92 | 6 | 2.09 | 20 | 2.79 | 18 | 1.62 | 18 | 2.62 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 1.00 | 23 | 2.60 | 19 | 3.57 | 8 | 3.63 | 6 | 2.29 | 8 | 2.62 |
| FantasyAlarm – Lineup Generator | 1.00 | 23 | 1.60 | 25 | 6.00 | 2 | 1.57 | 24 | – | – | 2.54 |
| Sportsline | 1.50 | 16 | 2.67 | 17 | 1.25 | 26 | 4.60 | 4 | – | – | 2.51 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.88 | 10 | 3.68 | 8 | 2.04 | 22 | 3.00 | 13 | 1.82 | 16 | 2.48 |
| RunPureSports | 1.97 | 9 | 3.06 | 13 | 2.48 | 17 | 2.38 | 21 | 2.09 | 12 | 2.40 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 1.56 | 15 | 2.62 | 18 | 2.05 | 21 | 3.17 | 10 | 2.15 | 11 | 2.31 |
| Rotowire | 2.00 | 8 | 2.56 | 20 | 2.41 | 18 | 3.00 | 13 | 0.75 | 20 | 2.14 |
| NumberFire | 1.67 | 13 | 1.86 | 24 | 1.58 | 25 | 3.06 | 11 | 1.00 | 19 | 1.83 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.50 | 5 | 2.29 | 22 | 1.83 | 24 | 2.00 | 22 | 0.43 | 22 | 1.81 |
| RotoGrinders-6 Pack | 0.40 | 27 | 2.50 | 21 | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | 23 | 0.97 |
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
- Jazz Chisholm (DK Playbook)
- Mark Canha (FantasyGuru)
Tuesday
- Kevin Smith (DFS Alarm Playbook)
- Mike Zunino (FantasyPros)
- Manuel Margot (FantasyPros)
Wednesday
- Max Muncy (DFS Alarm Lineup Generator)
- Taylor Ward (FantasyGuru)
- Ramon Urias (DFS Alarm Playbook)
- Patrick Wisdom (RG Grind Down)
Thursday
- Starling Marte (DFS Army Cheat Sheet)
- Tommy Edman (RG Grind Down)
Friday
- Kolton Wong (FantasyGuru)
- Luis Robert (RG Grind Down)
Value Tracker
- RG Grind Down – 9
- FantasyPros – 6
- DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 5
- DFS Alarm Playbook – 5
- FantasyGuru – 3
- Awesemo – 3
- DailyFantasySportsRankings – 2
- DFS Alarm Lineup Generator – 2
- RG 6-Pack – 1
- Rotowire Optimizer – 1
- FantasyLabs – 1
- Rotowire – 1
- Rotoballer – 1
- Daily Overlay On the Hill – 1
- NumberFire – 1
- DK Playbook – 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 | 83.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 83.1% |
| 22 | 88.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 88.5% |
| 21 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 | 72.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 66.8% | 75.6% | 72.7% |
| 19 | 77.8% | NA | NA | NA | 74.4% | 68.0% | 71.7% | 75.0% |
| 18 | 67.6% | NA | 57.5% | 59.3% | 53.5% | NA | 74.8% | 64.4% |
| 17 | 37.9% | NA | 34.5% | 50.7% | NA | NA | 65.7% | 46.7% |
| 16 | 49.0% | NA | 41.4% | 59.2% | 53.5% | 40.5% | 47.0% | 48.6% |
| 15 | 55.0% | NA | 38.5% | 64.1% | 55.2% | 37.1% | 45.7% | 48.8% |
| 14 | 45.3% | 13.0% | 32.8% | 45.3% | 45.4% | 18.9% | 42.2% | 38.9% |
| 13 | 32.1% | 66.2% | 46.6% | 56.9% | 48.6% | 46.6% | 44.9% | 44.8% |
| 12 | 32.1% | 42.6% | NA | 54.6% | 16.8% | 31.7% | 37.9% | 35.5% |
| 11 | 19.7% | 16.0% | 39.4% | 23.3% | 38.5% | 31.0% | 29.8% | 27.3% |
| 10 | 29.6% | 34.1% | 32.0% | 28.1% | 28.3% | 18.3% | 29.2% | 28.4% |
| 9 | 17.0% | 38.6% | 24.2% | 21.6% | 22.4% | 15.3% | 27.2% | 24.3% |
| 8 | 19.1% | 14.7% | 19.2% | 18.0% | 15.8% | 16.4% | 25.4% | 20.3% |
| 7 | 17.3% | 33.8% | 22.0% | 19.1% | 6.6% | 13.5% | 17.0% | 16.8% |
| 6 | 18.0% | 22.9% | 10.7% | 12.1% | 8.5% | 12.9% | 14.2% | 14.3% |
| 5 | 10.4% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 14.6% | 11.9% | 12.0% | 11.0% |
| 4 | 5.9% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 7.2% |
| 3 | 3.8% | 11.3% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 7.1% |
| 2 | 3.5% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| 1 | 1.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 2.1% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 24 | 55.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 55.8% |
| 23 | 56.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 56.9% |
| 22 | 69.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 69.2% |
| 21 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 20 | 46.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 32.6% | 44.8% | 44.5% |
| 19 | 51.6% | NA | NA | NA | 43.2% | 37.9% | 43.6% | 47.3% |
| 18 | 47.7% | NA | 35.7% | 26.0% | 23.5% | #DIV/0! | 41.1% | 38.5% |
| 17 | 37.2% | NA | 16.0% | 21.3% | NA | NA | 35.2% | 28.3% |
| 16 | 35.1% | NA | 21.4% | 30.3% | 30.1% | 23.2% | 21.5% | 27.6% |
| 15 | 37.3% | NA | 19.4% | 31.0% | 32.8% | 20.5% | 26.2% | 29.7% |
| 14 | 33.5% | 11.0% | 21.6% | 24.9% | 25.1% | 10.3% | 25.2% | 24.6% |
| 13 | 29.0% | 41.5% | 30.5% | 25.0% | 28.9% | 30.1% | 21.5% | 28.8% |
| 12 | 24.9% | 18.1% | NA | 24.3% | 13.5% | 18.6% | 21.9% | 21.3% |
| 11 | 26.0% | 10.8% | 20.5% | 19.5% | 20.8% | 20.9% | 20.8% | 21.6% |
| 10 | 25.9% | 15.8% | 21.5% | 22.2% | 22.6% | 15.4% | 20.1% | 21.1% |
| 9 | 17.7% | 28.0% | 18.2% | 17.4% | 15.4% | 13.4% | 19.2% | 18.7% |
| 8 | 23.8% | 13.3% | 12.8% | 14.8% | 12.5% | 15.4% | 18.9% | 17.0% |
| 7 | 19.9% | 19.3% | 16.7% | 12.0% | 9.3% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 14.0% |
| 6 | 20.7% | 16.2% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 10.2% | 13.6% | 11.4% | 13.3% |
| 5 | 11.3% | 9.9% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 10.4% |
| 4 | 9.8% | 9.0% | 7.2% | 9.9% | 9.6% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| 3 | 8.2% | 10.1% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 7.1% | 10.2% | 8.5% |
| 2 | 6.9% | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.9% |
| 1 | 3.6% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.6% |
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