MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of September 14th
MLB DFS Experts Grades
With one week left, #2-11 on our hitter chart are separated by a total of .10. It’s going to be a wild final week to see who claims those last two top-3 spots! Even after we archived the 6-Pack due to inactivity, RotoGrinders continues to light the world on fire in our standings. 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: 5.45)
#2) RG Consensus (Score: 5.31)
#3) NumberFire (Score: 5.13)
Hitters
#1) RG Consensus (Score: 2.93)
#2A) DFS Army – Cheat Sheet (Score: 2.77)
#2B) FantasyLabs (Score: 2.77)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | – | – | 0.00 | 19 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.50 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.50 | 10 | 7.50 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Awesemo | 5.75 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 5.33 | 4 | 6.67 | 7 | 5.92 |
| FantasyAlarm | 5.00 | 10 | 1.00 | 17 | 7.50 | 2 | 5.00 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.70 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 5.50 | 7 | 7.50 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.50 | 15 | 6.00 | 9 | 5.30 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 5.00 | 10 | 2.33 | 16 | 1.67 | 18 | 5.33 | 4 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.87 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.25 | 18 | 5.50 | 2 | 4.25 | 6 | 4.00 | 8 | 5.75 | 14 | 4.55 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.50 | 10 | 4.00 | 8 | 1.00 | 21 | 4.50 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.71 | 16 | 4.67 | 7 | 3.67 | 7 | 3.17 | 14 | 6.57 | 8 | 4.36 |
| EliteFantasy | 7.75 | 3 | 4.00 | 9 | 2.50 | 10 | 1.50 | 21 | 6.00 | 9 | 4.35 |
| NumberFire | 4.33 | 13 | 3.25 | 12 | 3.67 | 7 | 4.00 | 8 | 5.80 | 13 | 4.21 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 4.00 | 15 | 4.00 | 9 | 4.40 | 5 | 3.50 | 13 | 5.14 | 16 | 4.21 |
| Rotowire | 7.00 | 4 | 4.25 | 8 | 3.33 | 9 | 1.67 | 20 | 4.67 | 19 | 4.18 |
| FantasyLabs | 4.33 | 13 | 3.25 | 12 | 1.75 | 17 | 4.00 | 8 | 7.33 | 6 | 4.13 |
| Rotoballer | 5.50 | 7 | 2.50 | 14 | 0.00 | 19 | 7.50 | 2 | 5.00 | 17 | 4.10 |
| DK Playbook | 5.00 | 10 | 2.50 | 14 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.50 | 15 | 5.00 | 17 | 4.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.50 | 7 | 1.00 | 17 | 2.50 | 10 | 4.00 | 8 | 6.00 | 9 | 3.80 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 6.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.50 | 10 | 2.50 | 15 | 2.00 | 20 | 3.60 |
| Rotoworld | 3.00 | 19 | 0.00 | 19 | 0.00 | 19 | 5.00 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.60 |
| FantasyPros | 3.33 | 17 | 3.75 | 11 | 2.00 | 16 | 2.25 | 19 | 5.50 | 15 | 3.37 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 0.50 | 20 | 5.00 | 3 | 2.50 | 10 | 2.50 | 15 | 6.00 | 9 | 3.30 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotoballer | 4.25 | 2 | 3.80 | 2 | 2.17 | 12 | 2.60 | 8 | 3.86 | 5 | 3.34 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | – | – | 4.25 | 1 | 5.75 | 1 | 0.67 | 20 | 2.50 | 19 | 3.29 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 1.94 | 14 | 1.78 | 10 | 2.28 | 11 | 2.71 | 7 | 4.94 | 3 | 2.73 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.67 | 17 | 2.00 | 7 | 2.86 | 6 | 3.33 | 2 | 3.75 | 6 | 2.72 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.43 | 10 | 1.60 | 13 | 2.80 | 9 | 3.31 | 3 | 3.38 | 9 | 2.70 |
| Sportsline | 2.00 | 13 | 0.00 | 23 | 1.00 | 21 | 3.00 | 4 | 7.50 | 1 | 2.70 |
| Rotoworld | 1.44 | 18 | 2.80 | 3 | 3.75 | 3 | 2.13 | 9 | 3.33 | 10 | 2.69 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 2.43 | 10 | 1.79 | 9 | 2.57 | 10 | 2.85 | 5 | 3.67 | 8 | 2.66 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 10.00 | 1 | 1.50 | 14 | 0.50 | 22 | 0.50 | 21 | 0.00 | 22 | 2.50 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.43 | 4 | 0.63 | 20 | 1.25 | 19 | 2.13 | 9 | 5.00 | 2 | 2.49 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 1.74 | 16 | 1.71 | 12 | 2.93 | 4 | 2.75 | 6 | 3.09 | 12 | 2.44 |
| NumberFire | 3.60 | 3 | 1.13 | 17 | 2.85 | 8 | 1.75 | 15 | – | – | 2.33 |
| Awesemo | 1.36 | 19 | 2.25 | 4 | 4.69 | 2 | 0.38 | 22 | 2.54 | 18 | 2.24 |
| Rotowire | 0.70 | 22 | 1.77 | 11 | 2.89 | 5 | 1.20 | 18 | 4.42 | 4 | 2.20 |
| FantasyPros | 3.36 | 5 | 0.70 | 19 | 2.86 | 6 | 0.25 | 23 | 3.70 | 7 | 2.17 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 2.71 | 6 | 0.63 | 20 | 1.38 | 16 | 4.17 | 1 | 1.88 | 20 | 2.15 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 2.29 | 12 | 2.25 | 4 | 1.86 | 15 | 1.43 | 17 | 2.71 | 16 | 2.11 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.55 | 7 | 1.33 | 16 | 1.10 | 20 | 1.73 | 16 | 3.22 | 11 | 1.99 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 2.50 | 8 | 2.13 | 6 | 0.25 | 23 | 1.88 | 12 | 2.86 | 14 | 1.92 |
| DK Playbook | 1.90 | 15 | 2.00 | 7 | 1.33 | 17 | 1.83 | 14 | 2.55 | 17 | 1.92 |
| Industry Consensus | 1.08 | 20 | 1.34 | 15 | 2.16 | 13 | 1.90 | 11 | 2.74 | 15 | 1.84 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.45 | 9 | 0.63 | 20 | 1.90 | 14 | 0.88 | 19 | 3.00 | 13 | 1.77 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 0.88 | 21 | 1.13 | 17 | 1.29 | 18 | 1.86 | 13 | 0.63 | 21 | 1.16 |
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 (September 14th)
A+ – Kyle Lewis (Awesemo)
A+ – Pablo Lopez (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Wil Myers (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Starling Marte (EliteFantasy)
Tuesday (September 15th)
A+ – Tim Anderson (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Willi Castro (DK Playbook)
A+ – Keston Hiura (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Lourdes Gurriel (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Miguel Cabrera (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday (September 16th)
A+ – Jared Walsh (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Justin Upton (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Kyle Higashioka (FantasyPros)
Thursday (September 17th)
A+ – Steven Brault (DFS Karma – GPP Plays)
A+ – Brett Gardner (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Bryce Harper (RG Grind Down)
Friday (September 18th)
A+ – Travis d’Arnaud (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Christian Vazquez (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Jacob Nottingham (FantasyPros)
A+ – Josh Fuentes (FantasyPros)
A+ – Gary Sanchez (RG Consensus)
A+ – Austin Riley (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Gavin Lux (RG Grind Down)
Value Tracker
RG Grind Down – 34
EliteFantasy – 25
FantasyPros – 17
Awesemo – 12
DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 11
DK Playbook – 7
NumberFire – 5
RG Consensus – 5
Fansided – 4
RG Lineup Builder – 4
DFS Karma GPP Plays – 4
Rotoballer – 3
FantasyLabs – 3
DailyFantasySportsRankings – 3
Fantasy Alarm – 3
DFS Army Domination Station – 2
DailyRoto Optimizer – 1
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 | #DIV/0! |
| 18 | N/A | N/A | 86.10% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 86.10% |
| 17 | 76.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79.00% | 77.27% |
| 16 | 80.90% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 80.90% |
| 15 | 77.60% | N/A | N/A | 61.50% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 73.00% |
| 14 | 76.50% | 56.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29.75% | 60.25% | 60.26% |
| 13 | 77.13% | N/A | 62.30% | #DIV/0! | 52.30% | 69.40% | 61.43% | 65.60% |
| 12 | 52.19% | N/A | 24.00% | #DIV/0! | 25.80% | 41.90% | 35.73% | 41.65% |
| 11 | 37.80% | 75.00% | N/A | 61.30% | 47.07% | N/A | 43.84% | 42.75% |
| 10 | 47.77% | 68.03% | 15.50% | 36.83% | 43.16% | 38.30% | 43.93% | 43.88% |
| 9 | 48.67% | 25.97% | 25.50% | 39.34% | 31.78% | 22.68% | 37.82% | 36.89% |
| 8 | 34.73% | 31.55% | 38.21% | 32.95% | 32.34% | 38.85% | 28.05% | 33.93% |
| 7 | 25.11% | 13.92% | 21.64% | 22.37% | 30.45% | 14.13% | 22.79% | 21.55% |
| 6 | 15.53% | 21.58% | 14.77% | 13.54% | 15.71% | 15.45% | 18.44% | 16.59% |
| 5 | 11.64% | 15.03% | 13.48% | 7.73% | 13.31% | 12.25% | 13.98% | 12.80% |
| 4 | 8.95% | 12.92% | 10.08% | 16.25% | 11.75% | 11.99% | 13.53% | 12.48% |
| 3 | 6.48% | 18.16% | 4.31% | 9.57% | 9.77% | 7.05% | 10.21% | 8.58% |
| 2 | 4.35% | 7.18% | 4.50% | 5.11% | 4.19% | 6.80% | 5.40% | 5.35% |
| 1 | 2.02% | 4.83% | 1.98% | 3.56% | 3.04% | 2.51% | 2.07% | 2.73% |
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 | #DIV/0! |
| 18 | N/A | N/A | 45.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 45.70% |
| 17 | 56.95% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.40% | 50.77% |
| 16 | 59.53% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 59.53% |
| 15 | 57.66% | N/A | N/A | 40.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 52.81% |
| 14 | 50.25% | 33.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15.95% | 34.25% | 37.24% |
| 13 | 49.55% | N/A | 34.30% | N/A | 35.00% | 56.10% | 38.55% | 42.08% |
| 12 | 36.23% | N/A | 22.85% | N/A | 19.95% | 21.75% | 24.13% | 28.90% |
| 11 | 31.90% | 46.00% | N/A | 32.50% | 24.83% | N/A | 29.32% | 31.09% |
| 10 | 34.48% | 41.20% | 18.15% | 23.22% | 21.62% | 24.90% | 29.73% | 29.03% |
| 9 | 35.98% | 12.33% | 18.17% | 31.66% | 20.48% | 19.07% | 24.62% | 25.75% |
| 8 | 27.71% | 22.80% | 19.25% | 24.55% | 19.33% | 20.58% | 18.10% | 21.82% |
| 7 | 26.21% | 15.83% | 14.41% | 20.20% | 19.30% | 12.47% | 17.42% | 17.90% |
| 6 | 18.11% | 15.60% | 11.89% | 12.32% | 13.16% | 10.89% | 14.36% | 13.84% |
| 5 | 16.06% | 13.03% | 10.53% | 10.77% | 14.13% | 10.48% | 11.66% | 12.13% |
| 4 | 10.66% | 11.99% | 9.47% | 12.38% | 11.07% | 9.87% | 11.99% | 11.19% |
| 3 | 11.41% | 14.69% | 6.31% | 9.38% | 9.51% | 8.16% | 9.13% | 9.38% |
| 2 | 7.61% | 6.61% | 5.60% | 5.74% | 5.87% | 6.86% | 6.21% | 6.30% |
| 1 | 4.37% | 5.18% | 3.22% | 4.53% | 4.38% | 4.22% | 3.38% | 4.01% |
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