MLB – Expert Recap and Grades – Week of September 21st (Final)
MLB DFS Experts Grades
The MLB regular season is over and what a wild, fun ride it was. We ended up with a tie among our experts on the hitting side. RotoGrinders Consensus and Fantasy Alarm’s Playbook tied atop the list. On the pitcher side, DailyRoto Optimizer made a last week comeback to beat out RotoGrinders Consensus by .01! 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) DailyRoto Optimizer (Score: 5.36)
#2) RG Consensus (Score: 5.35)
#3) RG Lineup Builder (Score: 5.33)
Hitters
#1A) RG Consensus (Score: 2.92)
#1B) Fantasy Alarm (Score: 2.92)
#3) DFS Army – Cheat Sheet (Score: 2.82)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 10.00 | 1 | 6.50 | 4 | 7.50 | 4 | 5.50 | 2 | 7.50 | 1 | 7.40 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 10.00 | 1 | 6.50 | 4 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 13 | 7.50 | 1 | 7.30 |
| FantasyAlarm | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | 7.50 | 4 | 3.00 | 8 | 5.00 | 11 | 6.10 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | – | – | 5.75 | 9 | 7.50 | 4 | 2.75 | 12 | 7.00 | 4 | 5.75 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 7.50 | 6 | 6.50 | 4 | 5.00 | 17 | 3.00 | 8 | 6.50 | 6 | 5.70 |
| Industry Consensus | 6.33 | 9 | 4.50 | 15 | 7.43 | 10 | 3.50 | 6 | 5.43 | 10 | 5.44 |
| FantasyPros | 3.25 | 18 | 7.75 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.00 | 14 | 4.00 | 14 | 5.40 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 6.00 | 10 | 6.50 | 4 | 7.50 | 4 | 3.00 | 8 | 4.00 | 14 | 5.40 |
| FantasyLabs | 7.00 | 8 | 6.25 | 8 | 7.50 | 4 | 3.67 | 5 | 2.00 | 17 | 5.28 |
| EliteFantasy | – | – | 4.33 | 16 | 7.40 | 11 | 2.00 | 14 | 7.00 | 4 | 5.18 |
| Awesemo | – | – | 7.67 | 3 | 5.67 | 15 | 2.00 | 14 | 5.00 | 11 | 5.09 |
| NumberFire | 5.25 | 14 | 5.40 | 10 | 4.40 | 18 | 4.20 | 3 | 5.80 | 9 | 5.01 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 5.00 | 15 | 5.20 | 11 | 5.40 | 16 | 3.20 | 7 | 6.00 | 7 | 4.96 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 5.60 | 12 | 4.00 | 17 | 6.17 | 12 | 1.50 | 17 | 7.50 | 1 | 4.95 |
| DK Playbook | 5.50 | 13 | 5.00 | 12 | 6.00 | 13 | 3.00 | 8 | 4.00 | 14 | 4.70 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 10.00 | 1 | 1.50 | 19 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 19 | 0.00 | 18 | 4.40 |
| Rotowire | 4.33 | 17 | 1.50 | 19 | 6.00 | 13 | 4.00 | 4 | 6.00 | 7 | 4.37 |
| Rotoworld | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 21 | 1.00 | 18 | 0.00 | 18 | 4.20 |
| Rotoballer | 6.00 | 10 | 5.00 | 12 | 3.50 | 19 | 0.50 | 19 | 5.00 | 11 | 4.00 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 5.00 | 15 | 2.00 | 18 | 1.00 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 18 | 3.60 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 7.50 | 6 | 0.50 | 21 | 7.50 | 4 | 0.50 | 19 | 0.00 | 18 | 3.20 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| FantasyAlarm | 4.00 | 1 | 4.44 | 2 | 3.75 | 3 | 3.57 | 4 | 6.00 | 1 | 4.35 |
| DFSArmy-CheatSheet | 1.60 | 9 | 4.41 | 3 | 3.39 | 5 | 3.33 | 5 | 2.96 | 14 | 3.14 |
| Sportsline | 1.00 | 14 | 1.50 | 19 | 1.00 | 20 | 6.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 2 | 3.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | – | – | 3.25 | 9 | 2.29 | 12 | 2.50 | 13 | 3.15 | 10 | 2.80 |
| Rotowire | 1.88 | 5 | 3.67 | 7 | 2.82 | 6 | 2.63 | 11 | 2.92 | 15 | 2.78 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.63 | 3 | 4.00 | 6 | 2.13 | 15 | 2.75 | 10 | 1.25 | 22 | 2.75 |
| DFSArmy-DominationStation | 3.75 | 2 | 2.29 | 16 | 3.57 | 4 | 0.63 | 21 | 3.14 | 11 | 2.68 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 0.57 | 20 | 4.13 | 5 | 2.75 | 8 | 1.88 | 16 | 4.00 | 5 | 2.67 |
| EliteFantasy | – | – | 2.71 | 13 | 2.50 | 10 | 2.80 | 9 | 2.54 | 16 | 2.64 |
| Awesemo | 1.75 | 7 | 2.63 | 14 | 4.06 | 2 | 1.60 | 17 | 3.12 | 12 | 2.63 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 1.33 | 11 | 4.20 | 4 | 2.44 | 11 | 2.18 | 15 | 3.00 | 13 | 2.63 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 0.33 | 21 | 5.00 | 1 | 6.67 | 1 | 0.00 | 23 | 1.00 | 23 | 2.60 |
| NumberFire | 2.00 | 4 | 3.22 | 10 | 2.77 | 7 | 1.10 | 19 | 3.77 | 7 | 2.57 |
| DK Playbook | 1.83 | 6 | 2.73 | 12 | 0.83 | 22 | 4.00 | 3 | 3.25 | 9 | 2.53 |
| Rotoballer | 1.25 | 12 | 1.25 | 20 | 2.17 | 14 | 2.88 | 8 | 4.25 | 4 | 2.36 |
| DailyRoto-Optimizer | 0.86 | 16 | 3.67 | 7 | 1.88 | 18 | 1.38 | 18 | 4.00 | 5 | 2.36 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 1.62 | 8 | 3.06 | 11 | 2.24 | 13 | 2.25 | 14 | 2.24 | 18 | 2.28 |
| Industry Consensus | 1.46 | 10 | 2.44 | 15 | 2.11 | 16 | 2.59 | 12 | 2.09 | 20 | 2.14 |
| FantasyLabs | 1.20 | 13 | 2.25 | 17 | 1.33 | 19 | 0.91 | 20 | 4.90 | 3 | 2.12 |
| FantasyPros | 1.00 | 14 | 1.20 | 21 | 2.63 | 9 | 3.31 | 6 | 2.33 | 17 | 2.09 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 0.86 | 16 | 2.13 | 18 | 0.38 | 23 | 3.13 | 7 | 2.13 | 19 | 1.73 |
| Rotoworld | 0.75 | 18 | 0.00 | 23 | 1.00 | 20 | 4.13 | 2 | 1.29 | 21 | 1.43 |
| DFSKarma-GPP Plays | 0.67 | 19 | 0.25 | 22 | 2.00 | 17 | 0.50 | 22 | 3.50 | 8 | 1.38 |
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 21st)
A+ – Jace Peterson (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Kevin Pillar (Fantasy Alarm)
Tuesday (September 22nd)
A+ – Austin Slater (Awesemo)
A+ – Marcell Ozuna (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Bobby Dalbec (DK Playbook)
A+ – Bryse Wilson (FantasyPros)
A+ – Austin Gomber (FantasyPros)
A+ – Starling Marte (RG Grind Down)
Wednesday (September 23rd)
A+ – Andrew McCutchen (Awesemo)
A+ – Evan Longoria (Awesemo)
A+ – Brandon Lowe (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Ke’Bryan Hayes (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Tim Locastro (DailyRoto Optimizer)
A+ – Adalberto Mondesi (DFS Army – Cheat Sheet)
A+ – Eugenio Suarez (DFS Army – Domination Station)
A+ – Andrew Knapp (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Cavan Biggio (RG Grind Down)
Thursday (September 24th)
A+ – Jose Altuve (DailyRoto Optimizer)
A+ – Alex Cobb (DFS Karma GPP Plays)
A+ – Jesus Aguilar (FantasyPros)
Friday (September 25th)
A+ – Sam Huff (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Willson Contreras (RG Consensus)
A+ – Will Smith (RG Grind Down)
Value Tracker
RG Grind Down – 37
EliteFantasy – 27
FantasyPros – 20
Awesemo – 15
DFS Army Cheat Sheet – 13
DK Playbook – 8
RG Consensus – 6
NumberFire – 5
DFS Karma GPP Plays – 5
DailyFantasySportsRankings – 5
Fansided – 4
Fantasy Alarm – 4
RG Lineup Builder – 4
FantasyLabs – 3
Rotoballer – 3
DFS Army Domination Station – 3
Rotowire Optimizer – 3
DailyRoto Optimizer – 1
DailyFantasyInsider – 1
DailyFantasyNerd – 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 | 86.10% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 86.10% |
| 17 | 75.53% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 79.00% | 76.40% |
| 16 | 80.90% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 80.90% |
| 15 | 77.60% | N/A | 0.90% | 61.50% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 63.99% |
| 14 | 71.86% | 56.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.50% | 60.25% | 59.78% |
| 13 | 77.13% | N/A | 62.30% | N/A | 52.30% | 69.40% | 61.43% | 65.60% |
| 12 | 53.22% | N/A | 24.00% | N/A | 25.80% | 41.90% | 34.88% | 43.25% |
| 11 | 37.42% | 75.00% | N/A | 63.80% | 46.15% | N/A | 43.84% | 43.25% |
| 10 | 48.60% | 51.08% | 29.70% | 37.09% | 43.16% | 38.30% | 37.83% | 42.08% |
| 9 | 48.19% | 25.97% | 25.50% | 39.34% | 32.66% | 31.00% | 37.27% | 37.74% |
| 8 | 32.29% | 31.55% | 35.74% | 29.29% | 32.34% | 38.85% | 24.71% | 31.66% |
| 7 | 26.49% | 13.08% | 20.26% | 21.44% | 28.29% | 14.99% | 23.59% | 21.36% |
| 6 | 16.71% | 19.69% | 15.15% | 17.38% | 18.49% | 14.11% | 18.87% | 17.30% |
| 5 | 12.94% | 14.67% | 14.01% | 10.79% | 12.98% | 13.80% | 14.47% | 13.64% |
| 4 | 8.73% | 14.51% | 9.63% | 15.12% | 11.93% | 10.90% | 13.39% | 12.36% |
| 3 | 6.77% | 13.55% | 5.07% | 8.67% | 8.48% | 6.78% | 10.71% | 8.58% |
| 2 | 4.12% | 7.02% | 4.25% | 5.09% | 4.49% | 6.74% | 5.38% | 5.29% |
| 1 | 1.91% | 4.83% | 2.29% | 3.35% | 3.11% | 2.46% | 2.15% | 2.76% |
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 | 45.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 45.70% |
| 17 | 59.13% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.40% | 53.95% |
| 16 | 59.53% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 59.53% |
| 15 | 57.66% | N/A | 0.60% | 40.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 46.29% |
| 14 | 48.72% | 33.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20.67% | 34.25% | 37.08% |
| 13 | 49.55% | N/A | 34.30% | N/A | 35.00% | 56.10% | 38.55% | 42.08% |
| 12 | 37.55% | N/A | 22.85% | N/A | 19.95% | 21.75% | 25.75% | 30.72% |
| 11 | 31.67% | 46.00% | N/A | 34.20% | 23.05% | N/A | 29.32% | 30.68% |
| 10 | 34.63% | 30.95% | 23.93% | 24.01% | 21.62% | 24.90% | 26.91% | 28.13% |
| 9 | 35.17% | 12.33% | 18.17% | 31.66% | 20.26% | 20.33% | 24.55% | 25.77% |
| 8 | 27.31% | 22.80% | 17.92% | 22.27% | 19.33% | 20.58% | 16.12% | 20.78% |
| 7 | 26.31% | 16.08% | 14.12% | 19.63% | 18.17% | 12.56% | 17.09% | 17.56% |
| 6 | 17.63% | 15.81% | 12.23% | 13.50% | 14.18% | 10.91% | 14.61% | 14.22% |
| 5 | 17.48% | 12.95% | 10.52% | 11.54% | 13.98% | 10.64% | 12.01% | 12.53% |
| 4 | 10.47% | 12.39% | 9.13% | 12.52% | 10.80% | 9.25% | 11.95% | 11.09% |
| 3 | 11.43% | 11.34% | 7.22% | 9.11% | 9.18% | 8.10% | 9.03% | 9.27% |
| 2 | 7.21% | 6.63% | 5.43% | 5.84% | 6.04% | 6.84% | 6.13% | 6.24% |
| 1 | 4.32% | 5.12% | 3.39% | 4.34% | 4.33% | 4.19% | 3.51% | 4.03% |
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