MLB – Industry Expert Consensus – August 29th
MLB DFS Picks August 29th
The MLB Consensus goes out with a bang tonight! A HUGE list for Friday’s slate. This will be our final MLB Consensus for the season as we shift focus towards football. As always, we appreciate your support and feedback. We will list the top pitchers and stacks to consider when building your GPP lineups.
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Pitchers
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Count | Rank Score |
| Robbie Ray | SP | SF | 9000 | 43% | 25% | 11 | 30.04 |
| Jonah Tong | SP | NYM | 8500 | 33% | 21% | 7 | 19.48 |
| Paul Skenes | SP | PIT | 10600 | 33% | 21% | 7 | 15.72 |
| George Kirby | SP | SEA | 9200 | 20% | 14% | 5 | 13.36 |
| Nestor Cortes | SP | SD | 6900 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 9.15 |
| Payton Tolle | SP | BOS | 7600 | 7% | 7% | 2 | 7.73 |
| Carlos Rodon | SP | NYY | 10500 | 7% | 7% | 2 | 6.36 |
Stacks
Lists the teams along with the number of times they were recommended and the players (in order) that were recommended the most.
- Cubs (9) – Kelly, Busch, Hoerner, Shaw, Swanson, Crow, Tucker, Suzuki, Happ
- Yankees (5) – Rice, Chisholm, Grisham, Stanton, Judge
- A’s (4) – Langeliers, Kurtz, Wilson, Rooker
- Rangers (4) – Duran, Freeman, Jung, Langford
- Astros (4) – Altuve, Correa, Pena, Alvarez
- Mariners (3) – Raleigh, Suarez, Rodriguez
- Royals (3) – Pasquantino, Witt, Yaz
Core 5
- P – Robbie Ray (SFG)
- 1B – Michael Busch (CHC)
- OF – Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC)
- SS – Bobby Witt (KCR)
- OF – Kyle Tucker (CHC)
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Count | Rank Score |
| Cal Raleigh | C | SEA | 6200 | 15% | 11% | 4 | 13.49 |
| Ben Rice | 1B/C | NYY | 4800 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 9.99 |
| Shea Langeliers | C | ATH | 5300 | 15% | 11% | 4 | 9.19 |
| Carson Kelly | C | CHC | 4600 | 7% | 7% | 2 | 6.84 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Count | Rank Score |
| Michael Busch | 1B | CHC | 5200 | 35% | 21% | 9 | 28.46 |
| Ezequiel Duran | 1B/2B | TEX | 2300 | 31% | 19% | 8 | 17.55 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 1B/OF | LAD | 6400 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 10.46 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | KC | 4500 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 9.99 |
| Ben Rice | 1B/C | NYY | 4800 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 9.99 |
| Nick Kurtz | 1B | ATH | 6000 | 11% | 10% | 4 | 9.19 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Count | Rank Score |
| Ezequiel Duran | 1B/2B | TEX | 2300 | 31% | 19% | 8 | 17.55 |
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 2B | NYY | 5200 | 22% | 15% | 5 | 14.37 |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | CHC | 4500 | 14% | 12% | 4 | 12.72 |
| Alex Freeland | 2B/3B | LAD | 2400 | 11% | 10% | 3 | 8.31 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | HOU | 5300 | 11% | 10% | 3 | 6.46 |
| Cody Freeman | 2B/3B | TEX | 2600 | 11% | 10% | 3 | 6.04 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Count | Rank Score |
| Josh Jung | 3B | TEX | 3600 | 20% | 16% | 6 | 16.63 |
| Eugenio Suarez | 3B | SEA | 4500 | 10% | 10% | 3 | 9.87 |
| Matt Shaw | 3B | CHC | 4100 | 13% | 12% | 4 | 8.78 |
| Alex Freeland | 2B/3B | LAD | 2400 | 11% | 10% | 3 | 8.31 |
| Manny Machado | 3B | SD | 4800 | 6% | 7% | 2 | 7.73 |
| Carlos Correa | 3B | HOU | 4400 | 10% | 10% | 3 | 6.46 |
| Cody Freeman | 2B/3B | TEX | 2600 | 11% | 10% | 3 | 6.04 |
| Colt Keith | 3B | DET | 3500 | 6% | 7% | 2 | 6.00 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Count | Rank Score |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | KC | 5700 | 22% | 16% | 6 | 18.36 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | CHC | 4700 | 14% | 11% | 4 | 15.94 |
| Zach Neto | SS | LAA | 4800 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 8.91 |
| Jacob Wilson | SS | ATH | 3800 | 14% | 11% | 4 | 7.94 |
| Jeremy Pena | SS | HOU | 5100 | 7% | 7% | 2 | 6.18 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Count | Rank Score |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | CHC | 5500 | 29% | 20% | 9 | 25.42 |
| Kyle Tucker | OF | CHC | 6500 | 22% | 16% | 6 | 17.70 |
| Seiya Suzuki | OF | CHC | 5000 | 22% | 16% | 6 | 17.34 |
| Ian Happ | OF | CHC | 4300 | 17% | 14% | 5 | 16.16 |
| Trent Grisham | OF | NYY | 4300 | 13% | 11% | 4 | 12.72 |
| Riley Greene | OF | DET | 5300 | 13% | 11% | 4 | 12.60 |
| Julio Rodriguez | OF | SEA | 5000 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 12.31 |
| Yordan Alvarez | OF | HOU | 4700 | 13% | 11% | 4 | 11.76 |
| Wyatt Langford | OF | TEX | 4600 | 13% | 11% | 4 | 11.22 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 1B/OF | LAD | 6400 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 10.46 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | OF | NYY | 5300 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 10.16 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | OF | KC | 4000 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 9.39 |
| Brent Rooker | OF | ATH | 4800 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 8.31 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | OF | SD | 5000 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 8.25 |
| Byron Buxton | OF | MIN | 5800 | 7% | 7% | 2 | 6.66 |
| Jakob Marsee | OF | MIA | 4500 | 7% | 7% | 2 | 6.54 |
| Aaron Judge | OF | NYY | 6300 | 10% | 9% | 3 | 6.46 |
