RotoGrinders continues to dominate our top-3 overall leaderboards for the year. Beer has a decent cushion and is now done for the season. Should be interesting to see if FantasyTeamAdvice can throw together a couple of good weeks and catch him. On the pitcher side of things, DailyFantasyNerd has widened the gap and opened up a somewhat comfortable lead. We’ll see if anyone has the power to catch them down the stretch. As always, check out our MLB Expert Standings to make sure that you’re up to speed on who is making the grade. Enjoy!
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In this article, I will give a brief recap of each day we gathered and graded the experts, including how the Industry Consensus picks did, highlighting which experts were at the top for the day and which players were only called out by one expert, but produced an “A+” grade. We will also review the overall standings and highlight the top experts so far this season.
As a reminder, we are currently gathering selections and publishing the MLB Industry 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 and sample lineups for the day. As an added bonus in 2017, we will publish the Consensus on weekends when we have a writer available. To begin the 2017 season, we will grade 20 experts that provide pitcher selections and 21 that provide hitter selections 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) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 5.08) threw up another good week of selections to bump their score .03 and continue to widen the gap between themselves and the competition. If you remember, we had a 1st place tie just a couple of weeks ago.
#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 4.94) is really going to have to come on strong the remaining couple of weeks if they want to make a run at the top spot.
#3) RotoGrinders Consensus (Score: 4.87) had a solid week of picks seeing a .04 uptick in score and closing the gap on DFSR at #2.
Hitters
#1) RotoGrinders 6-Pack (Score: 3.08) capped his year with another week of great picks. He saw a slight .02 uptick in score and has positioned himself to sit back and see if anyone can catch him.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.02) held steady for the week. It’s all up to FTA now as Beer is done for the season. Can they catch him for the top spot?
#3) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 2.91) re-enters the top-3 this week. The RG Lineup Builder has had a nice season but there are four experts within .09 points of #3 so they have some work to do in order to hold their spot.
Week in Review
Monday (August 28th)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 6.13 (9th)
Hitters – 1.83 (10th)
A+ – Max Scherzer, Jeff Samardzija, Mike Montgomery, Andrew Heaney, Jonathan Lucroy, Logan Morrison, Brandon Crawford, Nick Castellanos
F – Twenty-three of the 49 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1A) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score 10.00) started off the week strong with two “A+” grades.
#1B) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score 10.00) also scored two “A+” grades to start the week.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 3.63) scored an “A+” with two of their eight selections on Monday.
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 2.88) also scored two “A+” grades out of eight picks.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Lucas Duda (DailyRoto)
A+ – Joe Panik (Scout Fantasy)
Tuesday (August 29th)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 4.57 (14th)
Hitters – 2.24 (15th)
A+ – Chris Sale, Luke Weaver, Matt Carpenter, Jorge Polanco, Manny Machado, Eugenio Suarez
F – Twenty-four of the 48 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1A-C) Daily Overlay – On the Hill, Sportsline, Rotoballer (Score 10.00) all nailed perfect scores with their pitcher plays.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) Daily Overlay – On the Hill (Score: 5.55) scored an “A” or better with six of his 11 plays including five “A+” selections. Brad was the lone expert to play Rajai Davis and his “A+” score.
#2) RotoGrinders 6-Pack (Score: 4.50) scored an “A” or better on half of his six plays on Tuesday.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Paul DeJong (DailyRoto)
A+ – Rajai Davis (Daily Overlay – On the Hill)
A+ – Jose Abreu (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Elvis Andrus (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Joe Panik (Scout Fantasy)
A+ – Adam Duvall (FantasyPros)
A+ – Chris Taylor (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Dylan Bundy (FantasyGuruElite)
A+ – Paul Goldschmidt (FantasyGuruElite)
Wednesday (August 30th)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 4.50 (8th)
Hitters – 1.83 (12th)
A+ – Jose Berrios, Robbie Ray, Rafael Montero, Mitch Garver, Anthony Rizzo, Hanley Ramirez, Brian Dozier, Kyle Schwarber, Mike Trout
F – Twenty-nine of the 49 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score 6.50) scored an “A+” and “B” grade with their two plays Wednesday.
#2) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score 5.50) hauled home an “A+” and “D” to claim a top-2 spot.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 4.71) made it a clean sweep atop the board with three “A+” grades out of their seven total plays.
#2) RotoGrinders 6-Pack (Score: 4.20) made a top-2 appearance as he tries to maintain claim to the top overall spot. Two of his five plays scored an “A+” grade.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Albert Pujols (DailyRoto)
A+ – Bruce Maxwell (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – Ian Happ (Daily Overlay – On the Hill)
A+ – Xander Bogaerts (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Raffy Lopez (Sportsline)
Thursday (August 31st)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 5.20 (T-5th)
Hitters – 2.43 (9th)
A+ – Kyle Hendricks, Sean Newcomb, Gary Sanchez, Kendrys Morales, Chris Davis, Trea Turner, Kris Bryant, Adam Jones
F – Twenty of the 45 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score 10.00) scored an “A+” with their lone pick on Thursday.
#2A) RotoGrinders Consensus (Score 7.50) nailed an “A+” and “A” grade for a top-2 spot.
#2B) Rotowire (Score 7.50) also scored an “A+” and “A” on Thursday night.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1A) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 4.00) nailed down two “A+” grades with their six selections.
#1B) FantasyLabs (Score: 4.00) scored an “A” or better with three of their seven plays including two “A+” grades.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Ben Lively (DailyRoto)
A+ – CC Sabathia (FantasyGuruElite)
Friday (September 1st)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 4.00 (10th)
Hitters – 2.29 (12th)
A+ – Clayton Kershaw, Jimmy Nelson, Buster Posey, Edwin Encarnacion, Logan Morrison, Brandon Crawford, Mike Moustakas, Mike Trout, AJ Pollock, Carlos Gonzalez
F – Twenty-nine of the 58 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1A-C) DailyFantasyNerd, FantasyTeamAdvice, RotoGrinder Lineup Builder (Score 10.00) all came up with “A+” grades on all of their selections. DFN was the lone expert to play Joe Biagini and his “A+” score.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) Rotowire (Score 4.63) scored an “A” or better with half of their eight plays to finish the week.
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (Score 4.17) scored an “A+” with two of their six plays on Friday.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Albert Pujols (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Melky Cabrera (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Mike Zunino (Scout Fantasy)
A+ – Joe Biagini (DailyFantasyNerd)
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 |
| 16 | 79.70% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 66.40% | N/A | 75.27% |
| 15 | 65.73% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 65.73% |
| 14 | 64.98% | 63.10% | N/A | N/A | 48.50% | 61.60% | 79.25% | 65.41% |
| 13 | 69.27% | N/A | 66.10% | N/A | 72.90% | 64.20% | 65.10% | 68.71% |
| 12 | 55.42% | N/A | 48.25% | 43.65% | 27.10% | 70.43% | 56.00% | 54.26% |
| 11 | 51.65% | 66.40% | 43.55% | 27.58% | 39.77% | 46.17% | 50.25% | 47.62% |
| 10 | 47.31% | 32.56% | 41.59% | 47.87% | 39.66% | 41.13% | 50.33% | 44.71% |
| 9 | 38.70% | 25.20% | 31.09% | 42.99% | 25.74% | 36.37% | 37.56% | 34.74% |
| 8 | 33.83% | 21.24% | 29.00% | 28.66% | 27.10% | 35.24% | 34.54% | 31.19% |
| 7 | 22.42% | 26.44% | 25.19% | 21.09% | 23.86% | 22.66% | 28.59% | 24.51% |
| 6 | 22.80% | 23.64% | 20.63% | 19.89% | 18.03% | 19.68% | 22.59% | 21.39% |
| 5 | 16.56% | 15.71% | 14.92% | 14.72% | 15.39% | 11.18% | 19.58% | 16.12% |
| 4 | 12.36% | 11.43% | 9.83% | 9.63% | 9.93% | 8.45% | 13.50% | 11.03% |
| 3 | 7.62% | 8.83% | 6.75% | 8.41% | 6.95% | 6.37% | 9.14% | 7.84% |
| 2 | 5.00% | 5.77% | 4.40% | 4.70% | 5.27% | 4.18% | 5.87% | 5.13% |
| 1 | 2.55% | 3.48% | 2.25% | 2.62% | 3.41% | 2.18% | 3.14% | 2.85% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 16 | 52.65% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 46.50% | N/A | 50.60% |
| 15 | 38.13% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.13% |
| 14 | 40.16% | 40.40% | N/A | N/A | 27.30% | 42.30% | 50.90% | 40.85% |
| 13 | 43.76% | N/A | 31.93% | N/A | 36.40% | 19.20% | 27.30% | 40.66% |
| 12 | 34.86% | N/A | 23.00% | 24.35% | 27.10% | 36.03% | 33.30% | 32.84% |
| 11 | 31.78% | 25.20% | 21.05% | 22.10% | 26.17% | 23.89% | 27.36% | 27.61% |
| 10 | 30.54% | 21.30% | 21.30% | 29.02% | 25.77% | 18.78% | 26.42% | 26.28% |
| 9 | 29.52% | 18.73% | 20.63% | 21.26% | 18.63% | 19.71% | 23.50% | 23.72% |
| 8 | 25.89% | 17.72% | 19.52% | 17.81% | 18.07% | 19.51% | 21.84% | 20.80% |
| 7 | 20.36% | 18.66% | 15.41% | 14.43% | 18.45% | 15.75% | 17.96% | 17.55% |
| 6 | 21.30% | 15.79% | 13.63% | 13.86% | 14.41% | 14.04% | 15.03% | 15.96% |
| 5 | 16.79% | 12.57% | 10.89% | 11.99% | 11.36% | 10.32% | 13.64% | 12.82% |
| 4 | 14.09% | 9.77% | 8.55% | 8.53% | 10.08% | 8.28% | 11.23% | 10.23% |
| 3 | 10.05% | 8.53% | 6.63% | 7.51% | 7.26% | 7.08% | 8.59% | 7.94% |
| 2 | 7.76% | 6.14% | 5.26% | 5.32% | 5.87% | 5.29% | 6.34% | 6.06% |
| 1 | 4.70% | 3.93% | 3.22% | 3.56% | 3.86% | 3.35% | 3.93% | 3.79% |
