There’s a new leader in the clubhouse on the hitter side. A couple weeks back, we started grading DailyFantasyInsider’s “Must Haves” similar to how we do their PGA picks. We’ve waited a couple of weeks to include them in the grading table due to them only providing two picks a day. Now that we have a few weeks data, it would appear that they would be a decent starting point for lineup construction. Much else stayed the same. As of now, the plan is to continue with our MLB Consensus content through the end of the season. 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.
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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. For the 2019 season, we are grading 24 experts that provide pitcher selections and 24 that provide hitter selections daily. 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: 6.50)
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 5.40)
#3) FantasyLabs (Score: 4.95)
Hitters
#1) DailyFantasyInsider (Score: 3.28)
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.03)
#3) RG 6-Pack (Score: 2.96)
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2.00 | 18 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.33 |
| Rotoballer | 5.00 | 8 | 6.00 | 10 | 7.50 | 6 | – | – | 5.50 | 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.80 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 5.00 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6.00 | 2 | 6.00 | 4 | 6.75 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 0.00 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 21 | 6.67 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 6.50 | 4 | 5.00 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 21 | 5.50 | 7 | 6.33 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.00 | 8 | 6.00 | 10 | 5.00 | 11 | 7.50 | 4 | 6.00 | 2 | 6.00 | 4 | 5.92 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.60 | 6 | 7.50 | 5 | 6.00 | 8 | 5.00 | 16 | 3.50 | 11 | 6.67 | 3 | 5.71 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 7.50 | 1 | 5.00 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 14 | 5.00 | 6 | 0.00 | 21 | 5.58 |
| Industry Consensus | 5.00 | 8 | 7.50 | 5 | 7.33 | 7 | 6.25 | 11 | 3.00 | 14 | 4.00 | 12 | 5.51 |
| FantasyPros | 7.50 | 1 | 1.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 11 | 8.75 | 3 | 4.25 | 9 | 5.75 | 6 | 5.38 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.50 | 18 | 7.00 | 7 | 9.00 | 4 | – | – | 1.60 | 19 | 4.71 | 9 | 5.16 |
| DFSArmy | 6.00 | 5 | 5.00 | 12 | – | – | 7.50 | 4 | 5.67 | 4 | 1.33 | 18 | 5.10 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 5.33 | 7 | 6.67 | 8 | – | – | 6.67 | 9 | 5.00 | 6 | 1.33 | 18 | 5.00 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 7.00 | 3 | 3.25 | 20 | 5.75 | 9 | 6.25 | 11 | 3.50 | 11 | 3.75 | 16 | 4.92 |
| RotoGrinders- MLBGrindDown | 4.89 | 12 | 4.00 | 19 | 5.75 | 9 | 6.25 | 11 | 3.88 | 10 | 4.00 | 12 | 4.80 |
| EliteFantasy | 4.00 | 13 | 5.00 | 12 | 8.00 | 5 | – | – | 2.80 | 17 | 4.00 | 12 | 4.76 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 2.67 | 19 | 5.00 | 12 | 3.67 | 14 | 7.50 | 4 | 3.50 | 11 | 2.75 | 17 | 4.18 |
| DailyRoto | 3.78 | 17 | 4.40 | 18 | – | – | 5.14 | 15 | 2.91 | 15 | 4.29 | 11 | 4.10 |
| DK Playbook | 4.00 | 13 | 1.00 | 22 | 5.00 | 11 | 7.50 | 4 | 1.50 | 20 | 5.50 | 7 | 4.08 |
| Rotowire | 4.00 | 13 | 2.17 | 21 | – | – | 6.67 | 9 | 2.83 | 16 | 4.00 | 12 | 3.93 |
| DailyOverlay – Value Index | 0.00 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5.00 | 6 | 0.00 | 21 | 3.75 |
| Sportsline | 4.00 | 13 | 5.00 | 12 | – | – | 7.50 | 4 | 1.00 | 21 | 1.00 | 20 | 3.70 |
| NumberFire | – | – | 6.67 | 8 | – | – | 1.00 | 17 | 1.00 | 21 | 4.67 | 10 | 3.34 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyOverlay – Value Index | 4.14 | 2 | 6.25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1.71 | 23 | 3.60 | 9 | 3.93 |
| FantasyLabs | 3.00 | 7 | 1.25 | 17 | 6.25 | 2 | 2.00 | 8 | 4.17 | 3 | 5.00 | 2 | 3.61 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.17 | 6 | 2.42 | 9 | 6.31 | 1 | 1.92 | 9 | 3.00 | 12 | 4.21 | 7 | 3.51 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 4.86 | 1 | 2.83 | 5 | 4.25 | 4 | 1.88 | 11 | 3.86 | 6 | 1.40 | 23 | 3.18 |
| NumberFire | – | – | 3.00 | 4 | – | – | 3.67 | 1 | 3.00 | 12 | 3.00 | 15 | 3.17 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.87 | 9 | 2.44 | 8 | 2.75 | 10 | 2.67 | 3 | 4.39 | 2 | 3.06 | 14 | 3.03 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.50 | 12 | 1.80 | 14 | 4.04 | 5 | – | – | 3.13 | 11 | 3.48 | 10 | 2.99 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.67 | 3 | 0.50 | 22 | 5.88 | 3 | 0.25 | 18 | 2.25 | 21 | 4.75 | 4 | 2.88 |
| DFSArmy | 3.40 | 4 | 2.00 | 12 | 2.26 | 12 | 2.30 | 4 | 3.89 | 4 | 3.31 | 13 | 2.86 |
| Rotoballer | 1.71 | 17 | 0.40 | 24 | 4.00 | 6 | – | – | 2.50 | 17 | 5.17 | 1 | 2.76 |
| DailyRoto | 3.38 | 5 | 3.04 | 3 | – | – | 2.22 | 6 | 2.64 | 15 | 2.47 | 20 | 2.75 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 2.33 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 2.60 | 16 | 3.00 | 15 | 2.64 |
| DailyFantasyInsider | 0.50 | 22 | 1.50 | 15 | – | – | 1.00 | 16 | 5.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 2 | 2.60 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 2.64 | 11 | 3.38 | 2 | – | – | 2.17 | 7 | 2.17 | 22 | 2.58 | 18 | 2.59 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 2.32 | 14 | 2.64 | 7 | 2.94 | 7 | 1.37 | 15 | 2.48 | 20 | 3.36 | 12 | 2.52 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.72 | 10 | 1.36 | 16 | 2.84 | 9 | – | – | 2.70 | 14 | 2.58 | 18 | 2.44 |
| DK Playbook | 2.90 | 8 | 1.20 | 18 | 2.09 | 13 | 1.70 | 12 | 3.80 | 7 | 2.82 | 17 | 2.42 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 2.13 | 15 | 0.50 | 22 | – | – | – | – | 3.22 | 10 | 3.78 | 8 | 2.41 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.43 | 13 | 2.00 | 12 | 2.91 | 8 | 1.92 | 9 | 2.49 | 19 | 2.39 | 21 | 2.36 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.25 | 19 | 0.67 | 21 | 1.00 | 14 | 2.29 | 5 | 3.38 | 9 | 4.25 | 5 | 2.14 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 0.86 | 20 | 1.17 | 19 | 2.27 | 11 | 2.70 | 2 | 3.70 | 8 | 2.11 | 22 | 2.14 |
| Rotowire | 0.55 | 21 | 2.33 | 10 | – | – | 0.44 | 17 | 3.88 | 5 | 3.47 | 11 | 2.13 |
| Sportsline | 2.00 | 16 | 0.86 | 20 | – | – | 1.63 | 13 | 1.38 | 24 | 4.25 | 5 | 2.02 |
| FantasyPros | 1.31 | 18 | 2.75 | 6 | 0.67 | 15 | 1.58 | 14 | 2.50 | 17 | 0.45 | 24 | 1.54 |
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 (August 5th)
A+ – Nicholas Castellanos (RG Lineup Builder)
A+ – JaCoby Jones (RG Lineup Builder)
A+ – Tony Gonsolin (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Jonathan Villar (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Marcus Semien (DailyFantasyNerd)
Tuesday (August 6th)
A+ – Austin Romine (DailyRoto)
A+ – Tucker Barnhart (DailyRoto)
A+ – Kurt Suzuki (DailyRoto)
A+ – Freddie Freeman (DailyRoto)
A+ – Jose Iglesias (DailyRoto)
A+ – Justin Upton (DailyRoto)
A+ – Drew VerHagen (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Miles Mikolas (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Jordy Mercer (FantasyPros)
A+ – Stephen Piscotty (FantasyPros)
A+ – Mike Tauchman (Rotowire)
A+ – Eduardo Escobar (Rotowire)
Wednesday (August 7th)
A+ – Jack Flaherty (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Joe Ross (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Ian Happ (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – Mike Zunino (DK Playbook)
A+ – Zach Plesac (EliteFantasy)
A+ – Carlos Santana (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – Keston Hiura (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Francisco Mejia (RG Lineup Builder)
A+ – Bryce Harper (Sportsline)
Thursday (August 8th)
A+ – Travis Demeritte (DailyRoto)
A+ – Starlin Castro (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – Fernando Tatis (DK Playbook)
A+ – Mike Tauchman (Rotowire Optimizer)
Friday (August 2nd)
A+ – Trevor Bauer (DailyRoto)
A+ – JT Realmuto (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Danny Jansen (Sportsline)
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 | 81.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 81.20% |
| 19 | 73.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 73.20% |
| 18 | 76.13% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 67.90% | 72.84% |
| 17 | 61.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.40% | 58.44% |
| 16 | 61.94% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 51.53% | 59.54% |
| 15 | 57.84% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56.80% | 48.05% | 76.63% | 59.27% |
| 14 | 55.98% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 60.30% | 44.96% | 44.27% | 51.46% |
| 13 | 45.36% | 39.75% | 39.23% | 43.25% | 45.40% | 55.73% | 59.94% | 48.54% |
| 12 | 38.83% | 61.30% | 40.63% | 41.26% | 49.20% | 35.80% | 46.11% | 42.66% |
| 11 | 44.01% | 45.50% | 19.37% | 33.23% | 36.81% | 30.39% | 34.14% | 34.59% |
| 10 | 41.06% | 31.17% | 28.80% | 35.66% | 30.43% | 28.95% | 32.85% | 34.56% |
| 9 | 27.24% | 28.84% | 24.83% | 25.37% | 24.46% | 19.57% | 29.67% | 26.40% |
| 8 | 26.90% | 17.81% | 17.63% | 24.33% | 21.98% | 21.11% | 25.51% | 23.34% |
| 7 | 20.68% | 11.99% | 16.19% | 24.02% | 17.37% | 22.67% | 21.66% | 20.58% |
| 6 | 15.23% | 19.96% | 12.54% | 15.06% | 17.02% | 15.80% | 17.03% | 15.88% |
| 5 | 13.55% | 16.96% | 10.02% | 11.85% | 11.59% | 10.54% | 12.38% | 12.04% |
| 4 | 10.47% | 12.18% | 7.30% | 9.02% | 8.94% | 8.03% | 9.48% | 9.19% |
| 3 | 8.78% | 10.61% | 5.96% | 7.05% | 7.17% | 7.02% | 6.53% | 7.20% |
| 2 | 4.19% | 7.39% | 4.41% | 5.11% | 4.21% | 4.29% | 4.44% | 4.76% |
| 1 | 2.48% | 4.40% | 2.17% | 2.70% | 2.49% | 2.16% | 2.43% | 2.68% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 20 | 50.20% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50.20% |
| 19 | 45.73% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 45.73% |
| 18 | 45.27% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 34.55% | 40.98% |
| 17 | 37.17% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.80% | 34.88% |
| 16 | 35.78% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27.47% | 33.86% |
| 15 | 34.85% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28.40% | 26.95% | 41.90% | 34.81% |
| 14 | 33.91% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37.50% | 24.72% | 19.93% | 29.47% |
| 13 | 30.07% | 28.40% | 25.65% | 26.65% | 22.80% | 31.23% | 34.04% | 30.11% |
| 12 | 27.93% | 36.80% | 22.37% | 26.71% | 29.59% | 21.60% | 27.30% | 27.08% |
| 11 | 30.30% | 25.70% | 15.92% | 23.99% | 22.22% | 18.74% | 22.37% | 23.21% |
| 10 | 30.07% | 25.03% | 17.72% | 20.89% | 17.07% | 19.33% | 22.45% | 23.39% |
| 9 | 23.01% | 20.57% | 17.23% | 18.46% | 16.72% | 13.37% | 19.43% | 18.76% |
| 8 | 23.81% | 14.57% | 12.63% | 16.87% | 16.25% | 15.23% | 17.70% | 17.58% |
| 7 | 18.70% | 12.25% | 11.68% | 16.99% | 13.88% | 15.48% | 15.95% | 15.72% |
| 6 | 15.95% | 14.72% | 10.10% | 13.14% | 13.12% | 12.23% | 13.63% | 13.37% |
| 5 | 15.21% | 13.25% | 8.64% | 11.37% | 10.76% | 9.42% | 10.79% | 11.10% |
| 4 | 12.61% | 9.81% | 7.44% | 8.81% | 8.53% | 8.17% | 9.18% | 9.18% |
| 3 | 12.15% | 8.79% | 6.08% | 7.41% | 7.33% | 6.59% | 7.02% | 7.41% |
| 2 | 7.34% | 7.19% | 4.93% | 5.65% | 5.41% | 5.72% | 5.42% | 5.90% |
| 1 | 4.73% | 4.70% | 2.97% | 3.64% | 3.72% | 3.47% | 3.31% | 3.72% |
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