Hope that everyone had a wonderful 4th of July! I spent mine laying low with my family as we prepare to welcome twins sometime in the next couple of weeks. Beer continues to run away with in the pitcher leaderboard but we now have a tie atop the hitter side of things. Should be a fun race to the finish after the Break! 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) RotoGrinders – 6 Pack (Score: 6.34) widened the gap between himself and the competition with another great week. He’s pretty much sewn up 1st place at the AS Break.
#2) Sportsline (Score: 4.86) took a small step back and now is scrapping and clawing to hold on to the #2 slot.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 4.83) used a big week to get back in the top-3 and 2nd place is well within reach.
Hitters
#1ADailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 3.07) took a hit to their score last week and now sits in a tie for 1st place.
#1B) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.07) also took a hit to their score but just not as bad. FTA used that short fall to pull even with DFSR.
#3) Daily Overlay – On the Hill (Score: 2.95) fell back below the 3.0 threshold but still holds on to his top-3 spot. Make sure you’re signed up for our premium content so you can get Brad’s picks each day.
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | 8.33 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 3 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 6.50 | 1 | 1.00 | 21 | 6.88 |
| DFSArmy | 2.50 | 12 | 7.00 | 10 | 3.75 | 12 | 3.33 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.32 |
| Sportsline | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 22 | 1.50 | 13 | 5.00 | 13 | 5.30 |
| Rotoballer | 2.00 | 13 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.50 | 13 | 5.00 | 3 | 6.00 | 8 | 5.30 |
| EliteFantasy | 1.50 | 15 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.80 | 11 | 5.75 | 2 | 4.60 | 17 | 5.13 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 0.00 | 17 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 17 | 3.00 | 11 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.80 |
| Rotowire | 0.00 | 17 | 5.40 | 14 | 5.43 | 1 | – | – | 8.00 | 6 | 4.71 |
| FantasyLabs | 4.00 | 5 | 4.60 | 17 | 4.25 | 10 | 4.33 | 4 | 6.20 | 7 | 4.68 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.60 | 6 | 4.00 | 18 | 5.17 | 2 | 4.33 | 4 | 5.00 | 13 | 4.42 |
| DailyRoto | 3.33 | 7 | 5.00 | 15 | 4.75 | 8 | 3.13 | 10 | 5.89 | 9 | 4.42 |
| FantasyCPR | 3.00 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.50 | 11 | 4.25 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 2.67 | 11 | 5.00 | 15 | 5.00 | 3 | 4.33 | 4 | 4.00 | 19 | 4.20 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 4.50 | 4 | 4.00 | 18 | 2.75 | 14 | 3.25 | 9 | 5.75 | 10 | 4.05 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.86 | 10 | 3.50 | 21 | 4.86 | 7 | 4.33 | 4 | 4.25 | 18 | 3.96 |
| DK Playbook | 3.00 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 2.50 | 15 | 3.00 | 11 | 0.50 | 23 | 3.80 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 1.50 | 15 | 5.67 | 11 | 5.00 | 3 | 0.00 | 17 | 5.50 | 11 | 3.53 |
| FantasyPros | 1.67 | 14 | 3.67 | 20 | 0.67 | 19 | 1.50 | 13 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.50 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 0.00 | 17 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.50 | 20 | 1.50 | 13 | 5.00 | 13 | 3.40 |
| NumberFire | – | – | 5.50 | 12 | 1.00 | 17 | – | – | 3.67 | 20 | 3.39 |
| FantasyAlarm | 0.00 | 17 | 3.43 | 22 | 4.60 | 9 | – | – | 4.71 | 16 | 3.19 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 6.50 | 3 | 5.50 | 12 | 0.50 | 20 | 1.50 | 13 | 0.50 | 23 | 2.90 |
| DailyOverlay – Value Index | – | – | 1.00 | 23 | 2.00 | 16 | – | – | 1.00 | 21 | 1.33 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DFSArmy | 3.00 | 2 | 2.32 | 14 | 3.19 | 1 | 5.25 | 1 | 3.29 | 9 | 3.41 |
| FantasyCPR | 1.22 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.25 | 2 | 2.74 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 1.33 | 20 | 2.40 | 4 | – | – | 4.40 | 1 | 2.71 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.53 | 4 | 2.94 | 9 | 3.02 | 2 | 1.61 | 9 | 3.30 | 8 | 2.68 |
| DailyRoto | 2.23 | 7 | 3.04 | 7 | 2.14 | 9 | 2.00 | 6 | 3.77 | 4 | 2.64 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 1.40 | 13 | 2.43 | 13 | 2.00 | 10 | 2.88 | 2 | 3.75 | 5 | 2.49 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | – | – | 3.25 | 3 | 1.50 | 15 | – | – | 2.64 | 15 | 2.46 |
| FantasyAlarm | 1.00 | 17 | 2.47 | 12 | 2.30 | 6 | – | – | 3.74 | 6 | 2.38 |
| Rotowire | 1.33 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 0.73 | 21 | – | – | 2.63 | 16 | 2.34 |
| DK Playbook | 2.17 | 8 | 1.92 | 17 | 2.73 | 3 | 0.92 | 14 | 3.83 | 3 | 2.31 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 1.89 | 10 | 2.79 | 10 | 1.14 | 17 | 2.25 | 5 | 2.77 | 13 | 2.17 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 2.40 | 6 | 3.71 | 2 | 1.83 | 12 | 0.57 | 16 | 2.00 | 20 | 2.10 |
| Industry Consensus | 1.90 | 9 | 2.50 | 11 | 1.75 | 13 | 1.78 | 7 | 2.38 | 18 | 2.06 |
| NumberFire | – | – | 1.80 | 18 | 0.80 | 19 | – | – | 3.50 | 7 | 2.03 |
| Sportsline | 2.43 | 5 | 3.00 | 8 | 2.00 | 10 | 0.50 | 17 | 2.13 | 19 | 2.01 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 0.30 | 18 | 3.09 | 6 | 2.25 | 7 | 1.25 | 12 | 2.92 | 11 | 1.96 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 2.75 | 3 | 2.13 | 16 | 0.73 | 21 | 1.63 | 8 | 2.40 | 17 | 1.93 |
| EliteFantasy | 1.55 | 11 | 3.12 | 5 | 1.74 | 14 | 1.36 | 10 | 1.68 | 22 | 1.89 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 3.67 | 1 | 1.00 | 22 | 2.25 | 7 | 1.00 | 13 | 1.50 | 23 | 1.88 |
| Rotoballer | 0.20 | 19 | 2.14 | 15 | 0.50 | 23 | 2.88 | 2 | 2.71 | 14 | 1.69 |
| DailyOverlay – Value Index | – | – | 1.38 | 19 | 0.78 | 20 | – | – | 2.78 | 12 | 1.65 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 1.53 | 12 | 1.10 | 21 | 1.00 | 18 | 2.58 | 4 | 2.00 | 20 | 1.64 |
| FantasyPros | 0.00 | 20 | 0.50 | 23 | 2.33 | 5 | 1.29 | 11 | 3.20 | 10 | 1.46 |
| FantasyLabs | 1.20 | 16 | 3.20 | 4 | 1.44 | 16 | 0.75 | 15 | 0.67 | 24 | 1.45 |
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 (July 1st)
A+ – Evan Longoria (Sportsline)
Tuesday (July 2nd)
A+ – Tyler Beede (DailyRoto)
A+ – Jake Bauers (RG Lineup Builder)
A+ – Aaron Nola (Fantasy Alarm)
Wednesday (July 3rd)
A+ – Niko Goodrum (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Jorge Polanco (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Austin Riley (Daily Overlay – On the Hill)
A+ – Christian Vazquez (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Roberto Perez (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Didi Gregorius (Rotowire Optimizer)
Thursday (July 4th)
A+ – Eloy Jimenez (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – Marcus Semien (FantasyPros)
A+ – Miguel Cabrera (EliteFantasy)
Friday (July 5th)
A+ – Jesus Aguilar (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Aaron Judge (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Adalberto Mondesi (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – Mitch Garver (Rotowire)
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 | 75.55% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 67.90% | 71.73% |
| 17 | 61.97% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 38.40% | 58.60% |
| 16 | 59.36% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48.25% | 57.34% |
| 15 | 57.06% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56.80% | 48.05% | 76.63% | 58.90% |
| 14 | 53.86% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 60.30% | 44.96% | 44.27% | 50.14% |
| 13 | 45.24% | 49.80% | 38.75% | 42.37% | 45.40% | 55.73% | 58.08% | 49.11% |
| 12 | 40.54% | 61.30% | 33.55% | 42.17% | 46.22% | 36.76% | 47.83% | 42.91% |
| 11 | 46.11% | 45.50% | 18.27% | 30.89% | 37.01% | 31.05% | 33.49% | 34.51% |
| 10 | 40.25% | 66.90% | 27.45% | 37.07% | 29.27% | 29.19% | 33.35% | 34.84% |
| 9 | 27.58% | 31.47% | 23.56% | 27.32% | 24.09% | 19.43% | 30.28% | 26.88% |
| 8 | 27.63% | 15.57% | 17.38% | 25.44% | 25.01% | 22.40% | 25.01% | 23.65% |
| 7 | 19.42% | 11.99% | 15.53% | 26.56% | 18.80% | 22.73% | 22.46% | 21.06% |
| 6 | 16.94% | 19.51% | 13.18% | 15.74% | 18.32% | 15.22% | 16.90% | 16.35% |
| 5 | 14.00% | 17.32% | 9.83% | 11.78% | 11.43% | 10.87% | 12.39% | 12.11% |
| 4 | 10.08% | 13.20% | 7.34% | 9.50% | 9.68% | 8.06% | 9.84% | 9.47% |
| 3 | 9.13% | 10.49% | 6.29% | 7.18% | 7.09% | 7.46% | 6.11% | 7.19% |
| 2 | 4.45% | 7.47% | 4.51% | 5.19% | 4.42% | 4.58% | 4.67% | 4.94% |
| 1 | 2.62% | 4.60% | 2.32% | 2.78% | 2.51% | 2.40% | 2.51% | 2.80% |
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 | 48.80% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 34.55% | 41.68% |
| 17 | 36.92% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.80% | 34.33% |
| 16 | 34.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.85% | 33.03% |
| 15 | 34.30% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28.40% | 26.95% | 41.90% | 34.40% |
| 14 | 33.48% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37.50% | 24.72% | 19.93% | 29.01% |
| 13 | 29.66% | 35.90% | 23.70% | 26.87% | 22.80% | 31.23% | 34.14% | 30.25% |
| 12 | 29.07% | 36.80% | 23.18% | 28.25% | 27.21% | 22.40% | 28.74% | 27.78% |
| 11 | 30.94% | 25.70% | 15.19% | 24.39% | 23.14% | 18.98% | 22.09% | 23.34% |
| 10 | 29.51% | 42.30% | 17.51% | 21.18% | 18.02% | 19.76% | 23.22% | 23.87% |
| 9 | 23.07% | 21.54% | 17.03% | 18.68% | 17.10% | 13.56% | 20.05% | 19.15% |
| 8 | 24.13% | 13.75% | 12.28% | 17.62% | 17.40% | 16.05% | 17.43% | 17.72% |
| 7 | 18.32% | 12.25% | 12.50% | 18.39% | 14.59% | 15.91% | 16.25% | 16.17% |
| 6 | 16.73% | 15.20% | 10.18% | 13.67% | 13.78% | 11.57% | 13.69% | 13.61% |
| 5 | 15.48% | 13.67% | 8.70% | 11.45% | 10.95% | 9.60% | 10.88% | 11.27% |
| 4 | 12.62% | 10.09% | 7.64% | 8.94% | 8.93% | 8.51% | 9.32% | 9.44% |
| 3 | 12.53% | 8.73% | 6.26% | 7.62% | 7.20% | 7.15% | 7.02% | 7.50% |
| 2 | 7.62% | 7.33% | 4.97% | 5.76% | 5.57% | 6.01% | 5.55% | 6.04% |
| 1 | 4.93% | 4.89% | 3.04% | 3.62% | 3.85% | 3.63% | 3.38% | 3.82% |
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