The Top 3 spots on both the pitching and hitting sides remained the same in the overall standings this week. The top weekly sites for pitchers were RotoGrinders 6-pack and Sportsline, while our very own Stephen’s “Stacks” and RotoGrinders Consensus were tops on the hitter’s list. Meanwhile, FantasyPros came in with the most sleepers this week with five.
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 2018 season, we are grading 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) DraftKings Playbook (Score: 5.27) remains in the top spot in the Pitcher rankings with a strong week that included a perfect 10 on both Thursday and Friday.
#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 5.04) moves up one spot into 2nd place increasing their DailyOverlay score for the season over 5.0.
#3) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 5.01) drops down to 3rd place despite increasing their pitching score this week.
Hitters
#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.19) continues to hold onto the top spot in the Hitting standings with a solid week that included two Top 5 days.
#2-Tie) DailyOverlay – On the Hill (Score: 3.13) falls into a 2nd place tie with a down week that included just two Top 10 finishes.
#2-Tie) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 3.13) pushes their way into a tie for the #2 spot.
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10.00 |
| Sportsline | 7.50 | 1 | 5.50 | 13 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 | 7.60 |
| Rotoballer | 5.50 | 7 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 4 | 7.30 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 5.50 | 7 | 7.50 | 4 | 5.50 | 3 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 7.13 |
| DK Playbook | 5.50 | 7 | 5.00 | 14 | 5.00 | 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 7.10 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 7.00 | 3 | 7.00 | 7 | 5.00 | 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 | 6.80 |
| FantasyCPR | 7.33 | 2 | 7.50 | 4 | 1.00 | 18 | 6.50 | 14 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.47 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 5.50 | 7 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 5 | – | – | 5.00 | 8 | 6.38 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 5.50 | 7 | 7.50 | 4 | 5.00 | 5 | 6.50 | 14 | 5.00 | 8 | 5.90 |
| FantasyLabs | 5.67 | 6 | 5.67 | 12 | 3.25 | 14 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.40 | 14 | 5.80 |
| FantasyAlarm | 6.50 | 5 | 4.60 | 17 | 2.60 | 17 | 7.75 | 8 | 7.00 | 3 | 5.69 |
| Scout Fantasy | 4.60 | 14 | 4.75 | 16 | 5.20 | 4 | 7.00 | 9 | 6.00 | 4 | 5.51 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 5.25 | 12 | 6.75 | 8 | 3.00 | 15 | 7.00 | 9 | 5.00 | 8 | 5.40 |
| Industry Consensus | 4.80 | 13 | 6.13 | 10 | 3.00 | 15 | 6.80 | 12 | 5.25 | 7 | 5.20 |
| FantasyPros | 3.00 | 16 | 6.25 | 9 | 6.25 | 2 | 8.25 | 7 | 1.75 | 17 | 5.10 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 4.40 | 15 | 4.00 | 18 | 4.17 | 12 | 6.80 | 12 | 6.00 | 4 | 5.07 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 7.00 | 3 | 4.00 | 18 | 3.33 | 13 | 7.00 | 9 | 3.67 | 16 | 5.00 |
| DailyRoto | 2.73 | 17 | 4.91 | 15 | 4.57 | 11 | 5.50 | 16 | 3.70 | 15 | 4.28 |
| Rotowire | 2.00 | 18 | 5.71 | 11 | 5.00 | 5 | 2.00 | 17 | 4.43 | 13 | 3.83 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| DailyOverlay – Stacks | 3.56 | 6 | – | – | 4.09 | 1 | – | – | 3.18 | 8 | 3.61 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 3.75 | 3 | 3.07 | 6 | 1.31 | 10 | 3.46 | 1 | 2.69 | 14 | 2.86 |
| Sportsline | 4.43 | 2 | 1.57 | 16 | 2.88 | 2 | 1.13 | 16 | 4.13 | 3 | 2.83 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 3.60 | 5 | 3.67 | 4 | 1.50 | 8 | 2.20 | 5 | 2.80 | 12 | 2.75 |
| DailyRoto | 3.22 | 8 | 2.80 | 9 | 2.12 | 4 | 3.10 | 2 | 2.36 | 16 | 2.72 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 4.88 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 | 0.44 | 18 | – | – | 2.55 | 15 | 2.72 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 2.64 | 13 | 2.77 | 10 | 2.73 | 3 | 1.75 | 9 | 2.83 | 11 | 2.54 |
| FantasyCPR | 2.08 | 16 | 4.25 | 1 | 1.00 | 13 | 1.36 | 15 | 3.90 | 4 | 2.52 |
| Industry Consensus | 3.24 | 7 | 2.58 | 11 | 1.76 | 6 | 2.15 | 6 | 2.31 | 17 | 2.41 |
| Scout Fantasy | 2.71 | 12 | 2.32 | 13 | 1.30 | 11 | 2.44 | 4 | 3.03 | 9 | 2.36 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.85 | 11 | 2.37 | 12 | 1.48 | 9 | 1.60 | 11 | 3.20 | 7 | 2.30 |
| DK Playbook | 1.00 | 19 | 2.82 | 8 | 1.18 | 12 | 2.50 | 3 | 3.89 | 5 | 2.28 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 3.06 | 10 | 3.21 | 5 | 1.94 | 5 | 1.40 | 13 | 1.55 | 20 | 2.23 |
| FantasyPros | 3.08 | 9 | 1.10 | 17 | 0.89 | 14 | 1.42 | 12 | 4.64 | 1 | 2.23 |
| Rotowire | 2.63 | 14 | 2.00 | 15 | 0.57 | 17 | 1.38 | 14 | 4.50 | 2 | 2.22 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 4.00 | 2 | 0.20 | 19 | – | – | 1.83 | 19 | 2.01 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 3.63 | 4 | 0.50 | 18 | 1.57 | 7 | 2.13 | 7 | 2.14 | 18 | 1.99 |
| Rotoballer | 2.00 | 17 | 4.00 | 2 | 0.67 | 16 | 0.00 | 17 | 3.29 | 6 | 1.99 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 1.43 | 18 | 2.13 | 14 | 0.88 | 15 | 2.13 | 7 | 2.75 | 13 | 1.86 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.46 | 15 | 0.45 | 19 | 0.14 | 20 | 1.67 | 10 | 3.00 | 10 | 1.54 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (June 11)
A+ – Jake Bauers (FantasyTeamAdvice)
Tuesday (June 12)
A+ – Ender Inciarte (DailyRoto)
A+ – Jon Jay (FantasyPros)
Wednesday (June 13)
A+ – Trevor Story (DailyRoto)
A+ – Andrew McCutchen (DailyOverlay – Stacks)
A+ – Khris Davis (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Dylan Covey (FantasyPros)
A+ – Adam Duvall (Sportsline)
Thursday (June 14)
A+ – Matt Duffy (DailyRoto)
A+ – David Peralta (DraftKings Playbook)
Friday (June 15)
A+ – Anthony Rizzo (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Kris Bryant (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Mike Zunino (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Eddie Rosario (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Paul Goldschmidt (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Pablo Sandoval (FantasyPros)
A+ – Lewis Brinson (FantasyPros)
A+ – Jose Pirela (FantasyPros)
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 | 56.30% | 56.30% | ||||||
| 15 | 77.40% | 57.60% | 73.44% | |||||
| 14 | 76.35% | 54.10% | 78.60% | 58.05% | 72.57% | |||
| 13 | 62.43% | 67.25% | 60.70% | 61.57% | 52.60% | 61.41% | ||
| 12 | 65.07% | 30.10% | 41.93% | 60.30% | 57.88% | 61.80% | 56.59% | 57.81% |
| 11 | 53.47% | 40.60% | 45.37% | 26.85% | 38.12% | 46.71% | 48.69% | 47.64% |
| 10 | 52.70% | 63.50% | 39.78% | 55.34% | 38.13% | 52.50% | 57.86% | 51.39% |
| 9 | 30.59% | 34.50% | 29.29% | 29.70% | 34.64% | 37.88% | 37.96% | 33.47% |
| 8 | 36.14% | 29.39% | 25.97% | 32.86% | 27.90% | 25.86% | 29.53% | 29.87% |
| 7 | 27.99% | 23.93% | 26.01% | 22.40% | 19.51% | 25.94% | 26.21% | 25.27% |
| 6 | 20.78% | 24.64% | 17.53% | 16.57% | 17.54% | 16.04% | 23.51% | 19.83% |
| 5 | 18.03% | 19.24% | 14.21% | 14.02% | 16.97% | 13.24% | 18.32% | 16.44% |
| 4 | 11.64% | 13.57% | 7.94% | 10.95% | 11.36% | 6.74% | 14.67% | 11.73% |
| 3 | 7.10% | 9.46% | 6.15% | 6.97% | 7.87% | 5.25% | 9.51% | 7.80% |
| 2 | 5.01% | 6.90% | 4.93% | 6.49% | 5.08% | 3.87% | 6.19% | 5.59% |
| 1 | 2.14% | 3.42% | 2.39% | 2.27% | 3.20% | 1.71% | 2.46% | 2.51% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 16 | 42.00% | 42.00% | ||||||
| 15 | 46.03% | 29.80% | 42.78% | |||||
| 14 | 47.67% | 25.40% | 50.20% | 37.65% | 45.02% | |||
| 13 | 46.33% | 36.35% | 30.30% | 37.53% | 27.35% | 39.16% | ||
| 12 | 46.36% | 27.50% | 23.97% | 35.40% | 30.88% | 33.48% | 41.44% | 37.91% |
| 11 | 34.89% | 26.40% | 26.10% | 21.85% | 25.82% | 27.56% | 30.14% | 30.28% |
| 10 | 38.87% | 53.15% | 25.88% | 32.87% | 26.58% | 33.38% | 37.41% | 34.73% |
| 9 | 26.68% | 28.22% | 19.20% | 19.77% | 24.49% | 25.58% | 27.46% | 24.99% |
| 8 | 27.46% | 21.93% | 19.53% | 22.50% | 22.81% | 18.82% | 22.58% | 22.46% |
| 7 | 23.79% | 20.78% | 16.99% | 17.46% | 18.03% | 19.65% | 20.69% | 20.10% |
| 6 | 20.76% | 18.37% | 13.51% | 14.34% | 13.24% | 13.45% | 17.37% | 16.25% |
| 5 | 17.05% | 15.57% | 11.02% | 11.62% | 14.53% | 11.75% | 15.31% | 13.97% |
| 4 | 13.47% | 11.35% | 8.33% | 10.46% | 10.68% | 7.48% | 12.33% | 11.03% |
| 3 | 10.34% | 10.87% | 6.71% | 7.10% | 8.40% | 7.26% | 9.60% | 8.68% |
| 2 | 7.49% | 6.82% | 6.02% | 6.71% | 6.41% | 5.29% | 6.75% | 6.56% |
| 1 | 4.34% | 4.03% | 3.31% | 3.30% | 3.98% | 3.31% | 3.50% | 3.67% |
