It’s almost All-Star time! Speaking of ASG…how is Joey Gallo not in the Homerun Derby?! There is no hitter in MLB that I’d rather watch in that contest than him. He hit a ball in the freaking catwalk at the back of The Trop yesterday! Anywho, ranting aside, we move on to our expert recap. Everyone is pretty much just playing for 2nd place on the pitcher side but things are heating up with hitters. A big, seven slate week is recapped below. 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: 6.18) remains dominant on the pitching side of the coin.
#2) Sportsline (Score: 4.91) maintained their spot at #2. Essentially, it’s a race for 2nd place with Beer dominating.
#2) FantasyLabs (Score: 4.74) holds down the final top-3 spot as we head towards the AS break.
Hitters
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 3.15) continues to sit atop the hitter scoring. They have been consistent all year long but have a couple experts right on their tail for the top spot.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.11) made a big leap since our last check-in. FTA has climbed to the #2 spot and is close to overtaking DFSR.
#3) Daily Overlay – On the Hill (Score: 3.01) makes his top-3 debut. We now have Brad in 3rd and Stephen in 4th. Should be fun to see if either of our hometown guys can climb higher.
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | 21 | 6.67 |
| DailyOverlay – Value Index | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 5.00 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | 21 | 6.25 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 5.50 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.50 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 16 | 1.50 | 17 | 5.93 |
| NumberFire | 7.00 | 6 | 7.00 | 5 | – | – | 5.00 | 13 | – | – | 6.50 | 1 | 4.00 | 6 | 5.90 |
| FantasyCPR | 7.67 | 3 | 6.00 | 9 | 1.67 | 13 | 6.50 | 5 | 7.50 | 9 | 5.00 | 6 | 6.50 | 1 | 5.83 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 5.25 | 12 | 5.50 | 13 | 4.25 | 5 | 4.75 | 17 | 7.50 | 9 | 5.75 | 5 | 5.75 | 3 | 5.54 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 6.20 | 7 | 6.40 | 8 | 3.80 | 7 | 4.67 | 18 | 7.50 | 9 | 6.25 | 4 | 3.22 | 11 | 5.43 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 5.50 | 8 | 6.00 | 9 | 2.50 | 11 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 | 1.00 | 19 | 5.43 |
| Sportsline | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 15 | – | – | 5.00 | 13 | – | – | 6.50 | 1 | 0.50 | 20 | 5.40 |
| Industry Consensus | 4.86 | 15 | 5.50 | 13 | 4.25 | 5 | 5.60 | 10 | 8.00 | 8 | 5.00 | 6 | 3.25 | 9 | 5.21 |
| FantasyLabs | 7.67 | 3 | 6.67 | 7 | 5.00 | 4 | 0.00 | 22 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 13 | 3.00 | 13 | 5.05 |
| EliteFantasy | 5.25 | 12 | 5.67 | 12 | 3.40 | 10 | 5.60 | 10 | 6.00 | 13 | – | – | 2.80 | 14 | 4.79 |
| Rotowire | 3.00 | 20 | 6.75 | 6 | – | – | 6.00 | 9 | – | – | 3.83 | 11 | 4.33 | 5 | 4.78 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 1.00 | 21 | 5.00 | 15 | 7.50 | 1 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 6 | 0.00 | 21 | 4.75 |
| DK Playbook | 0.00 | 23 | 5.00 | 15 | 7.50 | 1 | 5.50 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 | 0.00 | 18 | 5.00 | 4 | 4.71 |
| FantasyAlarm | 3.20 | 19 | 4.86 | 18 | – | – | 6.50 | 5 | 6.25 | 12 | – | – | 2.14 | 15 | 4.59 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 4.00 | 16 | 3.33 | 21 | – | – | 3.33 | 20 | 8.33 | 7 | 4.33 | 10 | 3.75 | 7 | 4.51 |
| DailyRoto | 5.50 | 8 | 4.58 | 19 | – | – | 3.88 | 19 | – | – | 5.00 | 6 | 3.22 | 11 | 4.44 |
| FantasyPros | 4.00 | 16 | 7.50 | 4 | 6.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 21 | 4.00 | 15 | 3.25 | 12 | 3.25 | 9 | 4.43 |
| DFSArmy | 3.50 | 18 | 3.50 | 20 | 3.50 | 8 | 6.50 | 5 | 10.00 | 1 | 1.50 | 15 | 1.20 | 18 | 4.24 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 0.50 | 22 | 6.00 | 9 | 2.50 | 11 | 7.50 | 4 | 5.50 | 14 | 1.00 | 16 | 6.50 | 1 | 4.21 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 7.33 | 5 | 3.00 | 22 | 1.00 | 14 | 6.25 | 8 | – | – | 0.00 | 18 | 3.50 | 8 | 3.51 |
| Rotoballer | 5.50 | 8 | 0.00 | 24 | – | – | 5.00 | 13 | – | – | 6.50 | 1 | 0.00 | 21 | 3.40 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 5.00 | 14 | 2.00 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.00 | 16 | 3.00 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotowire | 2.25 | 13 | 3.24 | 8 | – | – | 3.55 | 2 | – | – | 3.00 | 4 | 3.32 | 5 | 3.07 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 3.50 | 2 | 4.09 | 2 | – | – | 2.67 | 9 | 2.09 | 5 | 3.27 | 3 | 2.18 | 12 | 2.97 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 4.13 | 1 | 5.20 | 1 | 1.40 | 10 | 1.67 | 22 | 3.86 | 1 | 2.40 | 10 | 1.82 | 17 | 2.93 |
| DailyRoto | 3.00 | 6 | 2.98 | 11 | – | – | 1.95 | 21 | – | – | 2.57 | 7 | 2.06 | 14 | 2.51 |
| EliteFantasy | 2.24 | 14 | 2.78 | 14 | 2.43 | 4 | 3.15 | 5 | 1.93 | 7 | – | – | 2.29 | 9 | 2.47 |
| RotoGrinders-MLBGrindDown | 2.48 | 9 | 2.91 | 12 | 1.86 | 9 | 2.38 | 13 | 2.71 | 2 | 2.37 | 11 | 2.31 | 8 | 2.43 |
| FantasyLabs | 2.00 | 16 | 3.50 | 6 | 0.17 | 14 | 2.00 | 16 | 0.43 | 15 | 4.40 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 2.43 |
| DailyOverlay – Value Index | 3.33 | 5 | 2.45 | 16 | – | – | 3.33 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 0.50 | 21 | 2.40 |
| FullTimeFantasy | 2.44 | 11 | 2.39 | 17 | 3.06 | 2 | 2.69 | 8 | – | – | 1.72 | 14 | 2.04 | 15 | 2.39 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.48 | 9 | 2.07 | 18 | – | – | 3.19 | 4 | 1.79 | 8 | – | – | 2.22 | 11 | 2.35 |
| NumberFire | 3.00 | 6 | 3.33 | 7 | – | – | 3.67 | 1 | – | – | 1.33 | 16 | 0.00 | 23 | 2.27 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 2.88 | 8 | 0.50 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.40 | 4 | 2.26 |
| FantasyPros | 2.11 | 15 | 2.73 | 15 | 2.27 | 5 | 1.09 | 23 | 1.29 | 13 | 2.18 | 13 | 4.00 | 3 | 2.24 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.32 | 12 | 3.11 | 9 | 1.28 | 12 | 2.25 | 15 | 1.75 | 9 | 2.44 | 8 | 2.23 | 10 | 2.20 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 3.43 | 3 | 3.71 | 4 | 2.57 | 3 | 2.50 | 11 | 1.50 | 11 | 0.75 | 17 | 0.83 | 20 | 2.18 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 1.86 | 17 | 2.07 | 18 | 2.15 | 6 | 2.00 | 16 | 1.43 | 12 | 3.00 | 4 | 2.69 | 7 | 2.17 |
| FantasyCPR | 1.45 | 18 | 0.43 | 24 | 1.40 | 10 | 2.00 | 16 | 2.07 | 6 | 3.33 | 2 | 4.40 | 2 | 2.15 |
| DK Playbook | 0.80 | 20 | 1.00 | 22 | 2.10 | 7 | 3.00 | 6 | 2.67 | 3 | 2.64 | 6 | 2.10 | 13 | 2.04 |
| Rotoballer | 3.43 | 3 | 3.57 | 5 | – | – | 2.86 | 7 | – | – | 0.00 | 19 | 0.25 | 22 | 2.02 |
| DFSArmy | 0.00 | 23 | 2.81 | 13 | 2.00 | 8 | 2.67 | 9 | 2.35 | 4 | 2.25 | 12 | 1.83 | 16 | 1.99 |
| Rotowire – Optimizer | 0.40 | 21 | 4.00 | 3 | 0.71 | 13 | 2.29 | 14 | 0.86 | 14 | 2.43 | 9 | 3.00 | 6 | 1.96 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 0.86 | 19 | 1.88 | 20 | 3.38 | 1 | 2.50 | 11 | 1.63 | 10 | 1.50 | 15 | 1.25 | 18 | 1.86 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 3.00 | 10 | – | – | 2.00 | 16 | – | – | – | – | 0.00 | 23 | 1.67 |
| Sportsline | 0.33 | 22 | 1.71 | 21 | – | – | 2.00 | 16 | – | – | 0.38 | 18 | 0.86 | 19 | 1.06 |
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 (June 24th)
A+ – Aaron Hicks (FullTimeFantasy)
Tuesday (June 25th)
A+ – Nestor Cortes (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Jeff McNeil (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Daniel Vogelbach (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Mitch Garver (FantasyPros)
A+ – Willy Adames (Sportsline)
Wednesday (June 26th)
A+ – JD Martinez (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Eric Hosmer (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – Danny Jansen (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Kevin Newman (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Trea Turner (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Jason Vargas (FantasyPros)
Thursday (June 27th)
A+ – Jean Segura (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Dansby Swanson (RG Grind Down)
A+ – Orlando Arcia (DK Playbook)
A+ – Miguel Rojas (FantasyPros)
Friday (June 28th)
A+ – Miguel Sano (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Eloy Jimenez (FullTimeFantasy)
A+ – John Means (FantasyPros)
A+ – Eric Sogard (Rotowire)
A+ – Juan Soto (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 | 61.96% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 61.96% |
| 16 | 59.36% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20.50% | 55.47% |
| 15 | 56.67% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 56.80% | 48.05% | 76.63% | 58.71% |
| 14 | 53.86% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 60.30% | 44.96% | 44.27% | 50.14% |
| 13 | 44.23% | N/A | 38.75% | 36.50% | 16.60% | 55.73% | 59.06% | 47.79% |
| 12 | 41.31% | 61.30% | 33.55% | 42.17% | 46.22% | 36.76% | 46.30% | 42.78% |
| 11 | 46.31% | 45.50% | 18.18% | 30.89% | 37.60% | 31.41% | 33.49% | 34.58% |
| 10 | 39.34% | 66.90% | 27.45% | 37.07% | 30.88% | 30.57% | 32.09% | 34.57% |
| 9 | 29.11% | 31.47% | 24.62% | 25.69% | 24.09% | 19.43% | 29.54% | 26.87% |
| 8 | 27.52% | 16.00% | 17.54% | 25.05% | 24.40% | 22.61% | 24.87% | 23.60% |
| 7 | 19.75% | 11.99% | 15.68% | 26.56% | 19.12% | 23.04% | 21.39% | 21.00% |
| 6 | 16.44% | 19.52% | 13.09% | 16.11% | 17.76% | 14.58% | 17.24% | 16.26% |
| 5 | 14.40% | 18.18% | 10.20% | 11.95% | 11.49% | 11.11% | 12.68% | 12.41% |
| 4 | 9.77% | 13.86% | 7.49% | 9.72% | 9.26% | 8.08% | 10.10% | 9.53% |
| 3 | 8.92% | 10.74% | 5.86% | 7.02% | 7.26% | 7.40% | 6.24% | 7.19% |
| 2 | 4.59% | 7.11% | 4.58% | 5.38% | 4.39% | 4.57% | 4.75% | 4.97% |
| 1 | 2.68% | 4.75% | 2.35% | 2.83% | 2.48% | 2.48% | 2.56% | 2.86% |
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 | 37.84% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37.84% |
| 16 | 34.40% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13.00% | 32.26% |
| 15 | 34.73% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 28.40% | 26.95% | 41.90% | 34.71% |
| 14 | 33.48% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 37.50% | 24.72% | 19.93% | 29.01% |
| 13 | 30.15% | N/A | 23.70% | 22.25% | 12.20% | 31.23% | 33.89% | 29.85% |
| 12 | 29.21% | 36.80% | 23.18% | 28.25% | 27.21% | 22.40% | 26.92% | 27.38% |
| 11 | 29.50% | 25.70% | 15.10% | 24.39% | 22.86% | 18.85% | 22.09% | 22.88% |
| 10 | 28.87% | 42.30% | 17.51% | 21.18% | 18.55% | 20.42% | 22.63% | 23.65% |
| 9 | 23.90% | 21.54% | 17.47% | 17.93% | 17.10% | 13.56% | 19.98% | 19.24% |
| 8 | 24.22% | 14.36% | 12.71% | 17.68% | 16.49% | 16.26% | 17.37% | 17.79% |
| 7 | 18.50% | 12.58% | 12.66% | 18.39% | 15.02% | 15.97% | 15.82% | 16.19% |
| 6 | 16.64% | 15.31% | 10.04% | 13.78% | 13.74% | 11.35% | 13.87% | 13.63% |
| 5 | 15.71% | 14.06% | 8.96% | 11.61% | 11.07% | 9.62% | 11.16% | 11.48% |
| 4 | 12.34% | 10.42% | 7.80% | 9.05% | 8.68% | 8.60% | 9.47% | 9.48% |
| 3 | 12.86% | 8.80% | 6.04% | 7.53% | 7.28% | 7.13% | 7.23% | 7.56% |
| 2 | 7.71% | 7.24% | 4.99% | 5.90% | 5.54% | 6.02% | 5.62% | 6.08% |
| 1 | 5.03% | 4.94% | 3.10% | 3.66% | 3.85% | 3.71% | 3.40% | 3.87% |
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