We have a change in the leaderboard on the pitcher side of the action. One expert site has been killing it recently and absolutely cruuuuuuushed last week! Be sure to keep reading to see who it is. If you’re smart, you’ll take a look at their picks moving forward. 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: 5.09) went ham last week! DFN saw a massive jump in score and now sits atop the leaderboard. DFN has been killing it the last few weeks!
#2) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 5.02) had a big week but dropped a spot. Even with a .11 bump in score, DFSR is now in 2nd place for the first time in awhile.
#3) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 4.87) maintains 3rd place. What was a close, 3-team race has turned into two experts with a big lead. FTA will try to gain some ground this week.
Hitters
#1) RotoGrinders 6-Pack (Score: 3.20) saw a slight dip in score for the week. That doesn’t mean he isn’t still dominating the field on the hitter side.
#2) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 2.94) is still the lone expert in the top-3 for on both the hitter and pitcher side. FTA saw a slight dip in score but widened the gap between themselves and #3.
#3) Daily Overlay – On the Hill (Score: 2.84) is still clinging to the 3rd slot in the season leaderboard. The gap between Brad and #4 continues to get smaller though.
Week in Review
Monday (June 26th)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 6.00 (9th)
Hitters – 1.76 (10th)
A+ – Chris Sale, Jordan Montgomery, Ricky Nolasco, Mitch Moreland, Tim Anderson, Todd Frazier
F – Twenty of the 39 total selections finished in the failing category (all failing grades were hitters).
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1A) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 10.00) started the week right with two “A+” picks.
#1B) Sportsline (Score: 10.00) did the same as DFN with two perfect scores on Monday.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 3.13) made it a clean sweep on Monday by topping the hitter side as well. DFN scored two “A+” grades with their eight picks. They were the lone expert site to play Denard Span and his “A+” grade.
#2) DailyRoto (Score: 2.88) finds the top-2 as seven of their 25 picks scored an “A” or better.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Jose Ramirez (DK Playbook)
A+ – Denard Span (DailyFantasyNerd)
A+ – Lonnie Chisenhall (Sportsline)
Tuesday (June 27th)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 6.00 (6th)
Hitters – 2.59 (9th)
A+ – Luis Severino, Sean Newcomb, Drew Pomeranz, Kenta Maeda, Chrisitan Vazquez, Miguel Cabrera, Dustin Pedroia, Travis Shaw, Chris Young, JD Martinez, Christian Yelich
F – Twenty of the 43 selections finished with a failing grade (all failing grades were hitter selections).
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1) FantasyLabs (Score: 8.75) put together a nice Tuesday as they scored an “A” or better with all four of their picks including three “A+” grades.
#2) FantasyGureElite (Score: 7.60) found the top-2 with their pitcher selections on Tuesday. They scored a “B” or better on all five picks including three “A+” grades.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) Daily Overlay – Value Index (Score: 6.00) threw out some solid selections. Stephen nailed three “A+” grades with his five selections.
#2) RotoGrinders 6-Pack (Score: 4.20) had a typical strong evening on Tuesday. Beer scored two perfect scores with his five picks.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Joey Votto (DailyRoto)
A+ – Adam Duvall (DailyRoto)
A+ – Billy Hamilton (DailyRoto)
A+ – Khris Davis (DailyRoto)
A+ – Adrian Beltre (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Daniel Descalso (DK Playbook)
A+ – Ryon Healy (FantasyPros)
Wednesday (June 28th)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 2.90 (13th)
Hitters – 1.79 (12th)
A+ – Stephen Strasburg, Travis Shaw, Josh Reddick, Khris Davis, Aaron Judge
F – Twenty-seven of the 48 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 6.00) topped the experts on the pitchers side with an “A+” and “C” grades.
#2A-E) DailyFantasySportsRankings, DailyFantasyNerd, Sportsline, FantasyLabs, Rotoballer (Score: 5.00) all tied for 2nd on Wednesday night’s slate.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) Sportsline (Score: 3.29) continued their solid week. Two of their seven plays hauled in an “A+” grade.
#2) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score: 3.13) also had a nice evening. Three of their eight selections scored an “A” or better.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Yasmani Grandal (DailyRoto)
A+ – Jason Kipnis (DailyRoto)
A+ – Adam Duvall (DailyRoto)
A+ – Billy Hamilton (DailyRoto)
A+ – Curtis Granderson (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Jose Altuve (Scout Fantasy)
A+ – Asdrubal Cabrera (DK Playbook)
Thursday (June 29th – Early)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 7.00 (12th)
Hitters – 3.45 (7th)
A+ – Cory Kluber, Michael Fulmer, Paul Goldschmidt, Trea Turner, Jake Lamb, Michael Brantley, Gregor Blanco
F – Eight of the 26 selections finished with a failing grade (all failing grades were hitter selections).
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1A-E) DailyFantasySportsRankings, RotoGrinders Lineup Builder, Scout Fantasy, Sportsline, Rotoballer (Score: 10.00) all had perfect afternoons.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) FantasyCPR (Score: 5.33) had a nice afternoon. They scored an “A” or better with four of their six plays.
#2A) Fantasy Alarm (Score: 5.00) scored an “A” or better with five of their eight selections for a top-2 finish.
#2B) Rotoballer (Score: 5.00) scored an “A+” and a failing grade with their two hitter plays.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Justin Upton (RotoGrinders Lineup Builder)
A+ – Ian Kinsler (Sportsline)
Thursday (June 29th – Main)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 4.00 (12th)
Hitters – 1.85 (12th)
A+ – Clayton Kershaw, Dinelson Lamet, Joey Votto, Mookie Betts, Hunter Renfroe, Ryan Braun, Jay Bruce
F – Twenty-three of the 41 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1) RotoGrinders Lineup Builder (Score 10.00) continued their solid run for the week with two perfect scores Thursday evening.
#2) RotoGrinders Consensus (Score 7.33) made it a clean sweep for RG on Thursday night. Two of their three plays scored an “A+” grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) Sportsline (Score: 6.75) turned in a fantastic lineup with five “A+” grades out of their eight total selections. They were the lone expert to play Jesus Aguilar and Jonathan Villar and their “A+” scores.
#2) Rotoballer (Score: 5.00) turned in two “A+” grades and two failing ones to claim a top-2 slot for the evening slate.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Jesus Aguilar (Sportsline)
A+ – Jonathan Villar (Sportsline)
Friday (June 30th)
Industry Consensus Picks
Pitchers – 4.75 (14th)
Hitters – 1.94 (15th)
A+ – Jacob deGrom, Alex Wood, Ariel Miranda, Logan Forsythe, Robinson Cano, Elvis Andrus, Steven Souza Jr.
F – Twenty of the 43 selections finished with a failing grade.
Top Experts of the Day – Pitchers
#1A-C) DailyFantasySportsRankings, DailyFantasyNerd, Rotoballer (Score 10.00) all finished the week on a high note with two “A+” grades.
Top Experts of the Day – Hitters
#1) DailyFantasySportsRankings (Score: 4.50) made it a clean sweep atop the daily leaderboard on Friday. DFSR scored an “A+” on four of their ten plays. They were the lone expert to play Jedd Gyorko and his “A+” grade.
#2) FantasyPros (Score: 3.56) scored an “A” or better with four of their nine plays to cap the week. FP was the lone expert site to play Brandon Belt and his “A+” grade.
Sleepers of the Day
A+ – Jedd Gyorko (DailyFantasySportsRankings)
A+ – Jon Gray (DailyRoto)
A+ – Todd Frazier (DailyRoto)
A+ – Chris Owings (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Deven Marrero (Fantasy Alarm)
A+ – Mike Leake (FantasyPros)
A+ – Brandon Belt (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 | 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 | 62.78% | 63.10% | N/A | N/A | 48.50% | 61.60% | 79.25% | 64.05% |
| 13 | 70.24% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 72.90% | N/A | 65.10% | 70.11% |
| 12 | 51.41% | N/A | 65.50% | 37.00% | 27.10% | 70.43% | 46.90% | 52.58% |
| 11 | 52.26% | N/A | 43.55% | 30.40% | 33.00% | 47.46% | 47.09% | 47.29% |
| 10 | 49.31% | 48.00% | 39.98% | 42.88% | 47.50% | 33.77% | 50.88% | 47.27% |
| 9 | 37.97% | 23.62% | 41.52% | 42.17% | 27.04% | 34.26% | 33.89% | 34.13% |
| 8 | 35.29% | 25.13% | 29.33% | 29.48% | 24.98% | 39.06% | 33.34% | 32.00% |
| 7 | 22.70% | 27.27% | 27.69% | 22.83% | 24.81% | 25.27% | 25.98% | 24.94% |
| 6 | 22.77% | 21.99% | 20.20% | 18.78% | 17.64% | 18.69% | 23.33% | 21.11% |
| 5 | 16.79% | 17.71% | 15.45% | 14.38% | 16.42% | 13.08% | 20.89% | 17.01% |
| 4 | 12.22% | 11.20% | 9.67% | 10.02% | 11.22% | 8.68% | 13.85% | 11.29% |
| 3 | 7.54% | 8.67% | 6.95% | 8.12% | 6.92% | 7.09% | 8.93% | 7.86% |
| 2 | 4.83% | 5.89% | 4.32% | 5.18% | 5.08% | 4.29% | 5.71% | 5.12% |
| 1 | 2.22% | 3.26% | 2.25% | 2.52% | 3.18% | 1.83% | 2.89% | 2.64% |
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 | 39.47% | 40.40% | N/A | N/A | 27.30% | 42.30% | 50.90% | 40.50% |
| 13 | 45.21% | N/A | N/A | N/A | 36.40% | N/A | 27.30% | 43.80% |
| 12 | 36.28% | N/A | 30.20% | 20.30% | 27.10% | 36.03% | 31.00% | 34.15% |
| 11 | 33.34% | N/A | 21.05% | 21.47% | 25.20% | 24.14% | 25.94% | 28.03% |
| 10 | 31.51% | 24.20% | 22.26% | 32.18% | 29.33% | 18.93% | 26.48% | 28.21% |
| 9 | 30.02% | 19.14% | 21.48% | 20.68% | 17.92% | 16.78% | 23.47% | 23.83% |
| 8 | 28.53% | 18.61% | 20.05% | 18.16% | 19.09% | 20.78% | 21.13% | 21.40% |
| 7 | 21.11% | 20.37% | 17.26% | 15.21% | 19.11% | 16.55% | 17.09% | 18.16% |
| 6 | 22.29% | 15.84% | 13.20% | 13.68% | 14.09% | 13.99% | 15.55% | 16.11% |
| 5 | 16.75% | 13.27% | 11.47% | 11.66% | 11.52% | 11.69% | 14.77% | 13.36% |
| 4 | 13.55% | 9.94% | 8.58% | 8.44% | 10.77% | 8.17% | 11.29% | 10.24% |
| 3 | 9.77% | 8.26% | 7.14% | 7.68% | 7.34% | 7.29% | 8.74% | 8.11% |
| 2 | 7.47% | 6.26% | 5.22% | 5.53% | 6.00% | 5.36% | 6.25% | 6.05% |
| 1 | 4.37% | 3.85% | 3.23% | 3.67% | 3.75% | 3.25% | 3.91% | 3.73% |
