The leader on both the pitching (RotoGrinders 6-pack) and hitting (FantasyTeamAdvice) remained the same this past week but there is still plenty of movement below them with DailyFantasyNerd moving into 2nd place on the pitching side and RotoGrinders-Consensus taking over the second spot on the hitting side. For the past week, RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder was the top pitching expert and RotoGrinders 6-pack was the top hitting expert. There is a lot of season left so plenty of time for experts to still make their move into the top spots.
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) RotoGrinders 6-pack (Score: 5.00) saw their DailyOverlay score drop this past week but still remains in 1st place.
#2) DailyFantasyNerd (Score: 4.95) moved up one spot in the 2nd place on the pitching side with three Top 5 finishes this past week.
#2) DraftKings Playbook (Score: 4.90) move into the Top 3 overall with the 2nd highest weekly score including two 1st place days on Tuesday and Friday.
Hitters
#1) FantasyTeamAdvice (Score: 3.47) holds onto the top spot on the hitter’s side for another week despite a middle of the pack finish this past week.
#2) RotoGrinders – Consensus (Score: 3.25) moves up one spot into 2nd place on the hitting side with two Top 3 finishes this past week.
#2) RotoGrinders 6-pack (Score: 3.23) is the only expert to be in the Top 3 on both the pitching and hitting side.
Week in Review
Pitchers
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 1.50 | 5 | 3.50 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 8 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.50 | 7 | 5.92 |
| DK Playbook | 0.50 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | 5.00 | 10 | 3.00 | 11 | 7.50 | 4 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.33 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 1.00 | 6 | 5.00 | 4 | 6.00 | 5 | 3.00 | 11 | 10.00 | 1 | 6.00 | 5 | 5.17 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 1.00 | 6 | 4.00 | 7 | 5.50 | 8 | 5.33 | 3 | 5.00 | 6 | 10.00 | 1 | 5.14 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.00 | 4 | 3.50 | 8 | 6.00 | 5 | 3.00 | 11 | 10.00 | 1 | – | – | 4.90 |
| FantasyLabs | 0.33 | 16 | 4.20 | 6 | 6.67 | 4 | 5.33 | 3 | 1.50 | 15 | 10.00 | 1 | 4.67 |
| FantasyPros | 5.25 | 2 | 2.00 | 16 | 3.75 | 11 | 4.00 | 10 | 5.75 | 5 | 6.67 | 4 | 4.57 |
| Sportsline | 5.50 | 1 | 1.00 | 18 | – | – | 5.00 | 8 | 5.00 | 6 | 5.00 | 9 | 4.30 |
| FantasyCPR | 0.50 | 12 | 5.67 | 2 | 10.00 | 1 | 3.00 | 11 | 3.00 | 13 | 3.50 | 15 | 4.28 |
| Industry Consensus | 0.80 | 8 | 2.50 | 14 | 8.40 | 3 | 5.33 | 3 | 4.29 | 9 | 4.00 | 12 | 4.22 |
| DailyRoto | 2.14 | 3 | 2.78 | 13 | – | – | 5.33 | 3 | 3.75 | 11 | 5.50 | 7 | 3.90 |
| Rotowire | 0.50 | 12 | 3.00 | 11 | 6.00 | 5 | – | – | 5.00 | 6 | 4.00 | 12 | 3.70 |
| FantasyAlarm | 0.60 | 11 | 3.00 | 11 | 3.67 | 12 | 5.33 | 3 | 4.00 | 10 | 5.00 | 9 | 3.60 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 0.80 | 8 | 1.71 | 17 | 5.50 | 8 | 6.50 | 2 | 3.25 | 12 | 3.33 | 16 | 3.52 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 0.33 | 16 | 5.33 | 3 | – | – | 7.50 | 1 | 0.00 | 16 | 3.67 | 14 | 3.37 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 0.50 | 12 | 3.50 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 5.00 | 9 | 3.00 | ||
| Scout Fantasy | 0.80 | 8 | 2.33 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 2.80 | 14 | 6.00 | 5 | 2.98 |
| Rotoballer | – | – | 5.00 | 4 | – | – | 3.00 | 11 | 0.00 | 16 | – | – | 2.67 |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 0.00 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0.00 |
Hitters
| Expert | Mon | Rk | Tues | Rk | Wed | Rk | Wed | Rk | Thur | Rk | Fri | Rk | Avg |
| Rotogrinders 6-pack | – | – | 2.20 | 14 | – | – | – | – | 5.50 | 3 | 5.50 | 1 | 4.40 |
| Rotoballer | 0.43 | 19 | 4.00 | 4 | 6.60 | 2 | – | – | 1.67 | 18 | 4.50 | 3 | 3.44 |
| DailyOverlay – Stacks | 3.07 | 2 | – | – | 3.64 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 3.53 | 6 | 3.41 |
| RotoGrinders-Consensus | 2.36 | 8 | 4.50 | 3 | 4.25 | 3 | 2.75 | 7 | 2.62 | 9 | 3.31 | 7 | 3.30 |
| DailyFantasyNerd | 2.71 | 7 | 0.33 | 19 | 2.88 | 7 | 5.00 | 2 | 6.17 | 1 | 1.50 | 19 | 3.10 |
| FantasyLabs | 1.91 | 12 | 2.91 | 11 | 7.86 | 1 | 2.00 | 12 | 1.58 | 19 | 1.92 | 15 | 3.03 |
| DailyFantasySportsRankings | 1.42 | 16 | 4.63 | 1 | 3.13 | 5 | 1.00 | 14 | 2.40 | 10 | 5.50 | 1 | 3.01 |
| DailyRoto | 2.86 | 4 | 3.38 | 9 | – | – | 3.60 | 3 | 2.40 | 10 | 2.75 | 9 | 3.00 |
| FantasyCPR | 3.86 | 1 | 3.80 | 6 | 1.67 | 13 | 2.14 | 11 | 6.17 | 1 | 0.29 | 20 | 2.99 |
| FantasyTeamAdvice | 1.80 | 13 | 3.33 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 3.80 | 5 | 2.98 | ||
| DK Playbook | 1.75 | 14 | 4.00 | 4 | 1.90 | 12 | 2.57 | 8 | 3.40 | 6 | 3.92 | 4 | 2.92 |
| DailyOverlay – On the Hill | 1.33 | 17 | 4.57 | 2 | – | – | 3.42 | 4 | 1.91 | 16 | 2.10 | 14 | 2.67 |
| Industry Consensus | 2.00 | 10 | 2.83 | 12 | 3.13 | 5 | 2.93 | 6 | 2.21 | 14 | 2.76 | 8 | 2.64 |
| Sportsline | 2.83 | 5 | 1.17 | 17 | – | – | 5.20 | 1 | 1.71 | 17 | 2.14 | 13 | 2.61 |
| FantasyAlarm | 2.13 | 9 | 3.42 | 8 | 2.76 | 8 | 1.78 | 13 | 3.23 | 8 | 2.23 | 11 | 2.59 |
| Scout Fantasy | 2.80 | 6 | 1.60 | 15 | – | – | – | – | 3.43 | 5 | 2.23 | 11 | 2.52 |
| FantasyGuruElite | 1.70 | 15 | 3.54 | 7 | 2.09 | 11 | 2.36 | 9 | 2.31 | 13 | 1.80 | 16 | 2.30 |
| FantasyPros | 3.00 | 3 | 1.50 | 16 | 2.18 | 9 | 2.33 | 10 | 2.36 | 12 | 1.63 | 18 | 2.17 |
| RotoGrinders-Lineup Builder | 0.63 | 18 | 2.29 | 13 | 2.14 | 10 | 3.00 | 5 | 2.00 | 15 | 2.67 | 10 | 2.12 |
| Rotowire | 2.00 | 10 | 0.63 | 18 | 0.57 | 14 | – | – | 3.29 | 7 | 1.75 | 17 | 1.65 |
Sleepers of the Week
Monday (May 14)
A+ – Andrew Heaney (DailyRoto)
A+ – Mike Fiers (FantasyPros)
Tuesday (May 15)
A+ – Robinson Chirinos (RotoGrinders – Lineup Builder)
A+ – Jose Altuve (FantasyAlarm)
A+ – Mike Foltynewicz (DraftKings Playbook)
Wednesday (May 16)
A+ – Marcus Semien (DailyRoto)
A+ – Starlin Castro (DailyOverlay – On the Hill)
A+ – Brandon McCarthy (FantasyPros)
A+ – Evan Gattis (Sportsline)
Thursday (May 17)
A+ – Shohei Ohtani (RotoGrinders 6-pack)
A+ – Khris Davis (ScoutFantasy)
Friday (May 18)
A+ – Salvador Perez (DailyRoto)
A+ – Jonathan Schoop (RotoGrinders 6-pack)
A+ – Charlie Blackmon (DailyOverlay – Stacks)
A+ – Max Kepler (ScoutFantasy)
A+ – Cesar Hernandez (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Jose Iglesias (DraftKings Playbook)
A+ – Jesus Aguilar (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 | 74.20% | 74.20% | ||||||
| 14 | 74.90% | 54.10% | 58.05% | 68.84% | ||||
| 13 | 67.50% | 67.25% | 61.57% | 64.20% | 65.54% | |||
| 12 | 62.96% | 41.93% | 60.30% | 49.80% | 58.95% | 56.59% | 55.73% | |
| 11 | 53.59% | 40.60% | 45.45% | 48.00% | 43.43% | 50.48% | 61.03% | 50.93% |
| 10 | 46.10% | 61.10% | 37.62% | 52.57% | 37.60% | 48.50% | 55.84% | 48.28% |
| 9 | 31.80% | 32.73% | 23.14% | 27.02% | 34.31% | 41.66% | 36.44% | 33.21% |
| 8 | 37.27% | 26.03% | 30.04% | 31.77% | 29.29% | 26.89% | 30.13% | 30.65% |
| 7 | 30.41% | 24.54% | 27.96% | 24.60% | 20.21% | 28.35% | 27.74% | 26.80% |
| 6 | 20.73% | 24.91% | 17.46% | 17.28% | 16.40% | 16.80% | 23.52% | 20.06% |
| 5 | 18.67% | 22.02% | 14.45% | 13.29% | 15.35% | 13.58% | 19.66% | 16.79% |
| 4 | 13.17% | 13.77% | 8.19% | 10.61% | 10.16% | 6.87% | 13.59% | 11.47% |
| 3 | 7.46% | 9.30% | 5.39% | 7.19% | 7.48% | 4.98% | 9.65% | 7.79% |
| 2 | 5.31% | 6.80% | 4.94% | 7.28% | 5.66% | 3.90% | 6.50% | 5.88% |
| 1 | 2.46% | 3.33% | 2.85% | 1.96% | 3.42% | 1.78% | 2.56% | 2.64% |
GPP by Position
| Count | SP | C | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | Total |
| 16 | 42.00% | 42.00% | ||||||
| 15 | 42.65% | 42.65% | ||||||
| 14 | 50.27% | 25.40% | 37.65% | 44.70% | ||||
| 13 | 49.86% | 36.35% | 37.53% | 31.10% | 42.34% | |||
| 12 | 44.12% | 23.97% | 35.40% | 27.35% | 30.00% | 41.44% | 36.64% | |
| 11 | 34.79% | 26.40% | 28.13% | 33.30% | 25.93% | 31.38% | 35.65% | 32.03% |
| 10 | 33.62% | 55.90% | 21.55% | 29.70% | 34.80% | 30.23% | 33.92% | 31.49% |
| 9 | 27.63% | 27.87% | 18.24% | 19.27% | 25.59% | 27.24% | 25.40% | 25.23% |
| 8 | 28.69% | 20.23% | 20.92% | 23.79% | 23.63% | 19.66% | 22.87% | 23.13% |
| 7 | 25.84% | 20.78% | 18.79% | 18.68% | 18.54% | 21.27% | 22.28% | 21.32% |
| 6 | 21.15% | 17.96% | 13.59% | 14.28% | 13.00% | 13.89% | 17.59% | 16.49% |
| 5 | 18.00% | 16.76% | 11.44% | 11.07% | 13.50% | 13.05% | 15.86% | 14.26% |
| 4 | 14.73% | 12.30% | 8.78% | 10.83% | 10.21% | 7.96% | 12.18% | 11.40% |
| 3 | 10.72% | 11.75% | 6.48% | 7.34% | 8.48% | 6.55% | 9.81% | 8.92% |
| 2 | 7.47% | 6.80% | 5.97% | 7.15% | 6.61% | 5.30% | 7.11% | 6.73% |
| 1 | 4.60% | 3.99% | 3.59% | 3.22% | 4.17% | 3.19% | 3.56% | 3.76% |
