We were still lacking picks from a couple of experts at the time of posting. With that, the numbers are a little lower than a typical day. The experts were still able to provide a large contingent of pitchers to choose from as well as six stacks for the evening. Thirteen games are on tap with a couple of afternooners being played right now. It’s a “Free Consensus Wednesday” so I hope that you enjoy! Good luck!
The Weighted Consensus for the MLB is where we publish a more in-depth version of the MLB Consensus rankings every day that considers each expert’s current DailyOverlay score to generate a Weighted Consensus ranking. To calculate the Weighted Rank Score, each expert’s DailyOverlay score for hitters and pitchers is weighted on a sliding scale from 1 to 5 with the top expert in the current standings being weighted with a five while the last place expert is weighted with a one. This method gives the higher rated expert’s picks more weight when compiling the overall player rankings for the day. We will include all players that generate a Rank Score of at least 6.0.
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Scroll to the bottom of the article for the “Top Stacks” section that lists out the teams with the most hitters being recommended by the experts today. Also, be sure to check each team’s lineup when it is released and watch the weather before finalizing your lineups.
Let’s play ball!
SP
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Stephen Strasburg | SP | WAS | 11600 | 45% | 32% | 35.28 |
| Ivan Nova | SP | PIT | 6400 | 28% | 25% | 22.69 |
| Trevor Bauer | SP | CLE | 6200 | 21% | 20% | 13.42 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | SP | NYY | 8300 | 17% | 18% | 13.31 |
| Blake Snell | SP | TB | 6000 | 12% | 13% | 12.47 |
| Rick Porcello | SP | BOS | 6800 | 17% | 18% | 12.22 |
| Alex Meyer | SP | LAA | 5900 | 12% | 13% | 11.18 |
| Zack Godley | SP | ARI | 8800 | 12% | 13% | 9.13 |
| Luis Perdomo | SP | SD | 5600 | 8% | 10% | 8.2 |
| Yu Darvish | SP | TEX | 10900 | 8% | 10% | 7.5 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Gary Sanchez | C | NYY | 5000 | 26% | 19% | 20.65 |
| Brian McCann | C | HOU | 3800 | 12% | 11% | 12.56 |
| Russell Martin | C | TOR | 3700 | 12% | 11% | 11.52 |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3900 | 7% | 7% | 8.62 |
| Chris Herrmann | C/OF | ARI | 3500 | 6% | 6% | 8.13 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | DET | 3500 | 20% | 14% | 20.97 |
| Eric Thames | 1B/OF | MIL | 4200 | 20% | 14% | 16.07 |
| Wilmer Flores | 1B/3B | NYM | 3800 | 7% | 7% | 11.98 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI | 5600 | 10% | 9% | 9.31 |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3900 | 7% | 7% | 8.62 |
| Cody Bellinger | 1B/OF | LAD | 5400 | 7% | 7% | 7.7 |
| Wil Myers | 1B | SD | 3900 | 4% | 5% | 7.68 |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | OAK | 3900 | 4% | 5% | 7.23 |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | LAA | 3200 | 4% | 5% | 6.11 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | BOS | 3200 | 22% | 16% | 23.7 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | DET | 4300 | 17% | 13% | 19.76 |
| Josh Harrison | 2B/3B | PIT | 4100 | 11% | 9% | 12.62 |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | TEX | 3100 | 11% | 9% | 10.18 |
| Eric Sogard | 2B/SS | MIL | 3900 | 8% | 7% | 9.32 |
| Alen Hanson | 2B | CWS | 3300 | 8% | 7% | 8.48 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | KC | 3700 | 8% | 7% | 6.8 |
| Brandon Drury | 2B | ARI | 3900 | 8% | 7% | 6.55 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Troy Tulowitzki | SS | TOR | 3200 | 37% | 26% | 28.8 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | BOS | 4800 | 15% | 12% | 16.38 |
| Eric Sogard | 2B/SS | MIL | 3900 | 8% | 7% | 9.32 |
| Orlando Arcia | SS | MIL | 3800 | 8% | 8% | 8.9 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | TOR | 4300 | 34% | 19% | 22.21 |
| Jake Lamb | 3B | ARI | 4900 | 19% | 14% | 18.42 |
| Josh Harrison | 2B/3B | PIT | 4100 | 11% | 9% | 12.62 |
| Wilmer Flores | 1B/3B | NYM | 3800 | 7% | 7% | 11.98 |
| Travis Shaw | 3B | MIL | 4500 | 7% | 7% | 8.76 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Mookie Betts | OF | BOS | 5000 | 45% | 26% | 32.43 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | OF | MIA | 4200 | 23% | 16% | 21.05 |
| Eric Thames | 1B/OF | MIL | 4200 | 20% | 14% | 16.07 |
| Jose Bautista | OF | TOR | 3900 | 19% | 14% | 14.96 |
| Chris Young | OF | BOS | 3600 | 19% | 14% | 14.82 |
| David Peralta | OF | ARI | 4500 | 19% | 14% | 13.08 |
| Josh Reddick | OF | HOU | 4300 | 14% | 12% | 11.66 |
| Khris Davis | OF | OAK | 4100 | 6% | 6% | 9.1 |
| Matt Olson | OF | OAK | 3000 | 9% | 9% | 8.34 |
| Chris Herrmann | C/OF | ARI | 3500 | 6% | 6% | 8.13 |
| Mark Trumbo | OF | BAL | 3200 | 9% | 9% | 8.09 |
| Cody Bellinger | 1B/OF | LAD | 5400 | 7% | 7% | 7.7 |
| Gregor Blanco | OF | ARI | 3800 | 9% | 9% | 7.53 |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | DET | 4400 | 6% | 6% | 6.78 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | OF | NYM | 4200 | 6% | 6% | 6.59 |
| Bryce Harper | OF | WAS | 5200 | 6% | 6% | 6.5 |
| Aaron Judge | OF | NYY | 5600 | 6% | 6% | 6.08 |
Top Stacks of the Night
- Diamondbacks (6) – Herrmann, Goldschmidt, Drury, Lamb, Peralta, Blanco
- Red Sox (4) – Pedroia, Bogaerts, Betts, Young
- Blue Jays (4) – Martin, Tulowitzki, Donaldson, Bautista
- Tigers (4) – Avila, Cabrera, Kinsler, JD Martinez
- Brewers (4) – Thames, Sogard, Arcia, Shaw
- A’s (3) – Alonso, Davis, Olson
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