Here is the Industry Expert Consensus picks for Wednesday night’s eight-game slate. There are three pitching options that bubbled to the top with Max Scherzer, Danny Salazar and Carlos Martinez being selected by at least seven experts. On the hitting side, options are more spread out including six different stack options.
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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 tonight.
SP
- Max Scherzer (10x) – Cash 54% / GPP 37%
- Danny Salazar (9x) – 44% / 31%
- Carlos Martinez (7x) – 28% / 22%
- Masahiro Tanaka (4x) – 15% / 15%
- Jake Peavy (3x) – 11% / 12%
- Brock Stewart (3x) – 11% / 12%
- Junior Guerra (3x) – 11% / 12%
C
- Buster Posey (6x) – 24% / 16%
- Wilson Ramos (5x) – 18% /14%
- Brian McCann (4x) – 15% / 12%
1B
- Joe Mauer (5x) – 15% / 12%
- Jose Abreu (4x) – 12% / 9%
- Adrian Gonzalez (4x) – 12% / 9%
- Carlos Santana (4x) – 12% / 9%
- Alex Rodriguez (1B/3B) (3x) – 8% / 7%
- David Freese (1B/3B) (3x) – 8% / 7%
- Prince Fielder (3x) – 8% / 7%
2B
- Matt Carpenter (2B/3B) (6x) – 21% / 14%
- Robinson Cano (6x) – 21% / 14%
- Jason Kipnis (4x) – 13% / 11%
- Ramiro Pena (2B/SS) (4x) – 13% / 11%
- Brian Dozier (3x) – 8% / 8%
SS
- Corey Seager (6x) – 24% / 18%
- Tim Anderson (5x) – 15% / 13%
- Eduardo Nunez (SS/3B) (4x) – 13% / 12%
- Jordy Mercer (3x) – 9% / 9%
3B
- Jung Ho Kang (4x) – 12% / 10%
- Todd Frazier (3x) – 8% / 7%
OF
- Bryce Harper (8x) – 38% / 24%
- Brett Gardner (6x) – 27% / 18%
- Andrew McCutchen (5x) – 23% / 15%
- Starling Marte (4x) – 17% / 13%
- Lonnie Chisenhall (4x) – 17% / 13%
- Jacoby Ellsbury (3x) – 12% / 10%
- Nelson Cruz (3x) – 12% / 10%
- Shin-soo Choo (3x) – 12% / 10%
- Seth Smith (3x) – 12% / 10%
Top Stacks of the Night
- Pirates (5) – McCutchen, Kang, Marte, Mercer, Freese
- Yankees (4) – Gardner, McCann, Rodriguez, Ellsbury
- Indians (3) – Santana, Kipnis, Chisenhall
- White Sox (3) – Anderson, Abreu, Frazier
- Twins (3) – Mauer, Dozier, Nunez
- Mariners (3) – Cano, Cruz, Smith
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
