Another afternoon start at Wrigley. It’s somewhat of a shame that we don’t get to include those big boppers in the Cubbies lineup in our Consensus when they are playing a weekend series at The Friendly Confines. An early look at the weather for tonight shows only a couple of trouble spots. One of those is in Boston so if you’re looking to continue riding that sizzling hot Sox offense, you had better check the radar before setting those lineups. This feels like a nice, hefty list of options for tonight’s Consensus. There are some solid value pitching options as well as a longer list of infielders than normal.
Scroll to 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 before finalizing your lineups.
SP
- Chris Sale (11x)
- Gio Gonzalez (7x)
- Nathan Karns (6x)
- Rich Hill (5x)
- Brandon Finnegan (4x)
- Chris Tillman (3x)
- Edinson Volquez (3x)
- Michael Wacha (3x)
C
- Buster Posey (5x)
- Jonathan Lucroy (4x)
- Russell Martin (3x)
1B
- Edwin Encarnacion (4x)
- David Ortiz (4x)
- Chris Davis (3x)
- Lucas Duda (3x)
- Brandon Belt (3x)
- Eric Hosmer (3x)
- Prince Fielder (3x)
- Miguel Cabrera (3x)
2B
- Neil Walker (6x)
- Rougned Odor (4x)
- Joe Panik (4x)
- Daniel Murphy (3x)
- Robinson Cano (3x)
- Jason Kipnis (3x)
SS
- Troy Tulowitzki (4x)
- Asdrubal Cabrera (4x)
- Manny Machado (SS/3B) (4x)
- Carlos Correa (3x)
3B
- Josh Donaldson (6x)
- Maikel Franco (4x)
- Jake Lamb (4x)
- David Wright (3x)
- Travis Shaw (3x)
OF
- Bryce Harper (8x)
- Yoenis Cespedes (5x)
- Michael Conforto (5x)
- Domingo Santana (5x)
- Jose Bautista (4x)
- Nomar Mazara (4x)
- Ryan Braun (4x)
- JD Martinez (3x)
Top Stacks of the Night
- Mets (6) – Duda, Walker, Wright, Cabrera, Cespedes, Conforto
- Jays (5) – Martin, Encarnacion, Tulowitzki, Donaldson, Bautista
- Brewers (3) – Lucroy, Santana, Braun
- Rangers (3) – Fielder, Odor, Mazara
Hope you find the right combination to cash! Follow me on Twitter at @mbutlerok.
Probably a dumb question buta re these picks collected from the list of sites you guys have on the expert grading page?
Thanks.
Yes
Yes they are. We also have a weighted consensus where the top experts selections are weighted higher than other experts. You can get that article by signing up for our mailing list.