Prepare for the small four-game early slate with the Weighted Consensus Rankings from DFS experts around the industry. Most positions are pretty obvious who the top plays are, but it will be difficult to fit them all. We also have four stacks on the list to consider this afternoon. Enjoy this FREE article and come back for the rankings for the five-game evening slate.
The Weighted Consensus for the MLB is where we publish an in-depth version of 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 experts 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 8.0.
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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 % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Chris Bassitt | SP | OAK | $ 8,600 | 49% | 30% | 10 | 24.87 |
| Zack Wheeler | SP | NYM | $ 10,000 | 26% | 19% | 8 | 20.76 |
| Spencer Turnbull | SP | DET | $ 8,000 | 14% | 12% | 4 | 10.29 |
| Zach Davies | SP | MIL | $ 7,000 | 11% | 9% | 3 | 7.56 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Yasmani Grandal | C | MIL | $ 4,100 | 18% | 16% | 6 | 19.29 |
| Kurt Suzuki | C | WAS | $ 3,700 | 8% | 8% | 2 | 5.95 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Matt Olson | 1B | OAK | $ 3,800 | 19% | 14% | 8 | 27.57 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B/3B | KC | $ 4,700 | 10% | 9% | 5 | 15.98 |
| Ronald Guzman | 1B | TEX | $ 3,800 | 9% | 8% | 4 | 11.79 |
| Eric Thames | 1B/OF | MIL | $ 4,300 | 7% | 7% | 3 | 8.45 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Mike Moustakas | 2B/3B | MIL | $ 4,400 | 30% | 22% | 9 | 28.44 |
| Robinson Cano | 2B | NYM | $ 3,400 | 25% | 18% | 7 | 23.70 |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | KC | $ 3,300 | 14% | 12% | 5 | 15.87 |
| Willie Calhoun | 2B/OF | TEX | $ 3,800 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 13.64 |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | TEX | $ 3,900 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 12.21 |
| Ronny Rodriguez | 2B/SS | DET | $ 4,400 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 11.33 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B/OF | KC | $ 5,100 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 8.13 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | KC | $ 5,000 | 19% | 14% | 6 | 19.80 |
| Marcus Semien | SS | OAK | $ 3,900 | 10% | 9% | 4 | 13.72 |
| Ronny Rodriguez | 2B/SS | DET | $ 4,400 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 11.33 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Mike Moustakas | 2B/3B | MIL | $ 4,400 | 30% | 22% | 9 | 28.44 |
| Hunter Dozier | 1B/3B | KC | $ 4,700 | 10% | 9% | 5 | 15.98 |
| Maikel Franco | 3B | PHI | $ 4,000 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 11.81 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Christian Yelich | OF | MIL | $ 5,800 | 29% | 21% | 9 | 28.30 |
| Nomar Mazara | OF | TEX | $ 4,000 | 21% | 16% | 7 | 23.99 |
| Joey Gallo | OF | TEX | $ 5,700 | 13% | 12% | 5 | 17.03 |
| Khris Davis | OF | OAK | $ 4,100 | 13% | 12% | 5 | 16.06 |
| Bryce Harper | OF | PHI | $ 4,600 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 13.88 |
| Willie Calhoun | 2B/OF | TEX | $ 3,800 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 13.64 |
| Michael Conforto | OF | NYM | $ 4,700 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 11.81 |
| Eric Thames | 1B/OF | MIL | $ 4,300 | 7% | 7% | 3 | 8.45 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B/OF | KC | $ 5,100 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 8.13 |
| Ryan Braun | OF | MIL | $ 4,800 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 8.10 |
- Positions and Price based on DraftKings
Top Stacks of the Slate
- Rangers (5) – Mazara, Gallo, Calhoun, Odor, Guzman
- Brewers (5) – Moustakas, Yelich, Grandal, Thames, Braun
- Royals (4) – Mondesi, Dozier, Lopez, Merrifield
- Athletics (3) – Olson, Davis, Semien
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
