Welcome in to today’s Consensus. As you know, Wednesday is the day where you get all that DO Consensus goodness as a freemium. With a handful of afternoon games and that weird start time the Indians continue to use, we are left with a solid eight game slate on Wednesday evening. Today our deck is stacked full of aces and in order to fit one (or maybe two) of those aces into a lineup, you’re going to have to dig deep for some value plays. We’ve got you covered here with who the experts feel are those diamonds in the rough. Good luck!
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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 |
| Max Scherzer | SP | WAS | 13300 | 62% | 42% | 34.44 |
| Jacob deGrom | SP | NYM | 12000 | 39% | 31% | 25.54 |
| Chris Archer | SP | TB | 11300 | 19% | 19% | 15.32 |
| James Paxton | SP | SEA | 8200 | 28% | 25% | 14.4 |
| Antonio Senzatela | SP | COL | 7800 | 8% | 10% | 10.94 |
| Junior Guerra | SP | MIL | 5900 | 8% | 10% | 9.53 |
| Masahiro Tanaka | SP | NYY | 8100 | 12% | 14% | 6.77 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Gary Sanchez | C | NYY | 4500 | 29% | 23% | 30.91 |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3200 | 27% | 19% | 19.4 |
| Salvador Perez | C | KC | 2900 | 23% | 17% | 16.29 |
| Christian Vazquez | C | BOS | 3200 | 9% | 9% | 8.8 |
| Derek Norris | C | TB | 2700 | 9% | 9% | 7.11 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Mitch Moreland | 1B | BOS | 3800 | 27% | 19% | 21.49 |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3200 | 27% | 19% | 19.4 |
| Logan Morrison | 1B | TB | 4700 | 21% | 15% | 17.31 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | CWS | 4700 | 15% | 11% | 13.29 |
| Matt Holliday | 1B | NYY | 4200 | 7% | 7% | 11.23 |
| Albert Pujols | 1B | LAA | 3800 | 10% | 9% | 10.23 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Daniel Murphy | 2B | WAS | 4300 | 22% | 16% | 21.26 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | KC | 3600 | 18% | 14% | 18.71 |
| Robinson Cano | 2B | SEA | 4800 | 11% | 10% | 12.46 |
| Starlin Castro | 2B | NYY | 3900 | 9% | 8% | 10.2 |
| Josh Rutledge | 2B/3B | BOS | 2800 | 9% | 8% | 7.46 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Trea Turner | SS | WAS | 4400 | 37% | 26% | 23 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | BOS | 4600 | 18% | 15% | 18.43 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | KC | 2200 | 14% | 12% | 13.2 |
| Jean Segura | SS | SEA | 4200 | 5% | 6% | 6.89 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Evan Longoria | 3B | TB | 5100 | 30% | 19% | 21.57 |
| Todd Frazier | 3B | CWS | 3700 | 10% | 10% | 12.89 |
| Kyle Seager | 3B | SEA | 3700 | 10% | 10% | 11.31 |
| Josh Rutledge | 2B/3B | BOS | 2800 | 9% | 8% | 7.46 |
| Manny Machado | 3B | BAL | 4000 | 7% | 7% | 7.34 |
| Jedd Gyorko | 3B | STL | 3400 | 5% | 6% | 7.11 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | BOS | 4000 | 45% | 27% | 36.29 |
| Mookie Betts | OF | BOS | 4900 | 45% | 27% | 29.54 |
| Corey Dickerson | OF | TB | 5300 | 28% | 20% | 21.83 |
| Lorenzo Cain | OF | KC | 3200 | 32% | 21% | 21.6 |
| Aaron Judge | OF | NYY | 5400 | 19% | 15% | 16.03 |
| Tommy Pham | OF | STL | 3800 | 15% | 12% | 12.86 |
| Steven Souza Jr. | OF | TB | 5000 | 15% | 12% | 12.8 |
| Matt Kemp | OF | ATL | 3900 | 19% | 15% | 12.37 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | OF | TB | 4300 | 10% | 9% | 11.23 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF | BOS | 4100 | 10% | 9% | 8.8 |
| Avisail Garcia | OF | CWS | 3700 | 6% | 6% | 7.23 |
| Mark Trumbo | OF | BAL | 3700 | 6% | 6% | 7.09 |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | DET | 4800 | 6% | 6% | 6.89 |
Top Stacks of the Night
- Red Sox (7) – Vazquez, Moreland, Rutledge, Bogaerts, Benintendi, Betts, Bradley
- Rays (6) – Norris, Morrison, Longoria, Dickerson, Kiermaier, Souza
- Yankees (4) – Sanchez, Holliday, Castro, Judge
- Royals (4) – Perez, Merrifield, Escobar, Cain
- White Sox (3) – Abreu, Frazier, A. Garcia
- Mariners (3) – Cano, Segura, Seager
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***All Pricing Based on DraftKings
