Here are the MLB DFS Weighted Consensus rankings from the industry experts for Thursday’s five-game early slate. Get your lineups in quick!
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 |
| Carlos Carrasco | SP | CLE | $ 10,200 | 49% | 30% | 10 | 24.96 |
| Yu Darvish | SP | CHC | $ 9,500 | 18% | 15% | 6 | 13.71 |
| Kyle Freeland | SP | COL | $ 6,700 | 14% | 12% | 4 | 11.38 |
| Tanner Roark | SP | CIN | $ 7,600 | 14% | 12% | 4 | 10.08 |
| Chris Bassitt | SP | OAK | $ 8,800 | 14% | 12% | 4 | 9.71 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Buster Posey | 1B/C | SF | $ 4,400 | 10% | 9% | 5 | 15.45 |
| Jorge Alfaro | C | MIA | $ 3,200 | 11% | 9% | 3 | 9.24 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | LAA | $ 3,900 | 7% | 8% | 2 | 7.82 |
| Willson Contreras | C | CHC | $ 5,300 | 7% | 8% | 2 | 7.63 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | CLE | $ 4,600 | 14% | 12% | 7 | 23.89 |
| Buster Posey | 1B/C | SF | $ 4,400 | 10% | 9% | 5 | 15.45 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | CHC | $ 5,400 | 9% | 8% | 4 | 12.26 |
| Niko Goodrum | 1B/OF | DET | $ 3,500 | 7% | 7% | 3 | 9.21 |
| Neil Walker | 1B | MIA | $ 3,300 | 7% | 7% | 3 | 8.84 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Jurickson Profar | 2B | OAK | $ 3,400 | 13% | 12% | 5 | 16.42 |
| Ronny Rodriguez | 2B/SS | DET | $ 3,800 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 11.66 |
| David Bote | 2B/3B | CHC | $ 4,100 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 7.82 |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | CLE | $ 3,500 | 6% | 7% | 2 | 7.18 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | CLE | $ 4,700 | 25% | 19% | 9 | 26.58 |
| Trevor Story | SS | COL | $ 5,600 | 18% | 14% | 6 | 19.39 |
| Javier Baez | SS | CHC | $ 5,400 | 14% | 11% | 5 | 15.37 |
| Ronny Rodriguez | 2B/SS | DET | $ 3,800 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 11.66 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | LAA | $ 4,200 | 6% | 7% | 2 | 7.16 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | COL | $ 5,800 | 21% | 15% | 8 | 25.21 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | CLE | $ 4,400 | 19% | 14% | 7 | 23.42 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B/OF | CHC | $ 5,500 | 12% | 10% | 5 | 15.37 |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | OAK | $ 4,500 | 7% | 8% | 3 | 8.97 |
| David Bote | 2B/3B | CHC | $ 4,100 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 7.82 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Total Count | Rank Score |
| Mike Trout | OF | LAA | $ 5,600 | 25% | 18% | 8 | 25.42 |
| Kris Bryant | 3B/OF | CHC | $ 5,500 | 12% | 10% | 5 | 15.37 |
| Mac Williamson | OF | SF | $ 4,300 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 14.03 |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | CHC | $ 3,800 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 13.34 |
| Ian Desmond | OF | COL | $ 4,400 | 10% | 10% | 4 | 9.74 |
| Niko Goodrum | 1B/OF | DET | $ 3,500 | 7% | 7% | 3 | 9.21 |
| Curtis Granderson | OF | MIA | $ 3,100 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 8.84 |
| Jason Heyward | OF | CHC | $ 4,500 | 8% | 8% | 3 | 8.21 |
- Positions and Price based on DraftKings
Top Stacks of the Night
- Cubs (7) – Baez, Bryant, Schwarber, Rizzo, Heyward, Bote, Contreras
- Indians (4) – Lindor, Santana, Ramirez, Kipnis
- Rockies (3) – Arenado, Story, Desmond
- Angels (3) – Trout, Lucroy, Simmons
- Marlins (3) – Alfaro, Granderson, Walker
Hope you find the right combination to cash!
