There is an exceptionally large slate for a Saturday evening. With thirteen games on the evening docket, I thought I’d offer up a special edition Saturday Consensus….and it’s free! Good luck!
The Weighted Consensus for the MLB is where we publish a more in-depth version of the MLB Consensus 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 expert’s 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 6.0.
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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 % | Rank Score |
| Corey Kluber | SP | CLE | 12200 | 47% | 32% | 31.02 |
| Max Scherzer | SP | WAS | 12900 | 27% | 24% | 24.23 |
| Alex Wood | SP | LAD | 11800 | 21% | 20% | 17.54 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SP | SF | 10500 | 21% | 20% | 16.46 |
| Jake Arrieta | SP | CHC | 6800 | 17% | 18% | 14.02 |
| Jimmy Nelson | SP | MIL | 9700 | 12% | 13% | 10.39 |
| Tyler Chatwood | SP | COL | 5800 | 8% | 10% | 9.28 |
| Aaron Nola | SP | PHI | 8800 | 5% | 7% | 6.88 |
| Jameson Taillon | SP | PIT | 8300 | 5% | 7% | 6.67 |
| Joe Musgrove | SP | HOU | 6200 | 5% | 7% | 6.07 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Willson Contreras | C | CHC | 3700 | 22% | 16% | 20.87 |
| Brian McCann | C | HOU | 3300 | 13% | 10% | 14.39 |
| Kurt Suzuki | C | ATL | 3000 | 13% | 10% | 10.2 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Eric Thames | 1B/OF | MIL | 4300 | 11% | 9% | 13.57 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI | 5100 | 7% | 7% | 9.46 |
| Cody Bellinger | 1B/OF | LAD | 4400 | 7% | 7% | 9.39 |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | CHC | 5000 | 7% | 7% | 8.61 |
| Chris Davis | 1B | BAL | 4000 | 5% | 5% | 8.17 |
| Ryan Zimmerman | 1B | WAS | 4500 | 5% | 5% | 7.48 |
| Lucas Duda | 1B | NYM | 3100 | 5% | 5% | 7.48 |
| Joey Votto | 1B | CIN | 4400 | 7% | 7% | 6.91 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Daniel Murphy | 2B | WAS | 4900 | 19% | 14% | 21.34 |
| Robinson Cano | 2B | SEA | 4700 | 19% | 14% | 16.68 |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | HOU | 5200 | 11% | 9% | 12.98 |
| Javier Baez | 2B/SS | CHC | 3600 | 11% | 9% | 11.06 |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | MIN | 4100 | 8% | 7% | 10.5 |
| Jonathan Villar | 2B | MIL | 3700 | 8% | 7% | 8.67 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B/OF | CHC | 3300 | 5% | 6% | 8.17 |
| Wilmer Difo | 2B/SS | WAS | 3600 | 5% | 6% | 7.64 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Carlos Correa | SS | HOU | 4800 | 20% | 15% | 18.57 |
| Jean Segura | SS | SEA | 4900 | 12% | 10% | 12.16 |
| Javier Baez | 2B/SS | CHC | 3600 | 11% | 9% | 11.06 |
| Corey Seager | SS | LAD | 4600 | 8% | 8% | 9.99 |
| Wilmer Difo | 2B/SS | WAS | 3600 | 5% | 6% | 7.64 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | CHC | 5100 | 19% | 14% | 20.02 |
| Kyle Seager | 3B | SEA | 3800 | 19% | 14% | 16.17 |
| Jake Lamb | 3B | ARI | 4800 | 7% | 7% | 9.8 |
| Manny Machado | 3B | BAL | 4500 | 4% | 5% | 7.76 |
| Travis Shaw | 3B | MIL | 4400 | 7% | 7% | 7.5 |
| Anthony Rendon | 3B | WAS | 4400 | 4% | 5% | 7.07 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Nelson Cruz | OF | SEA | 4800 | 28% | 18% | 21.02 |
| Bryce Harper | OF | WAS | 5500 | 23% | 16% | 19.83 |
| Matt Kemp | OF | ATL | 3200 | 28% | 18% | 18.59 |
| Eric Thames | 1B/OF | MIL | 4300 | 11% | 9% | 13.57 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | OF | NYM | 3500 | 15% | 12% | 11.65 |
| Cody Bellinger | 1B/OF | LAD | 4400 | 7% | 7% | 9.39 |
| Mike Trout | OF | LAA | 5300 | 9% | 9% | 9.39 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B/OF | CHC | 3300 | 5% | 6% | 8.17 |
| Josh Reddick | OF | HOU | 4300 | 6% | 6% | 7.35 |
| Mitch Haniger | OF | SEA | 3800 | 9% | 9% | 7.28 |
| George Springer | OF | HOU | 5300 | 6% | 6% | 6.22 |
Top Stacks of the Night
- Mariners (5) – Cano, Segura, Seager, Cruz, Haniger
- Astros (5) – McCann, Altuve, Correa, Springer, Reddick
- Cubs (5) – Contreras, Rizzo, Baez, Zobrist, Bryant
- Nationals (5) – Zimmerman, Murphy, Difo, Rendon, Harper
- Brewers (3) – Thames, Villar, Shaw
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