It’s the penultimate version of the MLB Consensus and the final free one for the season. With some afternoon games today, we are left with somewhat of a cruddy slate this evening. There are two hurlers that dominated the expert picks and two large stacks. 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
Garrett Richards SP LAA 7900 47% 31% 36
Luis Severino SP NYY 12400 47% 31% 35.02
Tanner Roark SP WAS 9500 12% 14% 14.75
Rich Hill SP LAD 11100 12% 14% 13.73
Sean Newcomb SP ATL 7800 12% 14% 10.27
Marco Estrada SP TOR 7200 9% 11% 6.83
Danny Salazar SP CLE 6400 5% 8% 6.34

C

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Gary Sanchez C NYY 5000 24% 17% 26.6
Stephen Vogt C MIL 3100 17% 13% 17.22
Austin Barnes C LAD 3500 12% 10% 12.65

1B

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Eric Thames 1B/OF MIL 4000 15% 11% 16.82
Joey Votto 1B CIN 5300 11% 9% 11.2
Luis Valbuena 1B/3B LAA 2700 7% 7% 9.91
Albert Pujols 1B LAA 3400 7% 7% 9.76
Freddie Freeman 1B/3B ATL 5000 5% 5% 7.09
Eric Hosmer 1B KC 4600 5% 5% 6.07

2B

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Logan Forsythe 2B/3B LAD 3000 11% 9% 14.98
Neil Walker 2B MIL 4000 11% 9% 14.58
Daniel Murphy 2B WAS 4900 11% 9% 11.78
Chris Taylor 2B/OF LAD 3700 8% 7% 10.64
Jose Ramirez 2B/3B CLE 5500 8% 7% 10.42
Starlin Castro 2B NYY 3700 8% 7% 9.91
Brian Dozier 2B MIN 5100 5% 6% 7.67

SS

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Trea Turner SS WAS 5200 14% 12% 17.84
Kike Hernandez OF/SS LAD 2700 19% 13% 17
Corey Seager SS LAD 3900 14% 12% 15.22
Francisco Lindor SS CLE 5400 11% 9% 12.65
Didi Gregorius SS NYY 4500 5% 6% 7.02

3B

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Josh Donaldson 3B TOR 3900 26% 16% 22.31
Logan Forsythe 2B/3B LAD 3000 11% 9% 14.98
Nicholas Castellanos 3B/OF DET 3500 9% 9% 13.31
Mike Moustakas 3B KC 4500 7% 7% 10.82
Jose Ramirez 2B/3B CLE 5500 8% 7% 10.42
Justin Turner 3B LAD 4100 7% 7% 9.91
Luis Valbuena 1B/3B LAA 2700 7% 7% 9.91
Travis Shaw 3B MIL 5000 9% 9% 9.85
Freddie Freeman 1B/3B ATL 5000 5% 5% 7.09

OF

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Aaron Judge OF NYY 5700 34% 21% 28.15
Mike Trout OF LAA 5500 24% 16% 21.38
Kike Hernandez OF/SS LAD 2700 19% 13% 17
Eric Thames 1B/OF MIL 4000 15% 11% 16.82
Nicholas Castellanos 3B/OF DET 3500 9% 9% 13.31
Chris Taylor 2B/OF LAD 3700 8% 7% 10.64
Andrew McCutchen OF PIT 3700 10% 9% 9.91
Ryan Braun OF MIL 4600 10% 9% 9.62
Teoscar Hernandez OF TOR 2700 10% 9% 8.75
Domingo Santana OF MIL 4900 6% 6% 6.8

Top Stacks of the Night

  • Brewers (6) – Vogt, Thames, Walker, Shaw, Braun, Santana
  • Dodgers (6) – Barnes, Forsythe, Taylor, Hernandez, Seager, Turner
  • Yankees (4) – Sanchez, Castro, Gregorius, Judge
  • Angels (3) – Valbuena, Pujols, Trout

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