It’s the final Consensus for the season. It seems like just yesterday that I typed “It’s Finally Here” about Opening Day! We hope that this 4x/week article has been helpful to your bankroll this season. We’ve enjoyed writing it and the feedback that we’ve received. It’s on the NFL (and NBA is just around the corner) for the next few weeks. 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
Stephen Strasburg SP WAS 12000 32% 25% 30.2
Trevor Bauer SP CLE 9500 20% 19% 18.75
Zack Greinke SP ARI 11300 12% 14% 11.73
Dan Straily SP MIA 7100 9% 11% 10.83
Charlie Morton SP HOU 7900 9% 11% 10.8
Jake Odorizzi SP TB 8300 12% 14% 10.07

C

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Yasmani Grandal C LAD 4000 17% 13% 16.6
Jonathan Lucroy C COL 3400 9% 8% 9.04
Stephen Vogt C MIL 3100 9% 8% 8.31
J.T. Realmuto C MIA 4100 6% 6% 7.67

1B

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Cody Bellinger 1B/OF LAD 5600 11% 9% 14.25
Rhys Hoskins 1B/OF PHI 4300 11% 9% 14.11
Ryon Healy 1B/3B OAK 3700 11% 9% 12.4
Ian Desmond 1B/OF COL 4400 7% 7% 9.33
Joey Gallo 1B/3B TEX 3800 7% 7% 9.04
Albert Pujols 1B LAA 3600 5% 5% 6.58

2B

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Chris Taylor 2B/OF LAD 3900 15% 11% 15.76
Jose Altuve 2B HOU 5200 11% 9% 13.96
Cesar Hernandez 2B PHI 3400 11% 9% 12.36
Brian Dozier 2B MIN 4800 8% 7% 9.91
Rougned Odor 2B TEX 3600 5% 6% 7.67

SS

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Corey Seager SS LAD 4600 14% 12% 16.6
Elvis Andrus SS TEX 4200 11% 9% 13.96
Francisco Lindor SS CLE 5500 5% 6% 7.67
Carlos Correa SS HOU 5300 5% 6% 7.38
Trevor Story SS COL 4500 5% 6% 6.58

3B

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Nolan Arenado 3B COL 5600 13% 11% 17
Justin Turner 3B LAD 4400 9% 9% 13.85
Ryon Healy 1B/3B OAK 3700 11% 9% 12.4
Jake Lamb 3B ARI 4100 9% 9% 9.09
Joey Gallo 1B/3B TEX 3800 7% 7% 9.04
Matt Chapman 3B OAK 3200 7% 7% 8.53

OF

Name Pos Team Price Cash % GPP % Rank Score
Mike Trout OF LAA 5500 24% 16% 20.76
Giancarlo Stanton OF MIA 5600 24% 16% 20.15
Chris Taylor 2B/OF LAD 3900 15% 11% 15.76
Cody Bellinger 1B/OF LAD 5600 11% 9% 14.25
Rhys Hoskins 1B/OF PHI 4300 11% 9% 14.11
Khris Davis OF OAK 3800 14% 11% 12.65
Ian Desmond 1B/OF COL 4400 7% 7% 9.33
Justin Upton OF LAA 4900 6% 6% 8.69
Jay Bruce OF CLE 3900 10% 9% 8.45
Nomar Mazara OF TEX 4600 6% 6% 8.4
J.D. Martinez OF ARI 5400 10% 9% 6.35
Yasiel Puig OF LAD 4600 6% 6% 6.18

Top Stacks of the Night

  • Dodgers (6) – Grandal, Bellinger, Taylor, Seager, Turner, Puig
  • Rockies (4) – Lucroy, Desmond, Story, Arenado
  • Rangers (4) – Gallo, Odor, Andrus, Mazara
  • A’s (3) – Healy, Chapman, Davis
  • Angels (3) – Pujols, Trout, Upton

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