Plenty of trade action these last couple of days with a couple of big bats on the move. JD Martinez in that Diamondbacks lineup is scary to think about! As for tonight’s DFS, it’s a weird one. There were seven day games and eight night games; however, DraftKings has decided to not include the late night affair between the Nats and Angels in their Main evening slate of games. Because of that you will not see anyone from either team on tonight’s Consensus. 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 |
| Jacob deGrom | SP | NYM | 12600 | 51% | 33% | 38.93 |
| Drew Pomeranz | SP | BOS | 7200 | 47% | 32% | 25.89 |
| Gerrit Cole | SP | PIT | 8900 | 21% | 20% | 18 |
| Justin Verlander | SP | DET | 7900 | 21% | 20% | 17.82 |
| Zack Greinke | SP | ARI | 11700 | 21% | 20% | 15.33 |
| Kenta Maeda | SP | LAD | 7800 | 12% | 13% | 13.86 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3500 | 37% | 21% | 25.76 |
| Salvador Perez | C | KC | 3700 | 23% | 17% | 18.67 |
| Welington Castillo | C | BAL | 3300 | 17% | 13% | 14.94 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | TEX | 3300 | 9% | 8% | 8.11 |
| Austin Barnes | C | LAD | 3400 | 9% | 8% | 7.25 |
| Russell Martin | C | TOR | 3500 | 6% | 6% | 6.44 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | ARI | 5600 | 37% | 21% | 26.62 |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3500 | 37% | 21% | 25.76 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | DET | 4000 | 25% | 17% | 21.19 |
| Josh Bell | 1B | PIT | 4300 | 11% | 9% | 12.92 |
| Mitch Moreland | 1B | BOS | 3700 | 7% | 7% | 10.68 |
| Trey Mancini | 1B/OF | BAL | 3600 | 7% | 7% | 8.17 |
| Joey Votto | 1B | CIN | 4400 | 7% | 7% | 6.75 |
| Victor Martinez | 1B | DET | 3200 | 5% | 5% | 6.38 |
| Chris Davis | 1B | BAL | 3500 | 5% | 5% | 6.32 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | BAL | 4100 | 24% | 16% | 24.65 |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B/3B | LAD | 3600 | 24% | 16% | 19.19 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | DET | 3900 | 14% | 11% | 13.1 |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | TEX | 3600 | 11% | 9% | 10.48 |
| Chris Taylor | 2B/OF | LAD | 4200 | 11% | 9% | 10.29 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | TEX | 4100 | 36% | 24% | 28.22 |
| Chris Owings | OF/SS | ARI | 4600 | 10% | 9% | 8.87 |
| Corey Seager | SS | LAD | 4800 | 8% | 8% | 8.81 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Manny Machado | 3B | BAL | 4600 | 33% | 18% | 26.22 |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B/3B | LAD | 3600 | 24% | 16% | 19.19 |
| Jake Lamb | 3B | ARI | 5100 | 14% | 11% | 17.44 |
| Justin Turner | 3B | LAD | 4600 | 19% | 14% | 16.51 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | TEX | 4200 | 7% | 7% | 9.92 |
| Travis Shaw | 3B | MIL | 4500 | 7% | 7% | 8.84 |
| Nicholas Castellanos | 3B | DET | 3600 | 7% | 7% | 7.83 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | TOR | 4500 | 4% | 5% | 6.44 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Shin-soo Choo | OF | TEX | 3600 | 28% | 18% | 21.22 |
| David Peralta | OF | ARI | 4600 | 23% | 16% | 20.83 |
| Justin Upton | OF | DET | 3900 | 19% | 14% | 17.29 |
| Nomar Mazara | OF | TEX | 3800 | 28% | 18% | 15.73 |
| Chris Taylor | 2B/OF | LAD | 4200 | 11% | 9% | 10.29 |
| A.J. Pollock | OF | ARI | 5100 | 10% | 9% | 9.51 |
| Carlos Gomez | OF | TEX | 4100 | 10% | 9% | 9.22 |
| Chris Owings | OF/SS | ARI | 4600 | 10% | 9% | 8.87 |
| Trey Mancini | 1B/OF | BAL | 3600 | 7% | 7% | 8.17 |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | PIT | 4700 | 10% | 9% | 8.11 |
| Mark Trumbo | OF | BAL | 4300 | 10% | 9% | 7.67 |
| Gregory Polanco | OF | PIT | 4100 | 6% | 6% | 7.52 |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF | BOS | 3400 | 10% | 9% | 6.75 |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | BOS | 3800 | 6% | 6% | 6.73 |
Top Stacks of the Night
- Rangers (7) – Lucroy, Odor, Andrus, Beltre, Choo, Mazara, Gomez
- Tigers (6) – Avila, Cabrera, V. Martinez, Kinsler, Castellanos, Upton
- Orioles (6) – Castillo, Mancini, Davis, Schoop, Machado, Trumbo
- Dodgers (5) – Barnes, Forsythe, Taylor, Seager, Turner
- Diamondbacks (5) – Goldschmidt, Owings, Lamb, Peralta, Pollock
- Pirates (3) – Bell, McCutchen, Polanco
- Red Sox (3) – Moreland, Bradley, Benintendi
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