If you are a follower of the experts, there are clearly some different paths you can take tonight. This is evident by the fact that we have eight stack options. That’s not too out of the ordinary you might say…and you would be correct. However, of those eight, six feature stacks of five or more. It’s pretty clear that there are some lineups/gas can pitchers that the experts like tonight. As for the pitchers, there are eleven options 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 |
| Carlos Martinez | SP | STL | 8400 | 32% | 26% | 24.53 |
| Jake Arrieta | SP | CHC | 9300 | 47% | 32% | 23.26 |
| Mike Fiers | SP | HOU | 10200 | 26% | 23% | 21.35 |
| Yu Darvish | SP | TEX | 12100 | 21% | 20% | 18.36 |
| Brock Stewart | SP | LAD | 4100 | 17% | 17% | 16.8 |
| Aaron Nola | SP | PHI | 7500 | 17% | 17% | 12.77 |
| Steven Matz | SP | NYM | 7700 | 12% | 13% | 9.72 |
| Carlos Carrasco | SP | CLE | 11000 | 8% | 10% | 9.28 |
| Jeff Hoffman | SP | COL | 6600 | 8% | 10% | 7.83 |
| Gio Gonzalez | SP | WAS | 9700 | 8% | 10% | 7.07 |
| Alex Wood | SP | LAD | 11200 | 5% | 7% | 6 |
C
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Willson Contreras | C | CHC | 4600 | 26% | 19% | 23.52 |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3600 | 11% | 9% | 15.23 |
| Salvador Perez | C | KC | 4200 | 9% | 8% | 11.32 |
| Yan Gomes | C | CLE | 2900 | 13% | 10% | 10.46 |
| Russell Martin | C | TOR | 3700 | 9% | 8% | 7.9 |
1B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Anthony Rizzo | 1B | CHC | 5200 | 66% | 30% | 38.47 |
| Alex Avila | 1B/C | DET | 3600 | 11% | 9% | 15.23 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 1B | CLE | 4900 | 11% | 9% | 12.32 |
| Eric Hosmer | 1B | KC | 4300 | 15% | 11% | 11.82 |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | OAK | 3800 | 7% | 7% | 11.77 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | DET | 3400 | 11% | 9% | 11.14 |
| Justin Smoak | 1B | TOR | 5300 | 7% | 7% | 10.62 |
| Joey Gallo | 1B/3B | TEX | 3600 | 7% | 7% | 6.55 |
| Matt Carpenter | 1B | STL | 3600 | 5% | 5% | 6.35 |
2B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | TEX | 3800 | 31% | 18% | 25.5 |
| Paul DeJong | 2B/SS | STL | 3500 | 14% | 11% | 15.78 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B/OF | CHC | 4400 | 11% | 9% | 12.58 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | DET | 4000 | 11% | 9% | 9.25 |
| Jed Lowrie | 2B | OAK | 3500 | 8% | 7% | 8.98 |
| Jose Ramirez | 2B/3B | CLE | 5200 | 8% | 7% | 8.54 |
| Ian Happ | 2B/OF | CHC | 4700 | 8% | 7% | 8.41 |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | KC | 4300 | 8% | 7% | 6.3 |
SS
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | CLE | 4700 | 26% | 19% | 26.18 |
| Paul DeJong | 2B/SS | STL | 3500 | 14% | 11% | 15.78 |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | TEX | 4600 | 15% | 12% | 14.98 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | SS | TOR | 2900 | 15% | 12% | 12.46 |
| Corey Seager | SS | LAD | 4700 | 7% | 8% | 9.34 |
| Marcus Semien | SS | OAK | 3900 | 7% | 8% | 7.9 |
3B
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | CHC | 5300 | 39% | 20% | 32.53 |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | OAK | 2900 | 10% | 9% | 13.28 |
| Adrian Beltre | 3B | TEX | 4400 | 10% | 9% | 12.7 |
| Jedd Gyorko | 3B | STL | 3400 | 10% | 9% | 12 |
| Jose Ramirez | 2B/3B | CLE | 5200 | 8% | 7% | 8.54 |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | TOR | 4400 | 7% | 7% | 7.9 |
| Joey Gallo | 1B/3B | TEX | 3600 | 7% | 7% | 6.55 |
OF
| Name | Pos | Team | Price | Cash % | GPP % | Rank Score |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | CHC | 3700 | 44% | 25% | 33.07 |
| Khris Davis | OF | OAK | 4400 | 19% | 14% | 19.3 |
| Nomar Mazara | OF | TEX | 3100 | 19% | 14% | 16.42 |
| Bryce Harper | OF | WAS | 5400 | 23% | 16% | 16.21 |
| Ben Zobrist | 2B/OF | CHC | 4400 | 11% | 9% | 12.58 |
| Jose Bautista | OF | TOR | 3900 | 14% | 11% | 12 |
| Mike Trout | OF | LAA | 5200 | 14% | 11% | 10.34 |
| Shin-soo Choo | OF | TEX | 4300 | 14% | 11% | 9.54 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | OF | KC | 4000 | 6% | 6% | 8.69 |
| Ian Happ | 2B/OF | CHC | 4700 | 8% | 7% | 8.41 |
| Lorenzo Cain | OF | KC | 3700 | 10% | 9% | 7.54 |
| Bradley Zimmer | OF | CLE | 4200 | 6% | 6% | 6.35 |
Top Stacks of the Night
- Cubs (6) – Contreras, Rizzo, Zobrist, Happ, Bryant, Schwarber
- Rangers (6) – Gallo, Odor, Andrus, Beltre, Mazara, Choo
- Royals (5) – Perez, Hosmer, Merrifield, Bonifacio, Cain
- Indians (5) – Gomes, Encarnacion, Ramirez, Lindor, Zimmer
- Blue Jays (5) – Martin, Smoak, Tulowitzki, Donaldson, Bautista
- A’s (5) – Alonso, Lowrie, Semien, Chapman, K. Davis
- Tigers (3) – Avila, Cabrera, Kinsler
- Cardinals (3) – Carpenter, Dejong, Gyorko
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