MLB Expert Picks Preview: Wednesday, April 8th
Every day, our experts will rank their top MLB plays when considering expected points per dollar. These experts are highly ranked MLB players sharing their top plays by position, which are then combined and averaged out to provide an aggregate ranking.
Wednesday, April 8
Catchers
| RANK | Player | Salary | Notorious | Hoop2410 | Dean | a25smith | RotoMonkey | STLCardinals84 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buster Posey | $4,400 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Carlos Santana | $4,300 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Jonathan Lucroy | $4,200 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3.17 |
| 4 | Brian McCann | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | NR | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 5 | Yan Gomes | $4,200 | NR | 5 | 3 | NR | 3 | 4 | 5.83 |
| 6 | Salvador Perez | $3,800 | 5 | NR | 4 | 3 | 5 | NR | 6.17 |
| 7 | Carlos Ruiz | $3,300 | 4 | 4 | NR | NR | NR | 5 | 7.17 |
First Basemen
Editor’s Note: David Ortiz is not in the starting lineup tonight for Boston.
| RANK | Player | Salary | Notorious | Hoop2410 | Dean | a25smith | RotoMonkey | STLCardinals84 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Goldschmidt | $5,100 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.33 |
| 2 | David Ortiz | $4,500 | NR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Carlos Santana | $4,300 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Jose Abreu | $4,900 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | NR | 3.67 |
| 5 | Adam Lind | $4,000 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Freddie Freeman | $4,500 | 4 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 9.00 |
| 7 | Michael Morse | $4,000 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 4 | 9.00 |
| 8 | Justin Morneau | $4,200 | NR | NR | NR | 5 | NR | NR | 9.17 |
| 9 | Mark Trumbo | $4,200 | NR | NR | 5 | NR | NR | NR | 9.17 |
Second Basemen
| RANK | Player | Salary | Notorious | Hoop2410 | Dean | a25smith | RotoMonkey | STLCardinals84 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Pedroia | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.83 |
| 2 | Jason Kipnis | $4,300 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | NR | 3.17 |
| 3 | Ben Zobrist | $4,100 | 3 | 1 | NR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3.33 |
| 4 | Robinson Cano | $4,600 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Chase Utley | $4,100 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | NR | 5 | 5.50 |
| 6 | Howie Kendrick | $4,000 | NR | NR | 5 | NR | 5 | 3 | 7.17 |
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