Expert Consensus Rankings: DraftKings
Each day our top-ranked Grinder Experts will rank their top $/Point plays of the day by site, and by position: Notorious (2013 DraftDay Baseball Champion, DSBC Finalist x3), STLCardinals84 (DSBC Finalist x2), Dean78904 (Ranked Top 25 Overall), and CrackMonkey83 (Ranked Top 25 Overall). 1 Their picks are then sorted and averaged into an aggregate ranking each day. If a player is not ranked (NR), then the value they receive towards the aggregate rankings is a “10”.
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Thursday, July 24th
Catchers
| Rank | Catchers | Salary | Noto | STL | Dean | CrackM | Avg Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Lucroy | $4,500 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Yan Gomes | $4,200 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.75 |
| 3 | Kurt Suzuki | $3,500 | NR | 2 | NR | 3 | 6.25 |
| 4 | Travis d’Arnaud | $2,600 | NR | NR | 2 | NR | 8.00 |
| 5 | Mike Zunino | $3,200 | 3 | NR | NR | NR | 8.25 |
1st Basemen
| Rank | 1st Basemen | Salary | Noto | STL | Dean | CrackM | Avg Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Freeman | $4,900 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Lucas Duda | $3,900 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.75 |
| 3 | Jose Abreu | $5,200 | 1 | 3 | NR | 2 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Garrett Jones | $3,600 | NR | NR | 2 | NR | 8.00 |
2nd Basemen
| Rank | 2nd Basemen | Salary | Noto | STL | Dean | CrackM | Avg Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy La Stella | $3,400 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Daniel Murphy | $3,900 | NR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.75 |
| 3 | Brian Dozier | $4,600 | 1 | NR | 1 | NR | 5.50 |
| 4 | Robinson Cano | $5,100 | 2 | 3 | NR | NR | 6.25 |
| 5 | Scooter Gennett | $3,800 | NR | NR | NR | 1 | 7.75 |
| 6 | Yangervis Solarte | $3,200 | NR | NR | 2 | NR | 8.00 |
3rd Basemen
| Rank | 3rd Basemen | Salary | Noto | STL | Dean | CrackM | Avg Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Santana | $4,600 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Conor Gillaspie | $4,300 | 1 | 3 | 2 | NR | 4.00 |
| 3 | Aramis Ramirez | $4,400 | 3 | NR | 3 | 3 | 4.75 |
| 4 | Casey McGehee | $3,700 | NR | NR | NR | 2 | 8.00 |
| 5 | David Wright | $4,400 | NR | 2 | NR | NR | 8.00 |
Shortstops
| Rank | Shortstops | Salary | Noto | STL | Dean | CrackM | Avg Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Santana | $3,400 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 2 | Alexei Ramirez | $3,900 | 1 | 2 | NR | 2 | 3.75 |
| 3 | Brian Dozier | $4,600 | 1 | NR | 1 | NR | 5.50 |
| 4 | Asdrubal Cabrera | $4,400 | NR | 3 | NR | 3 | 6.50 |
| 5 | Jean Segura | $3,500 | 3 | NR | 3 | NR | 6.50 |
Outfielders
| Rank | Outfielders | Salary | Noto | STL | Dean | CrackM | Avg Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Heyward | $4,300 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 |
| 2 | Carlos Gomez | $4,800 | 2 | 3 | NR | 2 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Christian Yelich | $4,100 | 1 | 2 | 4 | NR | 4.25 |
| 4 | Oswaldo Arcia | $3,500 | 5 | NR | 3 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Josh Willingham | $4,300 | 4 | NR | 5 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 6 | Seth Smith | $4,100 | NR | NR | 1 | NR | 7.75 |
| 7 | Khris Davis | $3,800 | NR | NR | NR | 3 | 8.25 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Stanton | $5,400 | NR | 4 | NR | NR | 8.50 |
| 9 | Corey Hart | $3,400 | NR | 5 | NR | NR | 8.75 |
Starting Pitchers
| Rank | Pitchers | Salary | Noto | STL | Dean | CrackM | Avg Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corey Kluber | $9,000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
| 2 | Hisashi Iwakuma | $9,500 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Tyson Ross | $9,300 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Edwin Jackson | $5,800 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 5 | Wei-Yin Chen | $6,200 | NR | 5 | NR | 5 | 7.50 |
| 6 | Matt Garza | $7,700 | 4 | NR | NR | NR | 8.50 |
| 7 | Aaron Harang | $6,900 | NR | NR | 5 | NR | 8.75 |
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1 Note: Keep in mind that all rankings are posted daily by 2 PM EST, so news can occur after this point that may effect selections. We recommend monitoring MLB Bargain Bin Ballers, Lineup Email Alerts, using Expert Chat and following @RotoGrinders news feed on Twitter before finalizing your selections.