FanDuel MLB Draft Percentages: Saturday 5/1/21
If you've played fantasy baseball over on FanDuel, then you know the importance of draft percentages, especially in larger-field tournaments. Knowing who the competition is using enables you to think with a contrarian mindset. And if your under-the-radar play ends up hitting, well, you're one step closer to a victory.
Each day, we'll be posting the previous night's draft percentages to help you see how the public was thinking. It'll let you see who the public used, which can be helpful when doing research for upcoming slates.
Let's take a look at the draft percentages for yesterday. If a player is not listed, his percentage was lower than 0.10%.
Pitchers
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Snell | P | $8,800 | 36 | 31.16% |
| Zac Gallen | P | $9,000 | 21 | 25.30% |
| Eduardo Rodriguez | P | $9,500 | 18 | 11.79% |
| Dustin May | P | $9,700 | 11 | 8.78% |
| Griffin Canning | P | $6,000 | 49 | 8.09% |
| Brandon Woodruff | P | $9,200 | 34 | 7.32% |
| Charlie Morton | P | $7,900 | 22 | 3.31% |
| Anthony DeSclafani | P | $8,100 | 22 | 1.84% |
| Ljay Newsome | P | $5,800 | -15 | 0.83% |
| Austin Gomber | P | $7,000 | 34 | 0.70% |
| Jordan Lyles | P | $6,500 | 6 | 0.31% |
| Travis Bergen | P | $5,500 | 3 | 0.18% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | OF | $4,300 | 27.7 | 53.36% |
| Ozzie Albies | 2B | $3,100 | 6 | 39.89% |
| Marcell Ozuna | OF | $3,300 | 3 | 39.34% |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | $3,300 | 21.7 | 34.29% |
| Teoscar Hernández | OF | $2,600 | 9.2 | 30.40% |
| Freddie Freeman | C/1B | $4,100 | 0 | 28.17% |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | $3,700 | 12.2 | 20.14% |
| Mike Trout | OF | $4,500 | 31.4 | 19.23% |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | $4,200 | 15.5 | 19.07% |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | $3,200 | 9.2 | 18.20% |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | $2,500 | 9.2 | 16.33% |
| George Springer | OF | $3,800 | 40.9 | 15.20% |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | $2,200 | 9.2 | 14.66% |
| Bo Bichette | SS | $3,700 | 6 | 13.73% |
| Travis d'Arnaud | C/1B | $2,700 | 3 | 11.61% |
| Shohei Ohtani | OF | $4,100 | 15.7 | 10.76% |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SS | $4,400 | 15.4 | 10.69% |
| Pablo Sandoval | 3B | $2,000 | 12.2 | 10.38% |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | C/1B | $4,000 | 12.2 | 8.69% |
| Mitch Haniger | OF | $3,200 | 22.2 | 8.53% |
| Carson Kelly | C/1B | $3,700 | 13.5 | 8.29% |
| Austin Riley | 3B | $2,500 | 9.2 | 7.52% |
| Anthony Rendon | 3B | $3,700 | 41.4 | 7.25% |
| Josh VanMeter | 2B | $2,000 | 0 | 6.45% |
| Kyle Lewis | OF | $2,900 | 6.2 | 6.03% |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | $3,000 | 13 | 5.70% |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | C/1B | $2,800 | 3 | 5.58% |
| Cavan Biggio | 2B | $2,700 | 3 | 5.54% |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | $2,100 | 6.2 | 5.38% |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | $3,400 | 0 | 5.11% |
| Trent Grisham | OF | $3,700 | 9.2 | 4.96% |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | OF | $2,500 | 9.5 | 4.89% |
| Jared Walsh | C/1B | $3,500 | 49.9 | 4.68% |
| Kyle Seager | 3B | $3,200 | 3 | 4.63% |
| Manny Machado | 3B | $3,400 | 25.7 | 4.53% |
| Mookie Betts | OF | $4,000 | 30.9 | 4.50% |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | $2,200 | 25.2 | 4.42% |
| Christian Vázquez | C/1B | $2,300 | 18.7 | 4.38% |
| Corey Seager | SS | $3,600 | 15.5 | 4.28% |
| Trevor Story | SS | $3,300 | 43.8 | 4.19% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $2,800 | 3 | 3.96% |
| Bobby Dalbec | C/1B | $2,100 | 3.5 | 3.73% |
| Ty France | 2B | $3,100 | 6 | 3.61% |
| Justin Upton | OF | $3,100 | 3 | 3.44% |
| Wil Myers | OF | $2,800 | 3 | 3.39% |
| Cristian Pache | OF | $2,000 | 29.2 | 3.30% |
| Wyatt Mathisen | 3B | $2,200 | 0 | 3.25% |
| Alejandro Kirk | C/1B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 2.75% |
| Nick Solak | 2B | $3,400 | 12.7 | 2.58% |
| Eric Hosmer | C/1B | $3,300 | 15.2 | 2.57% |
| Charlie Blackmon | OF | $3,000 | 21.9 | 2.50% |
| Justin Turner | 3B | $3,800 | 9.5 | 2.31% |
| Buster Posey | C/1B | $3,200 | 6 | 2.31% |
| Kolten Wong | 2B | $3,100 | 6.5 | 2.29% |
| AJ Pollock | OF | $2,200 | 3.2 | 2.22% |
| Evan Longoria | 3B | $2,900 | 6 | 2.16% |
| José Iglesias | SS | $2,400 | 6.2 | 2.06% |
| Ryan McMahon | 2B | $3,100 | 26 | 2.00% |
| Adolis García | OF | $3,300 | 3 | 2.00% |
| Raimel Tapia | OF | $2,700 | 25.1 | 1.98% |
| Dylan Moore | 2B | $2,100 | 10 | 1.97% |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF | $2,300 | 0 | 1.87% |
| Darin Ruf | OF | $2,400 | 9.5 | 1.85% |
| C.J. Cron | C/1B | $2,900 | 9.2 | 1.85% |
| Max Muncy | C/1B | $3,300 | 3 | 1.84% |
| Daniel Vogelbach | C/1B | $2,100 | 0 | 1.82% |
| Pavin Smith | C/1B | $3,000 | 12 | 1.78% |
| David Fletcher | 2B | $3,000 | 12.2 | 1.70% |
| Josh Rojas | 2B | $2,500 | 31.1 | 1.67% |
| Tommy Pham | OF | $2,300 | 6 | 1.65% |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 3B | $2,900 | 37.4 | 1.58% |
| Austin Slater | OF | $2,600 | 0 | 1.56% |
| Franchy Cordero | OF | $2,100 | 0 | 1.53% |
| Nate Lowe | C/1B | $3,000 | 10 | 1.46% |
| José Marmolejos | C/1B | $2,200 | 6 | 1.42% |
| Taylor Trammell | OF | $2,700 | 0 | 1.38% |
| Avisaíl García | OF | $2,600 | 21.5 | 1.31% |
| J.P. Crawford | SS | $2,300 | 18.7 | 1.22% |
| Jake Cronenworth | C/1B | $2,700 | 10 | 1.22% |
| Gavin Lux | 2B | $2,100 | 0 | 1.07% |
| Garrett Hampson | 2B | $2,800 | 15.7 | 0.92% |
| Joe Panik | 2B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.75% |
| Matt Beaty | C/1B | $2,100 | 9 | 0.74% |
| Austin Nola | C/1B | $2,200 | 0 | 0.68% |
| Albert Pujols | C/1B | $3,200 | 0 | 0.68% |
| Charlie Culberson | SS | $2,300 | 21.9 | 0.66% |
| Billy McKinney | OF | $2,200 | 12.2 | 0.65% |
| Travis Shaw | C/1B | $2,700 | 34.2 | 0.63% |
| Willie Calhoun | OF | $2,700 | 34.4 | 0.57% |
| Max Stassi | C/1B | $2,300 | 6.2 | 0.56% |
| Jose Trevino | C/1B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 0.50% |
| Yonathan Daza | OF | $2,100 | 9.7 | 0.43% |
| Tom Murphy | C/1B | $2,400 | 3.2 | 0.41% |
| Mike Tauchman | OF | $2,200 | 0 | 0.40% |
| Brandon Belt | C/1B | $2,600 | 3 | 0.39% |
| Austin Barnes | C/1B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 0.31% |
| Dom Nuñez | C/1B | $2,600 | 38.4 | 0.31% |
| Mauricio Dubón | SS | $2,300 | 18.7 | 0.31% |
| Luis Urías | 3B | $2,500 | 28.2 | 0.26% |
| Wilmer Flores | C/1B | $2,400 | 3 | 0.22% |
| Eli White | 2B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.21% |
| Kiké Hernández | 2B | $2,700 | 0 | 0.21% |
| David Peralta | OF | $3,200 | 6 | 0.18% |
