FanDuel MLB Draft Percentages: Saturday 5/8/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Anderson | P | $7,900 | 34 | 36.81% |
| Lance Lynn | P | $10,400 | 39 | 22.34% |
| Clayton Kershaw | P | $11,000 | 36 | 9.35% |
| Garrett Richards | P | $7,400 | 30 | 9.06% |
| Cristian Javier | P | $9,500 | 25 | 8.80% |
| Merrill Kelly | P | $6,400 | 29 | 3.92% |
| Dylan Bundy | P | $8,700 | 1 | 3.62% |
| Will Smith | P | $5,500 | 6 | 2.57% |
| Vince Velasquez | P | $6,600 | 31 | 1.65% |
| Steven Matz | P | $8,300 | 24 | 1.01% |
| Joey Lucchesi | P | $5,500 | 25 | 0.80% |
| Daniel Lynch | P | $6,000 | -22 | 0.72% |
| Kohei Arihara | P | $6,800 | 5 | 0.65% |
| Zac Lowther | P | $5,500 | -5 | 0.50% |
| Erik Swanson | P | $5,500 | 5 | 0.28% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | OF | $4,400 | 3 | 39.20% |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | $3,600 | 21.4 | 36.48% |
| Kyle Lewis | OF | $2,600 | 15.2 | 32.29% |
| Mitch Haniger | OF | $3,400 | 12.4 | 28.82% |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | $3,600 | 31.4 | 28.35% |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | $4,300 | 12.4 | 27.12% |
| Freddie Freeman | C/1B | $4,000 | 24.7 | 26.97% |
| Kyle Seager | 3B | $2,900 | 24.7 | 24.33% |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | $3,400 | 6 | 23.58% |
| Tim Anderson | SS | $3,800 | 12.4 | 22.77% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $3,000 | 40.9 | 20.35% |
| José Abreu | C/1B | $3,500 | 12.2 | 19.48% |
| Mookie Betts | OF | $3,900 | 29.4 | 18.50% |
| Yordan Alvarez | OF | $3,700 | 28.7 | 16.86% |
| Marcell Ozuna | OF | $3,500 | 3 | 15.34% |
| Ozzie Albies | 2B | $3,300 | 15.2 | 13.91% |
| Corey Seager | SS | $3,500 | 18.9 | 12.89% |
| Willie Calhoun | OF | $2,800 | 6 | 11.86% |
| Yoán Moncada | 3B | $3,200 | 22.7 | 11.06% |
| Michael Chavis | C/1B | $2,000 | 22.2 | 10.77% |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | $3,500 | 9.7 | 10.72% |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | $2,900 | 24.7 | 10.37% |
| Nate Lowe | C/1B | $3,100 | 15.4 | 9.83% |
| Yuli Gurriel | C/1B | $2,900 | 9.5 | 9.04% |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | $3,200 | 12.2 | 9.03% |
| Nick Solak | 2B | $3,000 | 0 | 8.06% |
| Carlos Correa | SS | $3,100 | 0 | 7.77% |
| Aledmys Díaz | 2B | $2,600 | 3.2 | 7.63% |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | $2,300 | 9.2 | 7.61% |
| Ty France | 2B | $2,900 | 3.5 | 7.39% |
| Adolis García | OF | $3,300 | 30.9 | 6.84% |
| Yermín Mercedes | C/1B | $2,900 | 9.7 | 6.66% |
| Austin Riley | 3B | $2,500 | 18.2 | 6.54% |
| Nick Madrigal | 2B | $2,800 | 9.2 | 6.46% |
| Pete Alonso | C/1B | $3,900 | 0 | 6.43% |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | C/1B | $3,800 | 6.2 | 6.07% |
| Bryce Harper | OF | $4,200 | 6.2 | 6.07% |
| Mike Trout | OF | $4,500 | 3 | 5.93% |
| Michael Conforto | OF | $3,100 | 3 | 5.85% |
| Cedric Mullins | OF | $3,000 | 15.2 | 5.26% |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | $2,500 | 12.7 | 5.18% |
| Justin Turner | 3B | $3,800 | 12.7 | 4.95% |
| Bo Bichette | SS | $3,700 | 0 | 4.88% |
| J.P. Crawford | SS | $2,300 | 10 | 4.69% |
| Teoscar Hernández | OF | $3,000 | 0 | 4.57% |
| Max Muncy | C/1B | $3,200 | 22.2 | 4.25% |
| Kyle Tucker | OF | $2,600 | 0 | 4.10% |
| Dylan Moore | 2B | $2,100 | 15.4 | 3.92% |
| Jean Segura | 2B | $2,100 | 24.7 | 3.84% |
| Christian Vázquez | C/1B | $2,600 | 22.4 | 3.74% |
| Trey Mancini | OF | $3,400 | 12.7 | 3.68% |
| David Dahl | OF | $2,300 | 9.2 | 3.53% |
| Marcus Semien | 2B | $3,100 | 31.9 | 3.47% |
| Jeff McNeil | 2B | $2,900 | 31.4 | 3.40% |
| Yasmani Grandal | C/1B | $2,800 | 15.5 | 3.31% |
| Shohei Ohtani | OF | $4,100 | 9.4 | 3.06% |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | $2,900 | 18.7 | 3.04% |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | $2,800 | 19.2 | 3.02% |
| Austin Hays | OF | $3,100 | 19.2 | 2.95% |
| J.T. Realmuto | C/1B | $3,000 | 18.7 | 2.81% |
| Will Smith | C/1B | $3,000 | 19.7 | 2.57% |
| DJ Stewart | OF | $2,400 | 12.5 | 2.53% |
| Carson Kelly | C/1B | $3,800 | 9 | 2.52% |
| Salvador Perez | C/1B | $3,100 | 0 | 2.49% |
| Christian Walker | C/1B | $2,400 | 3 | 2.41% |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | $2,900 | 0 | 2.31% |
| Didi Gregorius | SS | $3,100 | 0 | 2.20% |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 3B | $2,900 | 19.5 | 2.20% |
| David Peralta | OF | $3,400 | 3.5 | 2.15% |
| Tim Locastro | OF | $2,300 | 3 | 2.10% |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | $3,500 | 6.5 | 1.86% |
| William Contreras | C/1B | $2,800 | 19.7 | 1.84% |
| Justin Upton | OF | $2,700 | 0 | 1.83% |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | $3,600 | 0 | 1.61% |
| Josh Rojas | 2B | $2,900 | 9.2 | 1.53% |
| Jorge Soler | OF | $2,700 | 6 | 1.49% |
| Carlos Santana | C/1B | $3,200 | 12 | 1.43% |
| Bobby Dalbec | C/1B | $2,100 | 10 | 1.37% |
| Odúbel Herrera | OF | $2,000 | 6 | 1.31% |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | $2,400 | 6 | 1.29% |
| Jonathan Villar | 2B | $2,000 | 6 | 1.16% |
| Rowdy Tellez | C/1B | $2,200 | 3 | 1.13% |
| Cristian Pache | OF | $2,200 | 3.2 | 1.13% |
| Freddy Galvis | 2B | $2,600 | 18.7 | 1.05% |
| Jared Walsh | C/1B | $3,300 | 22.7 | 1.04% |
| Gavin Lux | 2B | $2,100 | 9.2 | 1.02% |
| Maikel Franco | 3B | $2,600 | 3.2 | 1.02% |
| Cavan Biggio | 2B | $2,400 | 31.4 | 0.98% |
| Leury García | 2B | $2,100 | 18.7 | 0.95% |
| Luis Torrens | C/1B | $2,100 | 18.7 | 0.94% |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | OF | $2,300 | 3.2 | 0.91% |
| Evan White | C/1B | $2,000 | 31.7 | 0.90% |
| Ryan Mountcastle | C/1B | $2,500 | 0 | 0.90% |
| Chris Taylor | 2B | $3,500 | 21.4 | 0.90% |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | $2,200 | 3 | 0.89% |
| Myles Straw | OF | $2,400 | 0 | 0.88% |
| Alec Bohm | C/1B | $2,400 | 3.5 | 0.86% |
| Danny Mendick | 2B | $2,000 | 22.2 | 0.84% |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | C/1B | $3,000 | 6.2 | 0.77% |
| Dominic Smith | C/1B | $2,800 | 0 | 0.76% |
| David Fletcher | 2B | $2,800 | 3 | 0.70% |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | $2,900 | 3 | 0.67% |
| Marwin Gonzalez | C/1B | $2,400 | 9.2 | 0.66% |
| Martín Maldonado | C/1B | $2,000 | 3 | 0.54% |
| Taylor Ward | 3B | $2,100 | 13.2 | 0.45% |
| José Iglesias | SS | $2,300 | 0 | 0.42% |
| Brad Miller | C/1B | $2,200 | 6.2 | 0.42% |
| Andrew Vaughn | C/1B | $2,200 | 12.7 | 0.41% |
| Sam Haggerty | C/1B | $2,200 | 0 | 0.40% |
| Andy Ibáñez | 2B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.38% |
| Rio Ruiz | 2B | $2,200 | 9.2 | 0.38% |
| James McCann | C/1B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.34% |
| Matt Beaty | C/1B | $2,100 | 25.4 | 0.33% |
| Jarrod Dyson | OF | $2,000 | 15.2 | 0.32% |
| Jonah Heim | C/1B | $2,000 | 12.5 | 0.28% |
| Austin Barnes | C/1B | $2,000 | 9.7 | 0.24% |
| Kurt Suzuki | C/1B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 0.18% |
| Chance Sisco | C/1B | $2,000 | 3 | 0.16% |
| Danny Jansen | C/1B | $2,000 | 18.7 | 0.13% |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.13% |
| Michael Brantley | OF | $3,000 | 0.11% |
