FanDuel MLB Draft Percentages: Monday 5/17/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | P | $12,300 | 21.0 | 41.21% |
| Yu Darvish | P | $11,100 | 61.0 | 20.41% |
| Walker Buehler | P | $9,900 | 52.0 | 12.75% |
| Yusei Kikuchi | P | $9,000 | 37.0 | 9.76% |
| Max Fried | P | $7,200 | 43.0 | 3.42% |
| Adbert Alzolay | P | $6,800 | 21.0 | 3.08% |
| Jon Gray | P | $7,800 | 5.0 | 1.85% |
| Madison Bumgarner | P | $8,600 | 21.0 | 1.82% |
| Taijuan Walker | P | $8,000 | 15.0 | 1.65% |
| Jon Lester | P | $6,600 | 13.0 | 0.83% |
| Casey Mize | P | $7,000 | 51.0 | 0.81% |
| Dallas Keuchel | P | $6,100 | 40.0 | 0.71% |
| J.A. Happ | P | $7,300 | -4.0 | 0.39% |
| Patrick Sandoval | P | $5,500 | 12.0 | 0.26% |
| Sam Hentges | P | $5,600 | -10.0 | 0.23% |
| Jordan Lyles | P | $5,800 | 43.0 | 0.19% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge | OF | $3,600 | 3.0 | 45.95% |
| Luke Voit | C/1B | $2,900 | 21.7 | 30.71% |
| Mike Trout | OF | $4,300 | 3.0 | 28.89% |
| Tim Anderson | SS | $3,800 | 12.4 | 27.02% |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2B | $3,000 | 9.2 | 24.59% |
| Taylor Ward | 3B | $2,100 | 6.2 | 22.54% |
| Gary Sánchez | C/1B | $2,300 | 0.0 | 19.50% |
| Nelson Cruz | OF | $3,700 | 0.0 | 16.75% |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | $2,300 | 0.0 | 15.73% |
| Jarred Kelenic | OF | $2,900 | 3.0 | 15.60% |
| Yermín Mercedes | C/1B | $2,800 | 37.9 | 13.44% |
| Shohei Ohtani | OF | $4,000 | 34.9 | 13.30% |
| Kyle Seager | 3B | $3,000 | 3.0 | 12.49% |
| Jordan Luplow | OF | $2,500 | 3.0 | 12.15% |
| Kyle Garlick | OF | $2,300 | 0.0 | 12.14% |
| Freddie Freeman | C/1B | $3,900 | 3.0 | 11.66% |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | $2,900 | 6.5 | 11.44% |
| Tommy Pham | OF | $2,100 | 0.0 | 11.40% |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | $3,000 | 22.2 | 11.34% |
| Clint Frazier | OF | $2,100 | 0.0 | 11.08% |
| José Ramírez | 3B | $4,000 | 6.5 | 10.96% |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | $2,800 | 25.2 | 10.84% |
| Ronald Acuña Jr. | OF | $4,500 | 0.0 | 10.71% |
| Kyle Lewis | OF | $2,600 | 0.0 | 10.29% |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | $3,000 | 12.0 | 10.22% |
| Mitch Haniger | OF | $3,600 | 6.0 | 9.88% |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | $2,300 | 24.9 | 9.39% |
| Mookie Betts | OF | $4,200 | 6.2 | 9.00% |
| Anthony Rendon | 3B | $3,700 | 12.5 | 8.67% |
| Juan Soto | OF | $3,900 | 3.0 | 8.29% |
| Nick Madrigal | 2B | $2,600 | 40.6 | 8.25% |
| Ozzie Albies | 2B | $3,300 | 0.0 | 8.16% |
| Trent Grisham | OF | $3,300 | 15.2 | 8.01% |
| Brett Gardner | OF | $2,000 | 12.0 | 7.67% |
| Manny Machado | 3B | $3,200 | 28.2 | 7.35% |
| Franmil Reyes | OF | $3,800 | 18.7 | 7.05% |
| J.P. Crawford | SS | $2,300 | 0.0 | 6.94% |
| Trea Turner | SS | $4,000 | 21.7 | 6.65% |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | $4,300 | 3.0 | 6.40% |
| Yoán Moncada | 3B | $3,500 | 24.9 | 6.39% |
| Amed Rosario | SS | $2,100 | 3.0 | 5.63% |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | $2,100 | 22.2 | 5.59% |
| Jared Walsh | C/1B | $3,200 | 12.5 | 5.45% |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | $3,000 | 6.2 | 5.30% |
| Mitch Garver | C/1B | $2,600 | 9.2 | 5.14% |
| José Iglesias | SS | $2,300 | 6.2 | 5.01% |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | $2,500 | 12.5 | 4.94% |
| Willson Contreras | C/1B | $3,400 | 24.9 | 4.79% |
| Javier Báez | SS | $4,100 | 18.7 | 4.70% |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | $2,900 | 6.5 | 4.70% |
| Marcell Ozuna | OF | $3,600 | 0.0 | 4.59% |
| Jake Cronenworth | C/1B | $2,400 | 12.2 | 4.37% |
| Justin Turner | 3B | $3,800 | 3.0 | 4.19% |
| Yasmani Grandal | C/1B | $2,800 | 25.1 | 4.16% |
| Matt Duffy | 3B | $2,400 | 6.2 | 3.96% |
| Eddie Rosario | OF | $3,000 | 3.0 | 3.83% |
| Pete Alonso | C/1B | $3,900 | 3.0 | 3.71% |
| Austin Riley | 3B | $2,500 | 18.7 | 3.69% |
| Andrew Vaughn | C/1B | $2,300 | 12.2 | 3.62% |
| Jason Heyward | OF | $2,500 | 28.7 | 3.50% |
| Josh Bell | C/1B | $3,300 | 12.2 | 3.11% |
| Anthony Rizzo | C/1B | $3,700 | 15.7 | 3.07% |
| Leury García | 2B | $2,100 | 25.4 | 2.95% |
| Kyle Higashioka | C/1B | $2,400 | 0.0 | 2.93% |
| Max Muncy | C/1B | $3,500 | 3.0 | 2.81% |
| Will Smith | C/1B | $3,000 | 27.9 | 2.77% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $3,100 | 6.0 | 2.73% |
| Billy Hamilton | OF | $2,000 | 19.0 | 2.64% |
| Albert Pujols | C/1B | $2,000 | 6.5 | 2.56% |
| Miguel Sanó | C/1B | $2,600 | 3.0 | 2.56% |
| Danny Mendick | 2B | $2,000 | 35.7 | 2.56% |
| Starlin Castro | 2B | $2,500 | 0.0 | 2.50% |
| Guillermo Heredia | OF | $2,400 | 6.0 | 2.39% |
| Jonathan Villar | 2B | $2,600 | 3.0 | 2.36% |
| Niko Goodrum | 2B | $2,600 | 12.0 | 2.08% |
| Rob Refsnyder | 2B | $2,000 | 18.5 | 1.99% |
| Brian O'Grady | C/1B | $2,100 | 6.2 | 1.95% |
| Ian Happ | 2B | $2,900 | 6.0 | 1.90% |
| Harold Ramirez | OF | $2,700 | 21.7 | 1.88% |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | $3,100 | 6.2 | 1.83% |
| Kurt Suzuki | C/1B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 1.82% |
| Ha-Seong Kim | 2B | $2,000 | 9.5 | 1.65% |
| Trevor Story | SS | $3,600 | 9.0 | 1.65% |
| David Peralta | OF | $3,400 | 3.0 | 1.59% |
| Victor Robles | OF | $2,300 | 0.0 | 1.58% |
| Miguel Cabrera | C/1B | $2,100 | 3.0 | 1.55% |
| Adolis García | OF | $3,500 | 30.9 | 1.51% |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | $2,400 | 6.2 | 1.46% |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | $3,200 | 3.0 | 1.31% |
| Raimel Tapia | OF | $2,900 | 0.0 | 1.30% |
| Ryan McMahon | 2B | $3,300 | 0.0 | 1.24% |
| Sheldon Neuse | 2B | $2,000 | 3.0 | 1.18% |
| Nate Lowe | C/1B | $3,000 | 3.0 | 1.15% |
| Wilson Ramos | C/1B | $2,300 | 0.0 | 1.14% |
| José Peraza | 2B | $2,100 | 0.0 | 1.11% |
| Nick Solak | 2B | $3,100 | 0.0 | 1.06% |
| Gavin Lux | 2B | $2,200 | 15.5 | 1.04% |
| José Marmolejos | C/1B | $2,100 | 3.0 | 1.00% |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | $2,700 | 3.0 | 0.99% |
| Tyler Wade | 2B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.94% |
| Phil Gosselin | 2B | $2,000 | 9.2 | 0.93% |
| DJ Peters | OF | $2,000 | 6.0 | 0.92% |
| Willie Calhoun | OF | $2,900 | 24.7 | 0.92% |
| Connor Joe | OF | $2,200 | 0.0 | 0.85% |
| Dominic Smith | C/1B | $3,000 | 9.0 | 0.82% |
| Tom Murphy | C/1B | $2,400 | 18.7 | 0.81% |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 3B | $2,900 | 18.7 | 0.79% |
| Donovan Walton | SS | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.76% |
| Justin Upton | OF | $2,500 | 0.0 | 0.73% |
| Jurickson Profar | 2B | $2,400 | 12.4 | 0.73% |
| Josh Naylor | C/1B | $2,900 | 6.0 | 0.69% |
| Yan Gomes | C/1B | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.66% |
| Domingo Leyba | SS | $2,000 | 3.0 | 0.65% |
| Josh Rojas | 2B | $2,900 | 6.0 | 0.63% |
| Jeimer Candelario | C/1B | $2,700 | 3.0 | 0.59% |
| JaCoby Jones | OF | $2,100 | 3.0 | 0.56% |
| Garrett Hampson | 2B | $3,500 | 9.0 | 0.53% |
| Juan Lagares | OF | $2,000 | 16.2 | 0.52% |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | $3,800 | 6.5 | 0.50% |
| Victor Caratini | C/1B | $2,200 | 13.0 | 0.50% |
| Josh Fuentes | C/1B | $2,400 | 3.0 | 0.49% |
| David Dahl | OF | $2,300 | 9.2 | 0.47% |
| Tomás Nido | C/1B | $2,000 | 18.4 | 0.45% |
| Sam Haggerty | C/1B | $2,200 | 3.0 | 0.44% |
| Stephen Vogt | C/1B | $2,400 | 3.0 | 0.40% |
| Pavin Smith | C/1B | $3,200 | 6.2 | 0.35% |
| Charlie Culberson | SS | $2,200 | 9.0 | 0.32% |
| Austin Nola | C/1B | $2,200 | 0.31% | |
| Jake Rogers | C/1B | $2,000 | 3.0 | 0.30% |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | $2,200 | 3.0 | 0.29% |
| José Abreu | C/1B | $3,800 | 0.29% | |
| Tim Locastro | OF | $2,300 | 3.0 | 0.24% |
| Dylan Moore | 2B | $2,400 | 0.24% | |
| Yonathan Daza | OF | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.24% |
| Jeff Mathis | C/1B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.23% |
| René Rivera | C/1B | $2,100 | 3.0 | 0.20% |
| Tucupita Marcano | 3B | $2,100 | 0.0 | 0.20% |
| Eric Haase | C/1B | $2,000 | 37.4 | 0.18% |
| William Contreras | C/1B | $3,000 | 0.0 | 0.16% |
| Dom Nuñez | C/1B | $2,600 | 0.0 | 0.16% |
| Chris Taylor | 2B | $3,500 | 0.0 | 0.11% |
| Joc Pederson | OF | $2,700 | 0.10% |
