FanDuel MLB Draft Percentages: Thursday 8/12/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | P | $9,200 | 5.0 | 32.19% |
| Logan Webb | P | $7,600 | 52.0 | 24.86% |
| José Berríos | P | $8,500 | 4.0 | 17.67% |
| Lance Lynn | P | $10,300 | 24.0 | 9.07% |
| Andrew Heaney | P | $7,100 | 9.0 | 6.90% |
| Shohei Ohtani | P | $10,100 | 40.0 | 4.23% |
| Germán Márquez | P | $9,000 | 9.0 | 3.99% |
| Matt Peacock | P | $5,800 | 4.0 | 0.46% |
| Taylor Widener | P | $6,200 | 0.38% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Machado | 3B | $3,900 | 3.2 | 48.93% |
| Tim Anderson | SS | $3,700 | 34.9 | 47.81% |
| José Abreu | C/1B | $3,700 | 27.9 | 41.15% |
| Tommy Pham | OF | $3,000 | 15.2 | 39.92% |
| Eloy Jiménez | OF | $4,100 | 28.7 | 33.31% |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | $2,800 | 15.7 | 29.97% |
| Yoán Moncada | 3B | $2,900 | 0.0 | 27.02% |
| Wil Myers | OF | $2,600 | 0.0 | 24.98% |
| Brandon Crawford | SS | $3,300 | 9.2 | 21.10% |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. | OF | $2,900 | 25.7 | 20.96% |
| Luis Robert | OF | $2,900 | 9.2 | 19.18% |
| George Springer | OF | $4,200 | 0.0 | 18.32% |
| Brandon Belt | C/1B | $3,300 | 3.0 | 17.44% |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | $3,200 | 0.0 | 17.31% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $3,600 | 9.2 | 15.64% |
| Jake Cronenworth | C/1B | $3,700 | 18.5 | 14.28% |
| Eric Hosmer | C/1B | $3,200 | 6.5 | 13.93% |
| Trent Grisham | OF | $3,500 | 9.0 | 13.48% |
| Brett Gardner | OF | $2,300 | 24.9 | 13.26% |
| Jared Walsh | C/1B | $3,000 | 13.0 | 13.09% |
| Adam Engel | OF | $2,600 | 6.2 | 12.33% |
| Teoscar Hernández | OF | $3,500 | 9.7 | 11.84% |
| Alex Dickerson | OF | $2,300 | 15.7 | 10.00% |
| Mike Yastrzemski | OF | $3,400 | 6.2 | 9.04% |
| Corey Dickerson | OF | $2,400 | 0.0 | 9.02% |
| Aaron Judge | OF | $4,500 | 50.9 | 8.79% |
| Trevor Story | SS | $3,800 | 3.0 | 7.78% |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | C/1B | $4,600 | 6.0 | 6.94% |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | $4,000 | 0.0 | 6.52% |
| Marcus Semien | 2B | $3,900 | 9.2 | 6.40% |
| Tommy La Stella | 2B | $2,400 | 6.0 | 6.24% |
| Andrew Vaughn | C/1B | $3,000 | 6.0 | 5.85% |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | $2,300 | 9.5 | 5.74% |
| Connor Joe | OF | $2,700 | 6.0 | 5.47% |
| Giancarlo Stanton | OF | $3,900 | 22.2 | 5.15% |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | $2,700 | 0.0 | 5.10% |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2B | $3,400 | 12.2 | 5.06% |
| Luke Voit | C/1B | $3,100 | 3.0 | 4.98% |
| Tyler Wade | 2B | $2,000 | 15.2 | 4.83% |
| Justin Upton | OF | $2,700 | 0.0 | 4.83% |
| Charlie Blackmon | OF | $3,400 | 0.0 | 4.78% |
| Victor Caratini | C/1B | $2,000 | 3.0 | 4.13% |
| Ryan McMahon | 2B | $3,400 | 3.0 | 4.00% |
| José Iglesias | SS | $2,500 | 15.4 | 3.95% |
| Jo Adell | OF | $2,300 | 12.7 | 3.51% |
| C.J. Cron | C/1B | $3,800 | 3.0 | 3.31% |
| Ketel Marte | 2B | $3,500 | 6.2 | 3.20% |
| Seby Zavala | C/1B | $2,100 | 28.4 | 3.00% |
| Sam Hilliard | OF | $3,000 | 3.0 | 2.93% |
| Breyvic Valera | SS | $2,200 | 0.0 | 2.92% |
| Kyle Higashioka | C/1B | $2,400 | 0.0 | 2.73% |
| David Fletcher | 2B | $2,800 | 9.2 | 2.63% |
| David Peralta | OF | $2,900 | 25.4 | 2.27% |
| Brandon Marsh | OF | $2,200 | 12.2 | 1.99% |
| Josh Rojas | 2B | $2,600 | 31.4 | 1.93% |
| Curt Casali | C/1B | $2,300 | 18.9 | 1.46% |
| Garrett Hampson | 2B | $2,600 | 0.0 | 1.35% |
| Pavin Smith | C/1B | $2,500 | 29.2 | 1.18% |
| Phil Gosselin | 2B | $2,200 | 12.5 | 1.15% |
| Josh VanMeter | 2B | $2,200 | 6.5 | 1.09% |
| Dom Nuñez | C/1B | $2,400 | 3.0 | 1.08% |
| Carson Kelly | C/1B | $2,900 | 25.2 | 1.06% |
| Christian Walker | C/1B | $2,900 | 12.4 | 1.04% |
| Reese McGuire | C/1B | $2,100 | 0.0 | 0.96% |
| Santiago Espinal | SS | $2,200 | 3.0 | 0.92% |
| Kurt Suzuki | C/1B | $2,100 | 13.0 | 0.71% |
| Drew Ellis | 3B | $2,000 | 12.2 | 0.68% |
| Bo Bichette | SS | $4,000 | 0.64% | |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | OF | $2,700 | 18.7 | 0.42% |
| Jack Mayfield | SS | $2,700 | 0.0 | 0.38% |
| Buster Posey | C/1B | $3,300 | 0.33% | |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | $2,400 | 0.33% | |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | C/1B | $2,800 | 0.32% | |
| Adam Eaton | OF | $2,500 | 0.0 | 0.13% |
| Austin Nola | C/1B | $2,500 | 0.13% | |
| Daulton Varsho | OF | $2,600 | 3.0 | 0.11% |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SS | $4,100 | 0.10% |
