FanDuel MLB Draft Percentages: Thursday 8/26/21
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Scherzer | P | $10,500 | 63.0 | 21.54% |
| Yusei Kikuchi | P | $7,700 | 12.0 | 17.03% |
| Patrick Corbin | P | $7,200 | 0.0 | 15.52% |
| Chris Sale | P | $10,700 | 40.0 | 10.68% |
| Alex Wood | P | $8,200 | 25.0 | 9.43% |
| Carlos Carrasco | P | $5,900 | 34.0 | 4.09% |
| Brad Keller | P | $7,000 | 16.0 | 3.79% |
| Miles Mikolas | P | $7,500 | 13.0 | 3.46% |
| Elieser Hernandez | P | $7,600 | 30.0 | 3.24% |
| Yu Darvish | P | $9,900 | 24.0 | 2.74% |
| Zac Gallen | P | $7,900 | 39.0 | 2.52% |
| Jameson Taillon | P | $9,200 | 8.0 | 1.75% |
| James Kaprielian | P | $8,400 | 21.0 | 1.62% |
| Mitch Keller | P | $5,700 | 1.0 | 0.71% |
| Matt Moore | P | $6,500 | 6.0 | 0.62% |
| Jordan Lyles | P | $6,600 | -4.0 | 0.54% |
| Sam Hentges | P | $5,600 | 15.0 | 0.33% |
| John Gant | P | $6,400 | 9.0 | 0.10% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | $3,400 | 21.2 | 50.91% |
| Franmil Reyes | OF | $3,100 | 25.2 | 42.22% |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | $4,000 | 34.7 | 38.89% |
| José Ramírez | 3B | $4,400 | 43.1 | 35.64% |
| Kiké Hernández | 2B | $3,400 | 12.4 | 28.62% |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | $3,100 | 9.5 | 22.57% |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | $3,800 | 0.0 | 21.90% |
| Brandon Crawford | SS | $3,300 | 0.0 | 20.19% |
| Paul Goldschmidt | C/1B | $3,800 | 6.5 | 19.93% |
| Amed Rosario | SS | $3,300 | 6.5 | 19.60% |
| Bryce Harper | OF | $4,100 | 25.2 | 17.32% |
| Tommy Edman | 2B | $3,000 | 25.4 | 11.89% |
| Carson Kelly | C/1B | $3,100 | 28.7 | 11.07% |
| Bradley Zimmer | OF | $2,400 | 34.7 | 10.13% |
| Adolis García | OF | $3,600 | 0.0 | 9.64% |
| Christian Arroyo | 2B | $2,000 | 6.2 | 9.44% |
| Jesús Aguilar | C/1B | $2,900 | 0.0 | 9.39% |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. | OF | $3,400 | 6.2 | 8.46% |
| Josh Donaldson | 3B | $3,000 | 6.0 | 8.31% |
| Didi Gregorius | SS | $2,700 | 13.0 | 8.14% |
| Dylan Carlson | OF | $3,100 | 3.0 | 7.97% |
| Odúbel Herrera | OF | $2,800 | 0.0 | 7.90% |
| Nolan Arenado | 3B | $3,900 | 22.2 | 7.45% |
| Salvador Perez | C/1B | $3,400 | 29.2 | 7.23% |
| Myles Straw | OF | $3,300 | 18.7 | 7.20% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $3,700 | 28.7 | 7.04% |
| Kyle Seager | 3B | $3,500 | 27.9 | 6.88% |
| Miguel Rojas | SS | $2,700 | 28.2 | 6.79% |
| Andy Ibáñez | 2B | $2,700 | 12.2 | 6.56% |
| Juan Soto | OF | $4,400 | 31.4 | 6.32% |
| Nathaniel Lowe | C/1B | $2,800 | 0.0 | 6.28% |
| J.T. Realmuto | C/1B | $3,500 | 9.2 | 6.08% |
| Christian Vázquez | C/1B | $2,300 | 6.2 | 5.65% |
| Lars Nootbaar | OF | $2,100 | 6.2 | 5.51% |
| Aaron Judge | OF | $4,100 | 18.7 | 5.21% |
| Ketel Marte | 2B | $4,200 | 3.0 | 5.19% |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | $3,900 | 22.2 | 5.14% |
| Giancarlo Stanton | OF | $3,800 | 18.7 | 5.09% |
| Pete Alonso | C/1B | $3,700 | 25.2 | 4.97% |
| Brad Miller | C/1B | $2,300 | 0.0 | 4.85% |
| Anthony Rizzo | C/1B | $3,500 | 15.7 | 4.76% |
| Javier Báez | SS | $3,200 | 12.2 | 4.76% |
| Mike Yastrzemski | OF | $3,500 | 9.2 | 4.70% |
| Alex Dickerson | OF | $2,500 | 0.0 | 4.67% |
| Tommy La Stella | 2B | $2,300 | 6.0 | 4.63% |
| Mitch Haniger | OF | $3,900 | 0.0 | 4.58% |
| Matt Olson | C/1B | $3,900 | 6.2 | 4.56% |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | $3,900 | 18.7 | 4.50% |
| Jean Segura | 2B | $3,100 | 25.2 | 4.49% |
| Bryan Reynolds | OF | $3,200 | 13.2 | 4.49% |
| Bobby Dalbec | C/1B | $2,400 | 61.1 | 4.48% |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | $2,900 | 28.4 | 4.29% |
| J.P. Crawford | SS | $2,900 | 3.0 | 4.16% |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | 3B | $2,700 | 6.2 | 3.89% |
| Corey Seager | SS | $3,600 | 9.5 | 3.67% |
| Miguel Sanó | C/1B | $3,300 | 3.0 | 3.48% |
| DJ LeMahieu | 2B | $3,400 | 0.0 | 3.42% |
| Starling Marte | OF | $4,000 | 9.0 | 3.37% |
| Yadiel Hernandez | OF | $2,700 | 6.5 | 3.35% |
| Jake Fraley | OF | $2,400 | 31.7 | 3.31% |
| Trea Turner | SS | $4,400 | 9.2 | 3.13% |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. | SS | $4,500 | 0.0 | 3.13% |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | $3,300 | 3.0 | 3.05% |
| Jarren Duran | OF | $2,500 | 15.6 | 2.97% |
| Nick Solak | 2B | $2,300 | 25.2 | 2.96% |
| Ty France | C/1B | $3,400 | 3.0 | 2.83% |
| Josh Bell | C/1B | $3,600 | 9.5 | 2.79% |
| Wilmer Flores | 2B | $2,600 | 0.0 | 2.75% |
| Daniel Johnson | OF | $2,300 | 9.2 | 2.64% |
| AJ Pollock | OF | $3,000 | 15.2 | 2.63% |
| Brian Anderson | 3B | $2,900 | 19.2 | 2.52% |
| Yadier Molina | C/1B | $2,500 | 6.2 | 2.40% |
| Lewis Brinson | OF | $2,700 | 9.2 | 2.40% |
| Jesús Sánchez | OF | $2,300 | 6.2 | 2.24% |
| Jed Lowrie | 2B | $2,500 | 0.0 | 2.19% |
| Michael Chavis | C/1B | $2,100 | 21.4 | 2.10% |
| Harrison Bader | OF | $2,900 | 0.0 | 2.09% |
| Owen Miller | SS | $2,600 | 21.7 | 2.02% |
| Gary Sánchez | C/1B | $2,600 | 6.0 | 2.01% |
| Mark Canha | OF | $3,300 | 3.0 | 1.95% |
| DJ Peters | OF | $2,600 | 24.9 | 1.90% |
| Justin Turner | 3B | $3,800 | 0.0 | 1.86% |
| Andrés Giménez | 2B | $2,000 | 12.7 | 1.85% |
| Abraham Toro | 3B | $2,800 | 9.2 | 1.81% |
| Brent Rooker | OF | $2,700 | 6.0 | 1.71% |
| Brandon Nimmo | OF | $2,900 | 9.0 | 1.70% |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | C/1B | $2,900 | 12.7 | 1.63% |
| Christian Walker | C/1B | $3,200 | 18.2 | 1.57% |
| Ben Gamel | OF | $2,500 | 12.2 | 1.49% |
| Rob Refsnyder | 2B | $2,100 | 0.0 | 1.44% |
| Michael A. Taylor | OF | $2,700 | 3.0 | 1.38% |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | $2,800 | 3.0 | 1.35% |
| Austin Hedges | C/1B | $2,300 | 15.2 | 1.33% |
| Leody Taveras | OF | $2,000 | 6.0 | 1.33% |
| Jarred Kelenic | OF | $2,500 | 3.0 | 1.31% |
| Curt Casali | C/1B | $2,000 | 3.0 | 1.30% |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | $3,100 | 0.0 | 1.27% |
| Josh Rojas | 2B | $3,000 | 6.5 | 1.19% |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | $2,400 | 3.0 | 1.18% |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | $3,200 | 12.4 | 1.15% |
| Ronald Torreyes | SS | $2,200 | 0.0 | 1.07% |
| Cody Bellinger | C/1B | $3,100 | 3.5 | 1.05% |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | $2,100 | 3.0 | 1.03% |
| Pavin Smith | C/1B | $2,800 | 9.2 | 1.02% |
| Mookie Betts | OF | $4,000 | 3.0 | 1.01% |
| Carter Kieboom | 3B | $2,800 | 15.2 | 0.96% |
| Colin Moran | C/1B | $2,700 | 34.4 | 0.93% |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | $2,700 | 24.9 | 0.92% |
| Luis Arraez | 2B | $2,300 | 0.0 | 0.91% |
| Will Smith | C/1B | $3,500 | 0.89% | |
| Gregory Polanco | OF | $2,500 | 25.2 | 0.87% |
| Wilmer Difo | SS | $2,100 | 22.4 | 0.86% |
| Andrew Velazquez | 3B | $2,100 | 9.2 | 0.84% |
| Ryan Dorow | SS | $2,000 | 3.0 | 0.82% |
| Victor Robles | OF | $2,700 | 3.0 | 0.80% |
| Mitch Moreland | C/1B | $2,500 | 6.2 | 0.80% |
| Tommy Pham | OF | $2,800 | 0.0 | 0.76% |
| Manny Machado | 3B | $4,200 | 3.0 | 0.76% |
| Max Muncy | C/1B | $3,800 | 0.74% | |
| Jose Trevino | C/1B | $2,200 | 18.7 | 0.74% |
| Travis Jankowski | OF | $2,100 | 12.0 | 0.74% |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | $3,000 | 15.7 | 0.73% |
| Jonathan Villar | 2B | $2,500 | 12.0 | 0.72% |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | $2,400 | 15.4 | 0.71% |
| Ryan Jeffers | C/1B | $2,200 | 6.2 | 0.67% |
| Trent Grisham | OF | $3,500 | 6.0 | 0.65% |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | $2,100 | 6.0 | 0.62% |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | $3,500 | 31.2 | 0.62% |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | $2,300 | 16.0 | 0.60% |
| Jake Cronenworth | C/1B | $3,900 | 3.0 | 0.59% |
| Bryan De La Cruz | OF | $2,700 | 18.2 | 0.58% |
| Sean Murphy | C/1B | $2,300 | 18.7 | 0.57% |
| Edmundo Sosa | 2B | $2,200 | 31.4 | 0.56% |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | $4,100 | 0.50% | |
| Jorge Alfaro | C/1B | $2,400 | 28.7 | 0.47% |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | $2,400 | 0.0 | 0.43% |
| Drew Ellis | 3B | $2,700 | 18.7 | 0.41% |
| Luis García | 2B | $2,400 | 6.0 | 0.39% |
| Jason Martin | OF | $2,100 | 0.39% | |
| Tres Barrera | C/1B | $2,200 | 3.0 | 0.39% |
| Cal Raleigh | C/1B | $2,200 | 6.0 | 0.38% |
| Chris Taylor | 2B | $3,600 | 0.36% | |
| Brett Gardner | OF | $2,200 | 18.7 | 0.35% |
| Jake Bauers | C/1B | $2,100 | 3.0 | 0.33% |
| Rougned Odor | 2B | $2,500 | 0.0 | 0.32% |
| Dominic Smith | C/1B | $2,500 | 3.0 | 0.28% |
| Austin Barnes | C/1B | $2,000 | 22.2 | 0.28% |
| Isan Díaz | 2B | $2,200 | 0.0 | 0.25% |
| Brandon Belt | C/1B | $3,200 | 0.22% | |
| Willians Astudillo | C/1B | $2,200 | 22.2 | 0.20% |
| Travis Shaw | C/1B | $2,500 | 0.19% | |
| Jurickson Profar | 2B | $2,100 | 3.0 | 0.19% |
| Luke Voit | C/1B | $3,200 | 0.0 | 0.19% |
| Ryan O'Hearn | C/1B | $2,400 | 6.2 | 0.18% |
| Michael Perez | C/1B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.18% |
| Billy McKinney | OF | $2,200 | 6.2 | 0.17% |
| Patrick Mazeika | C/1B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.17% |
| Kevin Newman | 2B | $2,300 | 3.5 | 0.16% |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | $2,900 | 0.0 | 0.15% |
| Oscar Mercado | OF | $2,400 | 0.13% | |
| Nick Gordon | 2B | $2,000 | 0.0 | 0.13% |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | $2,800 | 0.0 | 0.12% |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | $3,700 | 0.12% | |
| Tyler Wade | 2B | $2,300 | 9.2 | 0.10% |
| Rhys Hoskins | C/1B | $4,100 | 0.10% |
