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 Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish | P | $9,600 | 61 | 56.19% |
| Anthony DeSclafani | P | $7,100 | -18 | 18.46% |
| Tyler Glasnow | P | $8,800 | 21 | 11.21% |
| Jake Arrieta | P | $8,300 | 14 | 9.22% |
| Trevor Williams | P | $7,100 | 24 | 1.89% |
| Kyle Hart | P | $5,500 | 3 | 1.12% |
| Brett Anderson | P | $5,700 | 22 | 0.57% |
| Tom Eshelman | P | $5,500 | 21 | 0.23% |
| Corbin Burnes | P | $6,500 | 20 | 0.21% |
| Trevor Bauer | P | $12,000 | 0.13% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Báez | SS | $3,600 | 3.5 | 44.74% |
| Nick Castellanos | OF | $4,000 | 6 | 42.52% |
| Bryce Harper | OF | $4,300 | 21.4 | 41.77% |
| Mike Brosseau | 2B | $2,600 | 12.2 | 41.13% |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | $2,800 | 50.1 | 37.39% |
| Eugenio Suárez | 3B | $2,900 | 9.2 | 29.43% |
| José Martínez | OF | $2,900 | 3.2 | 25.55% |
| Didi Gregorius | SS | $3,300 | 3 | 25.51% |
| Yandy Díaz | 3B | $2,600 | 25.1 | 22.22% |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | $3,600 | 38.1 | 20.53% |
| Josh Bell | C/1B | $2,800 | 13.2 | 20.00% |
| Joey Votto | C/1B | $3,200 | 9.2 | 17.59% |
| J.T. Realmuto | C/1B | $3,700 | 44.4 | 16.70% |
| Jesse Winker | OF | $2,500 | 12.2 | 16.31% |
| Andrew McCutchen | OF | $2,400 | 0 | 16.30% |
| Christian Yelich | OF | $4,400 | 9 | 14.34% |
| J.D. Martinez | OF | $3,900 | 21.9 | 14.29% |
| Anthony Santander | OF | $3,400 | 16.5 | 13.70% |
| Willson Contreras | C/1B | $3,200 | 9.2 | 13.11% |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | $3,400 | 12.9 | 11.99% |
| Jay Bruce | OF | $2,900 | 0 | 11.19% |
| Mitch Moreland | C/1B | $3,400 | 3 | 10.26% |
| Colin Moran | 3B | $3,200 | 28.4 | 9.91% |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | $2,300 | 24.9 | 9.80% |
| Willy Adames | SS | $2,700 | 34.4 | 9.51% |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | $3,300 | 15.4 | 9.38% |
| Ian Happ | OF | $3,000 | 18.7 | 8.46% |
| Jean Segura | 3B | $2,800 | 3 | 8.35% |
| Rio Ruiz | 3B | $3,300 | 25.2 | 7.99% |
| Anthony Rizzo | C/1B | $4,000 | 3 | 7.75% |
| Keston Hiura | 2B | $3,500 | 0 | 7.72% |
| Freddy Galvis | SS | $2,800 | 21.7 | 6.86% |
| Gregory Polanco | OF | $2,500 | 25.2 | 6.67% |
| Shogo Akiyama | OF | $2,400 | 0 | 6.14% |
| Renato Núñez | C/1B | $3,100 | 12.2 | 5.86% |
| Kevin Newman | SS | $2,600 | 6.2 | 5.80% |
| Bryan Reynolds | OF | $2,500 | 3 | 5.78% |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | $2,700 | 12.2 | 5.65% |
| Nick Senzel | OF | $2,800 | 38.2 | 5.53% |
| David Bote | 3B | $2,700 | 6.5 | 5.17% |
| Nico Hoerner | 2B | $2,500 | 12.2 | 4.45% |
| José Iglesias | SS | $2,500 | 19 | 4.15% |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | $3,000 | 18.7 | 4.02% |
| Josh VanMeter | 2B | $2,100 | 0 | 3.98% |
| Manuel Margot | OF | $2,200 | 21.9 | 3.49% |
| Dwight Smith Jr. | OF | $2,700 | 9.2 | 3.35% |
| Yoshi Tsutsugo | OF | $2,600 | 16.2 | 2.84% |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | $2,700 | 19.2 | 2.55% |
| Avisaíl García | OF | $2,700 | 6.2 | 2.51% |
| Steven Souza Jr. | OF | $2,500 | 3 | 1.97% |
| Erik González | SS | $2,400 | 18.7 | 1.72% |
| Eric Sogard | 3B | $2,500 | 0 | 1.62% |
| Pedro Severino | C/1B | $2,600 | 34.9 | 1.60% |
| Kris Bryant | 3B | $3,800 | 1.46% | |
| Justin Smoak | C/1B | $2,500 | 28.2 | 1.34% |
| José Peraza | 2B | $2,300 | 15.2 | 1.23% |
| Jackie Bradley Jr. | OF | $2,200 | 0 | 1.19% |
| Austin Hays | OF | $2,600 | 3 | 1.11% |
| Mike Zunino | C/1B | $2,200 | 29.2 | 1.09% |
| Rhys Hoskins | C/1B | $3,000 | 1.01% | |
| Ben Gamel | OF | $2,800 | 3 | 0.85% |
| Jonathan Araúz | 3B | $2,000 | 12.5 | 0.85% |
| Jarrod Dyson | OF | $2,100 | 9 | 0.73% |
| Austin Meadows | OF | $3,600 | 0.69% | |
| Roman Quinn | OF | $2,400 | 6 | 0.67% |
| Kevin Plawecki | C/1B | $2,300 | 19.5 | 0.63% |
| Orlando Arcia | SS | $2,200 | 6 | 0.59% |
| Phil Gosselin | 2B | $2,600 | 0.58% | |
| Tucker Barnhart | C/1B | $2,200 | 18.7 | 0.54% |
| Neil Walker | C/1B | $2,000 | 0 | 0.53% |
| Omar Narváez | C/1B | $2,100 | 0 | 0.38% |
| Victor Caratini | C/1B | $2,200 | 3 | 0.31% |
| Pat Valaika | 3B | $2,000 | 12.9 | 0.30% |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | $3,900 | 0.30% | |
| Jason Heyward | OF | $2,500 | 3 | 0.25% |
| Jacob Stallings | C/1B | $2,100 | 12.7 | 0.22% |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | $3,100 | 0.21% | |
| Ryan Braun | C/1B | $2,300 | 0.21% | |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | $2,100 | 0.18% | |
| Michael Chavis | 2B | $2,700 | 15.2 | 0.11% |