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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Urías | P | $9,600 | 24 | 35.05% |
| Rich Hill | P | $7,700 | 7 | 28.18% |
| Patrick Corbin | P | $8,100 | -18 | 20.21% |
| Sean Manaea | P | $6,700 | 43 | 17.54% |
| Jakob Junis | P | $6,000 | 33 | 3.17% |
| Jordan Lyles | P | $7,900 | 19 | 2.61% |
| Tarik Skubal | P | $7,200 | 24 | 1.71% |
| Austin Gomber | P | $6,600 | 34 | 1.13% |
| Merrill Kelly | P | $6,500 | 21 | 0.85% |
| Anthony Kay | P | $6,000 | 7 | 0.15% |
Hitters
| Player | Position | Salary | FanDuel Points | Draft Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Soto | OF | $4,400 | 9.2 | 71.12% |
| Trea Turner | SS | $4,000 | 6 | 55.10% |
| Mark Canha | OF | $3,000 | 15.2 | 37.37% |
| Matt Chapman | 3B | $3,200 | 13 | 35.82% |
| Justin Turner | 3B | $3,800 | 40.9 | 34.71% |
| Bo Bichette | SS | $3,800 | 6.2 | 33.21% |
| Austin Meadows | OF | $3,600 | 6.5 | 33.09% |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | $2,800 | 3 | 31.31% |
| Ramón Laureano | OF | $3,900 | 9.7 | 25.55% |
| Kyle Schwarber | OF | $3,300 | 3 | 24.61% |
| Josh Bell | C/1B | $3,400 | 16.2 | 22.72% |
| Jed Lowrie | 2B | $2,800 | 15.7 | 20.52% |
| Salvador Perez | C/1B | $3,200 | 0 | 20.49% |
| Will Smith | C/1B | $3,300 | 6.2 | 18.65% |
| AJ Pollock | OF | $2,400 | 6 | 17.47% |
| Randy Arozarena | OF | $4,000 | 3 | 16.94% |
| Andrew Benintendi | OF | $2,500 | 9.5 | 14.63% |
| Whit Merrifield | OF | $4,000 | 6.2 | 14.51% |
| Carlos Santana | C/1B | $2,700 | 0 | 14.26% |
| Jorge Soler | OF | $2,900 | 12.2 | 14.21% |
| Chris Taylor | 2B | $3,300 | 15.4 | 12.28% |
| Max Muncy | C/1B | $3,200 | 28.7 | 11.97% |
| Randal Grichuk | OF | $3,300 | 0 | 11.19% |
| Marcus Semien | 2B | $3,500 | 6 | 10.01% |
| Rowdy Tellez | C/1B | $2,100 | 9.5 | 9.53% |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | C/1B | $4,200 | 30.9 | 8.96% |
| Cavan Biggio | 3B | $2,900 | 0 | 8.11% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | $3,000 | 12.2 | 8.11% |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | $2,200 | 28.4 | 7.07% |
| Yandy Díaz | 3B | $2,600 | 9 | 6.88% |
| Matt Olson | C/1B | $2,900 | 27.9 | 6.52% |
| Adolis García | OF | $2,000 | 22.2 | 6.23% |
| Wilson Ramos | C/1B | $3,400 | 0 | 6.17% |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | OF | $2,500 | 12.2 | 5.86% |
| Tim Locastro | OF | $2,500 | 9.2 | 5.68% |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | $2,800 | 6.2 | 5.41% |
| Isiah Kiner-Falefa | SS | $3,100 | 6 | 5.40% |
| Akil Baddoo | OF | $3,200 | 0 | 5.21% |
| Eduardo Escobar | 3B | $4,000 | 27.9 | 5.07% |
| Sean Murphy | C/1B | $2,200 | 9.5 | 4.77% |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 3B | $3,400 | 0 | 4.76% |
| Carson Kelly | C/1B | $2,200 | 30.9 | 4.68% |
| Robbie Grossman | OF | $2,700 | 6 | 4.65% |
| Renato Núñez | C/1B | $3,100 | 9.2 | 3.99% |
| Michael A. Taylor | OF | $2,800 | 0 | 3.89% |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | $2,300 | 18.9 | 3.79% |
| Stephen Piscotty | OF | $2,500 | 18.7 | 3.66% |
| Starlin Castro | 2B | $2,400 | 25.2 | 3.42% |
| Nate Lowe | C/1B | $2,800 | 15 | 3.32% |
| Joey Wendle | 3B | $3,400 | 3 | 3.31% |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | $2,300 | 15.7 | 2.96% |
| Zach McKinstry | 2B | $3,100 | 0 | 2.92% |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | $2,100 | 15.7 | 2.83% |
| Manuel Margot | OF | $2,900 | 18.2 | 2.39% |
| Josh Palacios | OF | $2,100 | 3.5 | 2.36% |
| Charlie Culberson | SS | $2,000 | 22.2 | 2.33% |
| Victor Robles | OF | $2,800 | 0 | 2.32% |
| Niko Goodrum | 2B | $2,300 | 24.7 | 2.28% |
| Willi Castro | SS | $2,400 | 25.2 | 1.95% |
| Nick Solak | 2B | $2,800 | 31.4 | 1.54% |
| Mike Brosseau | 2B | $2,100 | 31.4 | 1.51% |
| Ryan McMahon | 3B | $3,500 | 27.9 | 1.45% |
| Jonathan Schoop | 2B | $2,200 | 3.5 | 1.34% |
| C.J. Cron | C/1B | $2,400 | 9.7 | 1.27% |
| Yan Gomes | C/1B | $2,500 | 0 | 1.19% |
| Mookie Betts | OF | $4,600 | 0 | 1.09% |
| Jose Trevino | C/1B | $2,300 | 6.2 | 1.02% |
| Raimel Tapia | OF | $2,700 | 0 | 0.91% |
| Garrett Hampson | 2B | $2,800 | 18.7 | 0.82% |
| Gavin Lux | 2B | $2,300 | 0 | 0.72% |
| Corey Seager | SS | $3,700 | 0 | 0.70% |
| Francisco Mejía | C/1B | $2,200 | 6 | 0.68% |
| JaCoby Jones | OF | $2,000 | 0 | 0.64% |
| Brett Phillips | OF | $2,000 | 9.2 | 0.64% |
| Luke Raley | OF | $2,000 | 0 | 0.51% |
| Danny Jansen | C/1B | $2,100 | 0 | 0.39% |
| Tony Kemp | 2B | $2,000 | 12.2 | 0.37% |
| Alan Trejo | SS | $2,000 | 6 | 0.32% |
| Leody Taveras | OF | $2,200 | 9 | 0.32% |
| Wyatt Mathisen | 3B | $2,000 | 22.2 | 0.32% |
| Andrew Young | 3B | $2,000 | 35.2 | 0.28% |
| Josh Fuentes | C/1B | $2,300 | 6.2 | 0.28% |
| Eli White | 2B | $2,100 | 0 | 0.28% |
| Nicky Lopez | 2B | $2,300 | 21.9 | 0.25% |
| Edwin Ríos | 3B | $2,100 | 3 | 0.25% |
| Elias Díaz | C/1B | $2,000 | 3 | 0.20% |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B | $2,100 | 18.9 | 0.19% |
| Trevor Story | SS | $3,300 | 0 | 0.17% |
| Yonathan Daza | OF | $2,000 | 12.5 | 0.15% |
| Kyle Isbel | OF | $2,400 | 0 | 0.15% |
| Pavin Smith | C/1B | $2,400 | 31.4 | 0.11% |