MLB DFS Lineup Study 5/18/2022

Welcome to day 41 of MLB Lineup Study.  Come join me, as well as some of the best minds in the business, in the Team Rise or Fall discord in the Ronin-mlb channel if you have comments or questions or just want to talk about trends you are seeing.  You can also find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/patkingpin

For the MLB lineup study, we are looking at the winners of the MLB Relay Throw 150 max and the MLB Four-Seamer 20 max tournaments on Draftkings and we are also looking at the MLB Squeeze 150 max tournament on Fanduel.  Please note, I am only looking at Main slates for each site.   

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Let’s get to the stats. Draftkings first, then scroll down for Fanduel.

DRAFTKINGS LINEUP STUDY

Last night was a 10 game slate and the 2 winning lineups used 10 batters and 3 pitchers combined. Keep in mind, the main slate for Draftkings yesterday was the afternoon start.   

Hitter Projections – Last night 12 out of 13 hitters had a projection over 5.  Total hitters with at least a 5 projection over 41 slates is 93%.  Last night 10 out of 13 hitters had a projection over 7.  Total over 41 slates is 66%.

Hitter Rating – Last night 12 out of 13 hitters had a rating over 50.  Total over 41 slates is 85%. Last night 11 out of 13 players had a Rating over 60.  Total over 41 slates is 47%.

Hitter 85% – Last night 12 out of 13 players had an 85% percentile rating of over 20. Total over 41 slates is 65%.

A or B – 9 out of 13 players had a Projected Tier or Value Tier rating of A or B.  Total over 41 slates is 66%.

Hitter wOBA last 50 PA – 9 out of 13 hitters had a wOBA over .300 in their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 41 slates is 61%.  Hitter wOBA last 50 PA over .400 – 6 out of 13 hitters had a .400 wOBA over their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 41 slates is 24%.

Hitter ISO over last 50 PA – 5 out of 13 hitters had an ISO of over .200 over their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 41 slates is 35%.  5 out of 13 hitters had an ISO of over .250 in their last 50 plate appearances. Total over 41 slates is 25%. 

Stack size – Last night we saw a naked 4 and a 2/2/2 stack from the winners.  So far this season we have seen stack sizes of all types winning tournaments.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long breakdown.

Stack Gap (Main Stack) – Last night the winners used a a 2 gap in their main stacks of 3 or more.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.

Batting order of Main Stack – Last night the winners used 1,5,6,7 in their batting order for the main stacks of 3 or more players.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals of batting positions used in main stacks. 

Total Stack Rating (Stack Tab of the Hub) – Main stacks of at least 3 players had a team stack rating last night of 68.05.   See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.  Please note that this stat was updated recently, and data will be from 4/28/2022 forward in the chart.

Vegas Implied Run Totals Main Stacks – Main stacks of at least 3 players had a Vegas Implied Run Total of 6.00.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.

Total Lineup Salary – Last night total lineup salary was $50,000 and $49,100 by the winners.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.

Pitchers Salary – Pitchers combined salary used was $15,500 and $14,500 by the winners.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals. 

Individual Pitcher Salary – Last night the winners used salaries of $7,800, $7,700 and $6,800 in their lineups.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.

Pitcher Projection – The winning pitchers had Team Rise or Fall projections of 15.78, 15.02 and 11.65.  Total over 41 slates is in the chart below.

Pitcher Rating – The winning pitcher had TROF Hub Ratings of 71.46, 61.22 and 56.41.  Total over 41 slates is in the chart below.

Vegas Win % of Pitcher – The winning pitchers had Vegas Win% of 59.2. 59.2 and 52.4.  Total over 41 slates is in the chart below. 

Vegas Opp run total – The winning pitchers had Vegas Opponent run totals of 3.59, 3.41 and 3.37.  Total over 41 slates is in the chart below.

Pitcher K% – The winning pitchers last night had K% of 24.37, 23.97 and 21.44.  Total over 41 slates is in the chart below.  

Pitcher Opponent K% – The winning pitchers had an opponent K% of 25.82, 24.71 and 22.86.  Total over 41 slates is in the chart below. 

Total Lineup Ownership – Last night’s winners had 183.1 and 119.9 total ownership used.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals. 

Ownership – Last night the winners used 1 and 7 players under 10% owned.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.