MLB DFS Lineup Study 5/19/2022

Welcome to day 42 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 6 game slate and the 2 winning lineups used 9 batters and 3 pitchers combined. Keep in mind, the main slate for Draftkings yesterday was the afternoon start.   

Hitter Projections – Last night 8 out of 9 hitters had a projection over 5.  Total hitters with at least a 5 projection over 42 slates is 93%.  Last night 5 out of 9 hitters had a projection over 7.  Total over 42 slates is 65%.

Hitter Rating – Last night 7 out of 9 hitters had a rating over 50.  Total over 42 slates is 85%. Last night 6 out of 9 players had a Rating over 60.  Total over 42 slates is 47%.

Hitter 85% – Last night 4 out of 9 players had an 85% percentile rating of over 20. Total over 42 slates is 65%.

A or B – 6 out of 9 players had a Projected Tier or Value Tier rating of A or B.  Total over 42 slates is 66%.

Hitter wOBA last 50 PA – 4 out of 9 hitters had a wOBA over .300 in their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 42 slates is 61%.  Hitter wOBA last 50 PA over .400 – 1 out of 9 hitters had a .400 wOBA over their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 42 slates is 24%.

Hitter ISO over last 50 PA – 1 out of 9 hitters had an ISO of over .200 over their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 42 slates is 35%.  1 out of 9 hitters had an ISO of over .250 in their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 42 slates is 24%. 

Stack size – Last night we saw a 5/2 and a 5/3 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 both used a 0 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 both used 1,2,3,4,5 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 60.22.   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 4.2.  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 $49,900 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 $20,500 and $19,100 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 $10,600, $9,900 and $9,200 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 24.99, 23.33 and 14.86.  Total over 42 slates is in the chart below.

Pitcher Rating – The winning pitcher had TROF Hub Ratings of 90.19, 87.11 and 58.57.  Total over 42 slates is in the chart below.

Vegas Win % of Pitcher – The winning pitchers had Vegas Win% of 68.8. 67.8 and 62.3.  Total over 42 slates is in the chart below. 

Vegas Opp run total – The winning pitchers had Vegas Opponent run totals of 3.24, 2.96 and 2.80.  Total over 42 slates is in the chart below.

Pitcher K% – The winning pitchers last night had K% of 35.52 and 34.83.  Total over 42 slates is in the chart below.  

Pitcher Opponent K% – The winning pitchers had an opponent K% of 25.26 and 18.74.  Total over 42 slates is in the chart below. 

Total Lineup Ownership – Last night’s winners had 157.6 and 148.3 total ownership used.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals. 

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