MLB DFS Lineup Study 5/31/2022

Welcome to day 54 of MLB DFS 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 (Or the Rally if there is no 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 8 batters and 2 pitchers combined.  Once again, the same person won the 150 max and the 20 max with the same lineup.  People ask all of the time about the approach between a 150 max and a 20 max, we have seen time and time again this season that you can win either one with the same lineups.

Hitter Projections – Last night 7 out of 8 hitters had a projection over 5.  Total hitters with at least a 5 projection over 54 slates is 94%.  Last night 7 out of 8 hitters had a projection over 7.  Total over 54 slates is 64%.

Hitter Rating – Last night 7 out of 8 hitters had a rating over 50.  Total over 54 slates is 87%. Last night 6 out of 8 players had a Rating over 60.  Total over 54 slates is 50%.

Hitter 85% – Last night 8 out of 8 players had an 85% percentile rating of over 20. Total over 54 slates is 65%.

A or B – 4 out of 8 players had a Projected Tier or Value Tier rating of A or B.  Total over 54 slates is 65%.

Hitter wOBA last 50 PA – 4 out of 8 hitters had a wOBA over .300 in their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 54 slates is 61%.  Hitter wOBA last 50 PA over .400 – 3 out of 8 hitters had a .400 wOBA over their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 54 slates is 23%.

Hitter ISO over last 50 PA – 4 out of 8 hitters had an ISO of over .200 over their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 54 slates is 34%.  2 out of 8 hitters had an ISO of over .250 in their last 50 plate appearances.  Total over 54 slates is 24%. 

Stack size – Last night we saw a 5 Man 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 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 2,3,5,7,8 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 TROF Study Hub) – Main stacks of at least 3 players had a team stack rating last night of 54.77.   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 5.25.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.

Total Lineup Salary – Last night total lineup salary was $49,700 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 $16,500 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 $9,200 and $7,300 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 20.06 and 12.81.  Total over 54 slates is in the chart below.

Pitcher Rating – The winning pitcher had TROF Hub Ratings of 74.24 and 66.49.  Total over 54 slates is in the chart below.

Vegas Win % of Pitcher – The winning pitchers had Vegas Win% of 81.5 and 55.  Total over 54 slates is in the chart below. 

Vegas Opp run total – The winning pitchers had Vegas Opponent run totals of 5.67 and 2.46.  Total over 54 slates is in the chart below.

Pitcher K% – The winning pitchers last night had K% of 27.61 and 25.92.  Total over 54 slates is in the chart below.  

Pitcher Opponent K% – The winning pitchers had an opponent K% of 26.36 and 23.13.  Total over 54 slates is in the chart below. 

Total Lineup Ownership – Last night’s winners had 134.1 and 133.7 total ownership used.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals. 

Ownership – Last night the winners used 6 and 7 players under 10% owned.  See the chart at the bottom of the Draftkings section for the season long totals.