DFS Baseball 101: First-Half Team Batting Reports

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Updated on July 19, 2017 6:55PM EST

Looking at data is something I do a lot of for daily fantasy sports and especially with baseball. I've done team batting reports in the past, and this time I wanted to see each team by month, home/road, but also look at who has been the best value from a salary perspective.

The value column in the charts below takes the average salary divided by the average points. For space purposes, I did not put in the average salaries in the charts. Each team is broken down below with a brief write up.

FanDuel Points Per Game & Value by Month/Team – Home/Road

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
WAS	13.4	9.9	12.5	11.9	3.94	2.93	3.84	3.57
HOME	13.3	10.9	12.7	12.3	4.21	3.19	3.91	3.78
ROAD	13.5	9.1	12.3	11.6	3.68	2.71	3.76	3.38

The Nationals got off to a monster start in April, slumped in May, then bounced back in June. They are the highest-scoring lineup in baseball and have been better at home. Interestingly, Anthony Rendon and Daniel Murphy have been the most consistent hitters while Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman have seen a significant drop since April.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
NYY	10.8	10.6	12.1	11.2	3.94	3.23	3.79	3.65
HOME	12.6	9.6	13.2	11.8	4.59	2.97	4.07	3.87
ROAD	8.9	11.4	11.2	10.7	3.22	3.46	3.57	3.44

Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez have produced about 40 percent better at home versus on the road and are carrying the Yankees numbers as such. The Yankees at home have been a top-10 value in April and June.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
ARI	11.0	10.7	11.4	11.1	3.61	3.44	3.66	3.57
HOME	13.2	12.4	12.3	12.7	4.29	4.08	4.12	4.18
ROAD	7.4	9.5	10.5	9.2	2.46	2.97	3.13	2.89

The Diamondbacks have provided the best value at home this season. They have been a top-10 value play at home every month this season. A lot of their hitters at the bottom of the batting order have extreme home/road splits. I would really strongly consider fading them on the road as a whole.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
CIN	10.8	11.6	10.4	10.9	3.54	3.70	3.55	3.60
HOME	9.3	13.4	11.7	11.5	3.04	4.27	3.97	3.78
ROAD	12.5	9.8	9.0	10.3	4.13	3.15	3.10	3.41

The Reds have been slightly better at home, but providing much greater value in May/June. Their value on the road has really dropped in those same two months. Scooter Gennett put up a whopping 9.7x value in June. Joey Votto and Billy Hamilton have bene significantly better at home.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
MIL	11.4	10.3	10.6	10.7	3.95	3.44	3.78	3.72
HOME	10.9	11.5	10.1	10.8	3.75	3.74	3.68	3.72
ROAD	12.4	9.3	11.1	10.7	4.32	3.21	3.90	3.73

The Brewers have been equally as valuable home and road. They play in a hitters' park so it was surprising to see that the value has been almost identical for the entire season. The only outlier has been Ryan Braun, who has 10.7 PPG at home, but 17 PPG on the road.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
HOU	9.1	11.5	11.5	10.7	3.01	3.66	3.41	3.37
HOME	8.2	10.1	10.7	9.6	2.68	3.29	3.13	3.04
ROAD	10.3	13.4	12.2	12.0	3.43	4.18	3.67	3.76

Almost the opposite of the Diamondbacks, the Astros are significantly better on the road now. Their home park has become an extreme pitchers' park the last two seasons. For as much as we see the Astros putting up monster numbers, playing them at home has not been a good value. Jose Altuve has averaged 10.3 PPG at home, but 16.1 PPG on the road.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
LAD	9.2	10.7	11.9	10.7	3.15	3.60	3.96	3.59
HOME	10.9	10.7	12.3	11.3	3.87	3.72	4.04	3.87
ROAD	7.5	10.8	11.6	10.0	2.44	3.45	3.88	3.26

The Dodgers went on a huge run in June and their value shows it especially at home. Surprisingly, Austin Barnes has hit 5x value in each month. Almost every hitter was at least 4.0x in June. Riding a hot team is something you can look at in daily fantasy baseball especially in tournaments.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
NYM	9.5	10.9	10.4	10.3	3.34	3.68	3.66	3.57
HOME	7.4	10.2	9.1	8.9	2.57	3.41	3.19	3.06
ROAD	12.6	11.6	11.4	11.8	4.43	3.98	4.03	4.12

The Mets have been road warriors this year while hitting top 10 in every month this season. Playing them at home has been a losing proposition much like the Astros.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
COL	9.9	10.1	10.3	10.1	2.82	2.99	2.98	2.93
HOME	11.1	9.2	12.9	10.7	2.95	2.46	3.22	2.82
ROAD	8.6	11.2	9.0	9.6	2.69	3.58	2.86	3.03

This one stood out the most for me. The Rockies have been a terrible value at home most of the season. FanDuel adjusts the salaries for all teams at Coors. In seasons past, it has still been profitable to stack the Rockies at home, but not in 2017. The home/road split have not been as extreme as they have in prior seasons.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
TEX	9.3	10.1	10.7	10.0	3.26	3.44	3.37	3.36
HOME	9.7	11.6	11.3	10.7	3.48	3.91	3.58	3.63
ROAD	8.7	9.2	10.2	9.4	2.88	3.15	3.19	3.10

One of the things we know about the Rangers is more runs are scored at home as the temperature gets hotter. The numbers play out here with the points per game up each month, and the value is much greater at home for the Rangers.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
TB	8.9	10.6	10.4	10.0	3.34	3.76	3.51	3.55
HOME	10.4	9.3	12.0	10.4	3.90	3.38	4.14	3.76
ROAD	7.4	12.2	8.9	9.6	2.80	4.21	2.92	3.34

The Rays have been a top-10 value in each month – April and June at home and May on the road. They have been driven mostly by Logan Morrison, Corey Dickerson and Steven Souza.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
MIA	9.6	10.5	9.8	10.0	3.32	3.50	3.17	3.33
HOME	10.3	9.7	9.5	9.7	3.50	3.13	3.00	3.16
ROAD	9.1	11.8	10.3	10.3	3.20	4.04	3.43	3.53

The Marlins as a team are a better value on the road, but some of the power hitters like Giancarlo Stanton and Marcell Ozuna are actually better at home. Dee Gordon and J.T. Realmuto have been a significantly better value on the road.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
ATL	10.2	9.3	10.2	9.8	3.52	3.16	3.57	3.40
HOME	8.5	9.9	9.1	9.3	2.86	3.51	3.08	3.21
ROAD	10.9	8.5	12.1	10.4	3.81	2.75	4.39	3.59

We have heard all year about how the new stadium in Atlanta has been a launching pad. Maybe for the other teams because their pitching is so bad, but the numbers show the Braves have been better on the road. The Braves posted a top-10 value in June on the road.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
SEA	9.3	8.9	11.2	9.8	3.27	2.76	3.58	3.20
HOME	10.0	9.0	10.6	9.9	3.59	2.80	3.41	3.25
ROAD	9.0	8.9	12.5	9.7	3.10	2.72	4.00	3.15

The Mariners have been pretty consistent all season with a surge in June, especially on the road. The value could be at home where the Vegas totals are usually lower.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
CHC	10.7	8.9	9.8	9.7	3.42	2.82	3.37	3.19
HOME	9.5	11.5	9.2	10.2	3.05	3.69	3.08	3.33
ROAD	11.4	5.3	10.3	9.3	3.63	1.62	3.63	3.07

The Cubs were a middle of the road offense through the first half of the season. They have been one of the worst values all year.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
CLE	9.8	9.1	10.1	9.7	3.11	2.98	3.25	3.11
HOME	9.7	9.9	8.9	9.5	3.08	3.33	2.91	3.10
ROAD	9.9	8.4	11.5	9.9	3.14	2.66	3.64	3.12

Another team with a lot of big names, but have not provided very much value this season. Lonnie Chisenhall, Bradley Zimmer and Jose Ramirez have been the top-value getters. They posted a bottom-10 value in May on the road and June at home.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
BOS	8.4	10.8	9.6	9.6	2.81	3.45	3.18	3.16
HOME	8.7	8.6	11.2	9.4	2.93	2.73	3.74	3.11
ROAD	7.9	12.7	8.4	9.8	2.64	4.09	2.76	3.21

Much like the Indians and Cubs, the Red Sox have not delivered on value this season, mainly because they don't hit home runs. They have posted three bottom-10s – April/Road, May/Home and June/Road.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
STL	8.5	9.6	10.4	9.6	3.03	3.16	3.62	3.29
HOME	8.1	9.4	10.7	9.3	2.82	3.05	3.78	3.20
ROAD	9.0	10.0	10.2	9.8	3.29	3.29	3.51	3.38

Tommy Pham, Randal Grichuk and Jose Martinez were the reasons for the Cardinals value surge in June. All three produced after getting an increase in playing time at very low salaries.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
DET	9.2	9.0	10.3	9.5	3.46	3.07	3.46	3.32
HOME	9.2	11.2	11.0	10.4	3.49	3.66	3.67	3.61
ROAD	9.3	8.0	9.2	8.7	3.41	2.78	3.14	3.04

The Tigers have been much better at home versus the road. J.D. Martinez, who was traded to Arizona on Tuesday, and Alex Avila were the main drivers behind the home split edge.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
PIT	9.0	8.5	10.5	9.3	3.44	3.07	3.61	3.36
HOME	8.9	8.3	9.2	8.8	3.37	2.99	3.18	3.17
ROAD	9.1	8.8	12.0	9.9	3.50	3.16	4.11	3.56

Pittsburgh has been middle of the pack most of the season, with the exception of June and on the road. Andrew McCutchen saw a significant jump along with Josh Harrison and Josh Bell.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
MIN	9.0	9.8	9.0	9.2	3.21	3.32	2.97	3.16
HOME	8.6	10.1	10.4	9.7	3.07	3.50	3.43	3.35
ROAD	9.4	9.2	8.2	8.8	3.37	3.00	2.71	2.97

The Twins have been slightly better at home versus on the road this season.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
CWS	8.6	9.3	9.3	9.1	3.23	3.27	3.21	3.24
HOME	9.5	8.9	8.8	9.0	3.63	3.21	3.11	3.31
ROAD	7.8	9.6	9.7	9.2	2.87	3.31	3.30	3.19

The White Sox jumped out to a big April, especially at home, but were average to below average value in May/June. Jose Abreu and Todd Frazier have been much better on the road.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
BAL	9.1	9.4	8.8	9.1	3.15	3.19	2.97	3.10
HOME	7.8	9.3	9.6	9.0	2.58	3.12	3.17	2.98
ROAD	10.4	9.5	8.0	9.2	3.69	3.27	2.78	3.22

Other than Trey Mancini and Jonathan Schoop, the Orioles have been below average this season in production and value. Manny Machado, Chris Davis, Mark Trumbo and Adam Jones are all less than 3x.

The remaining teams have been at the bottom of offensive production this year with the exception of a month here or there. The Royals bounced back after a disastrous April.

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
LAA	7.9	9.7	9.3	9.0	2.70	3.43	3.37	3.17
HOME	9.1	10.0	8.1	9.0	3.10	3.60	2.92	3.20
ROAD	6.8	9.5	10.6	9.0	2.33	3.28	3.82	3.14

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
OAK	8.2	9.4	9.3	9.0	3.15	3.46	3.37	3.33
HOME	8.7	10.3	9.5	9.5	3.35	3.83	3.43	3.53
ROAD	7.6	8.6	9.0	8.4	2.94	3.16	3.28	3.13

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
TOR	7.4	10.7	8.4	8.9	2.82	3.75	2.73	3.12
HOME	6.7	11.1	7.7	8.7	2.59	3.74	2.47	2.98
ROAD	8.2	10.3	9.2	9.2	3.05	3.78	2.99	3.27

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
SF	7.8	8.3	10.4	8.8	2.81	2.95	3.39	3.05
HOME	7.0	8.6	8.5	8.0	2.65	3.03	2.86	2.84
ROAD	8.6	8.1	11.7	9.6	2.99	2.89	3.75	3.23

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
PHI	9.7	8.3	8.5	8.8	3.73	2.83	3.16	3.21
HOME	10.4	8.7	8.7	9.2	3.89	3.01	3.24	3.37
ROAD	9.1	8.0	8.4	8.4	3.57	2.69	3.10	3.08

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
KC	6.8	8.5	10.2	8.6	2.51	3.08	3.49	3.05
HOME	7.0	8.0	9.0	8.1	2.56	2.88	3.13	2.89
ROAD	6.6	9.2	11.6	9.1	2.47	3.35	3.93	3.22

	AVERAGE of ACTUAL FP				AVERAGE of ACTUAL VAL
TEAM	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL	APRIL	MAY	JUNE	TOTAL
SD	8.5	7.8	9.3	8.5	3.05	2.79	3.50	3.09
HOME	8.2	7.3	9.8	8.4	3.07	2.56	3.78	3.12
ROAD	8.6	8.4	8.6	8.5	3.04	3.13	3.01	3.06

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