DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, July 20th
Aaron Hendrix will be bringing Premium subscribers his tiers for head-to-head, three-man, four-man (tournaments), and six-man drafts on DRAFT. Included will be strategy discussion and options for the day’s slate.
Friday, July 20th
Good afternoon Grinders! Welcome to our MLB content for DRAFT Premium. Each day, I will go over the MLB slate with tier rankings for head-to-head, three-man, four-man (tournaments) and six man drafts. I’ll also provide a brief slate analysis as to how to attack drafts for the slate.
A couple notes to remember about DRAFT contests. One, there is no salary cap so you’re not worried about fitting players in on a budget. Raw fantasy points is what matters most, not the popular point per dollar. Second, while there is no late swap, if a player is ruled out, you will be able to swap them out. For more information on how this works, read the DRAFT Swap Rules Page – for this reason you can take some marginal chances in the later rounds on players that are questionable to play. It’s also important to note the scoring for DRAFT baseball contests is different than any other site with an emphasis on hitters and power (10 points for a home run) as opposed to traditional strong value for starting pitching (only one point for a strikeout). View the DRAFT MLB Scoring System here – last, roster requirements are one pitcher, two infielders, and two outfielders. All analysis and rankings will be based on that.
One note about my rankings. They are typically made based on projected values. To get the best feel for the industry, each day I run a comparison of major DFS sites and come up with a average projected value from these sites. These values are how I determine my rankings.
Slate Overview
This data is copied from the MLB First Look from Notorious.
| Away | Pitcher | Home | Pitcher | Vegas Line | Run Total | Ballpark | Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | CHC-136 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Anibal Sanchez – R | at | Washington Nationals | Stephen Strasburg – R | WAS-172 | 8.0 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard – R | at | New York Yankees | Domingo German – R | NYY-157 | 8.5 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | PHI-153 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Sam Gaviglio – R | TOR-140 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | at | Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | BOS-172 | 8.5 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Nathan Eovaldi – R | TB -168 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Tyler Mahle – R | CIN-105 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Texas Rangers | Martin Perez – L | CLE-170 | 9.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Rich Hill – L | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Wade Miley – L | TBD | TBD | Miller Park | 8:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | MIN-124 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Dereck Rodriguez – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Edwin Jackson – R | OAK-122 | 9.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 9:35 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Robbie Ray – L | TBD | TBD | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Tyler Skaggs – L | HOU-110 | 8.0 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Wade LeBlanc – L | SEA-205 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
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