DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, August 31st
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.
Thursday, April 19th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-100 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | at | New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | NYY-320 | 8.5 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | WAS-125 | 9.0 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Tyler Glasnow – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Corey Kluber – R | CLE-220 | 7.5 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Aaron Sanchez – R | at | Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | MIA-100 | 8.5 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | at | Atlanta Braves | – L | ATL-115 | 8.0 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Stephen Gonsalves – L | at | Texas Rangers | Drew Hutchison – R | TEX-125 | 11.0 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Nathan Eovaldi – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Michael Kopech – R | BOS-155 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Jaime Barria – R | at | Houston Astros | Framber Valdez – L | HOU-210 | 8.5 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Andrew Cashner – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Brad Keller – R | KC -130 | 9.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Homer Bailey – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Austin Gomber – L | STL-220 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Mike Fiers – R | OAK-148 | 8.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Hyun-Jin Ryu – L | LAD-130 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Antonio Senzatela – R | at | San Diego Padres | Brett Kennedy – R | COL-125 | 8.5 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | SF -105 | 7.0 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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