DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, July 27th
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 27th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | Brad Keller – R | at | New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | NYY-290 | 9.5 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Jason Vargas – L | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | PIT-170 | 9.0 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Chris Archer – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Andrew Cashner – R | TB -130 | 8.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Mike Fiers – R | CLE-170 | 8.5 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | BOS-360 | 8.5 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Anthony DeSclafani – R | CIN-100 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | at | Miami Marlins | Pablo Lopez – R | WAS-210 | 7.0 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw – L | at | Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | LAD-140 | 8.0 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Yovani Gallardo – R | at | Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | HOU-260 | 9.0 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Reynaldo Lopez – R | TOR-135 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Mike Montgomery – L | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | STL-116 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland – L | COL-110 | 11.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Wade LeBlanc – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | LAA-130 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | San Diego Padres | Luis Perdomo – R | ARI-160 | 7.5 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Chase Anderson – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Madison Bumgarner – L | SF -132 | 7.5 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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