DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, July 6th
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 6th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | Tyler Mahle – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Mike Montgomery – L | CHC-155 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | at | Washington Nationals | Gio Gonzalez – L | WAS-200 | 9.0 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trevor Williams – R | PIT-100 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| New York Yankees | Sonny Gray – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Sam Gaviglio – R | NYY-130 | 9.5 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Paul Blackburn – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | CLE-190 | 9.0 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Ryne Stanek – R | at | New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | NYM-165 | 7.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Bartolo Colon – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | DET-105 | 9.5 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Freddy Peralta – R | MIL-130 | 8.0 | Miller Park | 8:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | MIN-118 | 9.0 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Reynaldo Lopez – R | at | Houston Astros | Lance McCullers – R | HOU-280 | 8.0 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | at | Kansas City Royals | Jason Hammel – R | BOS-255 | 8.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Joey Lucchesi – L | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | ARI-140 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Kenta Maeda – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | TBD | TBD | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Felix Hernandez – R | SEA-125 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | John Gant – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Dereck Rodriguez – R | SF -110 | 8.0 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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