DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, June 1st
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, June 1st
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | NYY-158 | 9.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Tyler Chatwood – R | at | New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | CHC-110 | 8.5 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Jaime Garcia – L | at | Detroit Tigers | Blaine Hardy – L | DET-105 | 9.0 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Stephen Strasburg – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | WAS-130 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | at | Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | HOU-120 | 7.0 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | CLE-115 | 8.0 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Chase Anderson – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Hector Santiago – L | MIL-125 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Frankie Montas – L | at | Kansas City Royals | Ian Kennedy – R | OAK-120 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | STL-140 | 8.0 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Dennis Santana – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | LAD-115 | 11.0 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Elieser Hernandez – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Clay Buchholz – R | ARI-140 | 8.5 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Bartolo Colon – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Jaime Barria – R | LAA-165 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Tyler Mahle – R | at | San Diego Padres | Walker Lockett – R | SD -100 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Sergio Romo – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | TBD | TBD | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | PHI-105 | 8.0 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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