DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, June 22nd
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 22nd
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | Chris Bassitt – R | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | OAK-130 | 9.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 4:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | ARI-108 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | at | Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | WAS-280 | 7.0 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | CHC-124 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Mike Fiers – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | CLE-190 | 9.5 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Alex Wood – L | at | New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | LAD-140 | 8.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Ryne Stanek – R | NYY-147 | 8.0 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Wade LeBlanc – L | at | Boston Red Sox | Steven Wright – R | BOS-143 | 9.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | ATL-195 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | at | Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | HOU-305 | 8.5 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | MIL-110 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 8:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | at | Minnesota Twins | Fernando Romero – R | MIN-125 | 9.0 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Wei-Yin Chen – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Jon Gray – R | COL-200 | 11.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | – L | LAA-155 | 8.0 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | at | San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | SF -134 | 7.5 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |