DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, June 29th
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 29th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Mike Montgomery – L | CHC-113 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 5:05 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez – L | at | New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | NYY-120 | 9.0 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | David Hess – R | LAA-140 | 10.0 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Erick Fedde – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-109 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Francisco Liriano – L | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | TOR-175 | 8.5 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Wilmer Font – R | HOU-165 | 7.0 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Chase Anderson – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Sal Romano – R | CIN-103 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | at | Miami Marlins | Sandy Alcantara – L | NYM-155 | 7.0 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Dylan Covey – R | at | Texas Rangers | Yovani Gallardo – R | TEX-135 | 10.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Julio Teheran – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | STL-150 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | ARI-140 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Paul Blackburn – R | CLE-155 | 8.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Rich Hill – L | LAD-155 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Ian Kennedy – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | SEA-210 | 8.0 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | at | San Diego Padres | – L | TBD | TBD | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
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