DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, June 8th
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 8th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Chad Kuhl – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Mike Montgomery – L | CHC-170 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | PHI-130 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | at | Washington Nationals | Stephen Strasburg – R | WAS-220 | 7.5 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Andrew Cashner – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | J.A. Happ – L | TOR-190 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Dylan Covey – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | BOS-300 | 8.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Michael Fulmer – R | CLE-150 | 8.5 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | NYY-108 | 7.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Eric Lauer – L | at | Miami Marlins | Caleb Smith – L | MIA-130 | 7.5 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Wilmer Font – R | SEA-120 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | STL-133 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Houston Astros | Justin Verlander – R | at | Texas Rangers | Doug Fister – R | HOU-185 | 9.0 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Garrett Richards – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | LAA-115 | 8.5 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | COL-109 | 10.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Jakob Junis – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Frankie Montas – R | OAK-150 | 7.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Brandon McCarthy – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | LAD-190 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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