DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, May 11th
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, May 11th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | Carson Fulmer – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Tyler Chatwood – R | CHC-240 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | PHI-130 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | – L | at | New York Yankees | Sonny Gray – R | TBD | TBD | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | PIT-135 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Jake Faria – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | BAL-125 | 8.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Aaron Sanchez – R | BOS-170 | 8.5 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Brandon McCarthy – R | at | Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | ATL-115 | 8.5 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Jason Hammel – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | CLE-240 | 8.5 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | at | Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | SEA-132 | 9.0 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Cole Hamels – L | at | Houston Astros | Justin Verlander – R | HOU-260 | 7.5 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Brandon Woodruff – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Chad Bettis – R | TBD | TBD | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Matt Koch – R | WAS-175 | 7.5 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Tyler Skaggs – L | LAA-170 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kenta Maeda – R | LAD-215 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | at | San Diego Padres | Eric Lauer – L | STL-135 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
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