DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, May 18th
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 18th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Stripling – R | at | Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | WAS-215 | 7.0 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Tyson Ross – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | PIT-125 | 7.5 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Brett Anderson – L | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | TOR-115 | 10.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | at | New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | NYM-157 | 7.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Drew Pomeranz – L | BOS-175 | 10.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Homer Bailey – R | CHC-165 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | ATL-200 | 9.0 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Mike Clevinger – R | at | Houston Astros | Charlie Morton – R | HOU-170 | 8.0 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Brent Suter – L | at | Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson – R | MIN-145 | 9.0 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | – L | at | Chicago White Sox | Carson Fulmer – R | TBD | TBD | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | at | Kansas City Royals | Jakob Junis – R | NYY-165 | 9.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Michael Wacha – R | STL-117 | 7.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Blake Snell – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Nick Tropeano – R | LAA-146 | 8.0 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Michael Fulmer – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Felix Hernandez – R | SEA-147 | 8.0 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland – L | at | San Francisco Giants | Derek Holland – L | SF -105 | 8.5 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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