DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, May 25th
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 25th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | Derek Holland – L | at | Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | CHC-205 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | at | New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | NYY-220 | 8.5 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | John Gant – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | PIT-117 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Sam Gaviglio – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | PHI-130 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Julio Teheran – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez – L | BOS-185 | 10.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | – L | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Sergio Romo – R | TB -140 | 8.5 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Reynaldo Lopez – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Mike Fiers – R | DET-107 | 9.0 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | at | Cleveland Indians | Corey Kluber – R | CLE-150 | 8.0 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | at | Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | WAS-225 | 7.0 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Eric Skoglund – L | at | Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | TEX-145 | 9.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | NYM-120 | 7.5 | Miller Park | 8:10 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Sal Romano – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Jon Gray – R | COL-180 | 11.0 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | at | Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | OAK-136 | 7.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 9:35 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Fernando Romero – R | at | Seattle Mariners | James Paxton – L | SEA-180 | 7.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Stripling – R | LAD-200 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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