DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Friday, September 14th
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, September 14th
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 | James Shields – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Luis Ortiz – R | BAL-105 | 9.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Wei-Yin Chen – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | PHI-165 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | at | New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | NYY-280 | 8.5 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | at | Cleveland Indians | Josh Tomlin – R | CLE-178 | 9.0 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Hector Velazquez – R | BOS-135 | 9.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Edwin Jackson – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Diego Castillo – R | TBD | TBD | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Kevin Gausman – R | WAS-135 | 7.5 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Cole Hamels – L | CHC-220 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Robbie Ray – L | at | Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | HOU-170 | 8.0 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Chris Archer – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Gio Gonzalez – L | MIL-140 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 8:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | LAD-118 | 8.0 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Jorge Lopez – R | MIN-114 | 8.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Matt Shoemaker – R | TBD | TBD | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Connor Sadzeck – R | at | San Diego Padres | Robbie Erlin – L | SD -125 | 8.5 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | at | San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | COL-130 | 7.5 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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