DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Monday, September 3rd
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.
Monday, September 3rd
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | Nathan Eovaldi – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Touki Toussaint – R | BOS-116 | 9.0 | SunTrust Park | 1:05 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | at | Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | WAS-170 | 7.5 | Nationals Park | 1:05 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | at | Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | PHI-132 | 8.0 | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trevor Williams – R | PIT-133 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 1:35 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Cole Hamels – L | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Zach Davies – R | CHC-120 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 2:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Michael Fulmer – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Reynaldo Lopez – R | CWS-115 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson – R | at | Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | HOU-230 | 8.5 | Minute Maid Park | 2:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Madison Bumgarner – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | COL-134 | 10.0 | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | at | Oakland Athletics | Trevor Cahill – R | OAK-122 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Jakob Junis – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Adam Plutko – R | CLE-200 | 9.0 | Progressive Field | 4:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | – L | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | TBD | TBD | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Matt Shoemaker – R | at | Texas Rangers | Jeffrey Springs – L | TEX-102 | 10.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Alex Wood – L | LAD-127 | 7.0 | Dodger Stadium | 8:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Bryan Mitchell – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | ARI-240 | 9.0 | Chase Field | 8:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Josh Rogers – L | at | Seattle Mariners | Erasmo Ramirez – R | SEA-200 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 9:10 PM |
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