DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Saturday, April 28th
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.
Saturday, April 28th
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.
Slate Overview
This data is copied from the MLB First Look from Notorious.
| Away | Pitcher | Home | Pitcher | Vegas Line | Run Total | Ballpark | Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | Sal Romano – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Jake Odorizzi – R | MIN-143 | 9.5 | Target Field | 2:10 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Carson Fulmer – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Trevor Oaks – R | TBD | TBD | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | CHC-160 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | at | Washington Nationals | Jeremy Hellickson – R | ARI-113 | 8.0 | Nationals Park | 4:05 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | LAD-115 | 7.0 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Yonny Chirinos – R | at | Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | BOS-205 | 8.5 | Fenway Park | 4:05 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Bartolo Colon – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Jaime Garcia – L | TOR-170 | 9.5 | Rogers Centre | 4:07 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | CLE-215 | 8.5 | Progressive Field | 4:10 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-130 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 6:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Francisco Liriano – L | at | Baltimore Orioles | Andrew Cashner – R | BAL-130 | 9.0 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Trevor Williams – R | STL-110 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | at | Miami Marlins | Caleb Smith – L | COL-104 | 8.0 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Daniel Mengden – R | at | Houston Astros | Lance McCullers – R | HOU-200 | 9.0 | Minute Maid Park | 7:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Jason Vargas – L | at | San Diego Padres | Joey Lucchesi – L | SD -125 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 8:40 PM |
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Garrett Richards – R | LAA-105 | 8.0 | Angel Stadium | 9:07 PM |
We have a massive all day slate with not so-called “ace” pitchers on the mound but plenty of top arms to choose from. It’s one of those days where the top six SPs are projected close enough together that I am fine waiting on SP in all formats. I’m sure others won’t follow suit, so I feel you can get an advantage taking the top hitters while they fight over the likes of David Price and Jose Quintana at the top of drafts. The top five hitters are Freddie Freeman, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Paul Goldschmidt, and Rhys Hoskins.
Let’s get to the rankings!
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