DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Saturday, August 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.
Saturday, August 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Blue Jays | Sean Reid-Foley – R | at | New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | NYY-265 | 8.5 | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Adam Plutko – R | CLE-210 | 9.0 | Progressive Field | 4:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | at | Oakland Athletics | Trevor Cahill – R | OAK-100 | 8.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | PHI-100 | 7.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 4:05 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Tyler Chatwood – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | CHC-120 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Wei-Yin Chen – L | at | Washington Nationals | Tommy Milone – L | WAS-200 | 9.0 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Antonio Senzatela – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | ATL-155 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 7:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Ryan Carpenter – L | at | Minnesota Twins | Kohl Stewart – R | MIN-165 | 9.5 | Target Field | 7:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Brad Keller – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Dylan Covey – R | CWS-116 | 9.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 7:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Madison Bumgarner – L | at | Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | SF -130 | 8.5 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Tyler Glasnow – R | at | Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | BOS-220 | 9.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Wade Miley – L | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | STL-135 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | at | Texas Rangers | Martin Perez – L | TBD | TBD | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | at | San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | ARI-125 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 8:40 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Rich Hill – L | at | Seattle Mariners | Erasmo Ramirez – R | LAD-120 | 8.0 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
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