DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Saturday, June 16th
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, June 16th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | Ryne Stanek – R | at | New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | TBD | TBD | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Lucas Giolito – R | CWS-110 | 9.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | at | Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | HOU-179 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | PIT-119 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 4:05 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland – L | at | Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | TEX-102 | 10.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 4:05 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | John Lamb – L | at | Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | OAK-125 | 9.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Wei-Yin Chen – L | at | Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | BAL-134 | 9.0 | Camden Yards | 4:05 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | WAS-190 | 8.0 | Rogers Centre | 4:07 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Fernando Romero – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | CLE-205 | 8.5 | Progressive Field | 4:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | MIL-130 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 4:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Jordan Lyles – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | ATL-180 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 5:10 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Steven Wright – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Wade LeBlanc – L | BOS-101 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 8:15 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Carlos Martinez – R | CHC-104 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Madison Bumgarner – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Alex Wood – L | LAD-140 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | ARI-155 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 10:10 PM |
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