DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Saturday, June 23rd
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 23rd
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | Daniel Mengden – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Dylan Covey – R | OAK-109 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Yovani Gallardo – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Jake Odorizzi – R | MIN-130 | 9.5 | Target Field | 2:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Trevor Richards – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | COL-167 | 11.5 | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | ARI-101 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 4:05 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Aaron Nola – R | at | Washington Nationals | Erick Fedde – R | PHI-107 | 8.0 | Nationals Park | 4:05 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Jordan Lyles – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | SF -163 | 8.0 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Julio Teheran – R | ATL-118 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 4:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Luke Farrell – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Anthony DeSclafani – R | TBD | TBD | Great American Park | 4:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Sonny Gray – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Wilmer Font – R | NYY-145 | 8.0 | Tropicana Field | 4:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Chase Anderson – R | MIL-100 | 9.0 | Miller Park | 4:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Francisco Liriano – L | at | Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | CLE-265 | 8.5 | Progressive Field | 6:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Ian Kennedy – R | at | Houston Astros | Lance McCullers – R | HOU-330 | 8.5 | Minute Maid Park | 7:15 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw – L | at | New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | NYM-130 | 7.0 | Citi Field | 7:15 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez – L | BOS-167 | 9.0 | Fenway Park | 7:15 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Jaime Barria – R | LAA-135 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 9:07 PM |
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