DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Saturday, June 2nd
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 2nd
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | NYY-165 | 9.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Mike Montgomery – L | at | New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | NYM-115 | 7.5 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | J.A. Happ – L | at | Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | TOR-122 | 8.5 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Gio Gonzalez – L | at | Atlanta Braves | Brandon McCarthy – R | WAS-118 | 9.0 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | at | Houston Astros | Justin Verlander – R | HOU-170 | 7.5 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | CLE-138 | 9.0 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | MIL-130 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Trevor Cahill – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Jason Hammel – R | OAK-132 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Chad Kuhl – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | STL-145 | 9.0 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | at | Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | LAD-120 | 10.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Caleb Smith – L | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | ARI-157 | 7.5 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Cole Hamels – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Garrett Richards – R | LAA-170 | 8.0 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | at | San Diego Padres | Eric Lauer – L | SD -107 | 8.5 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Chris Archer – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | SEA-118 | 7.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | SF -115 | 8.0 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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