DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Saturday, June 9th
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 9th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | Dereck Rodriguez – R | at | Washington Nationals | Gio Gonzalez – L | WAS-155 | 8.0 | Nationals Park | 12:05 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Brent Suter – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | PHI-119 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 1:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Aaron Sanchez – R | TOR-126 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 1:07 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Tyler Skaggs – L | at | Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson – R | MIN-100 | 9.0 | Target Field | 2:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Nick Kingham – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | CHC-170 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Carlos Rodon – L | at | Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | BOS-230 | 9.0 | Fenway Park | 4:05 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | at | Oakland Athletics | Chris Bassitt – R | OAK-194 | 8.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Mike Clevinger – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Mike Fiers – R | CLE-145 | 9.5 | Comerica Park | 4:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Tyson Ross – R | at | Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | SD -102 | 7.5 | Marlins Park | 4:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Felix Hernandez – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Blake Snell – L | TB -137 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 4:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Michael Wacha – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | STL-102 | 8.5 | Great American Park | 4:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Matt Koch – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Chad Bettis – R | COL-140 | 12.0 | Coors Field | 7:15 PM |
| Houston Astros | Charlie Morton – R | at | Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | HOU-160 | 9.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 7:15 PM |
| New York Yankees | Domingo German – R | at | New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | NYY-148 | 8.0 | Citi Field | 7:15 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Anibal Sanchez – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Alex Wood – L | LAD-177 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 9:10 PM |
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