DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Saturday, May 19th
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, May 19th
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 | Sean Manaea – L | at | Toronto Blue Jays | – L | OAK-105 | 9.5 | Rogers Centre | 1:07 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | TBD | TBD | Great American Park | 1:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Stripling – R | at | Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | WAS-140 | 8.5 | Nationals Park | 2:05 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | John Gant – R | STL-130 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Jon Gray – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | SF -100 | 8.0 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Corey Kluber – R | at | Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | HOU-108 | 7.0 | Minute Maid Park | 4:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Nick Kingham – R | TBD | TBD | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | at | New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | ARI-120 | 7.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Rick Porcello – R | BOS-185 | 9.5 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | ATL-175 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 7:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Freddy Peralta – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Fernando Romero – R | MIN-118 | 8.5 | Target Field | 7:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | – L | at | Chicago White Sox | Lucas Giolito – R | TBD | TBD | Guaranteed Rate Field | 7:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Sam Gaviglio – R | NYY-210 | 8.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 7:15 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Sergio Romo – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | LAA-175 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 9:07 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Mike Fiers – R | at | Seattle Mariners | James Paxton – L | SEA-240 | 7.5 | Safeco Field | 9:10 PM |
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