DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, August 12th
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.
Sunday, August 12th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | at | Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | BOS-290 | 8.5 | Camden Yards | 1:05 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Martin Perez – L | at | New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | NYY-225 | 9.5 | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Tyler Glasnow – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | TOR-130 | 8.0 | Rogers Centre | 1:07 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | ARI-105 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 1:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Kohl Stewart – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | DET-115 | 9.0 | Comerica Park | 1:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard – R | at | Miami Marlins | Wei-Yin Chen – L | NYM-150 | 7.0 | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Chase Anderson – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | ATL-118 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 1:35 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Dylan Covey – R | CLE-225 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Erasmo Ramirez – R | at | Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | TBD | TBD | Minute Maid Park | 2:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Jakob Junis – R | STL-143 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Rich Hill – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Chad Bettis – R | TBD | TBD | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | at | San Diego Padres | Joey Lucchesi – L | PHI-102 | 7.5 | Petco Park | 3:40 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Dereck Rodriguez – R | SF -110 | 8.0 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Trevor Cahill – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Taylor Cole – R | OAK-105 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 4:07 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Cole Hamels – L | WAS-137 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
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