DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, August 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, August 18th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | Diego Castillo – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Hector Velazquez – R | TBD | TBD | Fenway Park | 1:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Ryan Borucki – L | at | New York Yankees | J.A. Happ – L | NYY-230 | 9.0 | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Yefry Ramirez – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Mike Clevinger – R | CLE-280 | 9.0 | Progressive Field | 1:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | CIN-105 | 8.5 | Great American Park | 1:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | PIT-118 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 1:35 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Anibal Sanchez – R | ATL-125 | 8.0 | SunTrust Park | 1:35 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | at | Washington Nationals | Gio Gonzalez – L | WAS-220 | 9.0 | Nationals Park | 1:35 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jacob Turner – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Jake Odorizzi – R | TBD | TBD | Target Field | 2:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Heath Fillmyer – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Reynaldo Lopez – R | CWS-140 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | John Gant – R | STL-116 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Jaime Barria – R | at | Texas Rangers | Bartolo Colon – R | TBD | TBD | Rangers Ballpark | 3:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Justin Verlander – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | HOU-144 | 7.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | San Diego Padres | Brett Kennedy – R | ARI-170 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 4:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw – L | at | Seattle Mariners | Roenis Elias – L | TBD | TBD | Safeco Field | 4:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Jason Vargas – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-190 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:10 PM |
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