DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, August 26th
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 26th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | PHI-107 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 1:07 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Kevin Gausman – R | at | Miami Marlins | Pablo Lopez – R | ATL-163 | 7.5 | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Nathan Eovaldi – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Blake Snell – L | TB -114 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 1:10 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Michael Kopech – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | CWS-106 | 8.5 | Comerica Park | 1:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Jefry Rodriguez – R | at | New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | NYM-108 | 9.0 | Citi Field | 1:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Chris Bassitt – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | MIN-105 | 9.0 | Target Field | 2:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Chris Archer – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Chase Anderson – R | MIL-133 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 2:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Jorge Lopez – R | CLE-190 | 9.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Homer Bailey – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | CHC-240 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Austin Gomber – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | COL-143 | 11.5 | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Yovani Gallardo – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Derek Holland – L | SF -158 | 8.5 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Framber Valdez – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | HOU-120 | 9.0 | Angel Stadium | 4:07 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Robbie Erlin – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Hyun-Jin Ryu – L | LAD-235 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 4:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | ARI-177 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 4:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | NYY-230 | 9.0 | Camden Yards | 8:05 PM |
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