DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, July 15th
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, July 15th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | at | Baltimore Orioles | – L | TBD | TBD | Camden Yards | 1:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Brian Johnson – L | BOS-152 | 9.5 | Fenway Park | 1:05 PM |
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | CLE-129 | 9.0 | Progressive Field | 1:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Enyel De Los Santos – R | at | Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | PHI-118 | 7.5 | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Jeremy Hellickson – R | at | New York Mets | Corey Oswalt – R | WAS-128 | 9.0 | Citi Field | 1:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | at | Atlanta Braves | Julio Teheran – R | ATL-102 | 8.0 | SunTrust Park | 1:35 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | PIT-105 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 1:35 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Francisco Liriano – L | at | Houston Astros | Justin Verlander – R | HOU-350 | 7.5 | Minute Maid Park | 2:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Burch Smith – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Lucas Giolito – R | CWS-128 | 9.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Ryne Stanek – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Fernando Romero – R | TBD | TBD | Target Field | 2:10 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Anthony DeSclafani – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | STL-160 | 9.0 | Busch Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | COL-140 | 11.5 | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | at | San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | SF -125 | 8.0 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | at | San Diego Padres | Eric Lauer – L | CHC-155 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 4:10 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Deck McGuire – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw – L | TBD | TBD | Dodger Stadium | 4:10 PM |
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