DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, July 1st
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 1st
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Deck McGuire – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | BAL-117 | 10.0 | Camden Yards | 1:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | J.A. Happ – L | TOR-200 | 8.5 | Rogers Centre | 1:07 PM |
| Houston Astros | Charlie Morton – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Blake Snell – L | HOU-123 | 7.0 | Tropicana Field | 1:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Freddy Peralta – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | MIL-123 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 1:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | at | Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | NYM-104 | 8.0 | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Gio Gonzalez – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | PHI-105 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 1:35 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | John Gant – R | STL-105 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | CHC-174 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Reynaldo Lopez – R | at | Texas Rangers | Cole Hamels – L | TEX-165 | 10.0 | Rangers Ballpark | 3:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Mike Clevinger – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Frankie Montas – R | CLE-121 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Chad Bettis – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Stripling – R | LAD-202 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 4:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Brad Keller – R | at | Seattle Mariners | James Paxton – L | SEA-265 | 7.5 | Safeco Field | 4:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | at | San Diego Padres | Tyson Ross – R | SD -112 | 7.5 | Petco Park | 4:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Derek Holland – L | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | ARI-127 | 8.5 | Chase Field | 4:10 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | at | New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | NYY-200 | 8.0 | Yankee Stadium | 8:05 PM |
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