DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, July 22nd
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 22nd
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Padres | Tyson Ross – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-153 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 12:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Andrew Cashner – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | J.A. Happ – L | TOR-200 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 1:07 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | at | Detroit Tigers | Blaine Hardy – L | BOS-290 | 8.0 | Comerica Park | 1:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Trevor Richards – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Chris Archer – R | TB -173 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 1:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Nick Kingham – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | CIN-118 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 1:10 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | at | Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | WAS-220 | 7.5 | Nationals Park | 1:35 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Alex Wood – L | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Brent Suter – L | LAD-128 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 2:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jake Odorizzi – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Brad Keller – R | MIN-125 | 9.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | CHC-145 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Mike Clevinger – R | at | Texas Rangers | Yovani Gallardo – R | CLE-150 | 11.0 | Rangers Ballpark | 3:05 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Johnny Cueto – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | OAK-138 | 8.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Lance McCullers – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | HOU-120 | 8.0 | Angel Stadium | 4:07 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Reynaldo Lopez – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | SEA-220 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 4:10 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Antonio Senzatela – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | ARI-170 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 4:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | at | New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | NYY-165 | 8.0 | Yankee Stadium | 8:05 PM |
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