DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, July 29th
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 29th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | Burch Smith – R | at | New York Yankees | J.A. Happ – L | NYY-360 | 9.5 | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | Boston Red Sox | – L | BOS-138 | 9.0 | Fenway Park | 1:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Nathan Eovaldi – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | TBD | TBD | Camden Yards | 1:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Corey Kluber – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | CLE-230 | 8.0 | Comerica Park | 1:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | CIN-126 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 1:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Jeremy Hellickson – R | at | Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | WAS-135 | 8.5 | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Stripling – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | LAD-120 | 9.0 | SunTrust Park | 1:35 PM |
| New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | PIT-135 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 1:35 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | at | Houston Astros | Lance McCullers – R | HOU-280 | 8.5 | Minute Maid Park | 2:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Ryan Borucki – L | at | Chicago White Sox | Carlos Rodon – L | CWS-115 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Frankie Montas – R | at | Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | COL-128 | 12.0 | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | SF -113 | 8.5 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | LAA-120 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 4:07 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Clay Buchholz – R | at | San Diego Padres | Joey Lucchesi – L | SD -102 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 4:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | John Gant – R | CHC-103 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:05 PM |
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