DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, September 16th
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.
Saturday, September 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | Lucas Giolito – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | David Hess – R | CWS-105 | 9.5 | Camden Yards | 1:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | BOS-190 | 7.5 | Fenway Park | 1:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Thomas Pannone – L | at | New York Yankees | Lance Lynn – R | NYY-220 | 9.5 | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Francisco Liriano – L | at | Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | CLE-260 | 9.0 | Progressive Field | 1:10 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Mike Fiers – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Diego Castillo – R | TBD | 8.5 | Tropicana Field | 1:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-198 | 8.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 1:35 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | ATL-138 | 9.0 | SunTrust Park | 1:35 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | Houston Astros | Justin Verlander – R | HOU-176 | 7.5 | Minute Maid Park | 2:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Trevor Williams – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | MIL-162 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 2:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Jakob Junis – R | KC -107 | 8.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | CHC-170 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Antonio Senzatela – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Dereck Rodriguez – R | SF -100 | 7.5 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Jaime Barria – R | SEA-104 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 4:07 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | at | San Diego Padres | Jacob Nix – R | TEX-112 | 8.5 | Petco Park | 4:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Stripling – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Adam Wainwright – R | LAD-130 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:05 PM |
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