DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Sunday, September 2nd
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, September 2nd
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | at | New York Yankees | Lance Lynn – R | NYY-240 | 9.0 | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Sean Reid-Foley – R | at | Miami Marlins | Jeff Brigham – R | MIA-115 | 8.5 | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Aaron Nola – R | PHI-145 | 8.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 1:35 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | at | Washington Nationals | Jefry Rodriguez – R | WAS-100 | 10.0 | Nationals Park | 1:35 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Brian Johnson – L | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | BOS-160 | 9.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | David Hess – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Jorge Lopez – R | KC -105 | 9.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Anthony DeSclafani – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | STL-155 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Gabriel Moya – L | at | Texas Rangers | Yohander Mendez – L | TBD | TBD | Rangers Ballpark | 3:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | NYM-125 | 7.5 | AT&T Park | 4:05 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Felix Hernandez – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Edwin Jackson – R | OAK-133 | 9.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Clay Buchholz – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | LAD-160 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 4:10 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland – L | at | San Diego Padres | Jacob Nix – R | COL-125 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 4:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | – L | at | Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | TBD | TBD | Progressive Field | 4:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Nick Kingham – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Julio Teheran – R | ATL-148 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 5:05 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Shohei Ohtani – R | at | Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | HOU-185 | 8.0 | Minute Maid Park | 8:05 PM |
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