DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, April 24th
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.
Tuesday, April 24th
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.
Slate Overview
This data is copied from the MLB First Look from Notorious.
| Away | Pitcher | Home | Pitcher | Vegas Line | Run Total | Ballpark | Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | at | Chicago White Sox | – L | SEA-130 | 9.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 5:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Tyler Chatwood – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Josh Tomlin – R | CLE-111 | 9.5 | Progressive Field | 6:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | NYY-130 | 8.5 | Yankee Stadium | 6:35 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Brandon McCarthy – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Tyler Mahle – R | ATL-114 | 8.5 | Great American Park | 6:40 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Robbie Ray – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | PHI-108 | 7.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chad Kuhl – R | PIT-158 | 8.5 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Jake Faria – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | BAL-112 | 8.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Rick Porcello – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | J.A. Happ – L | TOR-100 | 8.5 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Andrew Triggs – R | at | Texas Rangers | Cole Hamels – L | TEX-102 | 9.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Shohei Ohtani – R | at | Houston Astros | Charlie Morton – R | HOU-145 | 8.5 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Zach Davies – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Ian Kennedy – R | MIL-116 | 8.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | STL-170 | 8.0 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Eric Lauer – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland – L | TBD | TBD | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Dillon Peters – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Kenta Maeda – R | LAD-260 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Ty Blach – L | WAS-110 | 7.5 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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