DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, August 21st
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, August 21st
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Braves | Kevin Gausman – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | PIT-115 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | at | Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | WAS-138 | 8.5 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Sam Gaviglio – R | TOR-149 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | CHC-155 | 9.0 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Nathan Eovaldi – R | BOS-143 | 9.5 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Glenn Sparkman – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Blake Snell – L | TB -240 | 7.0 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | Miami Marlins | Pablo Lopez – R | NYY-200 | 8.0 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | at | New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | TBD | TBD | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Sal Romano – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | MIL-200 | 9.0 | Miller Park | 8:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Michael Kopech – R | MIN-125 | 8.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Robbie Erlin – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | COL-175 | 10.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | ARI-200 | 8.5 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Ariel Jurado – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Brett Anderson – L | OAK-200 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | – L | at | Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | HOU-160 | 8.0 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Daniel Poncedeleon – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Hyun-Jin Ryu – L | LAD-170 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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