DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, July 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, July 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.
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 | Julio Teheran – R | at | Miami Marlins | Wei-Yin Chen – L | ATL-115 | 8.0 | Marlins Park | 12:10 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Drew Pomeranz – L | at | Baltimore Orioles | Yefry Ramirez – R | BOS-165 | 10.0 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Kenta Maeda – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Aaron Nola – R | PHI-115 | 7.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Ryan Borucki – L | MIN-109 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | – L | NYY-132 | 7.0 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | CLE-158 | 9.5 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Eric Lauer – L | at | New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | TBD | TBD | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Austin Gomber – L | at | Cincinnati Reds | Homer Bailey – R | STL-107 | 10.0 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Clay Buchholz – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | CHC-165 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | – L | at | Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | OAK-105 | 11.0 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Jeremy Hellickson – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | MIL-100 | 9.0 | Miller Park | 8:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Burch Smith – R | KC -100 | 9.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | HOU-142 | 10.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Carlos Rodon – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | LAA-157 | 9.0 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | at | Seattle Mariners | James Paxton – L | SEA-177 | 7.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
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