DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, July 31st
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 31st
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | Dereck Rodriguez – R | at | San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | SF -103 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 4:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Yefry Ramirez – R | at | New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | NYY-330 | 9.0 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | CHC-105 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | at | Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | WAS-165 | 8.5 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Homer Bailey – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | DET-117 | 9.0 | Comerica Park | 7:10 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Tyler Skaggs – L | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Ryne Stanek – R | LAA-115 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | at | Boston Red Sox | Drew Pomeranz – L | BOS-155 | 10.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Dan Straily – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Kolby Allard – L | ATL-170 | 9.0 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson – R | CLE-140 | 8.5 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | CWS-105 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Jon Gray – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | STL-114 | 7.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Bartolo Colon – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | ARI-180 | 9.0 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Sam Gaviglio – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Trevor Cahill – R | OAK-165 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Charlie Morton – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | HOU-123 | 8.0 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Wade Miley – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | LAD-175 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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