DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, July 3rd
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 3rd
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 | Michael Fulmer – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | CHC-200 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jake Odorizzi – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | MIL-145 | 9.0 | Miller Park | 4:10 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Brian Johnson – L | at | Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | WAS-110 | 9.5 | Nationals Park | 6:05 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | at | New York Yankees | Domingo German – R | NYY-170 | 9.0 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | PHI-160 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | TOR-130 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Lucas Giolito – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Anthony DeSclafani – R | CIN-190 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | – L | at | Miami Marlins | Trevor Richards – R | TBD | TBD | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | at | Texas Rangers | Austin Bibens-Dirkx – R | HOU-158 | 10.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Antonio Senzatela – R | COL-120 | 12.0 | Coors Field | 8:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | CLE-190 | 8.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | at | Oakland Athletics | Chris Bassitt – R | OAK-145 | 8.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 9:05 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | ARI-137 | 7.5 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | at | Seattle Mariners | Wade LeBlanc – L | SEA-113 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw – L | LAD-240 | 7.0 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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