DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, May 22nd
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, May 22nd
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 | Brandon McCarthy – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | PHI-127 | 8.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Tyler Chatwood – R | CHC-102 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 7:05 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Eric Lauer – L | at | Washington Nationals | Jeremy Hellickson – R | WAS-185 | 8.0 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Garrett Richards – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | J.A. Happ – L | TOR-105 | 8.5 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Jake Faria – R | BOS-190 | 7.0 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Caleb Smith – L | at | New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | NYM-120 | 7.5 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Jameson Taillon – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | PIT-125 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Matt Koch – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | MIL-140 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 7:40 PM |
| New York Yankees | Domingo German – R | at | Texas Rangers | Cole Hamels – L | NYY-150 | 9.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | BAL-120 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | at | Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | MIN-157 | 9.0 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | at | Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | HOU-280 | 8.0 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Jason Hammel – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | STL-200 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Trevor Cahill – R | OAK-150 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Chad Bettis – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | – L | TBD | TBD | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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