DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, May 8th
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 8th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Twins | Jake Odorizzi – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Carlos Martinez – R | STL-183 | 8.0 | Busch Stadium | 1:15 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Drew Pomeranz – L | at | New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | NYY-200 | 8.5 | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | at | Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | BAL-145 | 8.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Derek Holland – L | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Aaron Nola – R | PHI-190 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | James Paxton – L | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | SEA-110 | 8.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Blake Snell – L | TB -127 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| New York Mets | Jason Vargas – L | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | CIN-140 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Corey Kluber – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Wade Miley – L | CLE-175 | 8.0 | Miller Park | 7:40 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Mike Fiers – R | at | Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | TEX-160 | 9.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | at | Chicago Cubs | – L | CHC-240 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Lucas Giolito – R | PIT-130 | 9.0 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Jon Gray – R | COL-118 | 10.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Houston Astros | Lance McCullers – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | HOU-117 | 8.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Godley – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Rich Hill – L | LAD-130 | 7.0 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Jeremy Hellickson – R | at | San Diego Padres | Clayton Richard – L | WAS-122 | 8.0 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
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