DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, September 11th
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, September 11th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | Framber Valdez – L | at | Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | TBD | TBD | Comerica Park | 6:40 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Hyun-Jin Ryu – L | at | Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | LAD-165 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 6:40 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Mike Fiers – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | OAK-180 | 9.0 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Tyler Glasnow – R | CLE-102 | 8.0 | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | at | New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | NYM-142 | 8.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Ryan Borucki – L | at | Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | BOS-300 | 8.5 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | CHC-135 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
| New York Yankees | Sonny Gray – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Trevor May – R | NYY-141 | 9.0 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | – L | at | Kansas City Royals | Brad Keller – R | TBD | TBD | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-115 | 9.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 8:15 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | STL-140 | 8.0 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Antonio Senzatela – R | ARI-108 | 10.0 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Adrian Sampson – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | TBD | TBD | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Bryan Mitchell – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Marco Gonzales – L | SEA-200 | 8.0 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Mike Foltynewicz – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | ATL-130 | 7.5 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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