DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Tuesday, September 25th
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 25th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | Eric Skoglund – L | at | Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | CIN-157 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 6:40 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Jeff Brigham – R | at | Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | WAS-350 | 7.5 | Nationals Park | 7:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Josh James – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Sam Gaviglio – R | HOU-155 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Touki Toussaint – R | at | New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard – R | NYM-145 | 7.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Jimmy Yacabonis – R | at | Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | TBD | TBD | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Jake Faria – R | TBD | TBD | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Chris Archer – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Mike Montgomery – L | CHC-133 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | TBD | TBD | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Spencer Turnbull – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Gabriel Moya – L | MIN-144 | 9.5 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Gio Gonzalez – L | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Austin Gomber – L | STL-115 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Chad Bettis – R | TBD | TBD | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Matt Koch – R | LAD-190 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Yovani Gallardo – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Matt Shoemaker – R | LAA-160 | 9.0 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Brett Anderson – L | at | Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | SEA-100 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Robbie Erlin – L | at | San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | SF -109 | 7.0 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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