DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Wednesday, April 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.
Wednesday, April 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.
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 | Washington Nationals | A.J. Cole – R | WAS-121 | 8.5 | Nationals Park | 1:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Lance McCullers – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson – R | HOU-151 | 8.0 | Target Field | 1:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Adam Wainwright – R | TBD | TBD | Busch Stadium | 1:15 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Yonny Chirinos – R | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | TBD | TBD | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | James Paxton – L | at | Kansas City Royals | Danny Duffy – L | SEA-137 | 8.5 | Kauffman Stadium | 2:15 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Luis Perdomo – R | at | Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | COL-151 | 11.5 | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Robbie Ray – L | at | San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | SF -110 | TBD | AT&T Park | 3:45 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | CLE-275 | 8.0 | Progressive Field | 6:10 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Luis Castillo – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | PHI-122 | 8.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | BAL-120 | 8.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | at | Miami Marlins | Jarlin Garcia – L | NYM-130 | 8.5 | Marlins Park | 7:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | BOS-110 | 8.0 | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Jaime Barria – R | at | Texas Rangers | Matt Moore – L | TEX-109 | 10.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Steven Brault – L | at | Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | CHC-185 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Daniel Mengden – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Alex Wood – L | LAD-200 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |