DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Wednesday, April 18th
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 18th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies | Kyle Freeland – L | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chad Kuhl – R | PIT-118 | 8.0 | PNC Park | 12:35 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Kevin Gausman – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | BAL-105 | 9.0 | Comerica Park | 1:10 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Cole Hamels – L | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Jake Faria – R | TB -113 | 7.5 | Tropicana Field | 1:10 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Tyler Mahle – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Zach Davies – R | MIL-150 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 1:40 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Luke Weaver – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | CHC-112 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Carson Fulmer – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Andrew Triggs – R | OAK-200 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 3:35 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Ian Kennedy – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | J.A. Happ – L | TOR-200 | 8.5 | Rogers Centre | 4:07 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | CLE-115 | 7.5 | Target Field | 7:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Tanner Roark – R | at | New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | NYM-102 | 8.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Brandon McCarthy – R | ATL-110 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Robbie Ray – L | ARI-138 | 8.5 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Rick Porcello – R | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Tyler Skaggs – L | LAA-128 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | HOU-155 | 8.0 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Kenta Maeda – R | at | San Diego Padres | Luis Perdomo – R | LAD-152 | 7.5 | Petco Park | 10:10 PM |
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