DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Wednesday, April 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.
Wednesday, April 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.
Slate Overview
This data is copied from the MLB First Look from Notorious.
| Away | Pitcher | Home | Pitcher | Vegas Line | Run Total | Ballpark | Time (ET) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Nick Tropeano – R | at | Houston Astros | Justin Verlander – R | HOU-220 | 8.0 | Minute Maid Park | 2:10 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Felix Hernandez – R | at | Chicago White Sox | James Shields – R | SEA-140 | 9.5 | Guaranteed Rate Field | 2:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Tyson Ross – R | at | Colorado Rockies | Jon Gray – R | COL-150 | 10.0 | Coors Field | 3:10 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Max Scherzer – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Jeff Samardzija – R | WAS-140 | 7.0 | AT&T Park | 3:45 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Lance Lynn – R | at | New York Yankees | Sonny Gray – R | NYY-175 | 9.0 | Yankee Stadium | 6:35 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Matt Wisler – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Brandon Finnegan – L | CIN-100 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 6:40 PM |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Jake Arrieta – R | PHI-112 | 7.0 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chad Kuhl – R | PIT-200 | TBD | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Jake Faria – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Alex Cobb – R | BAL-140 | 7.5 | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez – L | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Aaron Sanchez – R | BOS-125 | 8.5 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Jon Lester – L | at | Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | CLE-125 | 8.0 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Trevor Richards – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Clayton Kershaw – L | LAD-380 | 7.0 | Dodger Stadium | 7:35 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Kendall Graveman – R | at | Texas Rangers | Doug Fister – R | TEX-114 | 10.5 | Rangers Ballpark | 8:05 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Jason Hammel – R | MIL-120 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| New York Mets | Steven Matz – L | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Michael Wacha – R | STL-145 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
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