DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Wednesday, August 15th
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, August 15th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | Carlos Rodon – L | at | Detroit Tigers | Jordan Zimmermann – R | CWS-101 | 8.5 | Comerica Park | 1:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Chris Archer – R | at | Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | MIN-120 | 8.0 | Target Field | 1:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Junior Guerra – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Kyle Hendricks – R | CHC-138 | 8.5 | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Brett Anderson – L | OAK-130 | 9.0 | Oakland Coliseum | 3:35 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | Nathan Eovaldi – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Vince Velasquez – R | BOS-113 | 8.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 7:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Zack Wheeler – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Dylan Bundy – R | TBD | TBD | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Jake Faria – R | at | New York Yankees | Luis Cessa – R | TBD | TBD | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Robert Stephenson – R | CLE-165 | 9.5 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Kevin Gausman – R | ATL-230 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 7:35 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | at | Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | HOU-195 | 7.5 | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Burch Smith – R | TOR-120 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| Washington Nationals | Jeremy Hellickson – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | Austin Gomber – L | STL-112 | 9.0 | Busch Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | at | San Diego Padres | Robbie Erlin – L | SD -121 | 8.5 | Petco Park | 9:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Derek Holland – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Hyun-Jin Ryu – L | LAD-190 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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