DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Wednesday, July 4th
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, July 4th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | Eduardo Rodriguez – L | at | Washington Nationals | Erick Fedde – R | BOS-101 | 9.0 | Nationals Park | 11:05 AM |
| Atlanta Braves | Julio Teheran – R | at | New York Yankees | CC Sabathia – L | NYY-170 | 9.5 | Yankee Stadium | 1:05 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | – L | at | Miami Marlins | Jose Urena – R | TBD | TBD | Marlins Park | 1:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Francisco Liriano – L | at | Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | CHC-230 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 2:20 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | Yefry Ramirez – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Aaron Nola – R | TBD | TBD | Citizens Bank Park | 4:05 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Luis Perdomo – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Sean Manaea – L | OAK-175 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 4:05 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | – L | at | Seattle Mariners | Mike Leake – R | SEA-105 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 4:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Chase Anderson – R | MIL-105 | 8.5 | Miller Park | 4:10 PM |
| Houston Astros | Gerrit Cole – R | at | Texas Rangers | Mike Minor – L | HOU-145 | 10.0 | Rangers Ballpark | 7:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Corey Oswalt – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Marcus Stroman – R | TOR-190 | 9.0 | Rogers Centre | 7:07 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Dylan Covey – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Sal Romano – R | CIN-177 | 10.0 | Great American Park | 7:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Joe Musgrove – R | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Rich Hill – L | LAD-205 | 8.0 | Dodger Stadium | 8:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Andrew Suarez – L | at | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | COL-118 | 11.5 | Coors Field | 8:10 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Trevor Bauer – R | at | Kansas City Royals | Ian Kennedy – R | CLE-197 | 9.0 | Kauffman Stadium | 8:15 PM |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Miles Mikolas – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Patrick Corbin – L | ARI-142 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 10:10 PM |
Happy 4th of July to everyone – keep cool, have fun and most of all don’t drive if you’ve been drinking. I’ll come get you myself if I have to (you might have to sleep it off though by the time I get there).
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