DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Wednesday, September 19th
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, September 19th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | Jack Flaherty – R | at | Atlanta Braves | Touki Toussaint – R | ATL-100 | 8.5 | SunTrust Park | 12:10 PM |
| Minnesota Twins | Jose Berrios – R | at | Detroit Tigers | Spencer Turnbull – R | TBD | TBD | Comerica Park | 1:10 PM |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Ryne Stanek – R | at | Texas Rangers | Yohander Mendez – L | TBD | TBD | Rangers Ballpark | 2:05 PM |
| New York Mets | Noah Syndergaard – R | at | Philadelphia Phillies | Zach Eflin – R | NYM-115 | 7.5 | Citizens Bank Park | 6:05 PM |
| Boston Red Sox | David Price – L | at | New York Yankees | Luis Severino – R | TBD | TBD | Yankee Stadium | 7:05 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Heath Fillmyer – R | at | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chris Archer – R | PIT-200 | 7.5 | PNC Park | 7:05 PM |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Marco Estrada – R | at | Baltimore Orioles | Jimmy Yacabonis – R | TBD | TBD | Camden Yards | 7:05 PM |
| Chicago White Sox | Dylan Covey – R | at | Cleveland Indians | Carlos Carrasco – R | CLE-300 | 8.5 | Progressive Field | 7:10 PM |
| Cincinnati Reds | Matt Harvey – R | at | Milwaukee Brewers | Gio Gonzalez – L | MIL-175 | 9.0 | Miller Park | 7:40 PM |
| Seattle Mariners | Roenis Elias – L | at | Houston Astros | Dallas Keuchel – L | TBD | TBD | Minute Maid Park | 8:10 PM |
| San Francisco Giants | Chris Stratton – R | at | San Diego Padres | Robbie Erlin – L | SD -140 | 7.5 | Petco Park | 9:10 PM |
| Chicago Cubs | Cole Hamels – L | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Robbie Ray – L | ARI-111 | 8.0 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| LA Angels of Anaheim | Felix Pena – R | at | Oakland Athletics | Brett Anderson – L | OAK-130 | 8.5 | Oakland Coliseum | 10:05 PM |
| Colorado Rockies | Tyler Anderson – L | at | Los Angeles Dodgers | Walker Buehler – R | LAD-200 | 7.5 | Dodger Stadium | 10:10 PM |
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