DRAFT MLB Value Watch: Wednesday, September 26th
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 26th
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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Marlins | Wei-Yin Chen – L | at | Washington Nationals | Kyle McGowin – R | WAS-210 | 8.5 | Nationals Park | 4:05 PM |
| Houston Astros | Chris Devenski – R | at | Toronto Blue Jays | Sean Reid-Foley – R | TBD | TBD | Rogers Centre | 4:07 PM |
| Kansas City Royals | Heath Fillmyer – R | at | Cincinnati Reds | Cody Reed – L | CIN-164 | 9.0 | Great American Park | 6:40 PM |
| Baltimore Orioles | – L | at | Boston Red Sox | Chris Sale – L | TBD | TBD | Fenway Park | 7:10 PM |
| Atlanta Braves | Sean Newcomb – L | at | New York Mets | Jacob deGrom – R | NYM-159 | 7.0 | Citi Field | 7:10 PM |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Jhoulys Chacin – R | at | St. Louis Cardinals | John Gant – R | STL-110 | 8.5 | Busch Stadium | 7:10 PM |
| New York Yankees | Masahiro Tanaka – R | at | Tampa Bay Rays | Ryne Stanek – R | TBD | TBD | Tropicana Field | 7:10 PM |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Ivan Nova – R | at | Chicago Cubs | Jose Quintana – L | CHC-174 | TBD | Wrigley Field | 8:05 PM |
| Cleveland Indians | Shane Bieber – R | at | Chicago White Sox | Jace Fry – L | TBD | TBD | Guaranteed Rate Field | 8:10 PM |
| Detroit Tigers | Matt Boyd – L | at | Minnesota Twins | Jake Odorizzi – R | MIN-133 | 8.5 | Target Field | 8:10 PM |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Nick Pivetta – R | at | Colorado Rockies | German Marquez – R | COL-185 | 10.5 | Coors Field | 8:40 PM |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Ross Stripling – R | at | Arizona Diamondbacks | Zack Greinke – R | LAD-113 | 7.5 | Chase Field | 9:40 PM |
| Texas Rangers | Yohander Mendez – L | at | LA Angels of Anaheim | Andrew Heaney – L | LAA-176 | 8.5 | Angel Stadium | 10:07 PM |
| Oakland Athletics | Edwin Jackson – R | at | Seattle Mariners | Felix Hernandez – R | SEA-102 | 8.5 | Safeco Field | 10:10 PM |
| San Diego Padres | Luis Perdomo – R | at | San Francisco Giants | Casey Kelly – R | SF -145 | 7.0 | AT&T Park | 10:15 PM |
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