2016 Ottoneu FGpts Rankings – First Base

Below is the First Base installment of our 2016 Ottoneu FGpt rankings.

In the context of Ottoneu, perhaps rankings are a misnomer, because you really want to know the dollar value each player is worth. We’ve included this information for our benefit. In all, these rankings should help to give you a spread of four dollar values for each player, as well as a comparison to average prices (post-arbitration, pre-cut deadline) within the Ottoneu FGpts universe. Each player’s Ottoneu eligibility (5GS, 10 appearances) is included as well, though players are ranked at their most valuable position. If you have questions on a specific ranking, or a question for a specific ranker, feel free to let us know in the comments.

Consider this your very early, subject to change, Ottoneu pricing cheat sheet.

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Key:
Split – Difference from highest to lowest $ value
Otto.– Average price across Ottoneu FGpts leagues
AVG. – Average $ value from the four of us
(+/-) – Difference between Ottoneu average price and our average $ value

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Ottoneu (FGpts) – First Base
Name ELIG Justin Joe Tom Trey Split Otto. AVG. (+/-)
1 Paul Goldschmidt 1B $54 $51 $49 $56 $7 $46 $53 $7
2 Joey Votto 1B $44 $47 $50 $52 $8 $37 $48 $11
3 Miguel Cabrera 1B $43 $47 $46 $40 $7 $57 $44 ($13)
4 Anthony Rizzo 1B $44 $46 $40 $44 $6 $34 $44 $10
5 Jose Abreu 1B $38 $34 $33 $34 $5 $38 $35 ($3)
6 Freddie Freeman 1B $30 $34 $35 $29 $6 $29 $32 $3
7 Edwin Encarnacion 1B $28 $36 $31 $31 $8 $32 $32 $0
8 Prince Fielder 1B $24 $22 $29 $27 $7 $24 $26 $2
9 David Ortiz 1B $23 $24 $26 $19 $7 $19 $23 $4
10 Eric Hosmer 1B $21 $17 $19 $20 $4 $15 $19 $4
11 Carlos Santana 1B $18 $15 $17 $14 $4 $30 $16 ($14)
12 Adrian Gonzalez 1B $17 $15 $16 $19 $4 $24 $17 ($7)
13 Albert Pujols 1B $12 $13 $10 $7 $6 $23 $11 ($12)
14 Kendrys Morales 1B $11 $9 $9 $10 $2 $4 $10 $6
15 Byung-ho Park UTIL $10 $12 $4 $6 $8 $0 $8 $8
16 Lucas Duda 1B $14 $9 $2 $13 $12 $8 $10 $2
17 Victor Martinez 1B $4 $8 $11 $4 $7 $13 $7 ($6)
18 Mark Teixeira 1B $5 $6 $4 $4 $2 $5 $5 $0
19 Adam Lind 1B $1 $5 $6 $3 $5 $6 $4 ($2)
20 A.J. Reed 1B $2 $4 $2 $4 $2 $3 $3 $0
21 Alex Rodriguez Util $1 $2 $4 $4 $3 $5 $3 ($2)
22 Pedro Alvarez 1B $4 $1 $1 $3 $3 $8 $2 ($6)
23 Gregory Bird 1B $1 $3 $2 $1 $2 $5 $2 ($3)
24 Chris Carter 1B $1 $2 $2 $1 $1 $10 $2 ($8)
25 Joe Mauer 1B $4 $0 $0 $1 $4 $9 $1 ($8)
26 Mitch Moreland 1B $1 $1 $1 $1 $0 $4 $1 ($3)
27 Ryan Zimmerman 1B $2 $1 $0 $2 $2 $18 $1 ($17)
28 Matthew Adams 1B $0 $1 $1 $1 $1 $7 $1 ($6)
29 Justin Bour 1B $0 $2 $0 $0 $2 $3 $1 ($2)
30 Josh Bell 1B $0 $2 $0 $0 $2 $3 $1 ($2)
31 Justin Smoak 1B $0 $0 $1 $0 $1 $5 $0 ($5)
Total $ $457 $469 $451 $450
Total Ranked 31 31 31 31

Some Takeaways:

Only players who received a ranking from  at least one of the four of us were included. Players not listed are likely post-auction pick-ups ($1 players). The line between a $1 player and a post-auction pick-up is very small.

Each owner has different biases to certain positions. To help illustrate these we’ve included “Total $” and “Total ranked” at the bottom of the table. We hope this helps you pick apart some different owner strategies/biases.

The (+/-) column may be helpful in determining which players may generally be overrated by your league mates.





Joe works at a consulting firm in Pittsburgh. When he isn't working or studying for actuarial exams, he focuses on baseball. He also writes @thepointofpgh. Follow him on twitter @Ottoneutrades

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carpaiaMember since 2025
9 years ago

No Brandon belt?