2018 Ottoneu FGPts Rankings: C/1B/3B

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February 14, 2018

Today we are kicking off our annual series on ottoneu FanGraphs points league rankings. This year the rankings will include values from myself, Trey Baughn, and the default values from the FanGraphs Auction Calculator using the ottoneu FanGraphs points preset (Steamer projections). We are presenting our individual dollar values, plus the weighted average of all three rankings (2:2:1 weighting with the Auction Calc weighted less). In addition, the tables below include ottoneu eligibility (5 games started/10 games played in the prior year). Players are ranked only at their most valuable position, and the hierarchy we are using is C/SS/2B/3B/OF/1B (with 3B and OF being a coin toss in terms of replacement level, we chose to include 3B/OF eligibles at 3B).

Key:

AVG – Weighted average of Auction Calc, Vibber, and Baughn values
Avg Sal – Average salary across Ottoneu FGpts leagues
Own%– Percentage of FGPts leagues player is currently owned in (as of 2/13/18)

Ottoneu FGPts- Catcher
Otto ID Name Elig AC Justin Trey AVG Avg Sal Own%
14078 Gary Sanchez C $37.0 $30.0 $33.0 $ 32.6 $ 20.2 89.7
5663 Buster Posey C/1B $38.0 $25.0 $23.0 $ 26.8 $ 34.4 49.0
12398 Willson Contreras C $29.0 $19.0 $25.0 $ 23.4 $ 12.0 89.0
14864 Jacob Realmuto C/1B $24.0 $12.0 $11.0 $ 14.0 $ 8.5 89.7
8626 Salvador Perez C $23.0 $9.0 $10.0 $ 12.2 $ 11.8 67.6
14194 Evan Gattis C $15.0 $9.0 $8.0 $ 9.8 $ 8.6 49.7
5188 Jonathan Lucroy C $11.0 $10.0 $6.0 $ 8.6 $ 13.3 18.6
14882 Yasmani Grandal C $0.0 $6.0 $8.0 $ 5.6 $ 11.2 29.7
7179 Chris Iannetta C $0.0 $6.0 $8.0 $ 5.6 $ 3.5 9.0
18183 Mike Zunino C $11.0 $1.0 $3.0 $ 3.8 $ 4.9 75.2
8742 Yadier Molina C $12.0 $1.0 $2.0 $ 3.6 $ 6.4 51.0
18410 Austin Barnes C/2B $0.0 $4.0 $5.0 $ 3.6 $ 4.1 71.0
4906 Stephen Vogt C $0.0 $5.0 $2.0 $ 2.8 $ 7.3 7.6
19963 Francisco Mejia C $0.0 $3.0 $3.0 $ 2.4 $ 4.1 86.2
9446 Brian McCann C $1.0 $3.0 $2.0 $ 2.2 $ 6.8 32.4
18451 Chance Sisco C $0.0 $4.0 $1.0 $ 2.0 $ 3.5 41.4
15293 Russell Martin C/3B $6.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 2.0 $ 6.9 15.9
4355 Wilson Ramos C $0.0 $3.0 $2.0 $ 2.0 $ 6.1 42.1
18069 Alex Avila C/1B $0.0 $3.0 $2.0 $ 2.0 $ 3.3 31.7
18001 Welington Castillo C $0.0 $2.0 $3.0 $ 2.0 $ 5.9 57.2
1652 Robinson Chirinos C $0.0 $2.0 $1.0 $ 1.2 $ 3.3 30.3
3997 Tyler Flowers C $0.0 $1.0 $2.0 $ 1.2 $ 3.4 44.1
13479 Jorge Alfaro C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 4.5 59.3
18207 Austin Hedges C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 4.9 22.8
23714 Carson Kelly C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 3.5 20.0
23619 Zack Collins C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 2.6 19.3
4980 Travis d’Arnaud C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 4.3 18.6
7665 Matt Wieters C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 6.9 11.0
18450 Tommy Murphy C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 5.2 7.6
19481 Danny Jansen C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 2.3 4.8
4479 Devin Mesoraco C $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 5.5 2.8
19285 Victor Caratini C/1B $0.0 $1.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 2.3 2.1
18424 James McCann C $2.0 $0.0 $1.0 $ 0.8 $ 3.1 13.8
22219 Keibert Ruiz C $0.0 $1.0 $0.0 $ 0.4 $ 2.3 2.1
1051 Kurt Suzuki C $0.0 $0.0 $1.0 $ 0.4 $ 3.0 5.5

Observations:

  • The catcher rankings are dominated by three names at the top- one veteran (Posey), and two youngsters (Sanchez and Contreras)
  • After the top three names the position thins out considerably, and past Realmuto and Perez I’d probably just shop in the bargain bin at the position
  • The Auction Calc values heavily favor total points and playing time versus the values from Trey and myself, which explains the large differences with guys like Grandal/Iannetta/Molina/Martin. Catcher is an easy position to platoon given the two slots in the lineup (but a 162 games cap), so I think favoring Pts/G over total points is the way to go
Ottoneu FGPts- 1B
otto ID Name Elig AC Justin Trey AVG Avg Salary Own%
1107 Joey Votto 1B $ 50.0 $ 49.0 $ 52.0 $ 50.4 $ 45.3 87.6
4374 Paul Goldschmidt 1B $ 51.0 $ 44.0 $ 46.0 $ 46.2 $ 52.2 81.4
18286 Jose Abreu 1B $ 34.0 $ 26.0 $ 28.0 $ 28.4 $ 28.6 80.0
4069 Edwin Encarnacion 1B $ 29.0 $ 25.0 $ 25.0 $ 25.8 $ 30.5 49.0
9054 Miguel Cabrera 1B $ 19.0 $ 22.0 $ 23.0 $ 21.8 $ 32.8 20.7
8631 Eric Hosmer 1B $ 30.0 $ 18.0 $ 16.0 $ 19.6 $ 15.6 82.1
8563 William Myers 1B $ 23.0 $ 16.0 $ 14.0 $ 16.6 $ 19.3 64.1
5434 Justin Smoak 1B $ 17.0 $ 12.0 $ 15.0 $ 14.2 $ 6.1 86.2
18152 Josh Bell 1B $ 19.0 $ 12.0 $ 9.0 $ 12.2 $ 8.7 81.4
5807 Justin Bour 1B $ 7.0 $ 13.0 $ 12.0 $ 11.4 $ 5.3 83.4
18266 Gregory Bird 1B $ 2.0 $ 10.0 $ 14.0 $ 10.0 $ 8.5 84.1
5165 Yonder Alonso 1B $ 9.0 $ 8.0 $ 5.0 $ 7.0 $ 4.9 51.7
15562 Chris Davis 1B $ 6.0 $ 7.0 $ 6.0 $ 6.4 $ 14.5 15.2
5229 Lucas Duda 1B $ – $ 9.0 $ 6.0 $ 6.0 $ 4.8 38.6
23678 Yulieski Gurriel 1B $ 4.0 $ 6.0 $ 6.0 $ 5.6 $ 6.3 66.2
12652 Hanley Ramirez 1B $ 1.0 $ 7.0 $ 6.0 $ 5.4 $ 11.8 11.7
8511 Ryan Zimmerman 1B $ – $ 7.0 $ 5.0 $ 4.8 $ 5.8 84.1
2581 Logan Morrison 1B $ – $ 7.0 $ 5.0 $ 4.8 $ 4.0 71.7
557 Kendrys Morales 1B $ – $ 4.0 $ 3.0 $ 2.8 $ 8.3 15.2
4507 Joe Mauer 1B $ – $ 3.0 $ 2.0 $ 2.0 $ 3.7 20.7
18300 Dominic Smith 1B $ – $ 2.0 $ 1.0 $ 1.2 $ 3.7 38.6
18384 A.J. Reed 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.8 $ 4.8 22.8
1349 Mark Reynolds 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.8 $ 3.8 19.3
8599 Thomas Joseph 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.8 $ 4.4 7.6
15450 Bobby Bradley 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.8 $ 3.0 0.7
15220 Adrian Gonzalez 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ – $ 0.4 $ 9.4 4.8
18499 Rowdy Tellez 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ – $ 0.4 $ 2.5 4.1
12069 Kennys Vargas 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ – $ 0.4 $ 6.5 1.4
23808 Pavin Smith 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ – $ 0.4 $ 2.0 1.4
23799 Luke Voit 1B $ – $ 1.0 $ – $ 0.4 $ 4.0 0.7
8741 Albert Pujols 1B $ – $ – $ 1.0 $ 0.4 $ 9.2 6.2

Observations:

  • Two stud anchors in Votto and Goldshmidt, but this position feels much lighter at the high end than in years past
  • There are reasons to buy guys like Abreu/Cabrera/Encarnacion in the next tier, but all carry warts and you may find that they cost more at auction than they probably should
  • Like catcher, this is another position where I would bargain hunt/platoon if I’m not able to roster one of the top few options. I particularly like Greg Bird, and there are a couple intriguing bats that have yet to find a home in free agency (Duda and Morrison)
Ottoneu FGPts- 3B
otto ID Name Elig AC Justin Trey AVG Avg Salary Own%
12379 Nolan Arenado 3B $ 51.0 $ 49.0 $ 48.0 $ 49.0 $ 44.2 85.5
18256 Kris Bryant 3B/OF $ 48.0 $ 46.0 $ 47.0 $ 46.8 $ 47.6 84.1
5680 Freddie Freeman 1B/3B $ 40.0 $ 42.0 $ 47.0 $ 43.6 $ 39.1 87.6
5418 Josh Donaldson 3B $ 40.0 $ 41.0 $ 44.0 $ 42.0 $ 41.2 74.5
14934 Manny Machado 3B $ 42.0 $ 32.0 $ 35.0 $ 35.2 $ 44.7 75.2
18120 Anthony Rendon 3B $ 23.0 $ 22.0 $ 25.0 $ 23.4 $ 24.5 90.3
3013 Justin Turner 3B $ 20.0 $ 25.0 $ 20.0 $ 22.0 $ 15.8 91.0
18346 Jake Lamb 3B $ 19.0 $ 18.0 $ 18.0 $ 18.2 $ 12.3 91.0
13310 Miguel Sano 1B/3B $ 6.0 $ 20.0 $ 16.0 $ 15.6 $ 18.6 78.6
14914 Nick Castellanos 3B/OF $ 16.0 $ 15.0 $ 15.0 $ 15.2 $ 10.3 88.3
4885 Kyle Seager 3B $ 18.0 $ 13.0 $ 15.0 $ 14.8 $ 20.4 31.7
15217 Adrian Beltre 3B $ 11.0 $ 15.0 $ 16.0 $ 14.6 $ 19.1 37.9
18344 Rafael Devers 3B $ 6.0 $ 14.0 $ 12.0 $ 11.6 $ 8.0 91.7
18531 Travis Shaw 3B $ 9.0 $ 11.0 $ 13.0 $ 11.4 $ 5.4 91.0
9668 Eugenio Suarez 3B $ 11.0 $ 10.0 $ 12.0 $ 11.0 $ 5.8 87.6
7624 Mike Moustakas 3B $ 10.0 $ 13.0 $ 8.0 $ 10.4 $ 9.6 87.6
1583 Evan Longoria 3B $ 15.0 $ 7.0 $ 6.0 $ 8.2 $ 16.8 26.2
23623 Nick Senzel 3B $ – $ 6.0 $ 7.0 $ 5.2 $ 4.8 88.3
18549 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 3B $ – $ 4.0 $ 6.0 $ 4.0 $ 4.6 86.2
13821 Maikel Franco 3B $ 5.0 $ 3.0 $ 1.0 $ 2.6 $ 9.2 37.9
5641 Todd Frazier 3B $ 1.0 $ 4.0 $ 2.0 $ 2.6 $ 10.9 19.3
18378 Matt Chapman 3B $ 2.0 $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 1.2 $ 4.3 65.5
23720 Miguel Andujar 3B $ – $ 1.0 $ 2.0 $ 1.2 $ 3.7 12.4
23624 Ryon Healy 1B/3B $ – $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.8 $ 6.3 40.7
23851 Nick Delmonico 3B/OF $ – $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.8 $ 3.9 27.6
18517 Yandy Diaz 3B/OF $ – $ 1.0 $ 1.0 $ 0.8 $ 3.6 22.1
23582 Jeimer Candelario 3B $ – $ – $ 1.0 $ 0.4 $ 3.6 31.0
3042 Chase Headley 1B/3B $ – $ – $ 1.0 $ 0.4 $ 3.4 13.1
18247 Colin Moran 3B $ – $ – $ 1.0 $ 0.4 $ 3.3 4.8
18108 Cory Spangenberg 3B/OF $ – $ – $ 1.0 $ 0.4 $ 2.4 3.4

Observations:

  • Unlike C and 1B, 3B feels incredibly deep this year
  • Arenado/Bryant/Freeman/Donaldson are consensus studs, and Bryant and Freeman also offer some roster flexibility with their dual eligibility
  • Machado is ranked here as a 3B, but his value would go about a fair amount when/if he earns SS eligibility, so keep that in mind
  • A couple top prospects at this position (Senzel and Vlad Jr.), Senzel should contribute as soon as this year and Guerrero carries a ton of helium (mostly deserved)

Any questions or comments about these rankings? Let us know in the comments!





 

Justin is a life long Cubs fan who has been playing fantasy baseball for 20+ years, and an ottoneu addict since 2012. Follow him on Twitter @justinvibber.

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OddBall Herrera
6 years ago

“Players are ranked only at their most valuable position, and the hierarchy we are using is C/SS/2B/3B/OF/1B”

Phew, I was about to go into a rage about Hoskins and Olson missing from the 1b list, then I read the actual article.

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Mario Mendozamember
6 years ago
Reply to  OddBall Herrera

Given the recent articles about how positional scarcity isn’t a thing anymore, and how auction values are the best way rank players along a talent distribution curve… and since eligibility is so fungible and everyone wants players on different lists then where you put them anyway…

Maybe you should just do a single all-hitter list with auction values and currently-eligible positions that people can copy and filter? Is it more work for the writers? Not necessarily — one shot and done. Is a long list tough to read? Not at all, and this way people can make whatever filtered list they want.

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Dknapp26
6 years ago
Reply to  Mario Mendoza

I think this:
https://www.fangraphs.com/auctiontool.aspx
Is what you’re looking for

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Mario Mendozamember
6 years ago
Reply to  Dknapp26

Except that’s just Steamer right now, and Steamer+Zips eventually, but no eye tests from our Otto RG writers.

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