2018 Ottoneu FGPts Rankings: C/1B/3B
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:
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- 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)
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“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.
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.
I think this:
https://www.fangraphs.com/auctiontool.aspx
Is what you’re looking for
Except that’s just Steamer right now, and Steamer+Zips eventually, but no eye tests from our Otto RG writers.
No Joey Gallo at 3B? Behind Turner on the auction calculator
He has OF eligibility, so I imagine he will be in that list.
It says in the intro that 3B/OF eligible are listed in 3B
I’m actually not a fan of the decision to only include players at one position, though I get that’d explode the tables size-wise a bit.
Ex: you might have both Bregman and Seager, in which case you care a lot less about Bregman’s value relative to shortstops than you do his value relative to third basemen.
But Bregman can fill your MI slot, so you do care about his value relative to other MI (including 2B) much more than relative to 3B.
This is a comment that comes up every year, and while I understand why someone would want to see how a player like Bregman is valued at 3B AND SS, we’ve made a decision to only show players at their most valuable position rather than have multiple versions each with different $ values.
I mean if you care that much, you can always C/P the lists and put them into your own spreadsheets to do custom sorts. That’s what I do.
This was an oversight on my part, Gallo should have been included with the 3B but will appear on the OF list instead.
Where’s Anthony Rizzo?
2B eligible in Ottoneu
Correct, Rizzo will appear on the 2B rankings, which will be the next one to be released (along with SS)
What? How?
Rizzo listed as having played 10 games at 2nd. It’s part of a Cubs bunt defense alignment. He is stationed in between 1st and 2nd while the 2nd base covers first. MLB rules state that the player closest to 1st is the only player who can wear 1st baseman glove, thus for the purpose of scoring Rizzo becomes 2nd base. Baseball Reference shows Rizzo 10 games but only 4.1 innings.
Not sure what happened to Joey Gallo, but I would think he should be on one of those lists.
Nevermind, just saw your reply on the earlier thread. I’m an idiot.
these post-humidor?
What am I missing? Carlos Santana? Edit: I guess he’ll be in the OF.
Brandon Belt? I can’t imagine he’s more valuable at OF than 1B?
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