Chad Young’s Ottoneu RP Ranks

Chad’s Other Ottoneu Rankings: C |1B | 2B | SS | 3B | OF | SP

I don’t spend on RP in part because I believe there are a large number of $1-$5 RP at auction every year who will return far more value and who, if they don’t return that value, can easily be cut until you find someone who does. As a result, I choose to spend elsewhere.

So why do I have tiers at $15+? Because I had to decide between a list that capped at $14 and was completely useless to you – Hendriks and Hader are never going that cheap – or tiers that were useful, even if I am not going to pay them.

This does not mean, by the way, that I think you should never pay those prices. Spending $20 on a reliever is a roster-building choice and it isn’t the strategy I use. Plenty of other managers pay those prices and are successful. It’s like any other position in that way. Not everyone has a $50 OF and plenty of people without $50 OF win leagues. I just choose not t have a $20 RP.

I also have very wide tiers at the bottom and there is significant overlap. There are going to be a bunch of players in my $0 tier or even not on this list who are valuable this year. More than any other position, you can’t rely on lists like this for RP. You have to keep your eyes open, grab guys who are pitching well, and see what you can find.

As with my SP ranks, there are no notes here, as I wanted to get them out quickly. A few notes that would have appeared in that column:

• Josh Hader over Liam Hendriks is mostly about age, but honestly, I could go either way.
• Craig Kimbrel and Kenley Jansen move down quite a bit if they are not closing.
• I expect I will have plenty of Anthony Gose on my rosters on Opening Day, but I could see that being down to 0 by May 1 (or whatever date is roughly one month after Opening Day).
• Being a Capital-C Closer matters more than you might think – yes, a save is only 1 more point than a hold, but closers also get more holds+saves than set up guys do.