Ottoneu Top 100 Starting Pitchers for 2020
Using a format similar to the one Justin Mason recently posted for 2020 Roto player rankings, below is the 2020 ranking of the Top 100 Starting Pitchers for Ottoneu fantasy baseball. Ottoneu leagues are auction style, but with no salaries listed (league dependent), think of these lists as simplified “snake draft” rankings (“which player would I take before the next”), or a value ranking of players above replacement level for 2020. Players with multi-position eligibility may receive a slight bump in value (2020 positions listed). You can reference average Ottoneu player salaries here, but keep in mind these salaries fluctuate throughout the winter as rosters shape up towards today’s keeper deadline for all leagues.
Previous 2020 Ottoneu rankings:
Since a majority of Ottoneu leagues are points leagues (pitching based on linear weights), WHIP and Wins are less of a factor here than in traditional rotisserie rankings. Even if you don’t play Ottoneu, this list might be a good proxy for sabermetric leagues, so keep that context in mind as you review. “P/IP” represents the projected points per innings pitched from Steamer projections and their estimated innings total.
If I’ve missed an important player, or you believe I’ve wildly over or under-valued someone, please let me know in the comments and I’ll be sure to update.
| Rank | Player | POS | Steamer IP | P/IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob deGrom | SP | 205 | 5.64 |
| 2 | Gerrit Cole | SP | 202 | 5.64 |
| 3 | Max Scherzer | SP | 202 | 5.59 |
| 4 | Justin Verlander | SP | 204 | 5.28 |
| 5 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | 200 | 4.98 |
| 6 | Walker Buehler | SP | 194 | 5.07 |
| 7 | Blake Snell | SP | 179 | 5.16 |
| 8 | Charlie Morton | SP | 192 | 5.06 |
| 9 | Mike Clevinger | SP | 197 | 4.92 |
| 10 | Shane Bieber | SP | 198 | 4.81 |
| 11 | Jack Flaherty | SP | 192 | 4.94 |
| 12 | Patrick Corbin | SP | 192 | 4.88 |
| 13 | Luis Castillo | SP | 190 | 4.66 |
| 14 | Lucas Giolito | SP | 191 | 4.24 |
| 15 | Noah Syndergaard | SP | 195 | 4.68 |
| 16 | Chris Sale | SP | 177 | 5.68 |
| 17 | Yu Darvish | SP | 185 | 4.89 |
| 18 | Tyler Glasnow | SP | 163 | 5.02 |
| 19 | Luis Severino | RP | 168 | 4.40 |
| 20 | Clayton Kershaw | SP | 202 | 4.68 |
| 21 | Lance Lynn | SP | 192 | 4.37 |
| 22 | Aaron Nola | SP | 198 | 4.65 |
| 23 | Chris Paddack | SP | 166 | 4.53 |
| 24 | Shohei Ohtani | Util/SP | 110 | 4.88 |
| 25 | Mike Soroka | SP | 189 | 4.11 |
| 26 | Brandon Woodruff | SP | 183 | 4.47 |
| 27 | Sonny Gray | SP | 175 | 4.50 |
| 28 | Zack Wheeler | SP | 189 | 4.19 |
| 29 | Carlos Carrasco | SP/RP | 173 | 4.60 |
| 30 | Zack Greinke | SP | 199 | 3.85 |
| 31 | James Paxton | SP | 183 | 4.58 |
| 32 | Max Fried | SP | 172 | 4.67 |
| 33 | Corey Kluber | SP | 187 | 4.13 |
| 34 | Trevor Bauer | SP | 200 | 4.69 |
| 35 | Jose Berrios | SP | 198 | 3.85 |
| 36 | Zac Gallen | SP | 145 | 4.33 |
| 37 | Jake Odorizzi | SP | 172 | 3.73 |
| 38 | German Marquez | SP | 187 | 4.32 |
| 39 | Frankie Montas | SP | 186 | 4.15 |
| 40 | Dinelson Lamet | SP | 162 | 4.91 |
| 41 | Marcus Stroman | SP | 179 | 4.25 |
| 42 | David Price | SP | 164 | 4.17 |
| 43 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | 193 | 4.16 |
| 44 | Robbie Ray | SP | 174 | 4.45 |
| 45 | Madison Bumgarner | SP | 199 | 3.83 |
| 46 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP | 186 | 3.90 |
| 47 | Mike Minor | SP | 201 | 3.54 |
| 48 | Lance McCullers Jr. | RP | 156 | 4.64 |
| 49 | Andrew Heaney | SP | 168 | 4.35 |
| 50 | Dustin May | SP/RP | 107 | 4.10 |
| 51 | Jesus Luzardo | SP/RP | 149 | 4.28 |
| 52 | Joe Musgrove | SP | 179 | 4.03 |
| 53 | Matthew Boyd | SP | 183 | 4.10 |
| 54 | Chris Archer | SP | 180 | 4.31 |
| 55 | Carlos Martinez | RP | 78 | 4.49 |
| 56 | A.J. Puk | SP/RP | 117 | 4.16 |
| 57 | Kenta Maeda | SP/RP | 130 | 4.40 |
| 58 | Luke Weaver | SP | 134 | 4.16 |
| 59 | Julio Urias | SP/RP | 139 | 4.28 |
| 63 | Garrett Richards | SP/RP | 165 | 4.44 |
| 60 | Jon Gray | SP | 186 | 4.15 |
| 61 | Mitch Keller | SP | 140 | 4.39 |
| 62 | Masahiro Tanaka | SP | 180 | 3.45 |
| 64 | Sean Manaea | SP | 162 | 3.50 |
| 65 | Griffin Canning | SP | 135 | 4.01 |
| 66 | Miles Mikolas | SP | 192 | 3.92 |
| 67 | Joey Lucchesi | SP | 185 | 3.86 |
| 68 | Cole Hamels | SP | 164 | 4.11 |
| 69 | Steven Matz | SP | 159 | 3.90 |
| 70 | Jose Quintana | SP | 177 | 3.80 |
| 71 | Dallas Keuchel | SP | 197 | 3.48 |
| 72 | Jose Urquidy | SP | 168 | 3.76 |
| 73 | Michael Kopech | RP | 91 | 3.71 |
| 74 | Caleb Smith | SP | 179 | 3.71 |
| 75 | Anthony DeSclafani | SP | 153 | 3.84 |
| 76 | Spencer Turnbull | SP | 139 | 3.68 |
| 77 | Ross Stripling | SP/RP | 80 | 4.53 |
| 78 | Kyle Gibson | SP/RP | 174 | 3.70 |
| 79 | Sandy Alcantara | SP | 188 | 3.37 |
| 80 | Aaron Civale | SP | 148 | 3.16 |
| 81 | MacKenzie Gore | SP | 18 | 3.84 |
| 82 | Brendan McKay | SP | 87 | 4.39 |
| 83 | Yonny Chirinos | SP/RP | 130 | 3.78 |
| 84 | Mike Foltynewicz | SP | 181 | 3.45 |
| 85 | Dylan Bundy | SP | 178 | 3.79 |
| 86 | Kevin Gausman | SP/RP | 155 | 4.19 |
| 87 | Johnny Cueto | SP/RP | 182 | 3.96 |
| 88 | Matt Shoemaker | SP | 136 | 3.16 |
| 89 | Tyler Beede | SP | 73 | 4.05 |
| 90 | Adrian Houser | SP/RP | 155 | 3.85 |
| 91 | Pablo Lopez | SP | 157 | 4.00 |
| 92 | Chris Bassitt | SP | 129 | 3.93 |
| 93 | Nathan Eovaldi | SP/RP | 148 | 4.05 |
| 94 | Nate Pearson | SP | 1 | 6.80 |
| 95 | Dylan Cease | SP | 108 | 3.75 |
| 96 | Mike Fiers | SP | 188 | 2.82 |
| 97 | Brad Keller | SP | 182 | 3.35 |
| 98 | Kyle Wright | SP/RP | 46 | 4.10 |
| 99 | Wade Miley | SP | 147 | 3.59 |
| 100 | Kyle Hendricks | SP | 179 | 3.81 |
Trey is a 20+ year fantasy veteran and an early adopter of Ottoneu fantasy sports. He currently administers the Ottoneu community, a network of ~1,200 fantasy baseball and football fans talking sports daily. More resources here: http://community.ottoneu.com
Good to see that Nate Pearson will get one monster inning!
Somewhere Kyle Hendricks is wondering if he should even suit up at all if some kid can best his 179 innings with just that monster inning.