That being said, I’m in a OPS league. What OF’s would you target as opposed to straight BA leagues? I know this article was for OBP specifically, but figured i’d get your insight.

As for BJ Upton, well he was a top 60 option anyway, he gets a bit of a bump but not a huge one.

I wouldnt worry about targeting speed guys with good OBPs, just go after the best available and it’ll sort itself out.

It’s not that Ichiro has a bad OBP (it’s certainly a good bit above league average), it’s more that he doesnt get the points for having a league-leading type average. They are still fine players to own who wont hurt you, they just dont benefit you as much

As for BJ Upton, well he was a top 60 option anyway, he gets a bit of a bump but not a huge one.

I wouldnt worry about targeting speed guys with good OBPs, just go after the best available and it’ll sort itself out.

It’s not that Ichiro has a bad OBP (it’s certainly a good bit above league average), it’s more that he doesnt get the points for having a league-leading type average. They are still fine players to own who wont hurt you, they just dont benefit you as much

The addition of a 6th category cuts the importance/value of the others a bit, they are now 1/6 of what you need in a player. When you’re adding OBP, it increases the importance of safeguarding your ratios. I assume this is roto? In head to head, the 6th category doesnt do much really, you should still focus primarily on the counting numbers

On a related note, how does having 6 categories impact the importance of any one category?

Also, think, 2013 we could have the Nationals and Pirates in the play-offs….not so outlandish

Rios actually represents a nice value in standard leagues this year. He’s so cheap and he can only go up, he was a top performer just two years ago, yet everything things he’s a leper or something. I dont love his upside in OBP leagues (and you’ve documented why), but in average leagues, he’s a solid late round target.

Unfortunately I dont have the bandwidth to go through Grey’s impeccable list and move people around based on OBP. In reality values shouldnt change by more than 20 spots though, so you can do kind of just do it on the fly on draft day. That’s actually how I do my OBP drafts, with a standard sheet and then just do ticks for good or poor OBP performers.

I dont think you needed to say OBP, CC, Rios and Wells are turds in most formats!

seems that i always enjoy your articles ,
and your responses to questions , as well .

don’t screw up a good thing …. and if you do ,
don’t blame me for jinxing you .

am confessing to always having been an alexei rios fan .
unlike bautista who has successfully adopted a see-it-and-rip-it
approach at the plate ,
rios was unsuccessful with his “patty-cake” swings , last year .

am thinking that instead of just swinging like a timid 5 year old
girl leaving her mommy and entering kindergarten for her 1st week ,
that had he just left the bat on his shoulder , rios’ OBP might have
approached 5,000. , last year .

Albert , you used the word ‘putrid’ to describe escobar’s obp (see above)
and it reminded me of andrew zimmerman’s trip to iceland , to eat rotten
shark meat (that apparently is poison to eat any other way) ,
and that led me to thinking about watching rios’ efforts at the plate ,
last year …. and , yes , i’d like to quit him , but i can’t .

one man’s poison .

What are the chances you’d take Grey’s top 300 and adjust it for OBP? That would be very valuable.

Other OBP turds I’ve noticed are Crawford, Rios and Wells.

nothing to do with OBP , but ,
Cutch , as he is called in the Iron City , signing
an extension to remain in Pittsburgh , is a GOOD thing
for baseball , imo .

I’d take Berkman over Morse in an average league and will definitely take him over Morse in OBP leagues….

Adam Jones thinks he’s Vlad Guerrero which would be awesome if it didnt make me sad!

haha … funny stuff ,
but with this crowd , maybe you should have said
eddie munster .

It’s also worth mentioning that Hosmer takes a hit in this format since he walks so little.

I bet you’ll find that a few people may have really overvalued high OBP guys while the others kind of didnt, at least that’s what I’ve experienced in my leagues.

I think, in your position, it’s more important to avoid OBP drains than get the high OBP guys. So you dont have to dock the OBP losers as much but ensure you dont get the OBP dregs.

I’d take Pedroia over Kinsler in an OPS league.

I already have McCutchen pretty high and his walk rate has been nothing more than outstanding in the majors and minors. A .370/.375 OBP is wholly realistic, which should make McCutchen solidly in the top 20 or so.