Fantasy baseball first basemen by OPS:
1. Joey Votto, Reds- .985. More OBP than SLG%.
2. Freddie Freeman, Braves- .968. Tremendous season for Freeman.
3. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers- .956. Is Miggy on the trading block?
4. Anthony Rizzo, Cubs- .928.
5. Paul Goldschmidt, D'Backs- .899. Down year for Goldy in power, but the 32 SB's help is overall fantasy value.
6. Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays- .886.
7. Brandon Belt, Giants- .868. Only 17 HR's, but a .393 OBP.
8. Hanley Ramirez, Red Sox- .866. My friend won our league's championship because Hanley got red hot at just the right time.
9. Carlos Santana, Indians- .865.
10. Chris Carter, Brewers- .821. Dingers! Gains a ton of value in an OBP league vs BA.
11. Jose Abreu, White Sox- .820.
12. Tommy Joseph, Phillies- .813. Projects to about 35 HR's in 600 PA.
13. Mike Napoli, Indians- .800.
14. Will Myers, Padres- .797. 28 HR's, 28 SB's. Still getting better as a hitter.
15. Chris Davis, Orioles- .792. Another guy who benefits from OBP vs BA.
16. Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers- .784.
17. Brandon Moss, Cardinals- .784.
Sluggers with very low BA's but average OBP's will become much more valuable as my league switches to an OBP/SLG% format. Goldy and Wil Myers give extra value with the SB's. Myers is a riser with Tommy Joseph a potential breakout. Adrian Gonzalez is in decline and I probably would not bet on Hanley Ramirez again.
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I had Big Papi. I know he's retired, but I think he was probably Top-3.
ReplyDeleteI got the data from Fangraphs and they did not list David Ortiz as a first baseman, but yes, he did have 1B eligibility in Yahoo leagues which is what my league is.
DeleteHe played 5 innings of first base... :)
ReplyDeleteDr. B.- What do you think of Josh Bell?
ReplyDeleteI loved Josh Bell coming out of HS. Big switch-hitting power prospect. He's been slow to develop and appears to be defensively challenged. I could see him having a peak of about a .280 BA with 25 +/- HR's and bad defense at 1B. Kinda of an average MLB first baseman.
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