# Ottoneu Baseball Strategy Collection
**URL:** https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585
**Category:** Ottoneu Basics
**Created:** [November 22, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585 "2023-11-22T16:43:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@irishmac473](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/irishmac473)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/1 "2023-11-22T16:43:39Z")
I’m new to Ottoneu having just joined the [Stats N@ league](https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/171/team?team=1410) who by the way need a couple new managers [1](https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/171/team?team=1266) [2](https://ottoneu.fangraphs.com/171/team?team=1322). I’ve been furiously reading articles about Ottoneu baseball since I have never played in anything like this before. I just thought I would start a post with links to all the articles (and a few Youtube videos) that have been helping me learn about Ottoneu strategy. Hopefully, it will save someone else the time taken to search for all these. I will continue to update this post as I read and find articles. If you have any suggestions, leave a link below.
# **General Articles**
- [A Boutique, Brainy Vision of Fantasy Baseball, From an Adams Morgan Apartment](https://archive.is/SiAvg)
- [How to Get Started Playing Ottoneu](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/how-to-get-started-playing-ottoneu/)
- [How Hitting is Scored in Ottoneu FanGraphs Points Leagues](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/how-hitting-is-scored-in-ottoneu-fangraphs-points-leagues/)
- [How Pitching is Scored in Ottoneu FanGraphs Points Leagues](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/how-pitching-is-scored-in-ottoneu-fangraphs-points-leagues/)
- [Learning Ottoneu](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/learning-ottoneu/)
- [Ottoneu Tips & Tricks](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-tips-tricks/)
- [10 Tips for Ottoneu Rookies](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/10-tips-for-ottoneu-rookies/)
- [12 Lessons We Learned in Year One of the Pitcher List Ottoneu Rookie League - YoutTube](https://youtu.be/4RDlu1nrgFM?si=TmoNw52T_xp_Y47U)
- [An Introduction to Ottoneu and Why You Should Play It - YouTube](https://youtu.be/ucWNhMiD0KI?si=4lbdTe5vKzRKyT9s)
- [Ottonewbs: Advice For Those New To Ottoneu](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottonewbs-advice-for-those-new-to-ottoneu/)
- [Ottoneu Strategies for Every Setting](https://plus.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-strategies-for-every-setting/)
# **Auction**
- [Ottoneu Auction Prep](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-auction-prep/)
- [Ottonewbs: Auction Preparation and Strategy](https://pitcherlist.com/ottonewbs-auction-preparation-and-strategy/)
- [Ottonewbs: Preparing for the Auction](https://pitcherlist.com/ottonewbs-preparing-for-the-auction/)
- [Typical Ottoneu Auction Results - Forum Post](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/typical-ottoneu-auction-results/1136)
# **Roster Building**
- [How I Construct My Ottoneu Rosters](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/how-i-construct-my-ottoneu-rosters/)
- [Building a Bullpen in Ottoneu Points Leagues](https://pitcherlist.com/building-a-bullpen-in-ottoneu-points-leagues/)
- [A Classic Example of My Favorite Ottoneu Strategy](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/a-classic-example-of-my-favorite-ottoneu-strategy/)
# **Trades**
- [Ottoneu 101: How Loans Work in Ottoneu](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-101-how-loans-work-in-ottoneu/)
# **Off Season**
- [Ottoneu Offseason Checklist](https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/ottoneu-offseason-checklist/)
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/2 "2023-11-22T17:08:32Z")
This is excellent stuff!!
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### Author:  [@Coppernob](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/Coppernob)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/3 "2023-11-23T02:51:13Z")
Auction Prep
> **[Ottonewbs: Auction Preparation and Strategy | Pitcher List](https://pitcherlist.com/ottonewbs-auction-preparation-and-strategy/)**
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> How we prepared for the Ottoneu auction, and some lessons we learned along the way.
was also useful
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### Author:  [@irishmac473](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/irishmac473)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 5:29am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/4 "2023-11-23T05:29:44Z")
Thanks, I’ll add that to my reading list.
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### Author:  [@ichirosamba](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/ichirosamba)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/5 "2023-11-23T11:39:20Z")
This is really great, thanks for taking the initiative! Here’s a couple more in the general articles / tips for beginners section:
> **[An Intro to Ottoneu: So, You Want to Play Ottoneu? | Pitcher List](https://pitcherlist.com/an-intro-to-ottoneu-so-you-want-to-play-ottoneu/)**
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> Mark McElroy introduces the Pitcher List Ottoneu Rookie League (Ottonewbs) and outlines the rules and some of the ways that Ottoneu is different from other fantasy formats.
> **[A boutique, brainy vision of fantasy baseball, from an Adams Morgan apartment](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/04/13/ottoneu-fantasy-baseball-niv-shah/)**
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> A former Silicon Valley programmer reimagined the limits of fantasy baseball — and turned it into his career.
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### Author:  [@irishmac473](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/irishmac473)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 1:45pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/6 "2023-11-23T13:45:49Z")
Thanks. I tried to read the WP article but they have it behind a paywall.
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### Author:  [@walt526](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/walt526)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/7 "2023-11-23T14:05:17Z")
Email my username at [gmail.com](http://gmail.com) and I can send you a PDF of it.
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/8 "2023-11-23T14:05:57Z")
[https://archive.is/SiAvg](https://archive.is/SiAvg)
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### Author:  [@irishmac473](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/irishmac473)
#### Post date: [November 23, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/9 "2023-11-23T14:51:03Z")
Thanks Niv
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### Author:  [@irishmac473](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/irishmac473)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/10 "2023-11-24T04:50:19Z")
Anyone know why I can’t update this post anymore? After 15 edits it won’t allow me to add anymore articles. Does it have something to do with my trust level in the forum because I’m new?
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### Author:  [@nivshah](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/nivshah)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/11 "2023-11-24T13:35:32Z")
I’ll check it out. Probably some forum setting. See if that helps
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### Author:  [@irishmac473](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/irishmac473)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/12 "2023-11-24T14:02:33Z")
Thanks, that worked.
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### Author:  [@walt526](https://community.ottoneu.com/u/walt526)
#### Post date: [November 24, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/ottoneu-baseball-strategy-collection/13585/13 "2023-11-24T14:56:47Z")
This was a forum post some years ago that I found very helpful when doing my own valuations:
> [@Typical Ottoneu Auction Results](https://community.ottoneu.com/t/typical-ottoneu-auction-results/1136):
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> This question comes up from time to time, so I figured I might as well document some of these numbers (based on my review of historical FGPts auction results). First, here are the average # of players at each position that are typically owned after the auction: C- 26 1B- 25 2B- 29 SS- 35 3B- 22 OF- 95 SP- 110 RP- 76 Here are the average # at each position needed to fill league G and IP caps (based on research by @OttoneuTrades and @giambistache): C: 17-18 1B: 25-26 2B: 22-23 SS: 22…
It’s from January 2017 so it’s possible that things have changed a bit since SP are throwing fewer innings. But Justin went through and came up with how many players at each position are drafted in a typical Ottonue auction.
When you value players, you do so by setting a replacement level for each position (or collection of positions). This post gives some insight into how to do that.