ALTERNATIVE: 2012 Hitting Tiers in Points Leagues

When looking at batters in Points Leagues, you must immediately recognize a major difference from the Rotisserie format—steals are only minimally important. Therefore, you value players almost like you are punting steals from a Roto sense. Also, with no ratio categories like batting average or OPS, total bases and counting stats become your ambrosia.

For our exercise, we will utilize a simple formula for valuing hitters: one point for each total base, run scored, RBI, stolen base, and walk. We do this for a few reasons. First of all, a simple format lends itself to a broader base of players, so it becomes ideal for fantasy football owners and newer owners. Second, the points format lends itself to those who like to make their own...

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