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Based on the way fantasy baseball leagues are scored, the MOTY System is a new approach to evaluating batters’ and pitchers’ stats and determining each player’s overall fantasy value.
The full name of the site is “Fantasy Baseball Manager of the Year.” “MOTY” is an acronymn for “Manager of the Year” — just quicker and easier to say.
We typically pronounce it “Moe-Tee” as in “MOTY, Larry and Curly.” But we’ve heard people say “Mah-tee.” Frankly, if the system helps you win your league, you can pronounce it anyway you like — “To-MOE-tee” … “To-MAH-tee” … whatever works for you.
The process – formula, algorithm, whatnot – we use to generate MOTY#s is a “trade secret.” So, we can’t tell you. Actually we could, but then … “Lucca Brazi sleeps with the fishes” if you know what we mean. And you don’t want to be Lucca Brazi, right? Well, that’s a little extreme. But just consider the MOTY#s the golden eggs and our trade-secret method the goose — you’ll get all the golden eggs you want, we’ll hang onto the goose and keep her safe.
The MOTY System offers you an excellent complementary tool to whatever sources you currently use to get your baseball information. It works for any strategy — your strategy is your strategy. Using the MOTY System, you’ll be able to make managerial decisions based on objective, stat-based numbers instead of hunches, guesses and someone else’s subjective opinion.
Last, but certainly not least, the MOTY System is a very, very quick way to evaluate and “discover” players, saving you untold hours in reasearch time. Which we’re guessing your wife, girlfriend or signifcant other might appreciate even more than you will.
It’s intuitive and easy to understand, summarizing each player’s value into a single number based on that player’s stats, and his stats alone. It equalizes batter and pitcher values (as well as starting pitchers and relief pitchers), creating an apples-to-apples comparison between all players regardless of position.
The MOTY System uses a methodical series of consistent equations to simplify a player’s long list of statistics into one number, his MOTY#, which represents that player’s overall fantasy value. It uses each player’s current stats – and only his stats – to generate his MOTY#. No other unrelated numbers, subjective theories, or relative factors based on other player’s stats are used to compute a player’s MOTY#.
5x5 Roto scoring categories: runs (r), home runs (hr), runs batted in (rbi), stolen bases (sb) and batting average (avg) for batters; wins (w), saves (sv), strikeouts (K), walks+hits per innings pitched (whip) and earned run average (era) for pitchers. Though, the trade secret algorithms used to generate MOTY#s also incorporate a host of other stats included those used Traditional and Sabermetric socring systems.
Yes. The MOTY System analyzes every player position in relative terms, equalizing batter and pitcher MOTY points to create an apples-to-apples comparison. Each MOTY point a batter earns is equal to each MOTY point a pitcher earns, allowing you to instantly and confidently compare any player, no matter what position, to any other player. For example, if Evan Longoria’s MOTY# is 52.29 and Jake Peavy’s is 42.46, Longoria is deemed more valuable than Peavy by 9.83 points.
All of them. If a player steps into the batter’s box or toes the rubber JUST ONCE during the season, the MOTY System generates a MOTY# for him, telling you what he’s worth fantasy-wise.
A full-season subscription to the Fantasy Baseball Manager of the Year site is just $9.99 — less than 30¢ a week for the 26-week regular season, and only a couple of bucks more than the typical fantasy baseball magazine … that becomes obsolete once the season starts.
It has evolved since the 2000 season, but 2006 was the first full season it was available online.
“Relative Position Strength.” RPS is a MOTY-specific abbreviation which measures how much “more valuable” or “less valuable” a player is relative to the average player at his particular position. For example, a shortstop with a 1.89 RPS is considered to be 1.89x more valuable than the average shortstop. RPS is used to address “position scarcity” in pre-season draft rankings — a player at a “thin” position with a high RPS can often wind up ranked higher in the overall rankings than a player at a less “scarce” position with a low RPS.
Absolutely. It’s one of the great advantages of the system. Because MOTY#s equalize batter and pitcher values, the MOTY Trade Evaluator is your secret weapon in figuring out how fair any offer is. And like trade negotiations, it turns on a dime. We’re talking quick. Select up to 5 players per team, click “Evaluate” and you’ve got an answer — and maybe even a blockbuster deal.
Yes. Each player who earns multiple position eligibility (based on 20+ games played requirement for subsequent positions) appears in EVERY position ranking and table for which he qualifies. In the MOTY rankings, every player’s position is designated by his primary position designation, though you will notice an asterisk (*) next to his listed position, telling you he qualifies at a second position (or more). To see every position a player qualifies for, hold your cursor over his listed position for a second or two and a small pop-up will list his complete eligibility status.
Unfortunately, no. You have to enter your team’s players by hand. But using the MOTY Scope’s advanced filtering, it doesn’t take long.
The answer to any question never asked is always “No.” So fire away. Questions, thoughts, suggestions, whatever’s on your mind — email MOTY at askMOTY@fbmoty.com.
Seem like there’s a wrench in the works? We’re capable of most everything short of Tommy John surgery. For technical help, email MOTY at support@fbmoty.com.
We’ll do everything we can to answer your questions, possibly even highlighting them on MOTY Talk, the site’s blog page.
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