Many teams will be looking to add OBP-oriented players this winter. The below chart ranks free agents by on-base percentage (.340 and above is considered solid). I also included BB%, the percentage of plate appearances in which the hitter drew a walk. This helps identify those whose OBPs may be deceiving because of reliance on batting average (Hairston’s .338/.388/.475 line is an example).
| Player | OBP | BB% |
| Milton Bradley | 0.445 | 16.6% |
| Manny Ramirez | 0.424 | 12.7% |
| Mark Teixeira | 0.409 | 14.3% |
| Brian Giles | 0.393 | 13.0% |
| Adam Dunn | 0.390 | 19.0% |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | 0.388 | 6.9% |
| Jason Giambi | 0.376 | 13.9% |
| Ray Durham | 0.375 | 12.2% |
| Pat Burrell | 0.375 | 16.1% |
| Bobby Abreu | 0.374 | 10.2% |
| Ramon Vazquez | 0.372 | 10.9% |
| Raul Ibanez | 0.370 | 9.5% |
| Orlando Hudson | 0.367 | 8.8% |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | 0.367 | 12.5% |
| Fernando Tatis | 0.363 | 8.9% |
| Jamey Carroll | 0.356 | 9.5% |
| Cliff Floyd | 0.356 | 11.1% |
| Casey Blake | 0.355 | 8.2% |
| David Eckstein | 0.355 | 7.8% |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 0.354 | 13.9% |
| Frank Thomas | 0.349 | 13.5% |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 0.345 | 5.3% |
| Nick Punto | 0.343 | 7.7% |
| Mark Kotsay | 0.343 | 7.4% |
Giambi and Bradley may hold strong appeal as players who can help a team’s OBP but may not require long-term commitments. Vazquez and Tatis are a couple of interesting sleepers. Are they one-year wonders?
