First Base 2025 Fantasy Rankings
First Base Overview
It was a weak year overall for first basemen in 2024. We now head into the 2025 season with a clean slate and fresh optimism that this year’s crop will return more value, and perhaps include a number of young breakouts and veteran rebounds. There isn’t as much category selection needed this year, as just two hitters on this list are projected to earn positive value from stolen bases. So that means we’re back to rostering mashers who need to make a good dent in your home run total goal as you fill out your team.
Today’s Discussion
Welcome to the first rankings run! We are publishing these a full month earlier than last year. What does that mean? My initial rankings will probably be even more wrong than they were last year! Also, there are going to be more rankings changes as free agents sign, potentially pushing them onto or up/down the list, and knocking someone else off or up/down the list.
There are already four free agents that made the rankings, and it’s possible that any of these three free agents could join depending on where they sign and their expected role:
In addition to the free agents, I also wanted to highlight a trio of youngsters who have the upside to make the top 40 rankings:
Both De Los Santos and Noel have big power, but serious contact issues, while Manzardo was unimpressive during a cup of coffee with the Guardians, but has shown a pretty good skill set in the minors with both contact ability and power.