Justin Mason First Base Ranks: 10/30/21
2021 is over and we turn the page to 2022. Here are my current ranks for the first base position for 2021. I will post updates as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball.
See my other ranks here: C 1B 2B SS 3B OF SP RP
Justin Mason First Base Ranks: 10/29/21
| Rank | Player | Team | POS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1B/DH |
| 2 | Freddie Freeman | FA | 1B |
| 3 | Matt Olson | OAK | 1B |
| 4 | Max Muncy | LAD | 1B/2B/3B |
| 5 | Paul Goldschmidt | STL | 1B |
| 6 | Pete Alonso | NYM | 1B |
| 7 | Jose Abreu | CHW | 1B/DH |
| 8 | Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | 1B/OF/DH |
| 9 | Jake Cronenworth | SDP | 1B/2B/SS |
| 10 | C.J. Cron | COL | 1B |
| 11 | Jared Walsh | LAA | 1B/OF |
| 12 | DJ LeMahieu | NYY | 1B/2B/3B |
| 13 | Joey Votto | CIN | 1B |
| 14 | Yuli Gurriel | HOU | 1B |
| 15 | Cody Bellinger | LAD | 1B/OF |
| 16 | Rhys Hoskins | PHI | 1B |
| 17 | Jesus Aguilar | MIA | 1B/DH |
| 18 | Jonathan Schoop | DET | 1B/2B |
| 19 | Ty France | SEA | 1B/2B/DH |
| 20 | Josh Bell | WSN | 1B/DH |
| 21 | Trey Mancini | BAL | 1B/DH |
| 22 | Jeimer Candelario | DET | 1B/3B |
| 23 | Alex Kirilloff | MIN | 1B/OF |
| 24 | Miguel Sano | MIN | 1B |
| 25 | Bobby Dalbec | BOS | 1B |
| 26 | Anthony Rizzo | FA | 1B |
| 27 | Luke Voit | NYY | 1B/DH |
| 28 | Brandon Belt | FA | 1B |
| 29 | Nate Lowe | TEX | 1B |
| 30 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | SFG | 1B/OF |
| 31 | Eric Hosmer | SDP | 1B |
| 32 | Dominic Smith | NYM | 1B/OF |
| 33 | Rowdy Tellez | MIL | 1B/DH |
| 34 | Frank Schwindel | CHC | 1B |
| 35 | Darin Ruf | SFG | 1B/OF |
| 36 | Wilmer Flores | SFG | 1B/2B/3B/DH |
| 37 | Pavin Smith | ARI | 1B/OF |
| 38 | Hunter Dozier | KCR | 1B/3B/OF |
| 39 | Keston Hiura | MIL | 1B/2B |
| 40 | Christian Walker | ARI | 1B |
| 41 | Bobby Bradley | CLE | 1B |
| 42 | Ji-Man Choi | TBR | 1B |
| 43 | Colin Moran | PIT | 1B/DH |
| 44 | Yoshi Tsutsugo | PIT | 1B/OF/DH |
| 45 | Seth Beer | ARI | 1B/DH |
| 46 | Yandy Diaz | TBR | 1B/3B |
| 47 | Carlos Santana | KCR | 1B |
| 48 | Garrett Cooper | MIA | 1B/OF/DH |
| 49 | Matt Beaty | LAD | 1B/OF |
| 50 | Miguel Cabrera | DET | 1B/DH |
Justin is the co-host on The Sleeper and The Bust Podcast and writes for Rotographs covering the Roto Riteup as well as other periodic articles. In addition to his work at Rotographs, Justin is the lead fantasy writer/analyst and co-owner for FriendswithFantasyBenefits.com, and the owner of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. He is also a certified addiction treatment counselor. Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinMasonFWFB.
Thanks for doing these, Justin! Eduardo Escobar has 1B eligibility in my league (not sure how universal this is??). Where would you put him on this list?
I’ll add Lourdes Gurriel Jr to the list, as he qualifies at 1B in 10-game eligibility leagues
If Hoskins and Belt fall like this, I would definitely snatch them up, especially in OBP leagues.
Belt at 28?
Not sure how you can rank Hoskins below Bellinger. Makes no sense at all
Long live Votto the Swatto. Even at 38, I’m taking him over Cron and Mountcastle.
Schwarber made it to 10 games at 1b; where would you rank him in leagues where he qualifies?
There’s an error in the links to the other rankings.
I’d be interested to see the reasoning for Cronenworth that high. He seems to be below average in every category according to Steamer, and that’s with 637 PA. I don’t see any upside for more power/speed/playing time, either. Maybe I’m missing something.
The links to the other position ranks are not connected… enjoy your insights on the pods…
I have to imagine that LeMahieu’s ranking has everything to do with his multiple position eligibility. He didn’t show very much at all last season to be ranked ahead Votto/Gurriel (age) and Bellinger/Hoskins (injury) otherwise.