Justin Mason’s 2022 First Base Rank: 2/28/22

March 1, 2022

As we head into primetime drafting season, I will be rereleasing my positional ranks. Here are my current ranks for the first base position for 2022, my third of the offseason. I will post updates as things change with signings, injuries, or news in Major League Baseball. On the Sleeper and the Bust Patreon, you can see the rankings updated live.

You can review my ranks for other positions here: https://fantasy.fangraphs.com/category/rankings/

Rank	Player	Team	POS	ADP	Notes
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	7.14	Fantastic player, but I have a hard time taking a player without speed that early
2	Freddie Freeman	FA	1B	23.05	I love Freeman at his price. One of the few five categories first basemen
3	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B	56.17	Goldy is getting older, but he is like a diet Freeman.
4	Matt Olson	OAK	1B	52.12	No matter where Olson ends up, it’ll be a better park and team.
5	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	60.71	Kind of underrated for a guy that could lead the Majors in homers.
6	José Abreu	CWS	1B	92.07	About as safe as you get.
7	Jake Cronenworth	SD	1B, 2B, SS	124.74	Love the triple eligiblity on a great team
8	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	1B, 2B, 3B	120.29	I think he bounces back in average and scores a ton of runs.
9	Josh Bell	WAS	1B	128.33	I believe in the talent and he is a small change from another monster season.
10	Rhys Hoskins	PHI	1B	133.71	Health is the only question mark.
11	C.J. Cron	COL	1B	129.62	Love Cron, but health and lineup are questionable.
12	Joey Votto	CIN	1B	146.5	Approach change makes the power surge more believable.
13	Jared Walsh	LAA	1B	123.79	I am a bit worried about the awful average agaisnt lefties.
14	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B, OF	118.81	Park change hurts Mountcastle more than anyone else.
15	Yuli Gurriel	HOU	1B	213.52	Not much power, but he is a great average guy in a great lineup.
16	Anthony Rizzo	FA	1B	186.79	Where he signs will determine his value moving forward.
17	Frank Schwindel	CHC	1B	236.74	Small sample, but I believe in the skills we saw.
18	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	227.07	Lowe made real strides in 2021. He is a small tweak in launch angle from a huge season.
19	Jonathan Schoop	DET	1B, 2B	197.4	I can’t remember such a streaky player that is so reliable.
20	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B	191.52	I don’t know what to make of Mancini. I want him to be good, but I worry the power isn’t great.
21	Ty France	SEA	1B, 2B	154.9	I don’t see the power upside that others do for France.
22	Jesús Aguilar	MIA	1B	180.83	Boring vet that is very servicable.
23	Rowdy Tellez	MLW	1B	290.43	If he doesn’t platoon, he could have a massive season.
24	Luke Voit	NYY	1B	267.67	Health is the only question.
25	Miguel Sanó	MIN	1B	259.45	A lot of power for a cheap price.
26	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	1B, OF	185.4	Health is a huge question mark.
27	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C, 1B	152.64	Finally gets the full time role and he could get time at 1B/DH. Breakout potential.
28	Brandon Belt	SF	1B	218.4	Injuries scare me too much.
29	Bobby Bradley	CLE	1B	408.6	So much power and so much swing and miss.
30	Bobby Dalbec	BOS	1B	227.81	Wide range of outcomes. Could be a 40 homer guy or a minor leaguer.
31	Yoshi Tsutsugo	PIT	1B, OF	329.38	I believe in what we saw after the move to Pittsburgh.
32	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	269.93	Once he is up, he could be great.
33	Keston Hiura	MLW	1B	408.43	Swing change is sucking me back in.
34	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SF	1B, OF	303.93	I don’t know that he can get to 500 plate appearances.
35	Eric Hosmer	SD	1B	330.33	NO
36	Carlos Santana	KC	1B	432.9	Will start until Pratto is ready.
37	Nick Pratto	KC	1B	480.24	I think he is up quickly and could be good right away.
38	Yandy Díaz	TB	1B, 3B	349.12	Will he ever lift the ball?
39	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B	468.64	Old, but plays.
40	Max Muncy	LAD	1B, 2B	171.79	I can’t draft him until I see him playing.
41	Wilmer Flores	SF	1B, 2B, 3B	373.26	Weak side platton
42	Darin Ruf 러프	SF	1B, OF	391.12	Weak side platoon
43	Pavin Smith	ARZ	1B, OF	367.67	About as boring as can be.
44	Christian Walker	ARZ	1B	397.86	Can he get back to a full time role?
45	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	475.9	Waiting in the wings if Dalbec struggles.
46	Ji-Man Choi	TB	1B	529.4	Strong side platton
47	Colin Moran	FA	1B	622.33	Should find a job somewhere.
48	Matt Beaty	LAD	1B, OF	584.98	If Muncy misses time, he could play more.
49	Jurickson Profar	SD	1B, OF	455.88	DH could help him get playing time.
50	Brad Miller	FA	1B, OF	521.71	Need to see where he goes.
51	Evan White	SEA	1B	695.52	I haven’t given up on him yet.
52	Edwin Rios	LAD	1B	514.12	Love to potential if healthy.
53	Matt Thaiss	LAA	1B	598.26	Could get catcher eligibility.
54	Lewin Díaz	MIA	1B	519.83	Is now the time?
55	Juan Yepez	STL	1B	471.05	Blocked, but a deep sleeper
56	Ryan O’Hearn	KC	1B, OF	746.88	Too much competition now.
57	Willians Astudillo	FA	1B, 3B	750.88	Should get a shot somewhere.
58	Yu Chang	CLE	1B, 3B	610.48	Utility infielder.
59	Travis Shaw	FA	1B, 3B	740.64	Needs a home
60	Daniel Vogelbach	FA	1B	706.48	Needs a home

NFBC ADP and positional eligibility are based on Draft Champions leagues since 2/1/2022/

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drbn8rMember since 2016

3 years ago

Thank you for using ADP the correct way. I read so many analysts from other sites who reference ADP in misleading ways. Some use NFBC all-drafts ADP which rolls in Cutline leagues. That really distorts the results. Others don’t even bother to narrow the search to the last month, which also distorts the results.