Justin Mason’s Final 2022 First Base Ranks (w/Comments)

March 29, 2022

With the season upon us, it is time to drop my final edition of my positional ranks. I will continue to update them live on the Sleeper and the Bust Patreon until the season gets underway and in-season as well.

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

Justin Mason’s First Base Ranks: 3/29/22

Rank	Player	Team	POS	ADP	Notes
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	1B	5.61	Fantastic player, but I have a hard time taking a player without speed that early
2	Freddie Freeman	LAD	1B	19.51	I love Freeman at his price. One of the few five categories first basemen
3	Matt Olson	ATL	1B	44.16	Love the landing spot in Atlanta
4	Paul Goldschmidt	STL	1B	52.86	Goldy is getting older, but he is like a diet Freeman.
5	Pete Alonso	NYM	1B	52.98	Kind of underrated for a guy that could lead the Majors in homers.
6	José Abreu	CWS	1B	90.67	About as safe as you get.
7	Jake Cronenworth	SD	1B, 2B, SS	129.24	Love the triple eligibility on a great team
8	Josh Bell	WAS	1B	130.78	I believe in the talent and he is a small change from another monster season.
9	Rhys Hoskins	PHI	1B	129.2	Health is the only question mark.
10	C.J. Cron	COL	1B	127.63	Love Cron, but health and lineup are questionable.
11	Joey Votto	CIN	1B	149.88	Approach change makes the power surge more believable.
12	Jared Walsh	LAA	1B	119.88	I am a bit worried about the awful average against lefties.
13	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	1B, 2B, 3B	118.94	I am a little worried that the playing time is hurt by recent trades.
14	Anthony Rizzo	NYY	1B	182.37	Great that he is returning to NY. Feels underrated.
15	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B, OF	122.33	Park change hurts Mountcastle more than anyone else.
16	Yuli Gurriel	HOU	1B	212.96	Not much power, but he is a great average guy in a great lineup.
17	Frank Schwindel	CHC	1B	235	Small sample, but I believe in the skills we saw.
18	Luke Voit	SDP	1B	257.53	Health is the only question.
19	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX	1B	228.37	Lowe made real strides in 2021. He is a small tweak in launch angle from a huge season.
20	Jonathan Schoop	DET	1B, 2B	203.22	I can’t remember such a streaky player that is so reliable.
21	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B	205.45	I don’t know what to make of Mancini. I want him to be good, but I worry the power isn’t great.
22	Ty France	SEA	1B, 2B	157.76	I don’t see the power upside that others do for France.
23	Rowdy Tellez	MLW	1B	295.67	If he doesn’t platoon, he could have a massive season.
24	Jesús Aguilar	MIA	1B	265.8	Boring vet that is very serviceable.
25	Miguel Sanó	MIN	1B	259.9	A lot of power for a cheap price.
26	Bobby Dalbec	BOS	1B	225.59	Wide range of outcomes. Could be a 40 homer guy or a minor leaguer.
27	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	1B, OF	184.82	Health is a huge question mark.
28	Tyler Stephenson	CIN	C, 1B	149.2	Finally gets the full time role and he could get time at 1B/DH. Breakout potential.
29	Spencer Torkelson	DET	1B	246.65	Once he is up, he could be great.
30	Bobby Bradley	CLE	1B	417.14	So much power and so much swing and miss.
31	Brandon Belt	SF	1B	219.29	Injuries scare me too much.
32	Yoshi Tsutsugo	PIT	1B, OF	339.67	I believe in what we saw after the move to Pittsburgh.
33	Keston Hiura	MLW	1B	404.29	Swing change is sucking me back in. Has looked good in spring.
34	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SF	1B, OF	308.69	I don’t know that he can get to 500 plate appearances.
35	Carlos Santana	KC	1B	428.31	Will start until Pratto is ready.
36	Eric Hosmer	SD	1B	361.45	NO
37	Yandy Díaz	TB	1B, 3B	364.2	Will he ever lift the ball?
38	Max Muncy	LAD	1B, 2B	142.78	I can’t draft him until I see him playing.
39	Christian Walker	ARZ	1B	391.22	Can he get back to a full time role?
40	Nick Pratto	KC	1B	476.16	I think he is up quickly and could be good right away.
41	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B	462.22	Old, but plays.
42	Wilmer Flores	SF	1B, 2B, 3B	375.47	Weak side platoon
43	Darin Ruf	SF	1B, OF	390.96	Weak side platoon
44	Pavin Smith	ARZ	1B, OF	371.14	About as boring as can be.
45	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	474.69	Waiting in the wings if Dalbec struggles.
46	Ji-Man Choi	TB	1B	564.16	Strong side platoon
47	Colin Moran	CIN	1B	615.06	Good park, but likely just a bench bat.
48	Matt Beaty	LAD	1B, OF	566.96	If Muncy misses time, he could play more.
49	Jurickson Profar	SD	1B, OF	457.2	DH could help him get playing time.
50	Brad Miller	TEX	1B, OF	545.57	Could be a sneaky deep league player.
51	Edwin Rios	LAD	1B	476.55	Love the potential if healthy.
52	Lewin Díaz	MIA	1B	541.49	Is now the time?
53	Juan Yepez	STL	1B	469.24	Blocked, but a deep sleeper
54	Daniel Vogelbach	PIT	1B	621.14	Could find some regular playing time in Pittsburgh.
55	Ryan O’Hearn	KC	1B, OF	683.27	Too much competition now.
56	Albert Pujols	STL	1B	711.49	Back in STL, but probably just a short side platoon guy at this point.
57	Willians Astudillo	MIA	1B, 3B	704.96	Will he get any playing time?
58	Yu Chang	CLE	1B, 3B	613.08	Utility infielder.
59	Travis Shaw	BOS	1B, 3B	653.08	Doesn’t have much value in Boston. 0
60	Matt Thaiss	LAA	1B	599.73	Addition of Suzuki means he probably won’t catch much in LAA.

ADP is based on NFBC Draft Champions leagues during the. month of March

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crusader08

2 years ago

Half these comments feel outdated

hebrewmember

Reply to crusader08

yeah sure seems like a lot of comments weren’t updated

butthole25

Reply to hebrew

Ya think?

“No matter where Olson ends up, it’ll be a better park and team.”

helikoopter

“Where he (Anthony Rizzo) signs will determine his value moving forward.”

I don’t know what you’re talking about.