Fantasy baseball first base rankings: Sluggers Harper, Guerrero lead the way
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2024 was a down year overall at first base, with several stalwarts taking a step backwards. One who did stand out though is Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and sets the pace in the American League. But will failed contract extension talks with the Blue Jays this offseason carry over onto the field?
New arrival Christian Walker will take aim at the Crawford Boxes in Houston, as will Cody Bellinger with the short porch in Yankee Stadium. Bellinger and another former NL MVP, Paul Goldschmidt, joined the defending AL champs this offseason to help fill the void left by Juan Soto's departure. The AL East also boasts potential value picks Triston Casas and Ryan Mountcastle.
In the National League, Bryce Harper gets the nod as the top overall first baseman. He's just ahead of Freddie Freeman, who's coming off ankle surgery, and Matt Olson, who regressed considerably from his stellar 2023 numbers.
Returning to the Mets was the best thing that could happen to Pete Alonso's fantasy value, especially with Soto now hitting in front of him. Recently traded Josh Naylor joins last season's most prolific offense in Arizona and is a good bet for a second consecutive 100-RBI season. However, depth in the NL falls off sharply after those first five.
2025 fantasy baseball first base rankings
Eligibility based on a minimum of 20 games played at the position in 2024. Other eligible positions also noted.
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Rank Player Team League 1 Bryce Harper Phi NL1 2 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Tor AL1 3 Freddie Freeman LAD NL2 4 Matt Olson Atl NL3 5 Pete Alonso NYM NL4 6 Christian Walker Hou AL2 7 Salvador Perez-C KC AL3 8 Cody Bellinger-OF NYY AL4 9 Josh Naylor Ari NL5 10 Jake Burger-3B Tex AL5 11 Vinnie Pasquantino KC AL6 12 Triston Casas Bos AL7 13 Spencer Steer-OF Cin NL6 14 Paul Goldschmidt NYY AL8 15 Michael Toglia Col NL7 16 Luis Arraez-2B Mia NL8 17 Yandy Diaz TB AL9 18 Rhys Hoskins Mil NL9 19 Michael Busch ChC NL10 20 Nathaniel Lowe Was NL11 21 Ryan Mountcastle Bal AL10 22 Christian Encarnacion-Strand Cin NL12 23 Jeimer Candelario-3B Cin NL13 24 Tyler Soderstrom Ath AL11 25 Jonathan Aranda TB AL12 26 Andrew Vaughn CWS AL13 27 Luke Raley-OF Sea AL14 28 Jake Cronenworth-2B SD NL14 29 Josh Bell Was NL15 30 Ryan O'Hearn-OF Bal AL15 31 Spencer Torkelson Det AL16 32 Carlos Santana Cle AL17 33 Nolan Schanuel LAA AL18 34 Pavin Smith-OF Ari NL16 35 LaMonte Wade SF NL17 36 Justin Turner ChC NL18 37 Spencer Horwitz Pit NL19 38 Jonah Bride Mia NL20 39 Deyvison De Los Santos Mia NL21 40 Seth Brown-OF Ath AL19
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