The first base position was one of the deepest groups in fantasy baseball last season, producing a quartet of top-25 players and a total of 15 players who ranked among the top 150 overall producers in standard Yahoo roto leagues. And 2023 should be more of the same, with first base expected to compete with shortstop as the deepest group among the offensive positions.
can be lumped together as terrific second-round options. Both Freeman and Goldy are past their prime but still should have a few more excellent campaigns to add to their resume. Both are consistently batting-average stars while also chipping in a few steals and strong power numbers. Most drafters have a slight preference for Freeman, likely due to his two-year age gap over Goldschmidt. rounds out the first tier on the strength of annually ranking among the homer and RBI leaders.
The third tier at first base is difficult to decipher, as a steady stream of players at this position go off the board from pick 110 to the conclusion of the draft. belongs in this tier, even though he is consistently drafted much earlier than the other options. Abreu could be productive as part of a strong Astros lineup, but he is 36 years old and coming off a campaign in which he homered just 15 times despite playing half of his games in the White Sox's homer-happy stadium.
Meanwhile, Lowe broke out in a big way last season by hitting .302 with 27 home runs. The left-handed hitter was not heavily impacted by defensive shifts, but he still should experience positive regression on his modest runs scored and RBI totals. is by far my favorite first baseman to target late in drafts. The southpaw slugger went deep 35 times in his breakout 2022 season, and according to Statcast, his lowly .219 average should have been .252.
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