Some notes from last year’s rankings…Nate Lowe and Vinnie Pasquantino were top 10 options in 2023, but now both come at a massive discount. Nate Lowe (ADP around 200) will be a consistent CI or UTIL bat on my teams. Rhys Hoskins, hopefully healthy, has a new home in Milwaukee if you need power and a fluctuating batting average. Triston Casas, Spencer Torkelson, and Josh Naylor are big risers since last year, while Jose Abreu is perhaps hitting the age-induced free fall portion of his career.
It’s a deep position in all, even if it seems top-heavy. On that note, Bryce Harper finds himself atop these rankings, due to now exclusively playing first base in Philly. That’s likely the most major news for this position entering the 2024 fantasy baseball season. I wouldn’t fault anyone for taking Harper over Matt Olson. That’s an extremely close decision, and Harper compares favorably to Freeman when you’re talking across the board counting stats (more speed and BA upside than Olson, in my opinion). That just up to what sort of contributor you are looking for in Round 2.
1 Freddie Freeman (1B – LAD)
2 Matt Olson (1B – ATL)
3 Bryce Harper (1B – PHI)
4 Pete Alonso (1B – NYM)
5 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B – TOR)
6 Cody Bellinger (1B, OF)
7 Paul Goldschmidt (1B – STL)
8 Christian Walker (1B – ARZ)
9 Triston Casas (1B – BOS)
10 Spencer Steer (1B, 3B, OF – CIN)
11 Spencer Torkelson (1B – DET)
12 Yandy Diaz (1B – TB)
13 Josh Naylor (1B – CLE)
14 Alec Bohm (1B – PHI)
15 Nathaniel Lowe (1B – TEX)
16 Vinnie Pasquantino (1B – KC)
17 Isaac Paredes (1B, 3B – TB)
18 Rhys Hoskins (1B – MLW)
19 Andrew Vaughn (1B – CWS)
20 Ryan Mountcastle (1B – BAL)
21 Christian Encarnacion-Strand (1B – CIN)
22 Justin Turner (1B – TOR)
23 Jeimer Candelario (1B, 3B – CIN)
24 Anthony Rizzo (1B – NYY)
25 Brandon Drury (1B, 2B – LAA)
26 Jose Abreu (1B – HOU)
27 Josh Bell (1B – MIA)
28 Ty France (1B – SEA)
29 Luke Raley Jr. (1B, OF – SEA)
30 Kyle Manzardo (1B – TB)
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