2010 Fantasy Baseball First Baseman Rankings
Fantasy Baseball First Base Rankings
In fantasy baseball, like in real baseball, first base is a power position. Home runs, tons of RBI, and runs scored are a requirement. Perhaps besides starting pitcher, first base is the second deepest talent position in fantasy baseball. If you can’t get a first base man that hits over 25 home runs with 100 RBI, your league is probably the lamest in history.
Over the last six seasons or so, one man has towered over his peers at first base. In most cases, that same player towers over the entire player universe in fantasy baseball. There are plenty of talented fantasy baseball first base men, but only one can be “The Machine” – Prince Albert Pujols.
Albert Pujols, our 2008 and 2009 fantasy baseball MVP and no. 1 overall player in all of fantasy baseball, finished last season as the top overall player with a .327 batting average, 124 runs, 47 homers, 135 RBI, and 16 steals. He’s the only player in baseball history to have managed at least a .300 batting average, 30 home runs, 100 RBIs and 99 runs scored in each of his first nine big-league seasons. And now that Matt Holliday has returned to provide him lineup support, Pujols is probably good for 10 consecutive seasons of MVP-caliber production.
How is it possible that Pujols continues to get better, each season? Whatever thoughts you may have on that issue, keep all steroid talk AWAY from earshot of Pujols. Otherwise, Darth Pujols will be forced to use his version of the Vulcan Death Grip on you (Brad Lidge knows the feeling all too well).
2010 Fantasy Baseball First Base Rankings
One of the main reasons Pujols is so much better than the other sluggers at his position is because he is consistently good every month of the season. Players like Ryan Howard, Mark Teixeira, and Miguel Cabrera are statistically great fantasy baseball first basemen, but they tend to start slow. As the weather warms, however, their bats pick up and they produce big numbers for their fantasy owners.
Starting with Albert Pujols and working down the list from there, Fantasy Baseball Dugout has ranked the top 25 first base man heading into the 2010 fantasy baseball season. If you have any commentary about our 2010 rankings, give us a shout. Maybe we will blog about your insight. E-mail webmaster [at] fantasybaseballdugout [dot] com with your feedback.
Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals- Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
- Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies
- Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
- Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
- Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins
- Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres
- Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox
- Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Kendy Morales, Los Angeles Angels
- Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
- Lance Berkman, Houston Astros
- Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals
- Carlos Pena, Tampa Bay Rays
- Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox
- Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants
- Derrek Lee, Chicago Cubs
- Billy Butler, Kansas City Royals
- James Loney, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Carlos Delgado, New York Mets
- Chris Davis, Texas Rangers
- Russell Branyan, Seattle Mariners
- Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox
- Jorge Cantu, Florida Marlins
- Garrett Jones, Pittsburgh Pirates
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