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Below you will find all of RotoBaller's 2018 fantasy baseball rankings for first base (1B) and the 2018 MLB season. All of RotoBaller's fantasy baseball rankings analysis, advice and articles related to the first base position appear here.
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2018 First Base (1B) Rankings Articles
Updated First Base Rankings (May) - 2018 Fantasy Baseball
With a quarter of the regular season complete, it seems only appropriate to canvas things to update our perspective of how things have changed since the start of the season. Thus far, we have covered starting pitchers and relief pitchers. Today, let’s take time to look at the first baseman rankings. As a whole, first base has been a bit underwhelming at the top end. If you are resilient enough, there is plenty of value to...continue reading
First Base Prospect Rankings (May) - 2018 Impact Rookies
Well, fantasy owners it is that time of the year again. A quarter of the season is done, and sample size is no longer an excuse for players and performance. Time to ask who is off to a good start, and who has fallen behind the pack? Today the focus is on first base prospects that owners should keep an eye on for this year and next. First base is a bit of a mixed bag in terms...continue reading
Top 30 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Leagues (Preseason)
Hello everyone, and welcome to my weekly Top-30 Fantasy Rankings for Impact Rookies! In this series, I will be going over the top prospects in baseball and discussing which ones figure to have an impact for the rest of this fantasy baseball season. This might be one of the most star studded prospect lists to come out of the preseason in my time writing these lists. There are so many upcoming rookies like ...continue reading
ADP Rankings Debate - Cody Bellinger vs. Freddie Freeman
As with a number of ADP debates, Cody Bellinger and Freddie Freeman both offer the skills for success in 2018. Each first baseman is going in the first two or three rounds of fantasy baseball drafts, but chances are you'll only be able to snag one. Which young slugger will deliver better value in 2018? Brant Chesser and Chris Doyle debate the draft value of each player in the next of...continue reading
Greg Bird Rankings Debate - Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers
As we move closer and closer to the start of the regular season, our writers are still vigorously debating each other's preseason rankings. In this space, we'll hear from rankers with the biggest differences of opinion on a well-known player and have them defend their position against each other. Today, the subject of discussion is Yankees first baseman Greg Bird. Nick Mariano loves the profile, the park, and the lineup, while Kyle Bishop has serious concerns...continue reading
ADP Busts - 2017 Infield Breakouts to Avoid in 2018
Earlier this week, I took a look at four outfielders whose disappointing 2017 performances made them potential draft bargains for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. Today, we’re taking the opposite tack. Overpaying for last year’s breakout is one of the easiest – and costliest – mistakes a fantasy owner can make, and we’ve all fallen victim to the siren song of the post-breakout player a few times over the years. Here, then, are four infielders who...continue reading
First Base H2H Points Rankings - March Update
Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season just a few short weeks a way, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We kick off our updated March rankings today with the first base position. Bill Dubiel breaks down each tier and provides analysis for which players might be overvalued or undervalued in fantasy baseball drafts. The position is very strong at the top and...continue reading
Eric Hosmer Rankings Debate - Comparing RotoBaller's Rankers
We continue our long-running series of articles debating fantasy rankings with a player that has ignited a good amount of debate over the last few months within our rankers. RotoBaller's expert writers have come up with our consensus rankings for mixed leagues, but that doesn't mean we agreed on everything. In this space, we'll hear from rankers with the biggest differences of opinion on a well-known player and have them defend their position against each...continue reading
Top First Base Prospect Rankings - 2018 Impact Rookies for Fantasy Baseball
Welcome back, RotoBallers. I'll be breaking down impact prospects by position. Today I'm bringing you my top 10 first basemen - MLB prospect rankings for the 2018 fantasy baseball season. First base is always a challenging position to find rookie stars. It’s not every year a Cody Bellinger and Rhys Hoskins reach the majors. Most teams have a first baseman firmly entrenched at the position, and a lot of the...continue reading
Updated First Base Rankings - 2018 Fantasy Baseball
Welcome back RotoBallers. With the MLB season just a few short weeks a way, it's time to update our rankings and analysis to account for injuries, free agent signings, spring training risers/fallers and more. We kick off our updated March rankings today with the first base position. Harris breaks down each tier and provides analysis for which players might be overvalued or undervalued in fantasy baseball drafts. The position is very strong at the top and...continue reading
RotoBaller Industry Expert Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft
On Thursday, February 15th, we brought together an illustrious group of industry experts to take part in the RotoBaller Friends and Family mock draft. We'll be playing this out as a best ball league. Our participants represented sites like: Creative Sports (Lawr Michaels) Fangraphs (Alex Chamberlain) GuruElite (Ray Flowers) Fantasy Alarm (Howard Bender) CBS (Heath Cummings) RotoExperts (Scott...continue reading
Top 500: Mixed Leagues Tiered Staff Rankings (February)
Spring training is officially here! To celebrate, today we are here to look at our staff's updated 2018 fantasy baseball mixed league rankings for February and the top 500 players. Our rankings are updated weekly, but enough changes have taken place recently (see humidor, Arizona) to release a new overall list. Over the next few weeks we will also be publishing individual tiered rankings analysis columns for each position, so stay tuned. In case you missed it, the staff writers at RotoBaller HQ have...continue reading
Top 600: Dynasty League Fantasy Baseball Rankings
What's up RotoBallers. Today we are bringing you our top 600 fantasy baseball dynasty rankings for the 2018 MLB season. Dynasty leagues, or keeper formats, are becoming more and more popular in the fantasy sports landscape. For those of you who are playing in dynasty formats, or are interested in long-term valuations of fantasy players, this is a good list for you. When adjusting rankings for dynasty leagues, we factor in the long-term outlook and fantasy potential of each player. This...continue reading
2018 First Basemen - Dynasty Tiered Rankings
We continue our fantasy baseball dynasty rankings analysis with the first base position. RotoBaller writers Kyle Richardson, Chris Zolli, and I have come up with our pre-season rankings to give you a sense of player values as early as possible. In a dynasty league, it can be tough to decide between a proven veteran or a high-upside youngster. It is important to think about your own team when considering these rankings; if you're a rebuilding squad playing for...continue reading
2018 Outfield - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers
I have the honor of tackling the ever-so-deep class of outfielders for you, the esteemed points-league owner. We realize that many sites tailor their analysis toward the standard rotisserie league, but we love everyone equally. That said, we have to recognize that standard 5x5 categories are also much easier to create white-label rankings that anyone else can use since the variation tends to be less than in points leagues. There's never anything wrong with asking us...continue reading
2018 First Base - Early Points League Rankings and Tiers
If you play in a head-to-head points league, or season long format, you already know how difficult it can be to find fantasy analysis tailored to the format. Not only are the traditional rotisserie and head-to-head arrangements more popular, but the very nature of points leagues makes them difficult to cover in a general sense because they carry significantly more variance in terms of settings. Niche audience or no, there are still plenty of folks out...continue reading
