First base has the reputation of being home to some of baseball’s biggest bats, and there are names like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso, and phenom Nick Kurtz that live up to that billing. But is first base as deep in elite bats as many fantasy baseball managers think it is? Our consensus first base rankings may shed some light on that question.
Meet the Rankers
To make our rankings table more web-friendly, we’ve used initials for each analyst’s rankings. Here are the analysts who contributed to our 2026 first base rankings:
DA = Doug Anderson – Doug Anderson is the managing editor for FantraxHQ. He has been playing fantasy baseball for over 30 years and is a member of both LABR and Tout Wars, the two most prominent expert leagues in existence. Doug’s work has been seen on Yahoo.com, SI.com, and in the pages of various print magazines, including his beloved Baseball Weekly (sigh). Doug lives in the Tampa Bay region and is a regular in the press box at Tropicana Field
TT = Taylor Tarter – Taylor Tarter is a fantasy baseball analyst for FantraxHQ. He has been playing fantasy baseball for nearly 20 years and has competed in both TGFBI and the EARTH leagues. In 2024, Taylor was a finalist for the FSWA research article of the year award. Taylor is a DC area native and a die-hard Nats fan, now rooting for them from Annapolis, Maryland.
RK = Ray Kuhn – Ray Kuhn has been playing fantasy baseball for over 20 years and covering it for over 15 years. Ray’s work has also been seen on SI.com, Fantasy Alarm, and MSN. Ray lives in Long Island and is continually stressed by NY sports teams.
DF = Dave Funnell – Dave Funnell is the workhorse of the FantraxHQ staff, with his MLB Injury Report a daily must if you want to keep your fantasy baseball rosters in tip-top shape.
BJ = Bryan Jaeger – Bryan Jaeger is a contributing writer for FantraxHQ, FanSided, and DiamondCentric. He has played fantasy baseball for over 20 years in both redraft and dynasty leagues. He lives in Northwest Louisiana, but frequents many Texas Rangers games.
TH = Todd Hedberg – Todd has been a fantasy baseball writer with Fantrax for multiple seasons, focusing on deep-league waiver wire targets, weekly starting pitcher rankings and semi-annual OBP rankings. Look for Todd’s ongoing Fantrax article content on social media @TheToddMpls and various fantasy baseball podcasts.
2026 Consensus First Base Rankings
The first base rankings below are based on traditional position eligibility, based on 20 games played in the previous season. Use our Position Eligibility Tool to see which players are eligible in your league. These rankings will be updated throughout the spring as injuries and other news break from training camps.
| Cons. Rnk | Player | Team | DA | TT | RK | DF | BJ | TH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | TOR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Pete Alonso | BAL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nick Kurtz | ATH | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Bryce Harper | PHI | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Matt Olson | ATL | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Rafael Devers | SF | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 7 | Freddie Freeman | LAD | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Josh Naylor | SEA | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Vinnie Pasquantino | KC | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 10 | Tyler Soderstrom | ATH | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | Yandy Diaz | TB | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Michael Busch | CHC | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| 13 | Salvador Perez | KC | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
| 14 | Ben Rice | NYY | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
| 15 | Willson Contreras | BOS | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| 16 | Christian Walker | HOU | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| 17 | Jonathan Aranda | TB | 15 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| 18 | Spencer Torkelson | DET | 18 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 10 |
| 19 | Alec Burleson | STL | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| 20 | Kyle Manzardo | CLE | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 26 | 22 |
| 21 | Spencer Steer | CIN | 23 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 29 |
| 22 | Munetaka Murakami | CWS | 27 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 16 |
| 23 | Andrew Vaughn | MIL | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 30 |
| 24 | Jake Burger | TEX | 29 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 19 | NR |
| 25 | Luis Arraez | FA | 22 | 22 | 29 | 21 | NR | 28 |
| 26 | Nolan Schanuel | LAA | 28 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 22 | NR |
| 27 | Ryan O'Hearn | PIT | 25 | NR | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
| 28 | Sal Stewart | CIN | 26 | NR | 19 | 22 | 18 | NR |
| 28 | Miguel Vargas | CWS | NR | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 21 |
| 30 | Josh Bell | MIN | 30 | 27 | NR | 30 | 29 | NR |
| 31 | Triston Casas | BOS | 19 | NR | NR | NR | 25 | 23 |
| 32 | Lenyn Sosa | CWS | NR | 29 | 30 | NR | NR | NR |
| 33 | Coby Mayo | BAL | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 |
| 34 | Paul Goldschmidt | FA | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 26 |
| 35 | Spencer Horwitz | PIT | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 27 |
| 36 | Kody Clemens | MIN | NR | 30 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
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