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 men 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.
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last season, producing a quartet of top-25 players and a total of 15 men 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.The impact of the MLB rule changes on first basemen will be interesting to follow.
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. In this writer's opinion, belongs in this tier, even though he is consistently drafted much earlier than the other options.
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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