2021 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Top 25 First Basemen

With a little more than two weeks before Opening Day, fans are ramping up their research for the upcoming 2021 Fantasy Baseball season. Before then, Our Esquina will drop rankings by position and/or updates every day until the first pitch of the regular season is thrown.

Today, we’re going to rank the league’s top 25 first basemen. First base is one of the most high-powered positions in Fantasy Leagues, so chances are that whomever you pick will be productive. Top-tier players (Top 5) will garner more points, in the long run, so keep your sights on those guys.

Before we begin, these rankings are for head-to-head (H2H) leagues. Determinations were made by aggregating all projection stats, which can be found on FanGraphs.

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Rankings by Position

SP*	RP*	C	1B
2B	3B	SS	OF

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2021 Fantasy Baseball: First Basemen

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM
1	Freddie Freeman	ATL
2	Cody Bellinger	LAD
3	Vladimir Guerrero	TOR
4	Anthony Rizzo	CHC
5	Matt Olson	OAK
6	Pete Alonso	NYM
7	Jose Abreu	CWS
8	C.J. Cron	COL
9	Rhys Hoskins	PHI
10	Paul Goldschmidt	STL
11	Luke Voit	NYY
12	Max Muncy	LAD
13	Brandon Belt	SFG
14	Jeimer Candelario	DET
15	Miguel Sano	MIN
16	Carlos Santana	KCR
17	Mike Brosseau	CHC
18	Joey Votto	CIN
19	Ji-Man Choi	TBR
20	Rowdy Tellez	TOR
21	Wilmer Flores	SFG
22	Dominic Smith	NYM
23	Jesus Aguilera	MIA
24	Josh Bell	WSN
25	Hunter Dozier	KCR

On the Cusp

A few more first basemen you should probably consider are…

Yuli Gurriel, Houston Astros – The truth is, Gurriel is one of the most overlooked first basemen in the league. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated great contact ability, and before the pandemic-shortened season, in 2019, he boasted a career-high .884 SLG. Don’t be surprised if his power production increases in 2021.

Christian Walker, Arizona Diamondbacks – Similar to Yuli Gurriel, Walker found his power in 2019. That season, he hit a career-high 29 home runs. 2020 was a bit of a disappointing season for Walker, but considering how brief that year was, don’t use it against him.

Check back for updates!

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