MLB Rankings: Top First Basemen of 2019

Let us take a look at the top ten MLB first basemen.

As the baseball season nears with every passing day, and with Spring Training pretty much upon us, these positional rankings continue. Today’s list is, as the title says, the top first basemen currently in MLB.

These rankings do take into account performance prior to 2018 but these rankings are more about expected 2019 performance than entire career. So while there is some extra weight for players like Joey Votto who is a former MVP, we can’t rule out guys who did have really good years like Jesus Aguilar.

First base is one of the strongest positions in the league, especially at the top, but one to ten it’s a really talented group. While not all are the same as far as skillset, with some being more big boppers and others being more rounded as far as defense and contact, all have the potential to be All-Stars and some at the top could win MVPs.

Of course by midseason these rankings could change completely, with prospects graduating, some younger players realizing their potential.

So let’s do it.

*NOTE: Players who will not primarily play first base in 2019 are excluded from this list. Most notably Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Matt Carpenter of the St. Louis Cardinals.