Grey's 1B Rankings For 2026

Grey Albright and B_Don take a deep dive into what used to be a fun position in fantasy baseball, first base. From elite bats to “is this guy even rosterable?”, we break down first basemen across tiers, projections, stats, and player rater fantasy value.We start at the top with guys like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Pete Alonso, and Josh Naylor. We discuss where Vinnie Pasquantino belongs in the tiers at 1B. We break it down, debating power vs. average, even-year nonsense (or not), swing decisions, batted ball data, and how the turtle stole 30 bases. We break the rankings down from there by tier and discuss where you want to grab your 1B this year, where the upside can be found, who we have as breakouts and busts, and of course some deep league dart throws It’s tiers, fears, Statcast therapy, and first base existentialism.