The Ultimate First Base Guide: Sleepers, Busts, and Must-Haves! (Ep. 1154)

Join Chris Welsh (@IsItTheWelsh) and Joe Orrico (@JoeOrrico99) as they preview the first base position ahead of the 2026 fantasy baseball season! Welsh and Joe break down each tier and highlight their sleepers, busts, and must-have targets to keep an eye on in your upcoming drafts! Timestamps: (May be off due to ads) Intro - 0:00:00 Nick Kurtz vs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. vs Pete Alonso - 0:03:53 Matt Olson - 0:10:05 Rafael Devers - 0:12:42 FantasyPros Draft Wizard - 0:16:35 Freddie Freeman - 0:17:28 Vinnie Pasquantino - 0:21:07 Tiers Within the Top 12 - 0:25:00 Hard Rock Bet - 0:27:06 Munetaka Murakami - 0:29:07 Alec Burleson - 0:33:25 Andrew Vaughn - 0:35:46 Sleepers - 0:40:09 Willson Contreras - 0:40:25 Jac Caglianone - 0:42:04 Busts - 0:45:01 Bryce Harper - 0:45:05 Josh Naylor - 0:46:41 Must-Haves - 0:48:57 Tyler Soderstrom - 0:49:07 Ben Rice - 0:50:42 Outro - 0:53:28 Helpful Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hard Rock Bet - Sign up for Hard Rock Bet and make a $5 bet and you'll get $150 in bonus bets if you win. Head over to Hard Rock Bet, sign up and make your first deposit today. Payable in bonus bet(s). Not a cash offer. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in FL. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC, in all other states. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, NJ, OH, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling? In FL, call 1-888-ADMIT-IT. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-9-WITH-IT. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER (AZ, CO, IL, NJ, OH, TN, VA) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download the BettingPros App⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Download the free ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BettingPros app for iOS and Android⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ahead of the baseball season. With Sportsbook Sync, automatically track your bets across all major sportsbooks in one spot. Easily monitor your bet performance by sport and bet type, including game picks, props, and parlays. Create custom Betting Systems to find winning trends and profitable opportunities. Get a free trial of BettingPros Premium by downloading the app at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bettingpros.com/apps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and activating your trial on the upgrade screen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.