Ranking Best First Baseman From Every MLB Team

RANKING THE BEST FIRST BASEMAN FROM EVERY MLB TEAM (2024)
My rankings for the best first baseman from every team in MLB going into the 2024 season like Freddie Freeman, Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Rizzo, Pete Alonso & More! #mlb #baseball #giraffeneckmarc
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[@thebrothersgunn]

And that’s why Pete Alonso is not only the best first baseman in all of baseball, he is also going to win the cy young

[@bronzite_]

shohei who

[@Nalucha]

Okay usually I think these comments are dumb but “is also going to win the cy young” sent me 😂

[@SinaiTheGoldenCityGamer24]

lmao

[@Thestonedschlor]

Sounds accurate

[@smbmostfamous1432]

​​@@bronzite_At least the American league is happy shohei ohtani left cause he has a lot of competition in the national League which is harder to win MVP.. he's not winning MVP until he pitches!! You can't win MVP being just DH in this era unless he hits 60+ Homers that will never happen he gets injured too much..

[@anobsessedrangersfan_21]

It’s Day 2!!! And here you go Biggest Rise: Spencer Torkelson 30 to 16 (14 spots) Biggest Drop: Jose Abreu 7 to 27 (20 spots)

[@wasfurious]

Olson and Freeman were absolute monsters this year.

[@neilzientek]

Makes sense why Atlanta didn't step up to the plate for Freeman. It's a business after all.

[@aolepilikea]

⁠@@neilzientekwym 😂 we gave freeman a deal it was just hidden by his agent

[@EricMidgett]

Crazy because you can make a case for either to be number one on this list. Looking forward to seeing how Harper looks after a full season at 1B.

[@Charlie_Stuart]

It’s crazy honestly they are so different yet both so good

[@oneshot740]

Olson is a beast

[@CoasterFish]

Hey Marc, not sure if you’ll ever see this but figured I’d share my love for this series. I lost my love for the holidays for a few years and these videos were really the only thing reminding me it was Christmas time. I’ve began to get it back but I still love watching these videos each and every year. Much love to you and the channel!

[@schlootle]

Jose Abreu was pretty abysmal yntil he finally went on the IL. When he came back he was back to his old form. Supposedly he was playing with back pain the first half of the season. I am fairly confident he will bounce back

[@Opnicop]

Those last few weeks and playoff run showed that he still has it

[@joelanderson7136]

Giraffe obviously didn't watch the postseason

[@anthonybrown1717]

Like he was crazy good in the postseason

[@davidwindell]

Josh Naylor, with his second straight yr of a 130+ wRC+, should be ahead of Hoskins, Pasquintino, Nate Lowe, and Casas. A 14% k rate, .308 batting average and .350+ OBP with a solid glove should absolutely get you in the top ten. I mean, he praised Olson for “never striking out” with a 23% k rate and Naylor was at 14%!!! Cmon man

[@Charlie_Stuart]

I think he was looking at strikeout to walk ratio. While I agree it’s a bad statement I still think Olson is top 3 and he isn’t 3

[@morokolibeats]

I agree. I'm a Yankees fan here, too. Naylor's really good. I'd absolutely have him top 5-10.

[@davidwindell]

@@Charlie_Stuart even if he was praising the k/bb ratio, Naylor is still right there. Olson is 23/13.5, Naylor is 14/7.6. That’s almost the same, and the raw K rates are dramatically different. Sure Naylor could take more walks, but he has an excellent contact rate and his .350+ OBP is plenty good enough. He’s a top 10 1B without a doubt. Olson, IMO, is #2. I think Naylor should be 6-7.

[@trentwilkes4293]

Yandy is the THIRD best 1B of this past year

[@starpotatoes768]

Yeah I have no idea why goldschmidt was above yandy here.

[@ben.colson]

Yeah putting Alonso above Yandy and Goldy was insane

[@noahnussbaum8693]

Definitely better than Pete

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

He’s ranking who’s the best first basement going in to next year. He took in to account there entire career as well as 2023

[@benkelly6777]

@@RyanSchilling-fg9qn in 2022 yandy had a 146 wRC+, its pretty obvious that he should be predicted to be better than an aging paul goldschmidt and a guy in pete alonso who has never put up numbers as good as even yandy's 2022 season

[@KingDec-ji7gf]

Coming from a fellow met fan, there’s no way Pete is higher than yandy. I’m sorry

[@runnerup5676]

As a Dbacks fan I like walker at 7 thats a good spot. Maybe 5 cause hes very underated people dont see everything he does

[@tylerwelling806]

I hella agree he is stellar on d

[@tomf3373]

Rizzo is too low. His pre concussion stats were on pace to be one of his best offensive seasons in his career. His post concussion stats says way more about the Yankees medical staff instead of him taking a step back

[@Yellowshyguy69]

Excrly

[@UnchainedSora]

I'm not sure. What you pointed out is why I disagree with the justification, but it is also important to remember that there isn't a guarantee that he'll be back to normal. Clint Frazier never really recovered from his concussions. I really hope Rizzo does, but... Just don't b surprised if he doesn't.

[@tomf3373]

@@Obaby58823 Tatis slapped the shit out of him running to first

[@meadalofhonor1234]

Nah rizzo and Stanton suck now they were automatic outs

[@MindSZN]

Can’t fucking stand when people don’t give context to Rizzo season.

[@hollow4352]

Rizzo being so low is an actual crime. In 53 games before Tatis rammed his thigh into his face he was hitting .303/.376/.505 for an 890 OPS. I get being cautious, but the dude was raking last season.

[@morokolibeats]

I know. The guy played with a concussion for 2 months. You can't look at the season as a whole. Rizzo was crazy good until the injury.

[@jacobbreitinger8239]

Yandy having a 158 ops+ is absolutely amazing he such a cool guy

[@isaacjohnson2486]

Yandy should’ve been Top 3 or Top 4 at the least. He had the 3rd highest OPS+. How does Goody even compare over the 2023 season?

[@BESGO59]

Let's go!! Was waiting for this.

[@erichuot9924]

I was expecting Casas around 16 and seeing him that high on the ranking is awesome.

[@Slgsreds6294]

Mountcastle also missed a lot of time this year with a freak bout of Vertigo. Slashed .322/.404/.489 in the second half with a 150 OPS+ in the second half when he was healthy. I highly doubt the Orioles move on from him tbh. Yes we have some guys that could replace him (Santander/O’Hearn/Kjerstad) but Santander and O’Hearn are FA at the end of the year and the FO wants to keep Kjerstad in the OF.

[@chazeffects7667]

Last offseason, the Orioles claimed O'Hearn off WAIVERS, with no expectations for him. He proceeded to slash 300 and becoming one of the most underrated players in the league.

[@welcome_to_the_own_zone]

I knew he would give it to Freeman over Olson. That Met fan, Braves hater energy lol.

[@user-xf7di3od2g]

I have watched your videos for a while and you have always talked good things about Matt Olson. So when he came to replace Freddie in 2022, i told my entire family what you had been saying about him and how good it was that we got him. I even bought his shirt before he even played a game. So it was sooo relieving when he had this amazing season.

[@EpicGamer14_]

Rizzo will definitely be good next season. He was having an incredible season, until playing with a concussion for two months. I think he'll be back to a top 15 maybe back into the top 10 next season.

[@derekpattle5566]

When you talk about Casas you gotta talk about his eye, dude has the plate discipline of a veteran as a rookie.

[@sonyamiller5504]

Great ranking Marc! We don’t often agree but this one’s great!

[@anthony-7]

couldn’t sound like more of a causal with that rizzo take

[@wiljohnson1019]

Every stat you included Olson cleared Freddie dude. Are you for real. He’s obviously the best 1b now

[@ToxicMooseYT]

fr bro olson had such a historical season and was just better than freddy including defense Like wtf

[@grahamfaulkner3969]

These are the best videos ever. I eagerly wait for the 12 days of Christmas every year. Love it!!!

[@RaydzTheSpartan]

Rizzo’s ranking probably has to depend on how much you value the numbers he had at the beginning of the year (he was raking) compared to how the injury has affected him

[@lukeyhitsbombs7119]

Goldy over yandy is so crazy

[@eberlchl]

Not really. Yandy had his best season ever look at Goldschmidt’s career.

[@lukeyhitsbombs7119]

@@eberlchl it’s off 2023 season

[@anthonyzurro3182]

Great job my friend

[@9Rollotomasi]

It's incredible to watch Freeman perform at this level. Hopefully he still has some success as he hits the aging curve and starts to decline. He will start to decline right? The aging curve will catch him eventually, right? His contract can't be a bargain for its entirety, that's not fair.

[@Ragesfire]

Yandy getting criminally underrated

[@BESGO59]

I might be being little biased here, but I would put Olson over Freeman. Olson had better OPS, OPS+ and had higher WAR by almost 1. Also, should concern about age too.

[@starpotatoes768]

Matt olson 1 stolen base. Freddie 23. That's puts freddie slightly ahead for me.

[@starpotatoes768]

However, I think Olson was definitely more valuable to the braves than freddie would have been. Having the best offense ever meant a lot of those league leading homeruns had people on base.

[@Michael_Jones-bo1pr]

Where do you get your MLB highlights from?

[@rainbowhouse3427]

Matt Olson should be first tbh. I feel like he was underrated, no one was really talking about him winning MVP which was weird imo. I think he is top 3 player in the NL.

[@mrmememan1140]

Fr also Olson has a .9 higher war at 7.4 compared to freeman’s 6.5 😂

[@Bunny-Verse]

I am a Braves fan, been one since Gerald Perry. I know I am not being biased when I say Matt Olson is the MLB best 1st baseman. Olson 7.4 WAR 54 HR 127 R 139 RBI .993 OPS 162 OPS+. Freeman just a more superior BA at .331. Both had an awesome season in 2023, it’s just Olson’s overall production and performance was better than Freeman. Technically, Freeman is 1B and Olson is 1A, then there’s just the rest of the MLB 1st baseman

[@sodadrink8363]

freddie and matt are interchangeable depending on what you value. olson if you like power, freddie if you like obp

[@ArcaneLogic]

Abreu dealt with a back issue all season. When he went on IL he was a different player when he came back

[@Ryan6OC]

Rizzo at 20 is VERY harsh considering he was outstanding prior to the concussion. If the thought is that he just won't be healthy, I can fully understand, but that was not the main reasoning given. It was that he "started to take a few steps back," which was simply not the case prior to the concussion. He was hitting .304 with a .376 OBP and .880 OPS with 11 HRs in 53 games before he got hurt. Then he played through it for months. Not saying he should be top 10 by any means, but he needs to be in the 15 range.

[@grantabeyta9054]

Naylor is so underrated it is crazy

[@nickmanville900]

How are you going to put Wade Jr at 21? 2.7 WAR 119 OPS+ I feel deserves at least top 15. You put 5 guys with below 1 WAR Infront of him? 🙄😂

[@aaronwitt03]

As an Orioles fan and Rays hater Yandy > Pete.

[@ryanclark1450]

Respect

[@BrimHawk]

I don't think too many Blue Jay fans will disagree with your Vladdie ranking. We have hope though.

[@meadalofhonor1234]

Yeah as a jays fan vlad needs to play better next year

[@chuckieb3798]

Will you guys sign Joey Votto? Who's your DH?

[@AC-er7tl]

You do know Rizzo couldn’t see the ball half the year right? He is also one of the best defensively. His season was definitely top 15

[@nomercyinc6783]

one concussion doesnt affect your vision MONTHS or even weeks later

[@noahnussbaum8693]

@@nomercyinc6783this one did

[@BBLszn]

he was undiagnosed so he didnt resrt it

[@chuckieb3798]

Couldn't see the ball? What?

[@joel8692]

​@@nomercyinc6783 How do u know the way it affected Rizzo ?

[@natehawkins6499]

Yandy should be 5 or 4 Goldschmidt is aging and not playing as well and the way yandy plays just looks way better than Pete

[@BryceHarper3.]

Still can’t believe this is the 5th one you’ve done. Doesn’t feel that long ago that you started this.😆

[@SN15isthebeststarship]

Honestly I agree with the list even as a phily fan

[@Humanistic_]

Props to the Braves for picking up Olson after losing Freeman. Thought there'd be a huge drop off in production. Not very much

[@AS-is4dt]

happy to see Casas already top 10... top 5 next year hopefully.

[@brandondillman5841]

Imagine if he was a righty. Being a lefty power hitter in Fenway is tough.

[@kyronguthrie5500]

Guys, Ryan Noda is the goat a .770 Slugging Hank Aaron snub.

[@CatchEmAllSaul]

If Rizzo was a Met he would still rank him in the top 10 and use the genuinely good excuse of having a concussion for most of the year ….

[@user-gq9cu8mj9o]

I have a complaint with your warning too. I think Friday Freeman should’ve been to, and MATT Olsen should’ve been one. He had more homers more everything.

[@greglumsden1317]

Hi Marc, Canada here. We agree Vlad had a frustrating year and doesn't deserve to be in the top 5.

[@lomakinalex]

Rizzo got fucked by our medical staff, dropping him down that much is a bit insane. Its wild he was allowed to play for two more months while clearly struggling with something physically. His numbers dropped because he wasnt healthy, not because hes actually getting worse. He was having a really strong year until the concussion, i think its unfair to drop him into the bottom half of the list when he can still absolutely produce at a top 10 level. Like there was a very clear performance drop after the collision with Tatis, its just not right to say you want to see better from him when he was doing really well before the injury. If he was properly managed maybe he wouldve been treated correctly and returned healthy during the season instead of having his season ended because they didnt realize he was struggling with post concussion symptoms.

[@that0n3oddball]

Astros fan here. I know as well as anybody that Jose Abreu struggled last season. That being said, I don't agree with your assertion that he only had that many RBIs cuz he was in the right part of the lineup. Look at his 2023 splits, he was huge for the Astros in clutch situations; he batted .275 with a .900 OPS with RISP, and over 1.000 with a runner on second or third. Also, he was MUCH better post-all star break, and was lights out in October. I fully expect an Abreu revival in 2024.

[@ross9867]

I have all 3 of the dudes from the thumbnail in a keeper fantasy league. Vlad, Bryce, and Olson. Won me a chip last year

[@parkerdavis7859]

at a certain point you gotta consider giving the first ever tie for first place. matt olson and freddie freeman were just absolutely ludicrous last year. mookie's august and ronnie's... every day overshadowed them in NL MVP voting but goddamn. you can't even argue that they aren't the two best first basemen in the league and there's so little distinguishing them besides matt's home run absurdity and freddie's inability to stay *off* the base pass by and large.

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

Except Freddy was better he’s just better I’m sorry but if we take Olsen down to 38 hR then he isn’t even close to Freddy. My point is Matt isn’t anywhere close to as good as an overal hitter as Freddy.

[@Godawgs_sic-em]

@@RyanSchilling-fg9qn your logic, doesn’t make any sense if you take stats away from a player they don’t look as good😂

[@RyanSchilling-fg9qn]

what i am saying is ur ranking him so high just for the 54 hr not for any other stat @@Godawgs_sic-em

[@Foundhair20]

Bryant ahead of noda?? Idk about that one chief

[@petekowalczuk4795]

Maybe I’m stupid but I don’t know why u can have Alonso over yandy

[@wzty]

It’s cool that you put Alonso at Number 1. He could win an NL MVP, NL CY Young, NL Manager of the Year and become the first veteran to win NL ROY

[@Extinguisher10]

Ty France hasn't been right after that wrist injury in July of 2022. Hopefully Driveline can get him back to where ilhe was.

[@fosterhemond5530]

Marc is trolling braves fans with these thumbnails and he knows it 😂😭

[@Baseballify]

2:49 for the last year part u put navy and orange instead of black and white because that’s the white Sox colors and he was on the white Sox last yeat

[@pocketIint]

I feel like this was placed perfectly

[@Chi2-Ind2]

The Cubs new First Baseman is Cody Bellinger because they can just put Pete Crow-Armstrong or Mike Tauchman in Center Field

[@krypticraptors9863]

The Rizzo disrespect is crazy im goona love watching him climb your list this year lol

[@Laser-gamer-guy]

Rankings for 2024: 1. Freeman 2. Olson 3. Harper 4. Guerrero (his ceiling is MVP) 5. Alonso 6. Casas (and I'm a Yankees fan) 7. Diaz 8. Goldschmidt 9. Lowe 10. Rizzo (had an .890 OPS pre-concussion)

[@derekconstantino7759]

Freeman is a machine

[@TyFranceLover911]

Bold to put David Ortiz at #17 I can’t say I agree

[@ms728]

rizzo at 20 is CRAZY😭😭

[@jonnyt16]

Will Clark is still my all-time favorite first baseman. #22 for life Go Giants!!

[@noahd-7132]

Marc, I understand your concern with Abreu. But when you look into it more he had a back injury he was fighting for the whole first half of the season. He finally took time to get it fixed and started performing in the second half and popped off in the postseason. No doubt in my mind he bounces back.

[@scottcarter6623]

As a Jays fan #8 seems a bit high for Vlad. Hopefully he bounces back.

[@gadzooks5398]

I can almost certainly say Jeimer Candelario is not going to be the every day first baseman in Cincinnati with Christian Encarnacion-Strand still hanging around. They're not gonna DH CES every day, I wouldn't think. I'd say he probably plays a good chunk of time at 3rd base to let Marte get some rest. That being said, 15 is a good spot for him and I do like the signing... weird fit and all.

[@chuckieb3798]

Stephenson should be our 1st baseman! With more at bats his hitting will improve! What do you think? Trade those infielders for pitching!

[@EpicGamer14_]

Pete Alonso is not the best power hitter in baseball. It’s Aaron Judge.

[@lincolne.4326]

Olson should be #1. Nothing against Freddie Freeman but Matt Olson had a steroid era type season so for me he’s #1

[@joshjoseph_]

As a Jays fan, the Vladdy ranking is very fair

[@vlogger3067]

Never understood why does Pete Alonso just get so disrespected by the media all the time like the social medias never post about him no matter what he does

[@BrettBread]

Doing the Braves dirty in the thumbnails and it’s hilarious

[@fullcircle8231]

@BrettBread not really lol. We all know that freeman was gonna be 1st, no matter how much more Olson deserved it. It's not hard to read the room. And fact is, this is one random KZbinrs opinion... it's not a fact. And end of the day... Braves fan have had both the 1st and 2nd guy as their last two franchise first basemen... can your favorite team say the same?

[@BrettBread]

@@fullcircle8231 you that hurt? It’s just a little knock because he’s a Mets fan I’m assuming. Small details are funny man enjoy life a bit

[@baileysmith4744]

Rizzo being at 9 was already bad enough, but 20 is horrendous. you are almost forgetting who he is. 1 bad season due to concussion isnt going to ruin his career

[@leonardocalanche5582]

How is Joey menese way at the bottoms of the list like 168 hits with 81 rbis is that not good for you noda, Bryant, and Vaughn were above him and they had worse numbers

[@drewz9807]

Jake Bauers can crank. He needs steady time at first. Rizzo is also ready to make a huge comeback

[@lomakinalex]

jake bauers stinks, but very much a brewers type pickup. He can go on a streak where he has some pop, but hes just not a very good hitter. Strikes out way too much and doesnt hit for average.

[@peytontackett9319]

I’m pretty sure candelareo is gonna play DH

[@giannispitale2658]

yandy shoulda been in that 3 spot

[@RailroadSpikeProductions]

So somebody who is hitting 330 with a 158 ops + (yandy Diaz) isn’t top 5

[@AidanM-zf7hc]

Olson and freeman are the only ones better than Yandy right now

[@WardyNYM]

Pete Alonso is all that matters tbh

[@danielhudakjr6617]

Lgm

[@williamstankiewicz3073]

we need to extend him pronto

[@spaghettisauce445]

@@williamstankiewicz3073 the mets wont be contending in his entire career

[@Dan-zs4rk]

@@williamstankiewicz3073The Mets*** I know spelling is hard. Not as hard as understanding you have zero say. Spend all the money you want and even if owners listened to fans, we the fans disagree. Fan 1) sign Alonso fan 2) don’t sign Alonso. If that’s the case then the guys with the money and responsible with money make the decisions. Drives me nuts reading comments from you people who think you own a team and have a say. So unbelievably cringe. End of the day if you don’t have a say it’s not your.

[@huntertemplin2883]

putting cronensworth ahead of vaughn is crazy

[@charlieradant]

My guy AK17 is a dawg

[@Cubs-bm9wc]

Idk if Bryce Harper is a better first baseman than Freddie or Olson but I’d take him as a player over them

[@fullcircle8231]

@Cubs-bm9wc why? You'd like to see your star player throw temper tantrums over called strikes? Because that's about all he's good at doing. There's a difference between bringing energy, and bringing your emotions... and Harper is firmly in the latter of the two.

[@Cubs-bm9wc]

@@fullcircle8231 Harper doesn’t even get mad anymore and if he does it’s if it’s the dumbest call ever. Harper knows when he’s right or wrong. Plus I’d rather have the best current postseason hitter over two guys who didn’t show up at all this postseason for the two best teams in the NL

[@Cubs-bm9wc]

This has got to be coming from a braves fan

[@coffeeguy957]

As a Mariner fan, you’re absolutely right about how bad 2023 Ty France was. I have high hopes for 2024 because he’s working at Driveline this offseason. If anybody can get Ty back to his 2021-2022 ways, it’s Driveline

[@chriskeddie4226]

His underlying stats weren't that bad last season either (aside from a drop in exit velo), so I reckon he will have some sort of bounce back. As long as he stays healthy

[@dandrefalcon3963]

🤔A Met that doesn’t wanna give a Brave his real due. What a surprise 😂😂😂

[@brandondillman5841]

No Ryan O'Hearn? He had a 122 OPS+ in 112 games.

[@mx4159]

Orioles would be crazy to trade Mountcastle with their farm system

[@brandondillman5841]

they might. Kjerstad and Santander can play 1st. O'Hearn destroyed right handed pitching and Samuel Basallo is flying through the farm system and projects to be a first baseman. If trading Mountcastle can get them a good starter I'd do it.

[@mx4159]

@@brandondillman5841 santander has very little experience at 1B and as good as I think Kjerstad will be, he still hasn’t proven himself at the MLB level yet. I wasn’t aware that Basallo also plays 1B but as good as he will be, I don’t think he’ll be in the majors for a bit. Mounty is young and still has multiple years of team control, and unless they can get a bona fide ace, I don’t think they should trade him. I just don’t see a trade happening where Mounty is the deal breaker

[@kevinh2770]

Not me watching you for YEARS and just finding out I’m not Subscribed 💀 😭

[@chuckieb3798]

Who will be the Reds 1st baseman in 2024? Joey Votto is gone. Stevenson, there starting catcher should be. I don't know

[@MadSpace]

Rizzo is a little low even in a down year. He was basically 2 players last season - pre and post concussion. pre concussion he was a top 10 first baseman

[@JordanIshim-ib9tf]

You guys are saying “And that’s why Pete Alonso is the best first baseman in baseball” but he actully could be ☠️

[@danteti6422]

I feel like Rizzo should be higher. Look at what he did pre concussion. Seems like he should back to normal now that he’s healthy .

[@coreygilliam8533]

Freeman had one the greatest years ever

[@shawnuel]

As a Mariner fan, I expected to see France closer to 24 than where you put him! I hope he honors the optimism you showed and regains his stroke. BTW, he started having issues in the second half of ‘22 after a collision at 1st base that pulled his elbow back. He has regressed badly since that point.

[@aquatic9893]

Andrew Vaughn has sneakily pretty good and I think he should've been ranked higher

[@joeevanstill5445]

no way you said Noda Kris Bryant and the Angels 1B are better than Jose Abreu😂

[@Chi2-Ind2]

As a Cubs fan, it is weird to see that once Rizzo, Bryant, Báez, and Contreras left the Cubs, they all became worse