Triggerfish's 2010 Rankings, First Basemen... Options

[Humuhumunukunuku...]

Never too early...here are my tiers for 2010 1b. Pretty deep!
+ = perhaps bump the guy up to the next tier in a keeper league

Superman Tier:
#1 Pujols (of course)

Elite not named Pujols Tier:
#2 Howard
#3 Teix
#4 Fielder (Teix gets the nod over Prince because of the lineup he hits in)
#5 Miggy
#6 Morneau

Strong Tier (start in shallow leagues, either at 1b or Utility)
#7 A Gonzo (might be dealt? If he goes to a real lineup in a better hitters park, could be elite)
#8 Berkman (getting older, so this could be a bust pick, but I think he's got a little left in the tank)
#9 Votto (Berkman's protege)
#10 Youk
#11 Dunn
#12 Pena
#13 Morales (probably overrated for next year, I like him here)
#14 D Lee (another guy likely to be picked higher than he should be

Marginal Tier (start in deep leagues (13+ teams), could start in shallow if need be)
#15 Billy Butler (+) (.315, 25 HR...maybe even better?)
#16 Garrett Jones (+) Flashed power and speed...could be the next Pirates star to be traded for prospects
#17 Delgado (if you feel lucky)
#18 Branyan
#19 Konerko
#20 Helton

Weak Tier (may start in deep leagues, start in AL/NL only)
#21 Blehlock
#22 Loney (nice hitter, but lacks power for 1b)
#23 Luke Scott
#24 LaPorta(+) still wet behind the ears and was the top prospect Injuns got for CC
#25 LaRoche (still hits in a crummy lineup, but typically has a strong 2nd half)
#26 Nick Johnson
#27 Overbay
#28 Garko

Bleh Tier (could be WW fodder even in AL/NL only leagues)
#29 Brandon Allen (+) DBacks could've found a power 1b in the Tony Pena deal, but I wouldn't put much stock in him in 2010.
#30 Daric Barton (crap)

1b's are typically useful because they often find themselves in a utility role in fantasy, thus, pretty much everyone but the last two will be drafted. Overbay and Garko are on the cusp of crap.

[os_gamejunkie]

Elite not named Pujols Tier:
#2 Howard
#3 Teix
#4 Fielder (Teix gets the nod over Prince because of the lineup he hits in)
#5 Miggy
#6 Morneau

I'd have Miguel #2 due to his BA; his .292 in 2008 was the lowest in 4 out of 5 years I think but normally he's a .320+ hitter. Probably a coin toss I suppose between Fielder and Teixeira, but Fielder did have more HRs and RBIs than Teixeira in that inferior lineup you pointed out.

Otherwise, this list is pretty good.

This post has been edited by os_gamejunkie: Nov 5 2009, 04:44 AM