Prospect Rankings: First Baseman

Projecting first baseman is such a crap shoot I was tempted not to do it at all. Quite a few first baseman start their careers at other positions and move for a variety of reasons, others move to other postions because they’re blocked by an imcumbent, only to move back later on.

Mark Teixeira and Albert Pujols were signed as third baseman, as were Jeff Bagwell and Mark McGwire. Billy Butler and Brian LaHair were outfielders, and Paul Konerko a catcher. Plus, the list of established first baseman currently in the majors is pretty impressive, there aren’t many teams out there looking to add someone at the postion, unless it’s in a backup role.

My intial list contained forty-four names, and after looking at the list of established names ahead of them at varying levels, I was able to make a quick cut down to eighteen, a number I decided would be final after one more read through.

In alphabetical order by organization;

Joe Mahoney, Orioles
Miles Head, Red Sox
Lars Anderson, Red Sox
Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
Neftali Soto, Reds
Jonathan Singleton, Astros
Telvin Nash, Astros
Clint Robinson, Royals
Chris Parmelee, Twins
Tyler Austin, Yankees
Chris Carter, Athletics
Alex Dickerson, Pirates
Matt Adams, Cardinals
Yonder Alonso, Padres
Brett Pill, Giants
Rich Poythress, Mariners
David Cooper, Blue Jays
Chris Marrero, Nationals