Paul Sporer’s 2022 1B Rankings

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December 16, 2021

I’ll be releasing my first run of positional rankings over the next week or so. My rankings with the individual comments will come after the new year, but these will lay the groundwork and show you where I’m at to start. These are for 5×5 15-teamers with a 20-game eligibility threshold.

Let’s discuss in the comments!

1B Rankings
RK PLAYER
1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
2 Freddie Freeman
3 Paul Goldschmidt
4 Pete Alonso
5 C.J. Cron
6 Matt Olson
7 Ryan Mountcastle
8 José Abreu
9 Jared Walsh
10 Josh Bell
11 DJ LeMahieu
12 Jake Cronenworth
13 Joey Votto
14 Alex Kirilloff
15 Yuli Gurriel
16 Ty France
17 Luke Voit
18 Trey Mancini
19 Brandon Belt
20 Frank Schwindel
21 Rhys Hoskins
22 Anthony Rizzo
23 Jonathan Schoop
24 Nathaniel Lowe
25 Jesús Aguilar
26 Rowdy Tellez
27 Pavin Smith
28 Yoshi Tsutsugo
29 Miguel Sanó
30 Carlos Santana
31 LaMonte Wade Jr.
32 Spencer Torkelson
33 Triston Casas
34 Lewin Díaz
35 Bobby Bradley
36 Darin Ruf 러프
37 Bobby Dalbec
38 Eric Hosmer
39 Christian Walker
40 Keston Hiura
41 Joshua Fuentes
42 Yandy Díaz
43 Brad Miller
44 Seth Beer
45 Daniel Vogelbach
46 Travis Shaw
47 Wilmer Flores
48 Matt Beaty
49 Yu Chang
50 Ryan O’Hearn





 

Paul is the Editor of Rotographs and Content Director for OOTP Perfect Team. Follow Paul on Twitter @sporer and on Twitch at sporer.

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Pat Listachiomember
2 years ago

Welp I guess I won’t be keeping Rizzo.

Cron seems awfully high

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Bryzmember
2 years ago
Reply to  Pat Listachio

Playing in Coors is likely part of it.

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Paul Sporermember
2 years ago
Reply to  Bryz

It’s all of it, tbh. I mean, he’s good, too. If I thought he sucked, I wouldn’t have him there. But a good hitter like him in Coors is huge

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dodgerbleu
2 years ago
Reply to  Pat Listachio

Cron over Olson seems bananas to me, and though I’d pick a couple other names before Cron, no one after that seems like a CLEAR choice over him.

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Paul Sporermember
2 years ago
Reply to  dodgerbleu

I looove Olson, but his status is uncertain right now so I dropped a couple spots for now (he was 4, but I went for Alonso & Cron over him right now).

I know Olson crushes in Oakland so it’s not like he will be ruined by a park, but I just want to see where he goes before settling on him as a top 5 guy right now

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Mario Mendozamember
2 years ago
Reply to  Paul Sporer

Not sure the temporary drop is at all warranted, Paul. I think Olson should be #3 no matter what.

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Paul Sporermember
2 years ago
Reply to  Mario Mendoza

I don’t hate on it if you go that way, but he’s on a little uneasy ground right now w/his situation so I’m playing it a bit cautiously. Really love the player, though.

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