Strike Zone

June First Baseman Rankings

by Matthew Pouliot

June 1, 2022, 4:38 am ET

Updated On: June 2, 2022, 5:26 am ET

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Up this week are the June rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues.

Click to see other June rankings:

Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C

First Baseman Rankings

June	First basemen	Team	2022	May
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	1	1
2	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	2	2
DH 1	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	DH 1	DH 1
3	Matt Olson	Braves	3	3
4	Pete Alonso	Mets	4	4
5	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	5	5
6	C.J. Cron	Rockies	9	9
7	Josh Bell	Nationals	7	6
8	Jose Abreu	White Sox	8	8
9	Ty France	Mariners	18	13
10	Rhys Hoskins	Phillies	6	7
11	Anthony Rizzo	Yankees	17	12
12	Joey Votto	Reds	12	15
13	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	13	11
DH 2	Nelson Cruz	Nationals	DH 3	DH 3
14	Jared Walsh	Angels	16	16
15	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	10	10
16	Rowdy Tellez	Brewers	26	22
17	Max Muncy	Dodgers	14	14
18	Josh Naylor	Guardians	n/a	30
19	Edwin Rios	Dodgers	41	46
20	Eric Hosmer	Padres	28	20
21	Connor Joe	Rockies	n/a	17
22	Nathaniel Lowe	Rangers	19	18
23	Brandon Belt	Giants	21	19
24	Luke Voit	Padres	22	26
25	Trey Mancini	Orioles	23	25
26	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	11	24
27	Luis Arraez	Twins	n/a	32
28	Christian Walker	Diamondbacks	44	44
29	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	25	23
30	LaMonte Wade Jr.	Giants	30	28
31	Jurickson Profar	Padres	45	36
32	Franchy Cordero	Red Sox	n/a	n/a
33	Garrett Cooper	Marlins	n/a	33
34	Yuli Gurriel	Astros	29	29
35	Bobby Dalbec	Red Sox	15	21
36	Juan Yepez	Cardinals	50	63
37	Owen Miller	Guardians	n/a	27
38	Jonathan Schoop	Tigers	24	31
39	Wilmer Flores	Giants	39	37
40	Jesus Aguilar	Marlins	33	42
41	Pavin Smith	Diamondbacks	37	39
42	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	40	45
43	Alex Kirilloff	Twins	20	35
44	Darin Ruf	Giants	32	34
45	Harold Ramirez	Rays	n/a	n/a
46	Keston Hiura	Brewers	42	43
47	Vinnie Pasquantino	Royals	60	60
48	Yandy Diaz	Rays	38	38
49	Hunter Dozier	Royals	n/a	n/a
50	Seth Brown	Athletics	n/a	51
51	Brad Miller	Rangers	34	41
52	Nick Pratto	Royals	36	40
53	Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	48	57
54	Ji-Man Choi	Rays	59	50
55	Gavin Sheets	White Sox	4 DH	n/a
56	Triston Casas	Red Sox	52	48
57	Alfonso Rivas	Cubs	n/a	47
58	Sheldon Neuse	Athletics	n/a	n/a
59	Frank Schwindel	Cubs	27	49
60	Jose Miranda	Twins	n/a	n/a
61	Miguel Rojas	Marlins	n/a	n/a
62	Dominic Smith	Mets	n/a	52
63	Colin Moran	Reds	35	53
64	Harold Castro	Tigers	n/a	n/a
65	Miguel Sano	Twins	31	59
66	Michael Chavis	Pirates	n/a	62
67	Daniel Vogelbach	Pirates	51	54
68	Carlos Santana	Royals	46	56
69	Albert Pujols	Cardinals	49	55
70	Christian Bethancourt	Athletics	n/a	NR
71	Yoshi Tsutsugo	Pirates	43	58
DH 3	Seth Beer	Diamondbacks	DH 5	DH 4
72	Lewin Diaz	Marlins	53	61
73	Andy Ibáñez	Rangers	n/a	n/a
74	Jace Peterson	Brewers	56	NR
75	Johan Camargo	Phillies	58	NR
76	Matt Duffy	Angels	n/a	64
DH 4	Yohel Pozo	Rangers	DH 6	DH 5
77	Matt Beaty	Padres	54	65

Placing Edwin Rios 19th isn’t exactly throwing caution to the wind, but there is a significant concern that he could go back to being useless in a hurry. Power has always been Rios’s calling card, and he’s smacked seven homers in 84 plate appearances this year, giving him 20 in 283 plate appearances as a major leaguer. Unfortunately, he also has a horrific 34/4 K/BB ratio. He probably would approach 35 homers this year if the Dodgers stuck with him as a regular the rest of the way, but there is the concern that he’ll drift in and out of the lineup.

It took Franchy Cordero 18 games to hit his first homer, but when he did, it was a walkoff grand slam. He had another homer on Sunday, giving him a .270/.333/.459 line in 84 plate appearances. His strikeout rate is just 22.6%, well below his career mark of 35.7%, and he’s striking the ball awfully well, with seven barrels and a 51% hard-hit rate. I don’t want to buy all of the way in, especially since his contact numbers don’t really back up such a substantial drop in his strikeout rate, but he is a mixed-league option while starting against righties for Boston. One complication there is that Bobby Dalbec has homered in two of his last three starts and might finally be heating up.