July 1B and DH Rankings

Presented here are the July rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Players are ranked based on 5x5 value in mixed leagues. Remember that players are listed where they’re most valuable, so if you don’t see someone you’re looking for, check another position. Designated hitters are listed with the first basemen.

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First Baseman and Designated Hitter Rankings

July	First Base	Team	2019	May	June
1	Cody Bellinger	Dodgers	3	1	1
2	Freddie Freeman	Braves	1	2	2
3	Josh Bell	Pirates	12	9	5
4	Anthony Rizzo	Cubs	4	4	3
5	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	2	3	4
6	Jose Abreu	White Sox	5	5	6
1 DH	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	3 DH	3 DH	3 DH
7	Matt Olson	Athletics	16	12	8
8	Pete Alonso	Mets	19	10	11
2 DH	Nelson Cruz	Twins	2 DH	2 DH	2 DH
9	Ian Desmond	Rockies	9	11	9
3 DH	Khris Davis	Athletics	1 DH	1 DH	1 DH
10	Edwin Encarnacion	Yankees	15	14	14
11	Luke Voit	Yankees	7	6	7
12	Joey Votto	Reds	6	7	15
13	C.J. Cron	Twins	11	13	10
14	Eric Hosmer	Padres	10	15	13
15	Dan Vogelbach	Mariners	46	22	18
16	Carlos Santana	Indians	23	20	17
17	Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	8	8	12
18	Justin Smoak	Blue Jays	20	16	16
19	Jose Martinez	Cardinals	21	21	20
20	Rowdy Tellez	Blue Jays	30	24	19
21	Jake Bauers	Indians	18	18	23
22	Dominic Smith	Mets	44	42	40
23	Ronald Guzman	Rangers	24	25	22
24	Albert Pujols	Angels	36	31	27
25	Jesus Aguilar	Brewers	13	19	21
26	Ryan Zimmerman	Nationals	26	28	31
27	Brandon Belt	Giants	29	27	25
28	Christian Walker	Diamondbacks	47	17	24
29	Matt Adams	Nationals	38	33	29
30	Mitch Moreland	Red Sox	40	36	28
31	Ji-Man Choi	Rays	6 DH	34	30
32	Logan Morrison		34	35	35
33	Justin Bour	Angels	25	26	38
34	Tyler White	Astros	17	23	26
35	Matt Beaty	Dodgers	62	NR	NR
36	Bobby Bradley	Indians	58	NR	44
4 DH	Mark Trumbo	Orioles	5 DH	4 DH	4 DH
37	Chris Davis	Orioles	33	38	33
38	Nate Lowe	Rays	56	29	34
39	Brandon Dixon	Tigers	49	NR	NR
40	Steve Pearce	Red Sox	28	32	36
41	Yonder Alonso	White Sox	32	30	32
42	Tyler Austin	Giants	42	44	43
43	Mark Reynolds	Rockies	37	39	41
44	Kendrys Morales	Yankees	7 DH	41	42
45	Lucas Duda	Royals	43	43	NR

Dropping off: Dropping off: Jared Walsh (37^th), Ryan O’Hearn (39^th), Hanley Ramirez (45^th)

• I might have Ian Desmond seventh here right now if the Rockies weren’t doing things like sitting him four times in a five-game span. It was impossible to get him out of the lineup for two years while he was among the game’s worst players, but now he’s struggling to receive regular playing time while batting .325/.393/.626 since April 27. Defense isn’t helping him, but I still don’t get why the Rockies insist on only playing him in center, even as they use David Dahl in center and Raimel Tapia in left when Desmond doesn’t play. Tapia isn’t any good defensively, either, and he just hit .244/.263/.359 in 80 plate appearances last month.
• Ryan Zimmerman is back with the Nationals after a two-month absence, but whether he’s really a better option than Matt Adams against right-handers remains to be seen. I don’t think he’s a mixed-league guy right now.
• Logan Morrison opted out of his Yankees contract and became a free agent this week after hitting .289/.341/.658 in 152 AB for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. One would think he’d have a shot of going right to the majors with another team. He’d probably be an upgrade over Bobby Bradley in Cleveland.