September 1B and DH Rankings

Time for some September rankings. If you’re hoping for a callup bonanza, I expect that you’ll be disappointed; most of the big names are either up or they’re not coming. There will be final-month surprises, of course, and predicting what any player is going to do over the course of 25 games or so is a fool’s errand. But, then, that’s why they pay me.

Remember that players are listed at the position at which they’re most valuable (C > SS > 2B > 3B > 1B/OF).

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

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First Baseman and Designated Hitter Rankings

Sept	First base	Team	2018	July	Aug
1	Freddie Freeman	Braves	1	1	1
2	Paul Goldschmidt	Diamondbacks	2	2	2
3	Anthony Rizzo	Cubs	4	4	3
4	Cody Bellinger	Dodgers	3	3	4
1 DH	Nelson Cruz	Mariners	1 DH	1 DH	1 DH
5	Edwin Encarnacion	Indians	7	7	6
6	Jesus Aguilar	Brewers	38	9	8
7	Joey Votto	Reds	5	5	7
8	Wil Myers	Padres	8	10	10
9	Ryan Zimmerman	Nationals	12	25	27
10	Matt Olson	Athletics	16	11	11
11	Eric Hosmer	Padres	9	8	9
12	Justin Smoak	Blue Jays	15	12	12
13	Tyler White	Astros	48	29	28
14	Brandon Belt	Giants	25	14	16
15	Kendrys Morales	Blue Jays	4 DH	26	22
16	Josh Bell	Pirates	17	17	14
2 DH	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	9 DH	2 DH	2 DH
17	Yulieski Gurriel	Astros	19	16	19
18	Greg Bird	Yankees	21	15	13
19	Yonder Alonso	Indians	26	22	20
20	Eric Thames	Brewers	24	24	15
21	Carlos Santana	Phillies	23	20	21
22	C.J. Cron	Rays	22	18	18
23	Jose Abreu	White Sox	6	6	5
24	Albert Pujols	Angels	3 DH	23	26
25	Mitch Moreland	Red Sox	35	21	24
26	Chris Davis	Orioles	18	27	25
27	Ryan O’Hearn	Royals	71	NR	38
28	Ronald Guzman	Rangers	56	32	29
29	Tyler Austin	Twins	49	45	36
30	Ji-Man Choi	Rays	51	44	33
31	Matt Adams	Cardinals	33	30	30
32	Lucas Duda	Royals	28	31	31
33	Luke Voit	Yankees	63	NR	34
34	Joe Mauer	Twins	30	33	32
35	Mark Reynolds	Nationals	40	36	37
3 DH	Victor Martinez	Tigers	6 DH	4 DH	3 DH
36	Dominic Smith	Mets	31	34	35
37	Frank Schwindel	Royals	53	37	40
38	Justin Bour	Phillies	11	13	17
39	Tommy Joseph	Rangers	41	42	NR
40	Peter Alonso	Mets	62	43	43
41	A.J. Reed	Astros	43	41	41
42	Adam Lind		29	39	39
43	Dan Vogelbach	Mariners	45	NR	NR
44	Christian Walker	Diamondbacks	57	NR	NR
45	Matt Thaiss	Angels	70	40	42

Dropping off: Logan Morrison (23rd), Hanley Ramirez (44th), Garrett Cooper (45th)

• With Kolten Wong on the DL and Jedd Gyorko banged up, Matt Adams could have some short-term mixed-league value for the next week or so.

• The Mets’ stated desire to get Jay Bruce significant time at first base has ruled out a Peter Alonso callup, at least assuming no one gets hurt this next week or so. Alonso would have been a top-20 first baseman here had he been promoted to start. The Mets will almost certainly bring back Dominic Smith, but he’ll probably start no more than two or three times per week between first and left field.