Here are some final-month rankings. Please try not to get too bent out of shape if your star player isn’t listed where you like ... anything can happen in a month. Heck, there was a month this year in which Owen Miller compiled a 1.166 OPS and Madison Bumgarner had a 1.17 ERA.
As always, players are ranked by position and then combined into an overall top 300 list.
Click to see other September rankings:
Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C
First Baseman Rankings
| Sept | First basemen | Team | 2022 | Aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Blue Jays | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Goldschmidt | Cardinals | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman | Dodgers | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Pete Alonso | Mets | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Matt Olson | Braves | 3 | 5 |
| DH 1 | Shohei Ohtani | Angels | DH 1 | DH 1 |
| 6 | Josh Bell | Padres | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | Rhys Hoskins | Phillies | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Anthony Rizzo | Yankees | 17 | 7 |
| 9 | Jose Abreu | White Sox | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | C.J. Cron | Rockies | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Nathaniel Lowe | Rangers | 19 | 23 |
| 12 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | Blue Jays | n/a | 12 |
| 13 | DJ LeMahieu | Yankees | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Trey Mancini | Astros | 23 | 14 |
| 15 | Ty France | Mariners | 18 | 11 |
| 16 | Andrew Vaughn | White Sox | n/a | 15 |
| 17 | Luis Arraez | Twins | n/a | 16 |
| 18 | Christian Walker | Diamondbacks | 44 | 21 |
| 19 | Max Muncy | Dodgers | 14 | 20 |
| 20 | Jake Cronenworth | Padres | 10 | 17 |
| 21 | Jose Miranda | Twins | n/a | 18 |
| 22 | Rowdy Tellez | Brewers | 26 | 24 |
| 23 | Brandon Drury | Padres | n/a | 29 |
| 24 | Ryan Mountcastle | Orioles | 11 | 25 |
| 25 | Josh Naylor | Guardians | n/a | 27 |
| 26 | Yandy Díaz | Rays | 38 | 37 |
| 27 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Royals | 60 | 22 |
| 28 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | Giants | 30 | 40 |
| 29 | Wilmer Flores | Giants | 39 | 34 |
| 30 | Harold Ramirez | Rays | n/a | 60 |
| 31 | Luke Voit | Nationals | 22 | 33 |
| 32 | Garrett Cooper | Marlins | n/a | 35 |
| 33 | Jurickson Profar | Padres | 45 | 32 |
| DH 2 | Nelson Cruz | Nationals | DH 3 | DH 2 |
| 34 | Seth Brown | Athletics | n/a | 46 |
| 35 | Keston Hiura | Brewers | 42 | 66 |
| 36 | Isaac Paredes | Rays | n/a | 36 |
| 37 | Joey Meneses | Nationals | n/a | n/a |
| 38 | Yuli Gurriel | Astros | 29 | 43 |
| 39 | Nick Pratto | Royals | 36 | 48 |
| 40 | Gavin Sheets | White Sox | 4 DH | 61 |
| 41 | Franchy Cordero | Red Sox | n/a | 78 |
| 42 | Brendan Donovan | Cardinals | n/a | 68 |
| 43 | Harold Castro | Tigers | n/a | 58 |
| 44 | Jace Peterson | Brewers | 56 | NR |
| 45 | Albert Pujols | Cardinals | 49 | 79 |
| 46 | Michael Toglia | Rockies | NR | NR |
| 47 | Carlos Santana | Mariners | 46 | 53 |
| 48 | Bobby Dalbec | Red Sox | 15 | 44 |
| 49 | Colin Moran | Reds | 35 | 77 |
| 50 | Jesus Aguilar | 33 | 47 | |
| 51 | Hunter Dozier | Royals | n/a | 45 |
| 52 | Brandon Belt | Giants | 21 | 31 |
| 53 | Lewin Diaz | Marlins | 53 | 72 |
| 54 | Jonathan Schoop | Tigers | 24 | 41 |
| 55 | Connor Joe | Rockies | n/a | 39 |
| 56 | Eric Hosmer | Red Sox | 28 | 30 |
| 57 | Patrick Wisdom | Cubs | n/a | 38 |
| 58 | Ji-Man Choi | Rays | 59 | 49 |
| 59 | Brad Miller | Rangers | 34 | 57 |
| 60 | Daniel Vogelbach | Mets | 51 | 69 |
| 61 | Christian Bethancourt | Rays | n/a | 56 |
| 62 | Miguel Rojas | Marlins | n/a | 64 |
| 63 | Mike Ford | Angels | NR | NR |
| 64 | Mike Moustakas | Reds | n/a | 55 |
| 65 | Darin Ruf | Mets | 32 | 59 |
| 66 | Owen Miller | Guardians | n/a | 65 |
| 67 | Darick Hall | Phillies | NR | 42 |
| 68 | Jonathan Aranda | Rays | NR | 51 |
| 69 | Spencer Torkelson | Tigers | 25 | 75 |
| 70 | Triston Casas | Red Sox | 52 | NR |
| 71 | Michael Chavis | Pirates | n/a | 70 |
| 72 | Juan Yepez | Cardinals | 50 | 50 |
| 73 | Dermis Garcia | Athletics | NR | NR |
| 74 | Dylan Moore | Mariners | n/a | 62 |
| 75 | Jonah Bride | Athletics | NR | 76 |
| 76 | Matt Carpenter | Yankees | n/a | 19 |
| 77 | Edwin Rios | Dodgers | 41 | 63 |
| 78 | Miguel Cabrera | Tigers | 48 | 67 |
| 79 | Aledmys Diaz | Astros | n/a | 71 |
| 80 | Yu Chang | Rays | 57 | NR |
Dropping off: Jared Walsh (26th), Joey Votto (28th), Alex Kirilloff (52nd), Frank Schwindel (54th)
- With Brandon Belt sidelined indefinitely due to an inflamed knee, LaMonte Wade Jr. could help teams in shallow leagues this month. The 28-year-old has dealt with injuries of his own and he hit just .186/.286/.407 in 52 games this year, but he’s healthy now and batting high in the Giants lineup against right-handers. Since the beginning of last year, he has 26 homers in 544 plate appearances.
- I’ve been guessing the Red Sox wouldn’t bring up Triston Casas, but he’s certainly made for a more compelling case by hitting .329/.461/.549 for Triple-A Worcester in August. Still, Christian Arroyo seems to have earned some time at first base, Franchy Cordero is off to a scorching start since his callup and even Bobby Dalbec has been perfectly solid of late. Also, Eric Hosmer (back) is probably going to return for at least the second half of September. Maybe J.D. Martinez will get shut down at some point to free up at-bats.
- Michael Toglia was called up by the Rockies on Tuesday after hitting a surprising .333/.413/.758 in 17 games in Triple-A. He’d previously hit just .229/.329/.449 in 138 games in Double-A the last two years. Toglia is terribly strikeout prone, fanning 30% of the time this year. Coors Field can help with that, but there’s nothing outside of this sudden 17-game stretch to suggest he’s ready to help a major league team. While the Rockies have nothing to lose by giving Toglia a chance, Elehuris Montero seems more worthy of the opportunity.
