July First Baseman 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.

I’ll be back with my way-too-early 2024 rankings at the All-Star break.

Click to see other July rankings:
Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C

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First Baseman Rankings

July	First Basemen	Team	2023	May	June
DH 1	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	DH 1	DH 1	DH 1
1	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	2	2	2
2	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	1	1	1
3	Matt Olson	Braves	3	3	4
4	Pete Alonso	Mets	4	4	3
5	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	5	5	5
DH 2	Bryce Harper	Phillies	DH 2	DH 2	DH 2
6	Nathaniel Lowe	Rangers	6	6	6
7	Yandy Diaz	Rays	n/a	15	10
8	Luis Arraez	Marlins	15	12	14
DH 3	J.D. Martinez	Dodgers	DH 3	DH 3	DH 3
9	Christian Walker	Diamondbacks	25	27	23
10	Anthony Rizzo	Yankees	13	10	8
11	Spencer Steer	Reds	n/a	34	19
12	C.J. Cron	Rockies	9	8	11
13	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	10	9	9
14	Anthony Santander	Orioles	n/a	n/a	n/a
15	Andrew Vaughn	White Sox	12	11	12
16	Isaac Paredes	Rays	32	39	22
17	Cody Bellinger	Cubs	n/a	n/a	n/a
18	Nolan Jones	Rockies	n/a	n/a	42
19	Josh Naylor	Guardians	20	21	20
20	Alec Bohm	Phillies	n/a	14	15
21	Ty France	Mariners	19	19	17
22	Rowdy Tellez	Brewers	18	16	16
23	Justin Turner	Red Sox	n/a	24	24
24	Josh Bell	Guardians	14	17	18
25	Miguel Vargas	Dodgers	11	13	13
26	Jose Abreu	Astros	7	18	30
27	Joey Votto	Reds	35	46	49
28	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	21	22	21
29	Brandon Drury	Angels	30	38	36
30	Alex Kirilloff	Twins	n/a	n/a	25
31	Luke Raley	Rays	n/a	48	46
32	Triston Casas	Red Sox	22	29	28
33	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	24	25	26
34	LaMonte Wade Jr.	Giants	41	36	34
35	Nick Pratto	Royals	56	54	41
36	Brendan Donovan	Cardinals	n/a	n/a	40
37	Seth Brown	Athletics	26	32	32
38	Joey Meneses	Nationals	23	30	35
39	Joey Gallo	Twins	n/a	26	29
40	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	n/a	28	33
41	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	27	33	37
42	Harold Ramirez	Rays	38	37	39
43	Ryan Noda	Athletics	49	44	44
44	Darick Hall	Phillies	DH 5	58	43
45	Matt Mervis	Cubs	40	31	27
46	Garrett Cooper	Marlins	33	41	52
47	Wil Myers		17	23	31
48	Jose Miranda	Twins	16	20	48
49	Mike Moustakas	Angels	45	59	68
50	Harold Castro	Rockies	29	49	45
51	Mark Vientos	Mets	DH 15	DH 6	DH 4
DH 4	Nelson Cruz	Padres	DH 6	DH 5	DH 6
52	Brandon Belt	Blue Jays	37	56	53
53	Carlos Santana	Pirates	44	42	55
54	Emmanuel Rivera	Diamondbacks	n/a	n/a	n/a
55	Trey Mancini	Cubs	28	45	56
56	Jake Bauers	Yankees	NR	60	63
57	Jared Walsh	Angels	34	35	38
58	Ramon Urias	Orioles	n/a	n/a	n/a
59	Matt Carpenter	Padres	DH 12	51	54
60	Mark Canha	Mets	n/a	n/a	n/a
61	Christian Bethancourt	Rays	43	43	47
62	Dominic Smith	Nationals	36	55	61
63	Donovan Solano	Twins	53	62	69
64	Owen Miller	Brewers	NR	NR	58
65	Pavin Smith	Diamondbacks	n/a	n/a	57
66	Wilmer Flores	Giants	39	53	62
67	Kyle Manzardo	Rays	55	50	50
68	Connor Joe	Pirates	59	52	59
69	Elehuris Montero	Rockies	n/a	n/a	n/a
70	Brad Miller	Rangers	n/a	n/a	64

Dropping off: Vinnie Pasquantino (7th), Gio Urshela (51st), Gabriel Arias (60th), Darin Ruf (65th), Gavin Sheets (66th), Eric Hosmer (67th), Luke Voit (70th)

• OK, I’ll acknowledge that I had Christian Walker too low, but he really was completely lost in April, boasting some of the very worst exit velocity numbers in the league. He’s still overachieving according to his Statcast numbers, but most of that is because of how bad he was in the exit velocity department during the first month. He’s been fine since, and the overall improvement of the Diamondbacks offense has boosted his value.