September First Baseman Rankings

Here are some final-month rankings. I’m a little short on comments, since I’ll be hopping on a plane awfully early Monday morning. 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.

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	2023	July	Aug
1	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	2	1	1
2	Matt Olson	Braves	3	3	2
1 DH	Shohei Ohtani	Angels	1 DH	1 DH	1 DH
3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	1	2	3
4	Bryce Harper	Phillies	2 DH	2 DH	6
5	Pete Alonso	Mets	4	4	5
6	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	5	5	4
7	Nathaniel Lowe	Rangers	6	6	7
8	Cody Bellinger	Cubs	n/a	17	9
9	Yandy Diaz	Rays	n/a	7	8
10	Christian Walker	Diamondbacks	25	9	11
11	Luis Arraez	Marlins	15	8	10
12	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	10	13	14
13	Justin Turner	Red Sox	n/a	23	13
14	Spencer Steer	Reds	n/a	11	17
15	Anthony Santander	Orioles	n/a	14	15
16	Nolan Jones	Rockies	n/a	18	23
17	Isaac Paredes	Rays	32	16	16
18	Alec Bohm	Phillies	n/a	20	19
2 DH	J.D. Martinez	Dodgers	3 DH	3 DH	2 DH
19	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	27	41	29
20	Hunter Renfroe	Angels	n/a	n/a	18
21	Josh Bell	Marlins	14	24	22
22	Triston Casas	Red Sox	22	32	20
23	Ty France	Mariners	19	21	27
24	Christian Encarnacion-Strand	Reds	n/a	n/a	28
25	Salvador Perez	Royals	n/a	n/a	n/a
26	Andrew Vaughn	White Sox	12	15	21
27	Garrett Cooper	Padres	33	46	60
28	Jose Abreu	Astros	7	26	25
29	Brandon Drury	Angels	30	29	30
30	Jake Burger	Marlins	n/a	n/a	31
31	C.J. Cron	Angels	9	12	24
32	Joey Meneses	Nationals	23	38	36
33	Rowdy Tellez	Brewers	18	22	35
34	J.D. Davis	Giants	n/a	n/a	n/a
35	Seth Brown	Athletics	26	37	32
36	Luke Raley	Rays	n/a	31	37
37	Josh Naylor	Guardians	20	19	12
38	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	24	33	39
39	Mike Moustakas	Angels	45	49	46
40	Wilmer Flores	Giants	39	66	40
41	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	NR	NR	NR
42	Brandon Belt	Blue Jays	37	52	51
43	Mark Vientos	Mets	15 DH	51	42
44	Harold Ramirez	Rays	38	42	45
45	LaMonte Wade Jr.	Giants	41	34	41
46	Yainer Diaz	Astros	n/a	n/a	n/a
47	Ryan O’Hearn	Orioles	20 DH	NR	43
48	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	n/a	n/a	47
49	Davis Schneider	Blue Jays	n/a	n/a	n/a
50	Nick Pratto	Royals	56	35	53
51	Elehuris Montero	Rockies	n/a	69	49
52	Joey Votto	Reds	35	27	26
53	Anthony Rizzo	Yankees	13	10	44
54	Ryan Noda	Athletics	49	43	54
55	Kole Calhoun	Guardians	n/a	n/a	n/a
56	Nolan Schanuel	Angels	NR	NR	NR
57	Carlos Santana	Brewers	44	53	48
58	Jordan Diaz	Athletics	n/a	n/a	50
59	Jake Bauers	Yankees	NR	56	34
60	Gabriel Arias	Guardians	n/a	NR	55
61	Alex Kirilloff	Twins	n/a	30	38
62	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	NR	NR	NR
63	Jason Heyward	Dodgers	n/a	n/a	58
64	Luken Baker	Cardinals	NR	NR	NR
65	Trey Cabbage	Angels	NR	NR	NR
66	Joey Gallo	Twins	n/a	39	52
67	Alfonso Rivas	Pirates	NR	NR	64
68	Connor Joe	Pirates	59	68	NR
69	Dominic Smith	Nationals	36	62	62
70	Mark Canha	Brewers	n/a	60	59
71	Matt Mervis	Cubs	40	45	57
72	Ramon Urias	Orioles	n/a	58	69
73	Michael Toglia	Rockies	n/a	NR	61
74	Tyler Stephenson	Reds	n/a	40	56
75	Ji-Man Choi	Padres	50	NR	63
76	Jake Cave	Phillies	n/a	n/a	n/a
77	Mike Ford	Mariners	NR	NR	66
78	Harold Castro	Rockies	29	50	67

Dropping off: Jake Cronenworth (33rd), Miguel Vargas (65th), Emmanuel Rivera (68th), Donovan Solano (70th)

• I’m guessing it won’t happen, but I am little concerned about the possibility of Shohei Ohtani shutting it down early to undergo Tommy John surgery and put himself in better position for next year. I have him ranked 12th among position players now, down from second last month.
• It’s nice to see the Rockies giving Hunter Goodman an opportunity rather than wasting at-bats on Jurickson Profar . Goodman earned the chance by hitting 34 homers between Double- and Triple-A, though that came with a modest .259 average I doubt he’ll be a mixed-league guy this month, but he’s probably better than Michael Toglia , and he could end up being a useful part-timer for Colorado in the long run with his ability to serve as a third catcher.