August 2024 First Baseman and DH Rankings

Welcome to the post-trade deadline edition of the rankings. As always, players are ranked for the rest of the season based on how I see them performing for the rest of the season.

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First Baseman and Designated Hitter ROS Rankings

Aug	First basemen	Team	2024	July
1 DH	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	1 DH	1 DH
1	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1	1
2	Bryce Harper	Phillies	4	2
3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	3	3
2 DH	Marcell Ozuna	Braves	3 DH	2 DH
4	Josh Naylor	Guardians	7	5
5	Pete Alonso	Mets	5	6
6	Matt Olson	Braves	2	4
7	Spencer Steer	Reds	11	10
8	Alec Bohm	Phillies	17	9
9	Cody Bellinger	Cubs	6	8
10	Vinnie Pasquantino	Royals	12	11
11	Isaac Paredes	Cubs	18	13
12	Triston Casas	Red Sox	8	17
13	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	9	12
14	Yandy Diaz	Rays	16	18
15	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	20	15
16	Jeimer Candelario	Reds	15	14
17	Salvador Perez	Royals	25	16
3 DH	J.D. Martinez	Mets	5 DH	3 DH
18	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	141 OF	22
19	Nathaniel Lowe	Rangers	24	24
20	Luis Arraez	Padres	10 2B	19
21	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	33	21
22	Christian Walker	Diamondbacks	13	7
23	Jose Miranda	Twins	54 3B	28 3B
24	Justin Turner	Mariners	22	23
25	Rhys Hoskins	Brewers	21	20
26	Michael Busch	Cubs	23 3B	26
27	Josh Bell	Diamondbacks	26	29
28	Ryan O’Hearn	Orioles	35	25
29	Michael Toglia	Rockies	59	42
30	Jake Burger	Marlins	15 3B	27
31	Andrew Vaughn	White Sox	19	28
32	Nolan Schanuel	Angels	32	37
33	Spencer Horwitz	Blue Jays	13 DH	30
34	Kris Bryant	Rockies	45 OF	43
35	Juan Yepez	Nationals	228 OF	n/a
36	Ben Rice	Yankees	59 C	45
4 DH	Eloy Jimenez	Orioles	2 DH	4 DH
37	Carlos Santana	Twins	41	35
38	Rowdy Tellez	Pirates	34	48
39	Ty France	Reds	29	32
40	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	14	34
41	Gavin Sheets	White Sox	57	44
42	Luke Raley	Mariners	37	36
43	LaMonte Wade Jr.	Giants	39	40
44	David Fry	Guardians	28 C	38
45	Tyler Soderstrom	Athletics	12 DH	39
46	Anthony Rizzo	Yankees	23	50
47	Seth Brown	Athletics	88 OF	n/a
48	Connor Wong	Red Sox	26 C	14 C
49	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	31	31
50	Brandon Drury	Angels	28	49
51	Romy Gonzalez	Red Sox	55 2B	NR
52	Jon Singleton	Astros	82	59
53	Tyler Black	Brewers	48 3B	56
54	Connor Joe	Pirates	55	46
55	Bligh Madris	Tigers	25 DH	NR
56	Mauricio Dubon	Astros	46 2B	47
57	Jonathan Aranda	Rays	10 DH	NR
58	Jake Bauers	Brewers	56	55
59	Enrique Hernandez	Dodgers	70 2B	NR
5 DH	Willie Calhoun	Angels	18 DH	NR
60	Mark Canha	Giants	111 OF	51

Dropping off: J.D. Davis (33rd), Donovan Solano (41st), Miguel Sano (52nd), Joey Meneses (53rd), Alex Kirilloff (54th)

- With Justin Turner joining the Mariners, Tyler Locklear was again denied a long look in Seattle. I’m not sure Turner is actually an upgrade at age 39, but he is more of a sure thing. Since he’ll be an everyday cleanup man, he essentially held steady in the rankings, though the ballpark in Seattle is a negative. T-Mobile has always been tough for hitters, but it’s especially the case this year. Mariners hitters have a .631 OPS at home, compared to .706 on the road. Mariners pitchers have a .571 OPS against at home and a .712 OPS against on the road.

- Josh Bell checks in at No. 27 after the move to the Diamondbacks, but I’d put him in the top 20 for the duration of Christian Walker’s absence due to an oblique strain. He should have something to offer in mixed leagues this month.