July 2024 First Baseman and DH Rankings

Here are the July rest-of-season rankings. Players are listed based on how I perceive their 5x5 value going forward. In two weeks, I’ll present my way-too-early 2025 rankings in this same format.

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First Baseman and Designated Hitter ROS Rankings

July	First Basemen	Team	2024	May	June
1 DH	Shohei Ohtani	Dodgers	1 DH	1 DH	1 DH
1	Freddie Freeman	Dodgers	1	1	1
2	Bryce Harper	Phillies	4	3	2
3	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Blue Jays	3	4	4
4	Matt Olson	Braves	2	2	3
5	Josh Naylor	Guardians	7	6	5
2 DH	Marcell Ozuna	Braves	3 DH	2 DH	2 DH
6	Pete Alonso	Mets	5	5	6
7	Christian Walker	Diamondbacks	13	9	7
8	Cody Bellinger	Cubs	6	8	8
9	Alec Bohm	Phillies	17	10	10
10	Spencer Steer	Reds	11	7	9
11	Vinnie Pasquantino	Royals	12	11	11
12	Paul Goldschmidt	Cardinals	9	13	13
13	Isaac Paredes	Rays	18	14	12
14	Jeimer Candelario	Reds	15	19	19
15	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	20	15	16
16	Salvador Perez	Royals	25	18	15
17	Triston Casas	Red Sox	8	35	29
18	Yandy Diaz	Rays	16	21	18
3 DH	J.D. Martinez	Mets	5 DH	4 DH	3 DH
19	Luis Arraez	Padres	10 2B	25	17
20	Rhys Hoskins	Brewers	21	16	14
21	Jake Cronenworth	Padres	33	22	20
22	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	141 OF	133 OF	57 OF
23	Justin Turner	Blue Jays	22	20	22
24	Nathaniel Lowe	Rangers	24	23	21
4 DH	Eloy Jimenez	White Sox	2 DH	3 DH	4 DH
25	Ryan O’Hearn	Orioles	35	27	26
26	Michael Busch	Cubs	23 3B	28	27
27	Jake Burger	Marlins	15 3B	24	24
28	Andrew Vaughn	White Sox	19	31	32
29	Josh Bell	Marlins	26	29	30
30	Spencer Horwitz	Blue Jays	13 DH	n/a	n/a
31	DJ LeMahieu	Yankees	31	37	35
32	Ty France	Mariners	29	32	36
33	J.D. Davis	Yankees	39 3B	51	59
34	Spencer Torkelson	Tigers	14	17	38
35	Carlos Santana	Twins	41	50	52
36	Luke Raley	Mariners	37	49	39
37	Nolan Schanuel	Angels	32	44	40
38	David Fry	Guardians	28 C	54	31
39	Tyler Soderstrom	Athletics	12 DH	NR	54
40	LaMonte Wade Jr.	Giants	39	42	44
41	Donovan Solano	Padres	49	56	45
42	Michael Toglia	Rockies	59	NR	NR
43	Kris Bryant	Rockies	45 OF	75 OF	25
44	Gavin Sheets	White Sox	57	41	37
45	Ben Rice	Yankees	59 C	n/a	n/a
46	Connor Joe	Pirates	55	52	34
47	Mauricio Dubon	Astros	46 2B	50 2B	53 2B
48	Rowdy Tellez	Pirates	34	48	57
49	Anthony Rizzo	Yankees	23	26	28
50	Mark Canha	Tigers	111 OF	43	46
51	Brandon Drury	Angels	28	33	43
52	Miguel Sano	Angels	58	40	50
53	Joey Meneses	Nationals	6 DH	38	47
54	Alex Kirilloff	Twins	30	30	33
55	Jake Bauers	Brewers	56	NR	53
56	Tyler Black	Brewers	48 3B	23 3B	43 3B
57	Kyle Manzardo	Guardians	38	36	41
58	Patrick Wisdom	Cubs	40 3B	47 3B	51
59	Jon Singleton	Astros	82	53	56
60	Tyler Nevin	Athletics	90 3B	57	NR

Dropping off: Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3rd), Jose Abreu (42nd), Garrett Cooper (48th), Elehuris Montero (49th), Jonathan Aranda (7th DH), Dominic Smith (55th), Ezequiel Duran (58th), Joey Gallo (60th)

• We’re down to just four DHs with Andrew McCutchen and Heston Kjerstad having picked up outfield eligibility last month, so that’s nice. Alas, it doesn’t seem likely that any of the current four will be gaining five-game position eligibility anytime soon. Shohei Ohtani, Marcell Ozuna and J.D. Martinez have yet to play the field this season. Eloy Jiménez has played just one game in the outfield.

• I might have dropped Jake Burger and Josh Bell a little further, but there’s the chance the Marlins will trade one or both this month. Burger’s exit velocity numbers are fine and his strikeout rate is down some, so I could see him turning in a big second half with a major league team.

• Spencer Torkelson had a strong first week back in Triple-A at the beginning of June and then had a two-homer game last week, but his overall .261/.355/.435 line in 23 games isn’t particularly impressive. I’m not writing him off, but the Tigers would probably be better off giving Parker Meadows another chance at this point.