Eno and DVR break down the first base position, where playing time shares could be increasing at the bottom end of the player pool with the expected return of the DH to the National League. Once again, the position features a few undervalued sluggers, overvalued veterans, and mid-tier targets (and players to avoid).
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Groups by NFBC ADP Tiers
Tier 1
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. & Freddie Freeman
Tier 2
Matt Olson, Paul Goldschmidt, Pete Alonso & Jose Abreu
Tier 3
Ryan Mountcastle, DJ LeMahieu, Jared Walsh, Jake Cronenworth, C.J. Cron, Josh Bell, Rhys Hoskins, Ty France, Tyler Stephenson, Joey Votto & Max Muncy
Tier 4
Anthony Rizzo, Alex Kirilloff, Trey Mancini, Jonathan Schoop & Yuli Gurriel
Tier 5
Bobby Dalbec, Brandon Belt, Frank Schwindel, Nate Lowe, Luke Voit, Miguel Sanó, Spencer Torkelson, LaMonte Wade Jr., Jesus Aguilar & Rowdy Tellez
Best of the Rest
Seth Beer, Dominic Smith, Mike Moustakas, Juan Yepez, Keston Hiura & Eric Hosmer
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