The .218 average scares you initially — especially for someone who plays in Colorado — but some bad luck was at play; his expected batting average was a more acceptable .244. Toglia socked 25 home runs and swiped 10 bases in about 70% of the season, and he also qualifies in the outfield. We can work with this.

You're not getting base-stealers at first base, obviously, so suffice it to say the position is as thin as it's been in a long time, a product of some of the mainstays getting older and some of the newcomers not living up to their potential yet.

Five shortstops hit 30 home runs or more, led by Gunnar Henderson (37). The top four ranked players scored 100 runs (Bobby Witt – 125, Henderson (118), Francisc

A funny thing happened on my way to writing this 2025 Fantasy Baseball First Base Preview: I kind of talked myself into actually liking the state of the first base position. Maybe.  To be clear, the first base position reached what we hope was a nadir collectively in 2024,