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Cockcroft: Top 25 First Basemen

Updated: March 27, 2012, 4:41 PM ET
By Tristan H. Cockcroft | ESPN.com

Tristan's rankings are based upon a standard, mixed Rotisserie league with 5x5 scoring. Position eligibility is determined based upon a minimum of 20 games, otherwise the position the player appeared at most in 2011. Players' listed ages are as of April 1, 2012. Player Rater rankings are only for the listed position, and include only players who qualify at that position for 2012.

Tristan H. Cockcroft's Top 25 First Basemen

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Rank
Player
Team
Age
2011
Player
Rater
1 Miguel Cabrera Det 28 1
2 Albert Pujols LAA 32 3
3 Joey Votto Cin 28 4
4 Adrian Gonzalez Bos 29 2
5 Prince Fielder Det 27 5
6 Mark Teixeira NYY 31 10
7 Paul Konerko CWS 36 8
8 Mike Napoli Tex 30 11
9 Carlos Santana Cle 25 19
10 Eric Hosmer KC 22 13
11 Michael Young Tex 35 6
12 Michael Morse Wsh 30 9
13 Freddie Freeman Atl 22 16
14 Michael Cuddyer Col 33 14
15 Lance Berkman StL 36 7
16 Mark Reynolds Bal 28 18
17 Carlos Lee Hou 35 17
18 Adam Lind Tor 28 23
19 Paul Goldschmidt Ari 24 43
20 Gaby Sanchez Mia 28 20
21 Ike Davis NYM 25 46
22 Lucas Duda NYM 26 34
23 Carlos Pena TB 33 25
24 Edwin Encarnacion Tor 29 21
25 Brandon Belt SF 23 51

Tristan H. Cockcroft is a fantasy baseball analyst for ESPN.com and a two-time champion of the League of Alternative Baseball Reality (LABR) experts league. You can e-mail him here, or follow him on Twitter @SultanofStat.

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