On the Barrel Podcast Episode 32 – First is the Worst

Jonathan Metzelaar and Dave Cherman dig into the Pitcher List first base rankings, with deep dives on Josh Bell, Pete Alonso, Rhys Hoskins, and more

Jonathan Metzelaar and Dave Cherman dig into the Pitcher List first base rankings, with deep dives on Cody Bellinger, Josh Bell, Pete Alonso, Jose Abreu, Rhys Hoskins, Yuli Gurriel, and more.

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Timestamps

  • 2:40 Jon vs. Dave in a Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament for the ages
  • 5:00 First Base Preview
  • 5:10 Is first base one of the deeper positions in fantasy?
  • 6:00 Cody Bellinger
  • 6:30 Concerns about disparity between first and second half?
  • 8:25 Improvements Bellinger has made since he debuted
  • 13:00 Argument for Bellinger as top-3 overall?
  • 16:00 Pete Alonso
  • 16:30 Likelihood of him hitting 40-50 homers again?
  • 19:10 Batting average concerns?
  • 26:45 Freeman vs. Rizzo vs. Abreu
  • 27:20 Jose Abreu
  • 30:00 Josh Bell
  • 30:45 Concerns about his second half?
  • 37:15 Josh Bell projection
  • 39:30 Rhys Hoskins
  • 47:55 Hoskins vs. Danny Santana
  • 51:00 Danny Santana
  • 57:00 Christian Walker
  • 59:00 Yuli Gurriel
  • 1:04:00 Lower tier first basemen worth watching
  • 1:06:00 Howie Kendrick

Jonathan Metzelaar

Jonathan Metzelaar is a writer, content manager, and podcaster with Pitcher List. He enjoys long walks on the beach, quiet dinners by candlelight, and essentially any other activity that will distract him from the perpetual torture of being a New York Mets fan. He's written for Fangraphs Community Research and created Youtube videos about fantasy baseball under the moniker "Jonny Baseball."

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