Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman will take a seat on Saturday afternoon against Chris Archer and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 34-year-old is slashing .205/.333/.308 with one home run and eight RBI through the early portion of the season. In his absence, Matt Adams will get the start at first base and bat fifth. Adams has only had 16 plate appearances in 2019 and carries a .200 average with four RBI. He is a DFS play to avoid on Saturday against Archer's 2.45 ERA.

BALLER MOVE:Add in 12+ Team LeaguesOWNED IN: 36% of leaguesANALYSIS:Yan Gomes is playing for a different team than the Cleveland Indians for the first time in six years, and he is carrying plenty of offensive momentum with him to his new home with the [...]

The RotoBaller Head-to-Head rankings review series winds down with a view of first base through the lens of our three-man expert panel of fantasy accuracy champ Nick Mariano and premier staffers JB Branson and Bill Dubiel.The top tier could conceivably have a new kingpin at any point, and not all of our experts believe it is a true three-man top of the crop. The star power drops off quite quickly at this position, yet it does go deep in terms of power and RBI production.There aremore veteran que[...]

First base was once the most loaded position in fantasy baseball. All the best hitters played the position, and if you didn't have an elite one on your team, you were in trouble. That's changed a bit over the past few seasons, as younger, more athletic players have emerged at positions like shortstop, third base, and outfield. That means we can get away with waiting on the position, or taking a flier on someone late as a corner infielder.In this article we're looking at four first baseman going [...]

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 220CURRENT ADP: ~340 overallANALYSIS: [...]

As we get set for the 2019 MLB season, it's time for our crack staff to reveal their favorite preseason sleepers.We recently polled some of our fantasy baseball writers to get their take on which hitters and pitchers they are targeting the most in the mid-to-late rounds of fantasy drafts. [...]

First base is no longer the premier position it once was for fantasy baseball. Aging sluggers have not been replaced by all-around talents for the large part and it has left a massive gulf in quality. Part of the decline in hitting has been due to the demand to get better fielders at first base, but some of it is also just a gulf in players currently in their prime. The first base position is either loaded with over 30s declining hitters or hitters under the age of 25. There are players that fal[...]

The clock ticks ever closer to Opening Day and we here at RotoBaller are back to give one final round of position-by-position analysis with a mixed-league, 5x5 framework. Were going to start at the most glorious position on the field: first base. No, I didnt play first myself, why do you ask? [...]

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