Hello, everyone. And welcome to this year's Bleacher Report MLB 300.
The goal is to rank the top 300 players of the 2017 Major League Baseball season, starting with the 25 best players at one of the most star-studded positions in the game: first base.
Here are the ground rules:
- With one exception, each player logged the majority of his games at first base.
- Players were ranked both on the quantity and the quality of their work.
- Hitting, defense and baserunning fell under the "quality" umbrella.
- First base is nonetheless the most extreme hitting position in MLB, so players' abilities with the bat took precedence over what they did with their legs and gloves.