The first base position is home to some of the game's most dynamic sluggers.
Anthony Rizzo, Paul Goldschmidt and Freddie Freeman are superstars in the middle of their respective primes, while veterans Miguel Cabrera and Joey Votto are still elite-level players in their own right.
And those five are far from the only impact players at the position.
Ahead, we've set out to identify the top 30 first basemen in the league heading into the 2017 season.
A few things to consider before we get started:
- League averages: For the sake of reference, the league average triple-slash line for a first baseman last season was .