2017 Top 10 Right Now - First Basemen

Hey, it's another baseball season.  My 40th, as a matter of fact.  The first season I remember from the beginning was '78; I was 7.  For most of those seasons I've kept some version of lists like this.

The first list is the MLB Network "shredder" projection for the ten best first basemen for the 2017 season, the second is the Bill James list.  Finally, me - and I take the list out to 15. I'm going to do two passes at this, one now, the second just before the start of the season. Number is my WAR projection, largely just included for my purposes.

Catchers are here.

MLB Network

1. P. Goldschmidt Ari

2. M. Cabrera Det

3. J. Votto Cin

4. A. Rizzo Chi

5. F. Freeman Atl

6. E. Encarnacion Cle

7. M. Carpenter StL

8. B. Belt SFG

9. C. Davis Balt

10. J. Abreu CWS

Bill James

1. J. Votto 

2. P. Goldschmidt 

3. M. Cabrera

4. A. Rizzo 

5. F. Freeman 

6. H. Ramirez Bos

7. E. Encarnacion

8. B. Belt 

9. J. Abreu 

10. W. Myers SD

Jividen

1. P.Goldschmidt Ari 5.6

2. M.Cabrera Det 5.2
3. A.Rizzo Chi 5.2

4. J.Votto Cin 4.65

5. F.Freeman Atl 4.45

6. J.Abreu CWS 3.75

7. B.Belt SFG 3.7
8. C.Santana Cle 2.75

9. M.Carpenter StL 2.6
10. A.Gonzalez LAD 2.5
11. S.Pearce Tor 2.4
12. C.Davis Balt 2.2

13. W.Myers SD 2.05

14. E.Hosmer KC 1.6
15. D.Valencia Sea 1.55

-J.Mauer Min 1.3
-J.Bour Mia 1.25

-J.Bell Pit 1.15

-M.Napoli Tex 1.1
-G.Bird NYY 1.05
-E.Thames Mil .95
-L.Duda NYM .9
-L.Morrison TB .6
-CJ Cron LAA .55
-I.Desmond Col .5
-Y.Alonso Oak .4
-T.Joseph Phi .4
-M.Moreland Bos .15
-R.Zimmerman Wash .1
-Y. Gurriel Hou 0