Future Hall of Famer Jose Altuve can't match the big bats in the majors in bat speed or exit velocity, but he does find a way to put his share of balls in the seats. Is 2025 the year to get the bus? His higher price point will keep me away.

A funny thing happened on my way to writing this 2025 Fantasy Baseball First Base Preview: I kind of talked myself into actually liking the state of the first base position. Maybe.  To be clear, the first base position reached what we hope was a nadir collectively in 2024,

The .218 average scares you initially — especially for someone who plays in Colorado — but some bad luck was at play; his expected batting average was a more acceptable .244. Toglia socked 25 home runs and swiped 10 bases in about 70% of the season, and he also qualifies in the outfield. We can work with this.