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In our 127th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest MLB transactions and baseball card news before previewing the NL Central with Derek VanRiper of The Athletic and the Rates & Barrels podcast. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links to things discussed in the pod: Red Sox and […]

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Are the top 20 1st basemen for 2026 fantasy baseball good? How do you define good? Is good definable? Are you Plato? What is a Plato? Any hoo! This post goes on for about 1.8 million words, so let’s dive in. Here’s Steamer’s 2026 Fantasy Baseball Projections for Hitters and 2026 Fantasy Baseball Projections for Pitchers. The […]

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Another week is in the books, meaning I welcome you back for another installment of the 2026 Dynasty Rankings. After two weeks of looking at huge chunks of players, we finally get down to the smaller groupings of 25 players each week.

There are a few players in the below rankings that could be much better than where they are currently ranked. If I am building a team from scratch and doing these rankings, I’d bump them up. But not everyone is building from scratch – they are trying to fill holes and thus care more about the present than the upside some players may have. So my balancing act means the players landed in this group.

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Another week is in the books, meaning it is time for the weekly dynasty rankings for 2026. This week is the Top 50 Dynasty First Basemen for 2026.

The good news when it comes to this position is it is by far the strongest when it comes to fantasy baseball. Among the eight positions, as a group first basemen ranked second in batting average and first in OBP, SLG, OPS and wRC+. If you are in need of power, this is the position to target as well as tap into to fill out a corner infield slot.

The bad new when it comes to this position is that a lot of the top players in this group are in their 30s. Here is the age breakdown of this position:

35+: 3
30-34: 14
25-29: 27
20-24: 6

Thirty-four percent of the players ranked are 30 or older. Of those 17 players, seven are in the top 20. There are some good, young first basemen, but they are still behind a host of veterans.

From a dynasty standpoint, if you have one of the young guns, be extremely happy. Otherwise you may want to use this position to fill a hole on the short term and and hope the youngsters you target or currently have actually develop.

So let’s get on with the Top 50 Dynasty First Basemen for 2026.

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In our 112th episode, Mike Couillard is joined by former Razzball Ambulance Chaser and #1 Friend of the Pod, Keelin Billue, to discuss the latest MLB postseason happenings, the state of the Chicago White Sox, and her personal scouting report on Munetaka Murakami. You can find Keelin on BlueSky at @keelin12ft.bsky.social. You can find us […]

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In our 111th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest MLB postseason happenings along with a new Topps card specially made for superfractor collectors. Then we pick cards to induct into our Pod PC for the MLB September Players of the Month. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links […]

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Welcome back to the Top 100 hitters, where the dog days of August bring both scorching heat and sizzling opportunity. With less than a quarter of the season remaining, this is the toughest stretch to rank players when an injury or cold streak can crater a hitter’s value in an instant. At the top, the heavyweights still reign. Shohei Ohtani has edged past Aaron Judge, setting the stage for a potential repeat MVP campaign. Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 43 home runs and 117 runs scored, while Judge counters with a .330+ average and 39 homers of his own. But scroll further down the list, and the landscape shifts. New names are surging, veterans are fading, and the rankings are in flux. As the fantasy playoffs loom, let’s dive into the chaos and uncover which bats are rising, falling, or waiting to make some noise.

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Our streamers were solid last week. That’s what we needed after a disappointing Week 18, and it’s wild to think we only have a handful of weeks remaining. It’s always frightening how fast the end of the season comes because it just means the years are flying by. It’s even harder to believe this is […]

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It’s Players’ Weekend everyone! You know what that means! No? You don’t know? Wait, you’re asking me? Uhh, it’s all weekend, and it’s for the players. What’s to know? They get to wear whatever they want, as long as it’s within reason, and it’s not flashy, or political, controversial, contentious or interesting in any way. […]

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Mets’ greatest hitter conversation is relatively short one. I’d list Bonilla, but I’m talking past greats and he’s still on the payroll. Howard Johnson was awesome, definitely better hitter than motel. Mookie Wilson is just fun. Say “Mookie Wilson” and try not to smile. Gary Carter created the term “the F bomb,” and hit pretty […]

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