Fantasy Baseball: How Long Can I Wait For a... Firstbaseman?

How long can you wait? Soooooo long! There is just so much talent here, it's quite ridiculous. There are 4 1Bs in the first round: Pujols, Teixeira, Ortiz (eligible in most leagues) and Derrek Lee. Then there's a few rounds where they're non-existant (not counting 1B-elible Chase Utley, as his value is as a 2B), then it pours on again. Delgado and Helton are solid 3rd round guys, and Sexson, Howard, and Konerko are all great 4th rounders.

Lance Berkman is 1B-eligible, but I'd grab him for an OF - same goes for Adam Dunn.

But at the end of the draft, you still see big contributors left (and by "end", I literally mean the very last round). Guys like Mike Sweeney, Dan Johnson (who I like a whole lot more than his NL-counterpart Nick), Chris Shelton (who should NOT be slidding down that far - a smart owner took him very early in the 11th round last week, and I cannot argue with that), Jay Gibbons and Brad Wilkerson.

Part of me wants to counsel you to really wait until the last minute for a 1B - but then you can't discount the massive numbers the top guys are cranking out. Sexson has near-Ortiz numbers (except for AVG). Take a look at his Runs and RBIs - they're unexpectedly enormous. Give him another year in the AL, and they could possibly increase.