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Eric Hosmer- Kansas City Royals

Hosmer has done a fantastic job by bouncing back after a rough 2014 season. His stats dropped significantly from 2013; .302 avg, 17 HR’s, 79 RBI & 86 runs, to 2014; .270 avg, 9 HR’s, 58 RBI & 54 runs. Out of all first basemen in 2015 to date, Hosmer ranks 6th in hits, 9th in runs, 6th in singles, and 9th in walks. He also has a stellar .315 batting average. It’s been a great start for Hosmer’s fantasy owners so far. He’s an intriguing first baseman because of his young age (25 years old) and his hot offensive team in the Royals. With 9 hits out of his last 25 at bats, 6 runs, 2 home runs, and 5 RBI’s, Hosmer is on a hot streak. Hosmer doesn’t bring unreal power like Mark Teixeira, Ryan Howard, or Jose Abreu, but he’s a daily producer with great upside.

Joe Mauer- Minnesota Twins

To be honest, I was a Joe Mauer doubter coming into this season because he’s out of his prime, his lack of production in 2014, and becoming only eligible at first base in fantasy leagues. Mauer has been in the league 11 years and he has kept an above batting average every season except 2014 (.277). While his at bats slightly rose in 2014 compared to 2013, his hits dropped and he only hit a lowly 4 home runs. However, Mauer has started the 2015 season on a great note. He’s batting .308 with 7 runs and 13 RBI’s. Although he’s hit 0 home runs this season, out of all first basemen he ranks 8th in hits, 2nd in singles, and 7th in doubles. Mauer also has as many RBI’s as Edwin Encarnacion and has more RBI’s than Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols. He’s also been seeing the ball very well over the past two games going 7 for 16 at the plate with 3 runs and 4 RBI’s. Mauer is a perfect pick up for a fantasy team who has lots of power and not enough hits.

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Victor Martinez- Detroit Tigers

Martinez’s 2015 struggles have continued in his return from knee surgery. Martinez is coming off an insanely good 2014 season with a .335 average, 32 home runs, and 103 RBI’s. However, 2015 has been a completely different story. He has a .208 average, 0 home runs, and 9 RBI’s. This player’s not only having trouble generating power, but he’s having trouble getting simple hits. Another disappointing stat is that he’s hit 14 singles and only 1 double. The position of first base is built up of lots of power, so unless he’s racking up hits left and right, he’s useless. A player like Martinez is not easy to cut, so I would definitely try to trade him first, but if that doesn’t work and he’s losing you a lot of fantasy points, then you may want to think about cutting him. Some players to target in free agency are Eric Hosmer, Joe Mauer, and Chris Davis.

Jason Heyward- St. Louis Cardinals

The intriguing hot start to this young 25 year old in 2015 has cooled down significantly. Heyward was expected to become a great power performer, but his last two seasons have been unsatisfying to fantasy owners. Heyward’s average has dropped down to .221 and he’s only delivered a disappointing 2 home runs and 4 RBI’s. Along with his rough 2015 campaign so far, he’s added a frustrating 18 strikeouts. This Cardinal only has 1 hit more than he has strikeouts this season, which is not fantasy baseball roster worthy! This kid has shown he can hit the ball, but not consistently. At this point, Heyward should be cut from your roster.