My previous prospect rank list pointed out how much catcher talent remains in the minors even with some of the best having recently graduated to the majors.

That's not so much the case at first base. Sure, Bryce Eldridge still qualifies as a prospect even with his exposure to the majors late last year, but 2024 draftees Nick Kurtz and Jac Caglianone are no longer in the running. And unfortunately, the 2025 draft didn't provide us with any first basemen of quite the same standing. Not yet, anyway.

2026 Prospects: C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | P

What I mean by "not yet" is that many prospects who aren't playing first base right now will ultimately wind up there, including some of those aforementioned catchers. There's a reason why first base is known to be a repository of

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