We are going to get a bit stingy here and not go for 20-HR threats, but increase it to 25 for this position.  The reason for this is that there is no reason to list every first basemen in baseball (not really, but way too many for the purpose of discussing the fantasy portion).

(1) Ryan Howard.  I expect two 40-HR guys this year (with Pujols) and you know what you will get with Howard.  HR/RBI are the given with a decent number of Runs.

(2) Albert Pujols.  It can only be awesome if you get the man at first.  Remember one thing, he played all year with a bum elbow.  Now the elbow if fixed, what does that mean for him in the fantasy world?  Yea…it is that scary.

(3) Carlos Delgado.  If he starts slow again, and someone in your league is dumb enough to give up on him, let him spend some time on your bench until he catches fire.  Or better, if you can trade a secondary closer for him, do it…you can always grab another closer off the waiver wire.  When Carlos is on, no one can keep up with him.

(4) Miguel Cabrera.  For most leagues, you needed 15 games at a position in order to receive eligibility at the position the next year.  Cabrera misses out by 1 stinking game this year to be eligible at third, for me, that would make him the consensus number 6 pick.

(5) Adrian Gonzalez.  If you can hit 36 dingers calling Petco home, than I am not afraid to go with you at any time.

(6) Prince Fielder.  Tad low average, no speed, lots of home runs and RBIs.

(7) Jason Giambi.  Worse average, fewer steals, and even fewer runs.  But if you need a 30 homer guy late, not too many others will be there.

(8) Mike Jacobs.  Not much to love here with Jacobs, just 30 homers.

(9) Carlos Pena.  It freaks me out to look at his stats from last year and the only differences between he and Mike Jacobs are as follows: 9 more runs, 1 fewer home run, and 9 more rbis.  That is it, and Pena was around a 6th round pick last year.  Remember that when you are drafting this year.  Out of any year he played 100 games, he batted over .250 once, so stay away from his overrated self.

(10) Lance Berkman.  Above average in every stat, certainly makes him worthy of a second round pick.

(11) Kevin Youkilis.  He should hit right around 30 this year with ++ AVG and good RBI and decent runs.

(12) Mark Teixeira.  He got 121 RBIs on teams that will not be as solidly stacked as the Yankees this year.  Can you really project more than 120 RBIs?  No, not accurately, but if he stays as successful at the plate this year as in the previous, you can expect something like 120-130.

(13) Justin Morneau.  He did not reach 25 this year, but still drove in a very high number of runs.  I would expect something like 28 HR and 115 RBI.

(14) Joey Votto.  I feel like he is this year’s Adrian Gonzalez.  He is seemingly undervalued statistics because of a crowded first base situation.  You may be able to get him as your backup first basemen/utility and you will be happy.  I don’t think a 27/95 season is out of order for him.

(15) Chris Davis.  A 1B/3B eligible young Texas Rangers stud.  Yep, screams 30 HR, but if you get 25/85, you should be happy with him.

(16) Adam LaRoche.  If I told you the last four seasons he hit 20/32/21/25 HR in each of them, what would you say?  Yea, pretty surprising but the bad part is his peripherals are not exceeding what a 25 HR hitter should have.  This is not a simple indictment against him, you have to have teammates who can drive you in and be driven in.

The rest:

Paul Konerko has had several 40 and 30 homer seasons so do not count him out.  Do not give him an integral part of your team either.  Beyond him, there are not too many potential 25 homer guys.  Adam Dunn should be 1B eligible so you could add him to this mix.  So add one more 40 homer guy to this category as well.

The rest: