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First Base Rankings Review
I wasn't at Rotohardball at this time last year. To start 2011, I was the lead fantasy writer for Baseball Prospectus, and that's where my positional fantasy rankings published. It might seem a little odd for me to be reviewing my Baseball Prospectus rankings from last year, but since my other...
Historical WAR Review: First Basemen
Today we continue our survey through MLB history, courtesy of Rally's WAR database. Last time, we looked at catchers. Now, we continue our march around the diamond and turn our attention to the most offensive (heh) of positions, the first basemen. For most of MLB history, first base has belonged...
Pujols vs. Mets First Basemen: Who Ya Got?
Albert Pujols's slugging %: .743 Non-Delgado Mets first basemen's OPS: .714
Murphy, New York First Baseman
Now that the Daniel Murphy outfield experiment has ended, it's time to assess his long-term viability at first base. This seems like the only position Mets decision makers think he can play. I'd like to see him try second base in the minor leagues for an extended period, but with Luis Castillo...
Rosenthal: O's considering 39-year old Jim Edmonds at 1B
From Ken Rosenthal via Roch: Ken Rosenthal reports that the Orioles have shown interest in Jim Edmonds as a first baseman. I haven't heard this, but anything's possible. It would be a curious move, however, given that they'd prefer a right-handed bat. Edmonds was a spark for the Cubs last season,...
2009 First Base: It's fan-tastic!
Sun via Yahoo: Pitching and catching remain the biggest needs for the Baltimore Orioles, but there are some questions to be answered at first base as well according to the Baltimore Sun. The club could install Aubrey Huff, who started 23 games at first last year, as the team's everyday first...
The A's '09 Starting First Baseman Will Be...
The arbitration deadline has passed, and there were a few interesting A's-related developments: a.) The team declined to offer arbitration to Frank Thomas and Alan Embree. b.) The Diamondbacks and Phillies decided against offering Adam Dunn and Pat Burrell arbitration. Although both players...
Best First Basemen of 2008
Other positions: 2B | SS | 3B | DH | LF | CF | RF | CA Like I did last year, I'm going to spend the few two weeks discussing the top ten players at each position based on 2008 performances. This year I'm using Justin's stats, which have all the nice features of the home-brewed stats I calculated...
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