By Adam McGill
From a fantasy standpoint, the first base position has always produced the most home runs. It is the one offensive position where owners’ need a true stud because the difference between the first ranked 1B and twentieth ranked 1B is astronomical. Below is my latest fantasy baseball off-season report, first basemen:
Early Top Ten:
1. Albert Pujols, LAA – Even though Pujols had a so-called down year last season, he still hit a homerun every 15.6 at bats. The 32-year old will be energetic in his first year in Los Angeles, so owners should expect another 35 plus homer season from “Winnie the Pujols”.
2. Adrian Gonzalez, BOS – Gonzalez hit .338 in his first season in Boston with 117 RBI. However, with all the preseason hype, his 27 homers came as a bit of a disappointment to Bo-Sox fans. He will improve drastically in his second year, so a 40-45 home run season is not impossible.
3. Prince Fielder, MIL – For the time being Fielder is playing f...
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PLAYERS:
Albert Pujols,
Adrian Gonzalez,
Prince Fielder,
Miguel Cabrera,
Mark Teixeira,
Derek Jeter,
Joey Votto,
Yonder Alonso,
Ike Davis,
David Wright,
Lance Berkman,
Anthony Rizzo,
Eric Hosmer,
Derek Lee,
Carlos Pena,
James Loney
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers
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