First Base

by Warriors59 on Mar 21, 2011 5:52 PM EDT

Yes it's late in the fantasy season to be discussing options at different positions but I was just wondering who would be the best choice at first.

Albert Pujols: Amazing player with great power but is he worth number one pick??

Joey Votto: He has it all some speed, power, avg.

Adrain Gonzalez: Gonzalez + Fenway = 50 Home Runs???

Miquel Cabrera: Struggle beginning of spring training but has been on the up since.

Kevin Younkilis: Great pick also at Fenway so leftfield should be rewarding.

Mark Teixeira: Has power early midish round pick.

Prince Fielder: Break out year??

Ryan Howard: Can he rebound from last season?

Adam Dunn: 50 homers??

Buster Posey: Eliglbe at cathcer a great pick.

Justin Morneau: 40 homers isn't put of the question. Always a threat.

Billy Butler: A good player on a bad team. .300 plus avg. 20 homers.

Other names: Konerko, Morales, Huff, Butler

Who do you think has most value at first?

Top 2 guys??

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Pujols

then Miggy, Votto, AGonz, Teix, Howard and Prince

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by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 21, 2011 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

Aight

I like Younkilis too with Fenway and everything.
And sorry for all the spelling errors….that’s what I get for trying to write this in 5 minutes.

by Warriors59 on Mar 21, 2011 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Morneau’s never hit consistently +30 homers in one season. He hit 34 in ‘06 and thats it, but hes 29 now so no way he’ll hit 40 this year. Especially in Target Field, I mean no balls gonna favor going over that wall.

CLUTCH!

by Over the Fence on Mar 21, 2011 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

Konerko after Howard

ahead of Dunn, Morneau, Butler, Posey(cant see anyone starting him at 1st)

by highheat on Mar 21, 2011 9:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

In redrafts anyway

by highheat on Mar 21, 2011 9:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Sorry..meant to add

Prince before Howard as well.

by highheat on Mar 21, 2011 10:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Adrian Gonzalez + Fenway = overrated

Fenway should help his AVG more than his HR. The move to the Red Sox lineup will be the main source of his increase in production as he goes from being a 100 RBI threat to a 120 RBI threat. Top 3 choice at the position but a lot of owners will expect more than he gives them.

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by Jeremy Miedzinski on Mar 22, 2011 2:45 AM EDT reply actions

How is he overrated in Fenway?

Have you ever seen where he used to play? He’s going to have 40 HRs (no, I don’t think he’ll get 50), and 50 doubles! Fenway is built for AGon…or is AGon built for Fenway? Oh, that was deep.

by rmarx on Mar 23, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

40 HR and 40 doubles is more like it. The guys just isn’t going to increase by 20 doubles because of a change of scenery and he will add maybe 5-10 HR max compared to at Petco. I wouldn’t be surprised if he hits below 40 HR this year. The park will be a factor but not as big as everyone thinks. Plus there’s the injury. The areas I see the move helping most is RBI. Moving from Petco to Fenway does not make you Pujols. Fenway isn’t even a HR park for lefties. It’s a doubles park. Way overrated. Still a top 3 1B though.

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by Jeremy Miedzinski on Mar 23, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions

But Gonzalez isn't your typical lefty power hitter

He actually hit more HR’s to LF last year than RF. link
His spray chart shows that 14 fly ball outs in Petco last year were far enough to clear Fenway. link. Granted, some of those might have bounced off the monster for doubles, but not all of them.
We should also throw in the fact that he might actually see a fastball or two with the protection behind him and the speed in front of him in the lineup. While 50 is a bit ambitious, it’s certainly not out of the question and I wouldn’t be surprised if he did it.

by hayzer13 on Mar 23, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

You kind of touched on the main point here

Gonzalez did hit numerous HR’s to LF. That actually works to his detriment in Fenway. Now, that being said more fly ball outs to LF will now be doubles, but of those 14 HRs I wouldn’t be surprised if at least 12 of them would be doubles.

I think it is a stretch to expect more than 40. The only guys I feel comfortable projecting for 40+ are Dunn and Howard… and you can even debate Howard.

by guru4u on Mar 23, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions

For where they are being drafted

I like Fielder and Howard the best. Both had down years last year and both should bounce back nicely.

I do not believe for one second that Howard is starting a career slide. He was dealing with an ankle injury last year that really should not recur unless another fluke incident happens.

If you believe at all in contract years, Fielder is your guy. He is coming into his prime, still has immense power, and is playing to get paid. If anyone has the motivation to post an oustanding season, it is Fielder. It helps too that he is basically playing “second fiddle” to Pujols in the FA talk.

Oh, and isn’t it obvious by now that Pujols is hands-down the #1 overall player?? I see no reason to think otherwise.

To me, Votto and Adrian Gonzalez are both being over-drafted. Both are awesome, but 1B is so deep that the difference between Votto or A-Gonz and, say Adam Dunn, is WAY less than the difference between Evan Longoria and a 3B you would draft in Round 5-6. If I don’t get Pujols I would wait until Round 2 or later to pick my 1B.

by guru4u on Mar 23, 2011 11:57 AM EDT reply actions