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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 attent...
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 lik...
FIRST BASE // 03.17.09
And suddenly it seems like a rebuilding year again. It's easy to overreact to the first conference series of the season -- after all, the Gamecocks won two of the first three in last year's init...
FIRST BASE // It Begins with a Bang
Well, that went well. South Carolina demolished Duquesne over the weekend, sweeping the three-game series by a combined 27-4 margin. This might still be a rebuilding year, but at least it's not loo...
FIRST BASE // 02.16.09
If you go looking for South Carolina in its usual lofty position in the preseason baseball rankings, you won't find it. The Gamecocks are nowhere to be found in the Baseball America Top 25, and Coll...
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 m...
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 co...
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 Diamon...
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.&nbs...
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