Top First Baseman

The power producing position.

1. Albert Pujols- Albert has been a steady as a rock for several years now. Definately the top fantasy player at this position. Keep an eye on him though as he has publicly stated he will not play in pain as he did last year. Therefore, depending on when and if surgery is needed will make or break a good fantasy team that is minus Albert for an extended period of time.

2. Ryan Howard- This fantasy monster cranked out 47 homers and 136 RBI’s but the other numbers, such as SB and extra basehits will slightly drive down his numbers. There is no reason on the horizon to see any dips for Howard. Draft him as early as possible. In fact you may want him before Pujols this year.

3. Mark Teixiera- Big Tex is a monster and as good as he was, he might be better with a full season for his team. If you can grab him 3rd round… do it. I see 35-45 HRS and 130 RBI’s. Better than advertised.4. Prince Fielder- Monster #3 finds Cecil hammering the ball or uncorking a gigantuant swing and a miss for almost every ball. A 50 hr man in 2007 for a team that was in the fight for the pennant along with his 119 RBI’s was a pleasant surprise for fantasy owners. The K’s will kill you. I see a huge drop from the first two (Pujols and Howard) in fantasy productionfor 2008. Probably a late 3rd-early 4th round pick.

5. Victor Martinez- the multi-positional players becomes a fantasy bonanza. Catchers are hard to get and this guy fills in the bill. Vic came in with 25/114 from 2007. Grab him. His numbers are above average in almost every category.

Best of the rest:

• 6. Derrek Lee
• 7. Lance Berkman
• 8. Paul Konerko
• 9. Nick Swisher
• 10. Carlos Pena