All MLB---Catcher and First Base

--This week the NBA came out with their "All-NBA team" the names that graced the team were in my opinion obvious picks. Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garrnett ,Lebron James and Dwight Howard. Those names in my opinion are obvious for NBA all-team and for fantasy, they are automatic staples in fantasy basketball for players people would want to own.



--With baseball however if you go by each position, I feel it is not the same story. Each positon has their battles such as Joe Maurer has average but not power and Ichiro has stolen bases and runs but no Rbi's and homeruns.

Baseball is great having debates and each positon has one or two players where you can say depending on who you like is what player you would select.



Starting with Catcher- A position that at one time you might have 3 dominate offensive catchers.



Here the battle is between the dodgers Russel Martin and Clevlend Indians Victor Martinez



Both have power and both are regarded as 1 or 2 in baseball offensivly..
Matin however, can get a fantasy owner stolen bases, RBI'S and pretty much any offensive category. Victor Martinez is strugglin this year with zero homeruns and only 15 RBIS and like his Indians Teammates is struggling offensivley. Russel Martin has 3 homeruns and 18 RBI's with a .312 average, with a .428 OBP

Verdict: Russel Martin

First Base is usually a positon that might leave a jury diliberate for days on who is a top first basemen. Past seasons you had Red Sox David Ortiz, Clevelend Indinas Travis Haftner, Brewers Prince Fielder and St.louis's Albert Pujols, Chicago Cubs Derrek Lee and Houstans Astros Lance Berkman

This season Big Papi has 10 bombs but a low average is his down so thart keeps him from "top honors"

A ESPN commerical once state, "Dont trade Prince..Fielder..." well we are not trading 270 pounds of power but a low average and a 6 homerun total keep him from becoming elite.

The Cubs Derrek Lee looks like a Terreroist with his beard but right now he is part of a Cubs Offense that leads the league in runs scored but he is over shadowed by the other two dominate first basemen in the Central. his stats... .302/10/30

This year Lance Berkman has been over shadowed by Chipper Jones huge start(.409/11/33) but Berkman could be heading towards a triple crown year(.388/14/44) his OBP is at a .467 clip and with Pence,Tejada and Lee protecting him plus the ballpark he hits in 81 times a year, his numbers are the only goin to get bigger.

Now for the 21ist century's sultan of swat. Albert Pujols has a chance to be the best hitter ever to walk the face of the earth. Since 2003 he has yet to have a batting average below .320 his numbers are off the charts and this articles does not need to mention those numbers.

Verdict: Albert Pujols wins by a card over Berkman