Derrek Lee or Albert Pujols?

For the catchers, Geovany Soto won the fan vote over Russell Martin in a commanding manner. This time, we head to Illinois, the battlegrounds of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Since his call-up in 2001, Albert Pujols has been one of the most talked about players in all of baseball. He's had 30+ home runs, 100+ RBIs, and .300+ batting average in each of his seven full seasons. Only once did he have less than 100 runs (he had 99). The 27-year-old, future hall-of-famer is is also stealing the spotlight this season. Before this year, many Pujols fantasy owners were worried because of his rumored injury. That, along with the fact that the Cardinals were believed to not have a good enough team to compete this year, worried owners because if there was any sign of an injured Pujols late in the year, LaRussa might have shut him down. However, Albert Pujols, who has yet to go on the DL in his career, has reached base every game this season and is the only player that can claim that. Albert shows no signs of slowing down, and age-wise, his prime is still ahead of him.

Derrek Lee has three gold gloves, a batting title, a silver slugger, and a World Series ring. He does have another thing that Mr. Pujols does not. Almost half the letters in his name are "E." In 2005, Lee put up remarkable numbers. He had a .335 average, 46 home runs, and 107 RBIs, along with 120 runs. A year later, in 2006, however, he came crashing down...literally. He only played 50 games due to a broken wrist. He bounced back in 2007 with a .317 average, but mediocre numbers everywhere else. This writer believes that Lee was still feeling the effects of his injury. Lee has now began his 2008 campaign in a strong manner while hitting .333 with 8 home runs and 24 RBIs. It seems that his wrist is healed and we'll now be able to see the Derrek "Double E" Lee of 2005.

Don't forget to vote to the right on who you think is the more valuable first baseman.