1. St. Louis Cardinals - Albert Pujols.
Now how didn't we know that that "King Albert" wouldn't be number one on my list? He is only one the best first baseman in all of baseball; he is probably even one of the best hitters in all of baseball. He is also a very great fielder for a power hitter. For the last 10 years Pujols has been the face of baseball and has giving the St. Louis Cardinals a name again in baseball. Pujols in his career already has 408 career home runs at the age of 31 and if he stays healthy for next 6 to 7 years he could join the 600 or maybe even 700 home run club. Pujols also is only 100 hits away from joining the 2,000 hits club with having 1,900 hits in his career. Albert has 6 NL Sliver Slugger awards, 4 NL MVP awards, 2 NL Gold Glove awards, 2 NL Hank Aaron awards, 1 Roberto Clemente award, and won the 2001 Rookie of the Year award. He has also won a World Series title in 2006. In 2010 Pujols had another great season even though he didn't the NL MVP award he still hit .312, 42 home runs, and 118 RBI's and his postseason average might be the best in game as a first baseman in the NL batting .322, 13 home runs, and 36 RBI's. At the end of the 2011 season Albert Pojols’s contract with the Red Birds will be up and there has been the talk will he stay or will he go?
2. Detroit Tigers - Miguel Cabrera
Now this guy might be the Albert Pujols of the American League. Cabrera in his career has played in both the NL and AL and is one of the game’s best hitters. He is not only a power hitter but he hits for average every year and does it well. It’s surprising that this guy does not have more awards under his plate. He is also a really good fielder and he is really coming into his own. Over the past few season’s he has lost a lot of weight and has become a little faster rounding the bases. Cabrera is only 27 years old and is still very young and will be around this game for a long time. In 2010 Cabrera hit .328, 38 home runs, and 126 RBI's and was the runner up for the 2010 AL MVP award. In his career he has won the 2005 NL Sliver Slugger award, 2006 NL Sliver Slugger award, 2010 AL Sliver Slugger award, and has won a World Series title back in 2003 with the Florida Marlins. He might be one of the best American League first baseman.
3. New York Yankees - Mark Teixeira
Now some people would say that Teixeira should be lower but I think he is number three only because of how great of a fielder this guy is. He might be one the Yankees best first baseman they have had in very long time and that was that they were missing on this team. Not only that but he bring power to both sides of the plate being a switch hitter. Teixeira is still a young guy at the age of 30 and will be part of this team for probably till the end of his career unless the Yankees do somehow bring Albert Pujols in their system in 2012, but that's just a rumor. In 2010 Teixeira had a off year but still did very well batting .256, 33 home runs, and having 108 RBI's and in his career he has won 4 AL Gold Glove award, 3 AL Sliver Slugger awards, and won a World Series title in 2009. His postseason batting average wasn't too bad batting .214, 3 home runs, and 12 RBI's.
4. Cincinnati Reds - Joey Votto
Now people would say that Joey Votto should be number three on this list but he's not only because he is just starting to come into his own as a first baseman. He is without a doubt one of the premier first baseman in the league with power and a pretty good fielder and he will only get better as his gets older. In 2010, it was definitely his break out season where he showed what kind of damage he can do. Also his division he plays in, the NL Central is just getting better. It might be one of the best in the NL in 2011. Votto in 2010 hit .324, 37 home runs, and 113 RBI's and that earned him to win his first NL MVP award and his first NL Hank Aaron award in 2010.
5. Philadelphia Phillies - Ryan Howard
Ryan Howard, one the games most dangerous hitters when it comes to hitting home runs, but as be for hitting for average he is a dead target. Now don't get me wrong he is one the best first baseman in the National League and to the Phillies he will be part of their organization for the rest of his career. Last year Howard signed a 6 year contract worth $120 million dollars and why not? Howard has helped the Phillies win 4 straight NL East Division titles with his hot Septembers he has had during that time of year, help them go to 3 straight NLCS series, helped them go to 2 World Series match ups, and has helped them win a World Series title in 2008, without Howard this team would have no power in their line-up. Now as a fielder I will say he has gotten a lot better and he has improved from when he first came up in majors’ leagues. In 2010 he hit .271, 31 home runs, and 108 RBI's, but what most people forget is that Howard did spend 3 weeks on DL and if it hadn't been hurt for that long of period time I think Howard would have been batting .305, 38 home runs, and drove in 120 RBI's at the end of the 2010 season. Howard’s postseason number aren't too bad batting .278, 7 home runs, 27 RBI's, might be the second best as a first baseman in the NL behind Pujols. Ryan Howard in his career has won the 2005 Rookie of the Year award, 2006 NL MVP award, 2006 NL Sliver Slugger award, the 2006 NL Hank Aaron award, and the 2009 NLCS MVP award. Howard is one the Phillies best power hitters they have had since Mike Schmidt played.
First Baseman who just missed the list.
6. Chicago White Sox - Paul Konerko 2010 - BA .312, 39 home runs, 111 RBI's
7. Boston Red Sox - Adrian Gonzalez 2010 - BA .298, 31 home runs, 101 RBI's
8. Milwaukee Brewers - Price Fielder 2010 - BA. 261, 32 home runs, 83 RBI's
9. Chicago White Sox - Adam Dunn 2010 - BA .260, 38 home runs, 103 RBI's
10. San Francisco Giants - Aubrey Huff 2010 - BA .290, 26 home runs, 86 RBI's
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