Jessica Fletcher - contributing reporter
Jessica Fletcher here, with another edition of Best Player; this time with the first basemen. These were the tall kids growing up who weren't the most athletics. This is also the guy, you get all the gossip from as they love to chat it up. If there's one thing to say about these initial First basemen in Hardball Stitches, it's their fantastic power and eyes - paired with a lack of contact and ability to hit both lefties and righties - a few make the exception.
- Jack Elliot (Mr Baseball)
- Rajai Johnstone (Dur) - 30 yr old
- Stan Ross (Mr. 3000)
- Terrell Robinson (Cle) - 31 yr old
- Clu Haywood (Major League)
- Cliff Johnson (Tac) - 36 yr old
- Larry Albers (CSP) - 31 yr old
- Gorkys Fuentes (SLC) - 28 yr old
- Chick Wood (Phi) - 30 yr old
- Shermy (Peanuts)
- Otis Blackmon (Buf) - 30 yr old
- Sonny Nanita (Far) - 28 yr old
But let's dive into the specifics
- Best Glove
- Rajai Johnstone (Dur) - 50
- Sonny Nanita (Far) - 46
- Tony Chapman (Tre) - 45
- Otis Blackmon (Buf) & Bo Taft (SLC) - 44
- Cliff Johnson (Tac) - 43
- Most Power
- Rajai Johnstone (Dur) - 100
- Jerry Stein (Tex) - 99
- Barry Outman (StL) - 98
- Terrell Robinson (Cle), Omar Mateo (LA), & Del Dolis (Tuc) - 94
- Highest Contact Hitter
- Terrell Robinson (Cle) - 93
- Sonny Nanita (Far) - 92
- Rajai Johnstone (Dur) - 91
- Gorkys Fuentes (SLC) - 87
- Best Eye
- Marcus Kingman (SWB) - 99
- Mendy King (Ari) - 98
- Philip Pisciotta (SA) - 94
- Otis Blackmon (Buf) - 90
- Highest Paid
- Rajai Johnstone (Dur) - $8.0M
- Terrell Robinson (Cle) - $5.2M
- Larry Albers (CSP) - $4.4M
- Otis Blackmon (Buf) - $4.2M
- Available Upcoming Free Agents
- Eddie Vance (Cin)