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Kevin Youkilis Makes #3 of the Best First Baseman of 2010

Four out of the top five (first baseman) come from the American League. There is only one slight surprise on the list, the rest have been mainstays over the past few years. This may be the only position where the top five will remain the top five all season. The number one and two guys should be there all season barring injuries.

3. Kevin Youkilis, Boston Red Sox: Youkilis is on pace to have his best season ever. Every time you turn around this guy is on base. Youkilis’s on base percentage is an insane .453, which is second in all of baseball. Youkilis is hitting .324 with 12 home runs and 40 RBI’s which all lead the team. Youkilis is batting cleanup this year after Victor Martinez and before David Ortiz. The Red Sox three, four, and five may be the best in baseball now that Ortiz is back to his former self. The Red Sox can thank Youkilis for the resurgence of Ortiz because Youkilis is on base so much, which makes other teams want to throw strikes to Ortiz. With Youkilis always on base, the Red Sox have a good chance to score a lot of runs and compete in the tough American League East.



Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


June 9, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Boston Red Sox, MLB, Red Sox News | , , | No Comments Yet

Victor Martinez Makes #1 of the Best Catchers of 2010

There aren’t many big name catchers in the majors anymore, there are only a handful that come to mind as top tier catchers in the league.

1. Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox: Martinez has always been known to put up spectacular offensive stats. This year is no different then any other. Martinez is hitting .294 with eight home runs and 29 RBI’s. The Red Sox picked up Martinez last year to replace the aging team captain Jason Varitek. Martinez has been a huge upgrade offensively over Varitek and he is trying to fill the void of Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay as the Red Sox premier offensive player. With the resurgence of David Ortiz and the great hitting from Kevin Youkilis and Martinez, the Red Sox are creeping their way back into the AL East making the AL East a three-man race between them the Yankees and Blue Jays.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


June 9, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Boston Red Sox, MLB, Red Sox News, Victor Martinez | , | No Comments Yet

   

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