THE FIRST BASE MARKET

The other day, we looked at Mike Moustakas at BYB. If you haven't seen it yet, read I KNOW WHERE MIKE MOUSTAKAS IS GOING. 

Now let's think about the first base market. Guys like Eric Hosmer and Logan Morrison are still sitting out there. Crazy right? Now, similar to 3rd base and a guy like Moustakas, there are very few realistic options for Hosmer and Morrison given the fact that most teams are already set in stone at 1st base.  Check this out:

--Baltimore Orioles: Chris Davis, with a DH in Trumbo.

--Chicago White Sox: Jose Abreu, with DH in Matt Davidson. Plus, the Sox are rebuilding.

--Detroit Tigers: Miguel Cabrera with DH in Victor Martinez. And again... the Tigers are too rebuilding.

Photo: Houston Chronicle

--Houston Astros: Yuli Gurriel. The Astros have DH Marwin Gonzalez.

--LA Angels: Albert Pujols at first. The DH is Ohtani

--Minnesota Twins: Joe Mauer.  The DH slot is open, but the Twins not big spenders

-- New York Yankees: Greg Bird at first, and Stanton in the sometimes DH.

--Oakland A's: Matt Olsen. He had 24 homers in only 59 games after the call-up last season. The DH is Kris Davis.

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--Seattle Mariners: Ryon Healy. Healy had 25 homers and 78 RBIs last year. The DH is Nelson Cruz.

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--Tampa Bay Rays: Brad Miller might be a weak option, but the Rays are rebuilding and won’t spend, trust me.

--Texas Rangers: Joey Gallo (41 homers.) The DH is top prospect Willie Calhoun.

--Toronto Blue Jays: Justin Smoak had 38 homers, 90 RBIs last year. The DH is Kendrys Morales.

--Arizona Diamondbacks: Goldschmidt!

--Atlanta Braves: They have Freddie Freeman

--Chicago Cubs: Anthony Rizzo is there!

--Cincinnati Reds: The Reds still have Joey Votto

--LA Dodgers: Of course, Cody Bellinger

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--Miami Marlins have Justin Bour and the Marlins have no spending money.

--Milwaukee Brewers: Eric Thames had 31 homers last year.

--Philadelphia Phillies: Carlos Santana

--Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Bell [26 HR, 90 RBI]

--San Francisco Giants have Brandon Belt

--St. Louis Cardinals: Matt Carpenter

--Washington Nationals: Ryan Zimmerman. Boom.

This leaves only 6 teams as potential options for a big name first baseman. Here they are:

Photo: Boston Herald

--Boston Red Sox: With Moreland at 1st and Hanley Ramirez as the DH, Boston could sign someone, but they are likely to sign JD Martinez when all is said and done. It's very doubtful they'd sign Hosmer or LoMo.

--Cleveland Indians: They just lost Carlos Santana and will play Edwin Encarnacion at 1st, but that leaves a vacancy at DH. So signing a 1st baseman is possible 

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--Kansas City Royals: They are still trying to resign Hosmer and believe me, it's the likely landing spot.

--Colorado Rockies: They have prospect Ryan McMahon, but could turn to a veteran hitter at 1st.

--New York Mets: Adrian Gonzalez? Dom Smith? Really? The Mets should be vying for Hosmer or at least Logan Morrison.

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--San Diego Padres: They have Wil Myers at 1st right now, but he could move to the outfield. They have made a 7-year offer to Hosmer. I still think Hosmer will go elsewhere though.

Now Cleveland could be a dark horse here. Remember, they lost Santana and might surprise everyone and jump in late on Hosmer. I have a feeling though that if the Royals really offered Hosmer 7 years, $147M, that he will ultimately settle back with KC. That would leave Logan Morrison as a potential nice lower cost option for Cleveland or the Rockies. The Mets are too cheap, but they should be jumping in on this, at least for Morrison.

But I gotta ask...what do you guys think?

--Douglas Solomon
BYB Writer

WE HAVE YOUR ALL-STAR FUTURES GAME RECAP!

It's all All-Star week in baseball, and I am absolutely stoked by it. The week kicks off with a Futures Game. A game filled with some of baseballs top prospects. It's always fun to watch the young kids play. Unfortunately, us Yankees fans were tuned into the game yesterday, while the Futures Game was happening. But never fear, we've got your back.

(In Photo: Noah Sundergaard)
Both starting pitchers were from the Mets organization. For the US team, Noah Syndergaard pitched pure heat. He broke in throwing at 96 mph. Rafael Montero also pitched an impressive scoreless first half, for the World team. They definitely made the home team proud.

The World team only managed three hits off of the US team pitching. Red Sox prospect, Xander Bogaerts, hit a couple of singles, and Cubs prospect Arismendy Alcantara hit a solo homer, off of Red Sox pitcher Anthony Ranaudo.

(In Photo: Rafael De Paula)
The only Yankees prospect to make it was Rafael De Paula, who pitched in the 5th inning for the World team. He faced Byron Buxton, of the Twins organization. Buxton was one of the highly anticipated prospects, having made lots of progress already this season, on two levels. Buxton showed incredible plate discipline, but was ultimately struck out by De Paula. The baby bomber gave up no runs that inning.

Diamondbacks prospect, Matt Davidson, was the star though. His two run homer, off of Oakland A's Michael Ynoa, gave the US team the lead. Davidson was named the Futures Game MVP.

Prospects that stood out to me:

Noah Syndergaard (Mets)- Like I said, the kid threw heat. Though he only pitched in the top half of the first, he seemed to need zero adjustment time. He has a good arm, and will be incredibly impressive with more time.

Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox)- He is a talented hitter. He singled back, twice. Though he was caught stealing in the first, because of a strange slide, the adjustment he made in the fourth showed his ability to adjust quickly. No doubt, if he stays within the Red Sox organization, he will be a nice little thorn in our side.

Rafael Montero (Mets)- Montero threw all of nine pitches to get out of the inning. How's that for impressive?

(In Photo: Jesse Biddle)
Jesse Biddle (Phillies)- The left handed pitcher has an impressive curve ball. He has recently been compared to Andy Pettitte. Keep an eye on this young man.

If you missed the game, and would like to see what all the fuss is about, you can watch it HERE.

Final: U.S. 4 - World 2

BYB will have your Home Run Derby recap tonight.

--Erica Morales BYB Senior Writer
@e_morales1804

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