FIRST BASE: Mark McGwire, Cardinals
McGwire stands alone as a power hitter, but he's just one of the
stars at baseball's most loaded position, first base. Consider:
Mo Vaughn has made as many All-Star Games (two) as journeyman
outfielder Roberto Kelly; Rafael Palmeiro hasn't been to one in
seven years. The emergence of Darin Erstad (whose future is in
the outfield) further upgrades the position. Arizona's Travis
Lee has the highest ceiling among an unusually large rookie
class that includes Montreal's Brad Fullmer, Colorado's Todd
Helton, Florida's Derrek Lee, Minnesota's David Ortiz and
Cincinnati's Sean Casey
photo by John Biever
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