Ranking the Top Five Pirates First Baseman Since the 2000 Season
It's another edition of Saturday Morning Rankings, and today we move to the big guys down at first base. It is a spot on the Pirates that has been characterized by good power, and often poor defense, with many of them making an impact in the middle of the Pirate's lineup. For the Pittsburgh Pirates, the first base position has always had famous names manning the position. The most notable of these was obviously Willie Stargell, who now has a statue commemorating him outside of PNC Park. It is a position that requires power in the middle of the order, and recently the Pirates have seen that from many who have played the position. However, the defensive department is what has been lacking as the Pirates have gone through a series of players who moved to first base from other positions on the field. Today we are going to take a look at the top five Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman since the 2000 season. As always, for anyone on the list who was with the Pirates before ...