Switch hitting 31 year old Lance Berkman had an awesome year last season. Look for him to have another great year as he will be able to focus on playing more at first base. He played 111 games and first and 44 games in the outfield, but the emergence of Luke Scott and the signing of Carlos Lee will likely have him playing mostly at first base. Berkman hit .315 last season with a 1.041 OPS, 45 homers, 95 runs scored and 136 RBIs. Look for him to even be better this season now that Carlos Lee will likely be batting behind him. Berkman also will improve his defense now that he can focus on playing first base. It isn’t like he played badly at first as he only made 6 errors their last season.

31 year old lefty swinging Mike Lamb played a lot of first base last season, but his playing time will probably be down some despite having the best year of his career last season. Lamb hit .307 with 12 homers and 45 RBIs in 381 at bats last season. Despite having an .836 OPS, Lamb will probably get a lot more playing time at third than he will at first this season. He’s a slightly below average defensive first baseman as he made 5 errors in 68 games there.