Where Yuli Gurriel ranks: Top five first basemen in Houston Astros franchise history
Jeff Bagwell , Bob Watson and Yuli Gurriel are three of the best first basemen in Houston Astros franchise history.Yuli Gurriel’s days as the Astros’ everyday first baseman are coming to an end with the addition of José Abreu, who the. Whether he signs elsewhere or decides to stick around Houston as a utility player, Gurriel already has etched his name into the city’s history as one of the franchise's best first basemen of all-time.
Gurriel is the only Astros’ first baseman to win a batting title, which he secured when he hit an American League-best .319 in 2021, and obviously, was the everyday first baseman for the franchise’s only two championship teams. Still, the Astros have had All-Star first basemen throughout their franchise history going all the way back to Rusty Staub in the 1960s, Bob Watson in the 1970s, Glenn Davis in the 1980s, followed immediately by Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.
That’s a tough crew to crack, yet we found a spot for Gurriel. To clear things up — and possibly clear the way for Gurriel — we only included players who manned first base more than any other position in their time with the Astros.
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