33-year old righty swinging Paul Konerko will be the starting 1B once again for the White Sox. He rebounded from one of the worst years in his career (2008) last season. He played in 152 games for the White Sox last season and he was 151 for 546 (.277 avg, .842 OPS) with 75 runs scored, 28 homers and 88 RBIs. Konerko also played pretty well in the field defensively only making 4 errors in 134 games at 1B last season. Look for him to have another huge year for the White Sox in 2010.

34-year old lefty swinging Mark Kotsay will back-up Konerko at 1B in 2010. He played in 40 games for the White Sox after coming over from the Red Sox last season in a trade (for Brian Anderson). Kotsay was 33 for 113 (.292 avg, .783 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 3 homers and 18 RBIs. Kotsay didn’t make any errors in 41 games at 1B last season for the White and Red Sox last season.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE 1B IN 2010: B+