Frank Thomas Good Fielder

Answer 1

Frank Thomas was never a great gold glove fielder, that is for sure. But he could make the average plays at first base. He was athletic enough to play football at Auburn, so he could handle himself at the position. He always claimed to want to play the position and it could be shown that he hit better while playing first base. The issue here is that injuries that hindered him at first base (and hastened his change to full time DH) probably hindered him at the plate.