"In case you haven't heard, Prince Fielder signed a nine-year deal with the Detroit Tigers for $214 million on Tuesday. With Fielder's departure from the Brewers, coupled with Albert Pujol's AL defection earlier this off-season, the list of star first basemen in the National League is dwindling. So, who is left?

HardballTalk compiled a list of the league's first basemen, ranking them based on projected OPS numbers for the 2012 season. Curious where Ryan Howard ended up? His standing might surprise you.

With a projected OPS of .850, Howard came in at fourth on the list behind the Reds' Joey Votto, Mets' Ike Davis and Cards' Lance Berkman, in that order."