For those of you confused
Adam LaRoche was the slick fielding 1st baseman for the D-backs as reminded every play he made for the Nationals by Bob Carpenter
I must be a tough judge of ability. Because I dont think of LaRoche as a slick fielder. I think of him as slightly above average.
When I think of slick fielders today at 1B, I think of Mark Teixera, Pujols and Todd Helton in his prime . And in the past guys like Mattingly, JT Snow, Doug Mientki-however its spelled, Keith Hernandez, Mark Grace.