Joe Mauer

m the minors all the way up.  Despite a relative lack of stars, outside of Morneau and catcher Joe Mauer, they do all the little things right and win with speed, defense and timely hitting, rather than home runs and big contracts.  As long as their young starting pitching stays healthy and consistent, the Twins could stay in the playoff hunt for the duration of the season, even after trading away Johan Santana in the Winter.

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n one to carry and offense and in Minnesota he was relieved of that burden the last couple years by Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau. I am skeptical that at 32 he is going to be able to sustain the numbers that he put up for the first time last season. On the other hand, if Casey Kotchman and Howie Kendrick (who will both be 25 this season) can develop into the hitters they are expected to be, and Juan Rivera can return to the form he showed before missing nearly all of last season due to an injury, the Angels offense instantly boasts more pop than they demonstrated last year.

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.  Enjoy!1B Justin Morneau2B Robinson Cano3B Alex Rodriguez or Miguel CaberaSS Carlos GuillenC Joe MauerOF Tori HunterOF Grady SizemoreOF Magglio OrdonezUTIL David OrtizSP Josh BeckettSP John LackeySP Justin VerlanderCLOSER Jonathon Papelbon

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