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Indeed.

Olney: Mauer extension report not accurate.

Really suns? Aren't you an Guardians fan? This is Ryan Garko: http://z.about.com/d/cleveland/1/0/b/U/-/-/indians-garko.jpg This is Matt LaPorta, who's the Guardians' 1B for 2010: http://www.gatorzone.com/baseball/images/bioimg2006/LaPorta_Matt.jpg Don't say you were kidding, 'cause you weren't.

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Player Club First Basemen Lance Berkman HOU * Wes Helms FLA Jason Giambi COL Ross Gload FLA Paul Konerko CWS Derrek Lee CHC David Ortiz BOS * Lyle Overbay TOR Carlos Pena TB Albert Pujols STL * Second Basemen Eric Bruntlett PHI Willie Bloomquist KC Mark Ellis OAK * Esteban German TEX Akinori Iwamura TB Jose Lopez SEA * Kaz Matsui HOU Aaron Miles CHC Freddy Sanchez SF Shortstops Alex Gonzalez BOS Christian Guzman WAS J.J. Hardy MIL Omar Infante ATL * Cesar Izturis BAL Derek Jeter NYY Julio Lugo STL Jhonny Peralta CLE * Edgar Renteria SF Jose Reyes NYM * Jimmy Rollins PHI * Ramon Santiago DET Ramon Vazquez PIT Jack Wilson SEA Third Basemen Garrett Atkins COL Wilson Betemit CWS Jorge Cantu FLA Eric Chavez OAK * Pedro Feliz PHI Bill Hall SEA * Brandon Inge DET Maicer Izturis LAA Mike Lowell BOS Melvin Mora BAL Nick Punto MIN * Scott Rolen CIN Ty Wigginton BAL Catchers Josh Bard BOS John Buck KC Ramon Hernandez CIN Gerald Laird DET Victor Martinez BOS Joe Mauer MIN Miguel Olivo KC A.J. Pierzynski CWS David Ross ATL Yorvit Torrealba COL Matt Treanor DET Jason Varitek BOS Gregg Zaun TB Outfielders Alfredo Amezaga FLA Pat Burrell TB Eric Byrnes ARI Frank Catalanotto MIL Carl Crawford TB Coco Crisp KC Michael Cuddyer MIN * David DeJesus KC * Adam Dunn WAS Jermaine Dye CWS Jody Gerut MIL Jose Guillen KC Willie Harris WAS Brad Hawpe COL * Geoff Jenkins PHI Austin Kearns WAS Jason Kubel MIN * Magglio Ordonez DET * Marcus Thames DET Jayson Werth PHI Starting Pitchers Bronson Arroyo CIN * Josh Beckett BOS Joe Blanton PHI Jeremy Bonderman DET David Bush MIL Daniel Cabrera ARZ Matt Cain SF * Jorge De La Rosa COL Jeff Francis COL * Jon Garland LAD Roy Halladay TOR Aaron Harang CIN * Tim Hudson ATL Cliff Lee PHI Ted Lilly CHC Braden Looper MIL Noah Lowry SF Kevin Millwood TEX Jamie Moyer PHI Vicente Padilla LAD Tim Redding NYM Nate Robertson DET Ian Snell SEA * Jeff Suppan MIL * Willy Tavarez CIN Javier Vazquez ATL Brandon Webb ARI Jake Westbrook CLE Dontrelle Willis DET Chris Young SD * Relief Pitchers Jeremy Affeldt SF Grant Balfour TB Doug Brocail HOU Neal Cotts CHC Jesse Crain MIN Scott Downs TOR Chad Durbin PHI Alan Embree COL Kyle Farnsworth KC * Pedro Feliciano NYM Jason Frasor TOR Brian Fuentes LAA * Chad Gaudin NYY Geoff Geary HOU Jimmy Gobble CWS Matt Guerrier MIN Aaron Heilman CHC Mike Lincoln CIN Javier Lopez BOS Seth McClung MIL Brian Moehler HOU Scott Proctor FLA J.J. Putz NYM Chad Qualls ARZ Jon Rauch MIN Arthur Rhodes CIN David Riske MIL * Mariano Rivera NYY J.C. Romero PHI * B.J. Ryan CHC Bobby Seay DET Scott Shields LAA Brian Shouse TB Justin Speier LAA Huston Street COL Matt Thornton CWS * Luis Vizcaino CLE Tyler Yates PIT Tyler Walker SEA Kerry Wood CLE * Here's the full list, guys with an asterisk have an option, and i've bolded names of interest. I realize some of those guys will have their options picked up, but they're interesting nonetheless.

In his defense, the two years that he hasn't been excellent since 2005, he's been injured, but 2009 is an indication of what the guy can do when fully healthy: .306 /.393 /.579 .972 OPS 73 XBH (35 HR, 36 2B, 2 3B )

Doubtful. If it becomes a problem, they'll try to deal with it internally, because with his penchant for mashing lefties and the "C" on his jacket, 'Tek being released seems next to impossible.

Let's assume he is. If he backpedals later, he knows he's going to get called out on it.

Victor Martinez, just like last year in limited time.

This makes absolutely no sense. If you expect them to perform to their career averages and not miss significant time (which you haven't specified) then age really isn't a concern. It would be if you expected them to perform below career averages or miss significant time. You said something dumb. Man up, and let it go, don't dig a deeper hole.

So you admit that Posada, Jeter, Rivera and Petitte are all question marks? Because in the case of Rivera and Jeter, that's not very smart, even if you are trying to backpedal from a biased opinion.

Mike Cameron's average year: .250 /.340 /.448 .788 OPS Mike Cameron's last two years: .243 /.331 /.477 .809 OPS .250 /.342 /.452 .795 OPS

Posada is not a question mark. Therefore, Cameron, who has shown no signs of injury or decline, is not a question mark. That's stretching to the millionth degree. JD Drew is JD Drew, he'll lose games, but put up numbers when he's healthy, and he hasn't shown any sign of a major injury that will break that trend. Stretching.

Why is Mike Cameron a question mark? Why is JD Drew a question mark? Why is Victor Martinez a question mark? Why is Jacoby Ellsbury a question mark?

What about Pedroia and Lester for the beginning of 2007? It works both ways.

If you really think he's 17, i have a bridge i want to sell you.....

No. He sits 92, 93 and can hit 95 consistently, but he likes to vary speeds on his fastball. Tops out at 97.