All Star Under 25 Roster?

Good idea Dukie ---

C -- Joe Mauer -- the kid could be one of the best ever
1B -- Prince Fielder -- better than his daddy
2B -- Robinson Cano -- solid, underappreciated player
SS -- Jose Reyes -- already a stud at 23
3B -- David Wright -- Mets are set for years
OF -- Grady Sizemore -- one of the best all-around players in MLB
OF -- Carl Crawford -- see Sizemore
OF -- Miguel Cabrera -- dominating hitter
SP -- Jeremy Bonderman -- will be a workhorse for years
SP -- Francisco Liriano -- shows signs of complete dominance

SP -- Dontrelle Willis -- innings-eater, sometimes brilliant

C- Joe Mauer

1B- Justin Morneau
2B- Rickie Weeks
SS- Jose Reyes
3B- David Wright
LF- Miguel Cabrera
CF- Grady Sizemore
RF- Carl Crawford
SP- Carlos Zambrano
SP- Francisco Liriano
SP- Scott Kazmir
Bench- Hanley Ramirez

I wrote something on this back in July: The Young-Stars Team

C- Joe Mauer

1B- Justin Morneau 2B- Rickie Weeks SS- Jose Reyes 3B- David Wright LF- Miguel Cabrera CF- Grady Sizemore RF- Carl Crawford SP- Carlos Zambrano SP- Zach Duke SP- Scott Kazmir

Bench- Hanley Ramirez

I read another post somewhere on this site earlier talking about "do-overs." So with respect to the author I'm calling a do-over on this article, and I will have the publishing date April 10,2006. This is a week after the season started and the day before Mark Teixeira's 26th birthday. Morneau is a nice player, and being better than Cecil Fielder isn't saying much, but "Tex" is well on his way to a Cooperstown type career. Mark is a top 5-10 player in the game and Morneau is barely top five on his own team. 2006 wasn't a great year for hitters and the rules says that the MVP has to be given to someone, so what the heck.

2003 was a solid rookie campaign for Tex. 2004 was All-Star material. 2005 was a Hall-of-Fame caliber season for Tex. 2006 was an MVP type season. Not a bad start for someone who is only 26.

No Verlander?

Good Point

I say it should be 25 and under, not just under 25