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League: American League · National League Division: East · Central · West
CBS SportsLine.com picks its All-Division Teams heading into the 2005 season:
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All-Division Teams: AL Central
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AL Central First Team
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AL Central Second Team
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Catcher
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 Ivan Rodriguez, DET
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 Victor Martinez, CLE
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Pudge is nearing twilight of career while V-Mart is just beginning. |
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First Base
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 Paul Konerko, CHW
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 Mike Sweeney, KC
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Konerko had nice bounce-back season while Sweeney is looking to bounce back from injury. |
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Second Base
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Ron Belliard, CLE
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Omar Infante, DET
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Lack of depth at 2B shows here with two former utility players leading the pack. |
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Third Base
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Aaron Boone, CLE
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Joe Crede, CHW
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Indians are hoping AL Central is muttering Aaron 'bleepin' Boone all season. |
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Shortstop
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Carlos Guillen, DET
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Juan Uribe, CHW
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Guillen and Uribe make good first impressions last season with new teams. |
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Left Field
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 Shannon Stewart, MIN
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Casey Blake, CLE
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Stewart is a big key for Twins' lineup while Blake is just one of the young bats for Tribe. |
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Center Field
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Torii Hunter, MIN
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Aaron Rowand, CHW
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With Carlos Beltran migrating to the NL East, Hunter takes over top spot. |
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Right Field
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Magglio Ordonez, DET
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Jacque Jones, MIN
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Even with questions about his knee, Mags is still No. 1. Jones edges out Dye. |
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Designated Hitter
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Travis Hafner, CLE
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Frank Thomas, CHW
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Hafner put up huge numbers in 2004. Big Hurt just wants the hurt to go away. |
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Righty Starter
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Brad Radke, MIN
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Freddy Garcia, CHW
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Why do the Twins win the AL Central every year? They have the best pitcher here and ... |
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Lefty Starter
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Johan Santana, MIN
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Mark Buehrle, CHW
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... here. Santana is one of the best in the game and still very young. |
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Closer
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Joe Nathan, MIN
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Troy Percival, DET
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Nathan won't surprise this season while Percival will surprise if he stays healthy. |
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