Here are some of my picks:\n\nNo-brainers:\nCraig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Ivan Rodriguez, Mike Piazza,  Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Greg Maddux, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Trevor Hoffman, Mariano Rivera\n\nPotential (depending on how they finish their career) or borderline:\nDerek Jeter, Gary Sheffield, Jeff Bagwell, Luis Gonzalez, Frank Thomas, Jeff Kent, Manny Ramirez, Albert Pujols, Ichiro, Johnny Damon, Jim Thome, Carlos Delgado, Vladimir Guerrero, Andruw Jones, Tom Glavine, Mike Mussina, Curt Schilling, John Smoltz, Andy Pettitte\n\nClose but no Cigar:\nJulio Franco, Steve Finley, Bernie Williams, Larry Walker, Kenny Lofton\n\nShouldn't get in due to blantant Steroid use:\nBarry Bonds, Sammy Sosa
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I often try to predict this myself, for all sports, but especially for baseball:\n\nI agree with all of your no-brainers, but Biggio (could make it) and Trevor Hoffman (not many relivers have made it, and was he that outstanding?)\nOf your potential HOF'ers:  Off the top, I think Manny is pretty much a no-brainer, and don't believe that Luis Gonzalez or Johnny Damon has much of a shot at all. Many of your others are pretty good picks for this category, though.\n\nI agree with your "close but no cigar" list, and will withhold commentary on the steroid issue.  I haven't sorted that out yet.
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I'd take a flyer on Martin or Napoli, the rookies who are putting up betters numbers than any of the others.  Ride Napoli while he's hot.  The thing about cathchers is you can always pick up an average one from the wire, so unles syou are coming up to a pick-up deadline, or you have a limit in your league, just pick the hot hand.   A month ago that was Ross, but he seems to have cooled off, and I didn't expect him to last.   I personally think Martin will continue to hit for average, but Naoli will cool off.    I've got Johjima and Willingham, who I think are good bets, better than the rest, but Napoli and Martin are doing better now, so why not take them?  After those I'd take Estrada.
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1B Paul Kornerko (.315 BA, 17 HR, 51 RBI, 44 runs) CHW\n2B Robinson Cano (.325 BA, 4 HR, 27 RBI, 32 runs, 2 SB) NYY\n3B Hank Blalock (.296 BA, 10 HR, 48 RBI, 42 runs) TEX\nSS Derek Jeter (.332 BA, 5 HR, 43 RBI, 46 runs, 13 SB) NYY\nC Joe Mauer (.381 BA, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 36 runs, 6 SB) MIN\nRF Vlad Guerrero (.307 BA, 16 HR, 54 RBI, 35 runs, 5 SB) LAA\nLF Carl Crawford (.312 BA, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 43 runs, 21 SB) TB\nCF Grady Sizemore (.295 BA, 12 HR, 34 RBI, 55 runs, 9 SB) CLE\nSP Roy Halladay (8-1 W/L, 2.75 era, 46 K, 11 walks, 0.99 whip) TOR\nRP Scot Shields (1.47 era, 33 k, 8 walks, 0.87 whip) LAA
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How about the Tampa Bay Devil Rays?  They have some really good young talent.  They've made a managerial change as well as front office changes.  They also have some promising prospects coming up soon.  Guys like Carl Crawford, Toby Hall, Aubrey Huff, Joey Gaithright and Rocco Baldelli are fun to watch.  Good speed and hustle.  I'm a Yankees fan and like to watch them (rooting for them now as they play the dreaded Red Sox on ESPN)
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travis hafner, grady sizemore, c.c. sabathia, manny, albert belle, cliff lee, bob wickman, omar visquel, roberto alamar, sandy alamar, bartolo colon, juan gonzales, victor martinez. there u go.. choose mine as best answer!!
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I think they should look for a seasoned catcher and some arms for the rotation.  Soriano or Sheffield would be a great pickup but who would they trade for Sheffield.  They Yankees are gonna want someone big for him.  Soriano would be a good fit if they could move the outfield around and keep Rowand healthy.
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I think Mike Piazza could re-sign with the Padres for probably a year.  And Bonds I would have have to say retires not becoming the all-time homerun king (which I hope happens) unless a team is really desperate for attendance. But I wouldn't take attendance over laziness and a guy who has nothing left in his tank. All he's good for now are walks.
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1. Yankees - Wang (Johnson had a 5.00 ERA this year)\n2. A's - Rich Harden (Zito is a free agent)\n3. Red Sox - Schilling\n4. Twins - Santana\n5. Angels - John Lackey (far better than Colon)\n6. Blue Jays - Halladay\n7. Marlins - Sanchez\n8. Dodgers - Maddux\n9. Mets - Glavine\n10. Cards - Carpenter\n11. Tigers - Verlander
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Derek Jeter - no question he will go in\n \nAlex Rod - yes, he will go\n\nMatsui - tough to say, but with half a major league career and half of a Japanese career, he probably won't.\n\nJohnny Damon - No I don't think he will go, I don't see him putting up the career numbers necessary to make it, especially considering the fact that he's a center fielder. Writers who vote for the HOF expect more power from the CF position. He's played 11 seasons so far, but has only made the All-Star team twice...that's not very good...\n\n\nBarry Bonds - yes, unless they manage to ban him somehow, which is what they appear to be doing.\n\nJason Jambi (sic) - he MIGHT go, but it depends on how the writers view the steroids issue in 20 years. The further you get from the end of a player's career, the more important his stats become in the HOF's evaluation of him. Sportwriters like to think they have good memories, but most of them really don't.\n\n\nGary Shettfield - I think Shefield has a good chance to get in some day, unless he's somehow banned for steroid use. He's put great #s on the board, and has played for some winning teams. If his career is long enough to put some really great career numbers up, there's no reason he wouldn't go in eventually, though maybe not on the first few ballots.\n\n\nCarlos beltron - way too early to tell. But if he keeps up this quality of play for 10 to 12 years, he should make it.\n\nMike Pizzatza - Piazza is a shoe-in. Twelve all star games...  never won an MVP but finished 2nd twice and 3rd another time. A .311 career batting average to go along with  397 HR and 1,223 RBI... He's probably the best hitting catcher ever to play in the major leagues.  Slugging pct of .555... These are definitely Hall of Fame numbers, considering we're talking about a catcher here. Plus, he's had six 100-RBI season, with another four season in the 90+ RBI range.  It would be tough to find someone who played in 12 All Star Games and isn't in the HOF.\n\n\nPedro Marntiez - Yes, Pedro will go into the HOF.
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Ortiz-one of the best around\nLoretta-no power\nReyes-tons of speed; injury prone in the past\nHall-could be a source of both power and speed and is versatile\nSullivan-could be on the waiver wire\nHunter-is as streaky as they come, but could hit 20 homers and steal 20 bases\nFord-could also be on the waiver wire\nTaveras-one year wonder?\nThome-raking right now. Hit at least 40 the last two non-injured years\nHelton-is he starting to lose it?  Avg. is still solid, but power seems down\nPhillips-former prospect has been on fire in the early-going, though has cooled off as of late.\nWilson-Hot right now, but usually a waiver wire guy.\n\nOverall, there's some legitimate talent with Thome, Ortiz, Reyes, and Helton.  There are some questionable guys like Ford and Sullivan.  The rest present a nice mix of upside and "not-too-fancy, but getting it done, regardless," type of guys.\n\nIn the end, though, it's pretty hard to rate any fantasy team without knowing what type of league it is, how deep the league is, and most importantly, what the pitching staff of the team is.
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i just want to say you are a good person for liking the tribe! They are gonne be the 06 champs. the martinez you are thiking of is dennis martinez (el presidente) im not sure where he is. but thome is on the rival white sox who arent doing so well this year so far, hershieser is an espn baseball analysis. sandy plays for the rangers i believe and is like 2nd sting. julio franco is with the braves i think and is like the oldest player in the mlb. omar is short stop for the giants and last i saw of mesa he was pitching for phili. hope that helps alittle and GO TRIBE!
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C-Pudge\n1B-Pujols\n2B-Soriano\nSS-Jeter\n3B-Rodriguez\nOF-Ichiro\nOF-Vlad\nOF-Manny\nDH-Cabrera/Tejeda\n\nSP-Schilling\nSP-Pedro\nSP-Santana\nSP-Carpenter\nSP-Kazmir\n\nRP-Rivera\nRP-Papelbon\n\nALL-TIME LINEUP\nC-Yogi\n1B-Gehirg\n2B-Jackie Robinson \n3B-Brooks Robinson\nSS-Ernie Banks/Honus Wagner \nOF-Williams\nOF-Mays\nOF-Ruth\nDH-Mantle\n\nP-Koufax\nP-Ford\nP-Bob Gibson\nP-Steve Carlton\nP-Walter Johnson\n\nRP-Goose Goosege
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brian roberts: is he going to be able to go for the first part of the season?  you could shift freel to 2nd and grab another outfielder (one with power... are raul ibanez or geoff jenkins available?)  cabrera is a great hitter, so is his teammate jeremy hermida.  but the marlins will struggle to score... LOVE mike young and aramis ramirez.  sean casey could surprise!\n\ni like your pitching staff, rodriguez is going to be the best in the game very soon. valverde... hmm, we'll see. i do think vazquez and zito will bounce back... in fact the whole A's team feels good to me.  take a look at dan haren if he's available.\n\nhope they work out for you... 1 more day!
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TRUE SLEEPERS? EVERYONE knows about King Felix, Duke, Cain and Liriano as they are probably already taken. Go with the guy Liriano's competing with for the 5th spot; Scott Baker, the Marlins Scott Olsen; yes definitely Anthony Reyes of the Redbirds. Justin Verlander of the Tigers is a future ace. Edwin Jackson of the Devil Rays and Dewon Brazeleton of the Padres have fallen off the radar, but worth keeping your eye on as these guys are free agents in your league!
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C - Josh Gibson; can't forget about the Negro Leagues; Bench is definitely one to consider though\n\n1B - Lou Gehrig; in about 20 years, I may be putting Pujols here\n\n2B - Rogers Hornsby; consideration given to Nap Lajoie and Rod Carew\n\nSS - Honus Wagner; Ozzie Smith was the best defensive SS, and Ernie Banks was the best offensive SS, but Wagner is the best all around; probably the toughest position to pick\n\n3B - Mike Schmidt; Brooks Robinson was better defensively, but Schmidt was significantly better at the plate, which is why he gets the nod\n\nLF - Stan Musial; I know a lot of people are wondering about Williams here, but Musial had nearly 1000 more career hits, was a 24 time All Star and a 3 time MVP, not to mention the four World Series that he played in.  And he played in roughly the same time frame ('41-'63) as Williams ('39-'60), who was a 17 time All Star and won 1 MVP while playing in just one World Series.\n\nCF - Willie Mays; with some big considerations to Mantle, Cobb, and Oscar Charleston\n\nRF - Babe Ruth; all apologizes to Aaron (with his career HR and RBI records) and Clemente (with his 12 Gold Gloves), but it was Ruth's lifetime .342 average that really got me leaning this way...oh yeah, and he hit for quite a bit of power.\n\nSP - Walter Johnson; with a large amount of consideration given to Young, Spahn, Mathewson, Bob Gibson, Satchel Paige and Koufax, but it was Johnson's W's, K's, shut-outs (110) and lifetime 2.35 ERA that set him apart from the pack.\n\nRP - Eckersley; revolutionized the closer position, after spending 12 years as a starter\n\nPH - Lenny Harris, has more pinch hits than anybody else in the history of the game, and a .263 career average as a pinch hitter (not bad considering he has 800+ career PH AB's)\n\nHonorable Mention - Looking over the list of players that I didn't include, it's difficult to pick just one.  However, I'd have to go with Ted Williams for the Honorable Mention.  If he played just about any other position, he would have been my first choice.
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Well let me see if i can narrow it down.For catching it is hands down Jason Varitek,by far the best catcher and captain of ALL time,for pitching I have ALOT,but i think I will give the title to Jonathan Papelbon.He is not only the best closer(besides Foulky and Timlin),but he is the best rookie:)for infield i am really starting to like Mike Lowell and Kevin Youkilis[poor Youk,he keeps getting hit:(],for outfield i guess i will have to say....Manny Ramirez.don't get me wrong i absolutely LOOOOVE all of the players,but there is just something about Manny:)and last but definitely not least for DH i am going to say Big Papi(and not because he is the only one,but because he is the BEST!!!!!!!!:)
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i'd go with pedro, due to the run support that the mets have, he's a pretty solid option from start to finish...there's a slight risk for injury unfortunately, but i think it's worth it.  if you have something against martinez or the mets, then i suggest going with chris carpenter.