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Pierzynski, Winn in; Salmon, Chavez out


Minnesota Twins
Candidates: A.J. Pierzynski, Jacque Jones, Torii Hunter, J.C. Romero, Eddie
Guardado
Hunter has come down after his ridiculous start, so now he's just a legitimate
All-Star-likely to be voted onto the team -- and not the best player in the
league. Jones has comparable numbers, and could benefit from being on a better
team than the other corner outfielders in the mix. Guardado will make the team,
and if Torre can take Mike Stanton in 2001, he should take J.C. Romero, who has
a 0.65 ERA in 41 2/3 innings this season. The numbers don't look good for him,
though.

Pierzynski is an interesting case. A .332-hitting catcher is a pretty good
All-Star candidate in any year. If Jorge Posada wins the voting, it's going to
be difficult for Torre to take Ivan Rodriguez, who hasn't hit a home run yet and
won't have played 40 games by the All-Star-Game.

Prediction: Pierzynski, Hunter, and Guardado.

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