People around MLB will feel sorry for him "having to go through a rebuilding mode".  Of course it will be silly but I bet he will get sympathy from the media and many around the league.  

I'd also just like to see him make his first All-Star game, it would mean hes healthy and producing like capable.

(assuming its avg and not obp) then not only is he automatic choice we can start talking about the huge number of ASG's he'll be in in the future.

. . . pick someone who is not on the team yet?  Trades pending.

How about Mark Kotsay?  Reports are he is feeling great and already hitting.

I think that OF and 1b are going to be too crowded to get Buck or Barton in considering that I think they won't have the eye-popping power numbers for those positions.

Street is a risky pick because there is a good chance he could be traded, but I am betting that we hold on to him, hoping someone will get desperate and overpay for him at the trading deadline.

He just did not play in the game. He was the "in case of extras guy," similar to how Zito got screwed the year that Roger Clemmens was "retiring" and got added by the commish.

jarforcefatherofforce astutely said it may be a player not on the roster (as the Bonds idea indicated should be an option); I had originally put in 2 more lines after "Cust" which were "other position player" and "player not currently on the roster" but even though I saw it on the preview, it didn't show on the final post.  Maybe the "new" AN fixed that bug (got your beta testers on it Blez?)

By putting "injured" next to Duke I meant I thought he was currently going to miss part of the year and not be someone to put on the poll list, not that he was injured in 2005.  But if he is on the opening day roster that's good news.

Also, it would probably take a line like this to get in at 1B.  Wouldn't want to jinx the boy but if he had a hot start we shouldn't say the Cards should have dumped Pujols instead. This is my mental image of what Wally Joyner looked like when he got voted in as a rookie ahead of Mattingly in his prime, then never made another ASG.  Looking at Retrosheet, Joyner was at .313 and had 20 HR at the break (he finished at .290 and 22).  And we laughed and laughed as he faded, and at all the Halo fans who still wanted Wally World to be the Rookie of the Year instead of the Mighty Canseco!

that its Chavez. Not so he can up his trade value but so he can start hitting like he used too and help out the utes! If not Harden so we can trade his injured but talented arm for a couple of good prospects at the trading deadline. I know the Mets will take him and hopefully they get Blanton first though!