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Jeremy Guthrie,
Mark DeRosa,
Joe Mauer,
Buster Posey,
Prince Fielder,
Ben Zobrist,
Dustin Pedroia,
Ian Kinsler,
Jason Kipnis,
Darwin Barney,
Dustin Ackley,
Jimmy Rollins,
Derek Jeter,
Chase Headley,
Mike Trout,
Andrew McCutchen,
Matt Holliday,
Bryce Harper,
Jason Heyward,
Josh Hamilton,
Billy Butler,
Justin Verlander,
Clayton Kershaw,
Matt Cain,
Chris Sale,
Cliff Lee,
CC Sabathia,
Jered Weaver,
Cole Hamels,
Madison Bumgarner,
Craig Kimbrel,
Sergio Romo,
Greg Holland,
David Robertson
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TEAMS: Kansas City Royals, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox
I won't try to sell you on the validity of the World Baseball Classic. The tournament itself comes at a time which most major leaguers are more concerned with losing weight and getting warmed up and less about serious competition. This is likely the cause of the last U.S. team being inhabited by the likes of Jeremy Guthrie and Mark DeRosa. Still, there is some upside. Much of the top amateur international talent (Matsuzaka, Darvish, Chapman) has been brought center stage as a result of the Classic, and generally anything that allows American professionals to compete against the Japanese, Koreans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Venezuelans is must see television. But what if money or the upcoming season played no factor in the selection of players competing? What sort of dream squad could the United States build in an effort to dethrone the Japanese as the two-time defending champions? Catcher - This one is really just a two-way race between Joe Mauer and Buster Posey due to ...
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