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VI: Minnesota Twins 1B/DH Justin Morneau A former MVP, Justin  Morneau has clunked his noggin one too many times. In the games such as football or rugby, a true tough player might sit two weeks with a concussion. Justin Morneau has let concussions derail a once promising career. During his time off, Morneau has let his fitness go forth into the nether while his power numbers have severely declined. A Minnesota Twins lineup that was once the class of the AL Central now is far less imposing with a declining Morneau, a complacent C Joe Mauer, and a host of other lackluster hitters surrounding them. This season Morneau is due 14 million dollars. Add to the surgery on his wrist, and we have a player who is declining at the rate of rapidity usually reserved for the hockey players he grew up with as a child in Canada. It seems that every time anything makes unwanted contact with Morneau’s head, he is concussed. Talk about a glass jaw. V: Chicago Cubs CP Carlos Marmol Chicago C...
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