MLB Predictions: 50 Players Who Will Have Shocking Seasons in 2011

Baseball is one of the most unpredictable sports in the world.   

Before the season starts, predictions are made of who will do this and who will do that.  But, the truth is, there are so many different things that can and will happen.  Every season, the unexpected happens.

It could be a young player having a monster year.  A mediocre player who suddenly becomes a star.  A veteran having one last kick at the can, or a perennial All-Star having an off year.

Either way, these things are hard to predict.  But, I have created a list of players I believe will fall under one of the four categories mentioned above during the 2011 MLB regular season.

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Do You Be”Lee”ve? 7 Questions Phillies GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. Has To Ask Himself

Last night, the Philadelphia Phillies basically shocked the world as they signed one of the top pitchers in baseball, Cliff Lee.

An unexpected move considering that the Phillies already had one of the best, if not the best rotation in all of baseball in Cole Hamels, Roy Halladay and Roy Oswalt.

The Phillies have used an enormous chunk of their payroll to snatch Cliff Lee from the foaming mouths of the Yankees’ front office and the desperate pleas of Rangers’ ownership.

So, now waking up in his incredibly soft and comfortable bed in either his spectacularly expensive home or five-star hotel, Ruben Amaro Jr. must now ask himself 10 questions.

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