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This is what Beltran can do

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

PHILADELPHIA -- The New York Mets invested $119 million in Carlos Beltran based on his ability to hit for average, hit with power, run, field and throw. That's $23.8 million for each of Beltran's five tools -- or, as owner Fred Wilpon might call them, "skill sets." Some attributes can't be measured by the Internal Revenue Service or the 20-80 scouts rating scale. Beltran is a devoutly Christian man, so humble in nature and professional in his approach that he fits well in any clubhouse. And i ...

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