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Highlighting the biggest overachievers of '08

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

In baseball, or any other sport, one man's "overachiever" is another's opportunist. Lots of people might find it surprising to look at the major league leaders and see White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin near the top in homers and RBIs. But we're talking about a former first-round draft pick who was rated as Arizona's top prospect as recently as 2005. All Quentin needed, it appears, was a change of scenery and a clean bill of health. The move to a new organization also has done wonders for Qu ...

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