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Promising careers at a crossroads

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

This week's edition of Starting 9 focuses on major leaguers at a career crossroads. We're looking primarily at young players who've been top prospects and shown flashes of promise, but haven't been able to sustain their success for a variety of reasons. Will they figure it out or continue to tease clubs with their potential? Next year could go a long way toward providing the answer. It's not surprising that the players in this group have hit speed bumps. Unless your name is Albert Pujols, lif ...

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