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A lot of baseball fans will remember the name Mark Prior. He was a young right-hander out of USC that burst on to the scene in 2003 with the Chicago Cubs. He made 30 starts that season, finished 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA and struck out an eye-popping 245 batters. Prior was never the same after that, and after battling injuries through the next three seasons he hasn't seen a major league mound since 2006. He's signed a few minor league deals with the San Diego Padres but every time he had gained some momentum, a set back would occur and he'd be shut down once again. He vows to be back pitching again in the big leagues, but at this point it looks unlikely. Now, in 2010, a new phenom has popped up. He was the number one overall draft pick of the Washington Nationals. He turned just about every sco ...

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