| With the latest AL MVP award handed out to | | | | YES HD network. |
| Minnesota's Joe Mauer, it's hard to imagine | | | | 3. Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays. Another |
| someone taking the place of the dynamic star | | | | feared AL East bat on the short list of MVP |
| catcher. He wins virtually every batting title and | | | | candidates is the Rays' 3B Evan Longoria. Sporting |
| plays the most demanding position on the field | | | | Gold Glove caliber defense and offensive stats to |
| better than any other catcher in the game. Does | | | | make pitchers cringe, it seems like a Longoria |
| anyone have a chance? Every season, stars | | | | MVP trophy is only a Joe Mauer down season |
| emerge and others return to form. In 2010, | | | | away. On top of that, it appears that the Rays |
| several players are looking to challenge Mauer's | | | | and Yankees will battle all summer long on satellite |
| supremacy on satellite TV. Here are five to | | | | TV for first place in the Majors' toughest division. |
| watch all season long. | | | | See if Longoria and the Rays can trade punches |
| 1. Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox. Konerko's | | | | with the defending champs. |
| monstrous start to the 2010 campaign has people | | | | 4. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers. Big Miggy had |
| wondering when the slugger is going to quit. On | | | | some personal trouble at the end of 2009, but his |
| pace for some 70 home runs, chances are he'll | | | | start in 2010 has showed he hasn't let anything |
| cool off. Ozzie Guillen and company are hoping he | | | | stick with him. Still hitting around.360 and anchoring |
| doesn't, however, as Konerko and Andruw Jones | | | | a somewhat inconsistent lineup, Cabrera is one of |
| have been responsible for most of the club's run | | | | the toughest situational hitters in the game. Follow |
| production. Watch Konerko on White Sox HD | | | | him on Tigers HD networks. |
| networks as they challenge the Twins. | | | | 5. Kendry Morales, Anaheim Angels. The |
| 2. Robinson Cano, NY Yankees. While most | | | | switch-hitting Cuban slugger put his name on the |
| analysts look to the other half of the Yankees' | | | | MLB blackboard in 2009 and it has not come |
| double play combination (Derek Jeter) when lining | | | | down for a second since. Morales has power to all |
| up MVP candidates, Cano is having the type of | | | | fields, few weaknesses at the plate and hits |
| year which could finally bring the spotlight to his | | | | homers in bunches. Mark Teixeira may be the |
| side of the diamond. Hitting close to.400 and | | | | only other AL 1st baseman with that sort of |
| slugging home runs at a frightening pace, Cano | | | | arsenal, but Morales has more room to grow (it |
| has the edge on mashers like Konerko for his | | | | would be hard for Teixeira to outdo his 2009 |
| excellent glove work at second base. Few players | | | | numbers). Watch him keep the Angels in |
| have as much talent as Cano - this year might be | | | | contention with the MLB Extra Innings Package. |
| his for it all to come together. Follow him on the | | | | |