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As Opening Day approaches, the young, the restless and the talented await to make their Major League debut. Who will continue to straddle the not so fine line between the Majors and the Minors ? Who will find a permanent home ? Who will be a contender for Rookie of the Year ? Here are a smattering of the promising prospects to watch when the 2009 MLB season kicks off in four weeks.

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TASCHEN Books: Baseball - Ballet in the Dirt by Neil Leifer

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I hate to think that the golden age of baseball has already come and gone. I like to believe that the game is still driven by, well, the love of the game. Rookies, like short stop Alcides Escobar, may indeed be the life blood of today's contract-addled baseball times. I hope he brings his heart to the Show as a Milwaukee Brewer this season . . . and remembers what it was that got him hooked on the sport way back when.

Updated Mar 8, 2009

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iPhone Application: Running Trainer Lite by AppLabs.nl

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You, too, can start spring training. Just like the pros and the pro-wannabes. And, as rookie outfielder Nick Evans is already well aware, a good running start can mean the difference between a life in the Minors and a chance to play for the New York Mets.

Updated Mar 8, 2009

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Baseball Boss by Challenge Games

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What do baseball card collections, #facebook and Fantasy Baseball have in common ? Baseball Boss: the application that enables you to display, collect and trade cards, play fantasy baseball and connect with other card-collecting geeks on Facebook. I am not certain that Neftali Feliz, rookie pitcher for the Texas Rangers, has his own card yet. But that would be a great card to nab for its future trading potential.

Updated Mar 8, 2009

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PBteen: Up at Bat Wall Mural

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Your Little League dream writ large: walking to bat in a Major League game. That may be only one of rookie center fielder Dexter Fowler's dreams for the 2009 season. Indeed, just the idea of donning the Colorado Rockies uniform may be giving him chills.

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Amazon: Baseball on the Brain by Dennis Purdy

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The condition known as "baseball on the brain" is easily treated with complete immersion in all things baseball - including the stats, trivia and lingo that has been amassed since the birth of the sport as we know it. Much more difficult is the leap rookie first baseman Freddie Freeman is about to attempt from the Minors to the Atlanta Braves.

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NutsOnline: Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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An unwritten rule seems to exist that pitchers must have something to chew and spit while working the mound, contemplating their next twist of the wrist. Whether or not that is true for rookie pitcher Jaime Garcia remains to be seen. But hopefully he will be able to afford an ample supply of his favorite nut, candy and/or gum once he makes his debut with the Saint Louis Cardinals.

Updated Mar 8, 2009

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Amazon: Green Cathedrals - The Ultimate Celebration of All Major League Ballparks by Philip Lowry

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Compared to the years to get there, it may seem like seconds actually being there. "There" being one of those Major League baseball ballparks. On the precipice of his debut with the Milwaukee Brewers, rookie third baseman Mat Gamel now awaits his engraved invitation to Miller Park.

Updated Mar 9, 2009

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Frito Lay: The Original Cracker Jack

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Just like Cracker Jack is more than a prize, a baseball player is much more than his position. Once rookie third baseman Chris Getz gets called up by the Chicago White Sox, he'll get a chance to bring his bat, his glove and his heart to the team and its legion of fans.

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The Baseball Rose

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A bouquet of roses gets a masculine twist . . . perfect for gifting rookies-to-be, including Josh Geer, aspiring pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Don't want to seem like a completely obsessed fan ? You can send him just a single stem, its bud carefully wrapped within the fresh leather of a baseball.

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Amazon: Jack Coombs - A Life in Baseball by John P. Tierney

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Rookie outfielder Carols Gonzalez now awaits an opening on Opening Day for the Colorado Rockies. In the interim, both he and the entire baseball-loving world will gain inspiration from reading about the life of Jack Coombs: both a former Major League player and college baseball coach.

Updated Mar 10, 2009

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