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J.D. Martinez

Derek Jeter batted .256 with only four home runs in 581 at bats in 2014. His fielding range was more limited and that shouldn’t be hard to replace. But you can’t replace all the great years he gave the Yankees. He had a career .310 average and hit 308 in 158 post-season games. You can’t replace his class.

Ryan Braun had an off- season in 2014, batting only .266 with 19 home runs. Braun, who was suspended for using performance-enhancing drugs the season before, has to prove he can be a superstar based purely on his own natural ability.

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Irwin Cohen
Author, columnist, public speaker Irwin Cohen headed a national baseball publication for five years before accepting a front office position with the Detroit Tigers where he became the first orthodox Jew to earn a World Series ring. Besides the baseball world, Irwin served in the army reserves and was a marksman at Ft. Knox, Ky., and Chaplain's Assistant at Ft. Dix, NJ. He also served as president of the Agudah shul of the Detroit community for three decades. He may be reached in his dugout at [email protected].