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Alex Rodriguez and 10 Players Who Must Step Up Before the MLB Playoffs

August 5, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments
Article Source: Bleacher Report - New York Yankees

The MLB season is nearing its end.

Teams have made their final adjustments via the July trade deadline and have seemingly found what works.

However, the success of multiple playoff contenders going forward could very well depend on the efforts and consistent play of their top players.

Guys like Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Beltran and Jason Heyward are just a few elite contributors that will have to be at their very best in order for their teams to make a serious run come October.

Usually everything would fall on starting pitching and how good a bullpen is; but as it stands right now, a lot of playoff ready teams are more or less depending on hitting.

With that said, here are the top 10 players that must step it up before the start of the playoffs.

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