As the 2011 BoxScore Baseball drafts have commenced, I have been struck more than ever by how many of the mighty have fallen. This year the lower rounds of the draft are being littered with former first-round fantasy selections and MVP candidates. Many star hitters from the not-so-distant past are slipping way down into the later rounds. Sluggers such as Manny Ramirez, Grady Sizemore, Magglio Ordonez, Chipper Jones, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Beltran, Justin Morneau, Derek Lee, Brian Roberts, Lance Berkman, and Carlos Lee in some cases are not even getting drafted at all. Will any of these hitters return to their past glory? Well, judging by recent history, there is certainly a decent chance that one or more of these hitters will rebound to become this season’s Vladimir Guerrero. It will be interesting to watch.

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