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New players figure to bolster Marlins, Phillies and White Sox. (Warm Up Tosses).

Baseball Digest

| May 01, 2003 | Kuenster, John | COPYRIGHT 2003 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ONE WORKS BEHIND THE HATE AND HAS ALREADY PUT TOGETHER CREDENTIALS that place him in a class with Johnny Bench.

Another plays first base and has consistently produced the long ball, including 52 home runs last year.

The third is a hard-throwing, right-handed pitcher who won 20 games while splitting his time in 2002 with two teams.

All three of them figure to be "difference makers" in 2003 as division races unfold.

Ivan Rodriguez of the Marlins, Jim Thome of the Phillies and Bartolo Colon of the White Sox are three "old faces in new places" who hold the promise of making a special impact as their teams seek to move upward this season.

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