Look-Out Team 2010

Three years or so ago, I selected what I called the Look-Out Team for Major League Baseball about two or three weeks into the season.
This team, for lack of a more eloquent explanation, was comprised of one player at each position that I think you should look out for in your fantasy leagues, all-star votes, and general baseball fandom.
In this year's edition, I will try to select an obvious and not-so-obvious player for each position just to make things more interesting.
Let's start with the pitcher...
ROY HALLADAY has 4 wins, 28 strikeouts, and a .82 ERA. He looked absolutely brutal against the Braves this week, and he has been everything the Phillies were hoping for. MIKE PELFREY of the Mets has been a lesser-known stud, winning all three of his starts and collecting a save, which is unusual. He's also collected 16 strikeouts and a .86 ERA.
At catcher, JORGE POSADA would always be an obvious choice. He is currently batting .348 with three homers and nine RBI. My dark horse is MIGUEL OLIVO of the Rockies, who is hitting .303 with three home runs and five RBI. The big thing, though, is the fact that he's splitting time, starting only nine games to Posada's 13, and he's already caught seven potential base-stealers to lead the league in that stat.
My choice at first base is MIGUEL CABRERA. Detroit's slugger has been really impressive this year, hitting around .360 with four homers and 19 RBI. Meanwhile he's hit seven doubles and only struck out six time. JOEY VOTTO has been sneakily good for Cincy, accumulating three homers and nine RBI while batting .321.
Second base is an interesting position. I'll give CHASE UTLEY my main nod because his batting average is a not-too-shabby .339 with six home runs and 14 RBI. It's hard to ignore MARTIN PRADO'S .410 batting average in his first year as a full-time player, and only one error in these first few weeks is also impressive.
At third base, ALEX RODRIGUEZ will always be a player to watch, and his .315, 10 RBI performance so far this year with 11 walks drawn and only eight strikeouts makes 2010 no different. Furthermore, A-Rod has yet to commit an error in 46 chances. Much lesser-known CASEY MCGEHEE of the Brewers is batting .368 with four home runs and 14 RBI, and his one error in 32 chances is nothing to shake a stick at. As a side note, who just walks around shaking sticks at facts and/or people?
RAFAEL FURCAL has flirted with superstardom in recent years, hindered only by injuries. This year, the Dodgers' shortstop is off to another good start, batting .324 with six RBI and only six strikeouts. The speed demon has also stolen seven bases. In other news, ALEX GONZALEZ is trying to remind everyone there is actually still a Canadian MLB team by hitting five dingers with thirteen RBI and eight doubles. Also, he's been a part of 17 double plays.
Left field is a one-horse race because of RYAN BRAUN'S performance this year. Brauny is not a real superstar like A-Rod or even Furcal, yet he is hitting over .400 with five homers, 20 RBI, and four stolen bases. Because that is the top or near the top of the pile for left fielders in all four stats, I'm going to give him the outright Look-Out spot.
In centerfield, VERNON WELLS is representing well as the only Blue Jay I'd heard of before this column, with a .349 average behind seven home runs and 13 RBI. Meanwhile, ANDRUW JONES is back from the proverbial dead with five home runs already this season, and he's even stolen three bases. That said, he plays for the White Sox, whom I've predicted to win the AL Wild Card. They're currently dead last in their division, but I just wanted to remind everyone.
NELSON CRUZ is running away with the right field race, hitting seven home runs with 17 RBI and a .321 average. He's also stolen five bases. Right field is also a heavily defensive position, and MAGGLIO ORDONEZ has four assists thus far to go with four home runs and 10 RBI. I guess Ordonez is more well known, so that makes my formatting a bit sloppy here. Oh well... dock my pay if you want.
Let it be known that I hate the designated hitter. It takes part of the strategy out of the game and allows AL teams to lure premier hitters that are incomplete players to their rosters. That said, I will not pick a Look-Out DH representative. Take that, American League!