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Xander Bogaerts: He's got no serious competition for the starting shortstop job, and the sky is the limit as far as his potential goes. While a Rookie of the Year Award is a very legitimate possibility, an All-Star selection for the 21-year-old Bogaerts is a long shot at best.

All-Star chances: 5 percent.

Felix Doubront: ESPN's Gordon Edes recently wrote the following about Doubront's second outing of the spring:

Felix Doubront appears intent on succeeding John Lackey as winner of the Better Body/Better Pitcher award... He threw 48 pitches, 29 for strikes, and, while it’s still early, has catcher David Ross talking like Doubront’s a new man. "Night and day from last year," Ross said. "Repeating pitches, repeating location. Fastball location, he’s doing a better job for me, knowing how to move the ball around in the zone."

A slimmed-down Doubront with better control could easily improve on his back-to-back 11-win seasons in 2012 and 2013.

All-Star chances: 10 percent.

A.J. Pierzynski: He's got the advantage of being a relatively decent hitter at a position where quality bats are extremely rare. If Boston's starting catcher can replicate his .272 average and 17-home run, 70-RBI pace from a year ago, he may find his way to Minneapolis.

All-Star chances: 13 percent.