Josh Beckett and Joe Mauer Headline the All-Overrated Team

Great postseason pitcher, I can't deny that. But in the regular season, he's vastly overrated.

He is hardly a pitcher who will eat up innings. In his seven seasons in the Major Leagues he has only pitched over 200 innings twice.

Don't let his 92-64 record fool you either. In 2006, he won 16 games despite having an ERA over five. I'm sure he thanked Manny and Big Pappi.

Beckett has only had two solid years as a big leaguer, which came in 2005 and 2007. I'm sorry but two years out of seven just doesn't do it for me.

I've heard Mauer does a great job with his pitchers, so I'll give him his due there, but as a hitter he's overrated.

You may be saying, are you kidding me he's a career .319 hitter.

However, he has very little power and he isn't a great run producer. Mauer averages just under 10 HR per season and 71 RBI.

There is nothing wrong for hitting for nothing but average, but if you're going to do that you need to be in the lineup everyday to be effective. He misses an average of 31 games per season. On top of that, being a catcher he obviously isn't very fast so he when he does get on base he can't force the action.

I'll be honest, finding a first baseman who I felt was overrated was difficult. I'm actually a Derrek Lee fan but he is a long way off from his 2005 MVP like season.

He has driven in only 100 runs just once in his long career (2005). For a guy who plays a power-hitting position that isn't acceptable. He has also struck out over 100 times, nine times.

So far this season he is hitting just 209 with 3 HR and 10 RBI. For the Cubs' sake, those numbers need to come up.

Now, DeRosa really doesn't have a position that he plays every day. You may see him roaming left field or even playing first base. However, he is a natural middle infielder by trade.

DeRosa has never played in more than 149 games in one season and for much of his career he was a part time utility player. When he finally got a chance to be a full-time player in Atlanta, he imploded like the Cubs in October. He hit 239 with 3 HR and 31 RBI in 118 games.

He's only hit more than 13 HR once in his career and is a career .278 hitter, which is good but not great.

Being 34 years old he doesn't exactly have a lot of time to break out for a monster season. Solid player but overrated.

As it stands right now, Tulowitzki is nothing but a one-hit wonder.

In 2007 he hit .291, with 24 HR and 99 RBI as the Rockies went on to the World Series.

In 2008 he played in only 101 games, hitting .263 with 8 HR and 46 RBI. This year he isn't off to a great start either, hitting just 233.

Even in 2007 when he played well, 115 of his 177 hits were singles. Once again, singles are great but when you can't steal a base it really hurts your team. His career high in steals is seven.

Beltre is either feast or famine.

He has hit as many as 48 HR and as low as 19. He's drove in as many as 121 men and as little as 67. He's hit as high as 334 and as low as 240.

You just never know what you're going to get out of him each season.

And for that, he is overrated.

Played Center Field for the Red Sox (I guess they were desperate) but now plays Left Field for the Yanks.

Considering Damon has one of the weakest arms in the bigs, left is a good place for him because it is the shortest throw to home of any of the outfield spots.

Has a solid .289 career average but corner outfielders usually produce a little more power than what Damon does.

Hard pick here as well. I like BJ Upton and he's only 24, so I feel he deserves a break.

But nevertheless, he showed us his potential in 2007 when he hit 24 HR in just 129 games. He not only hit for power, he boasted a .300 average.

Last year he played in 145 games but only hit 9 HR with a .273 batting average. This season he isn't off to a hot start either and he strikes out way too much.

Like I said, he's only 24 so he has got time. On a positive side, he runs the bases well and plays solid defense.

It pains me to put Francoeur on the list because I'm a Braves fan. However, most of the top flight Right Fielders have actually lived up to the hype.

Francoeur struggles with plate discipline and is a free swinger. His walk to strikeout ratio is terrible. However, in 2006 and 2007 he had pretty good seasons.

Last year was terrible though. He was sent down to Double-A and ended the season with a .240 average and just 11 HR.

Has come in this season looking to be more consistent at the plate which has worked out but his power is still lacking.

The Phillies' Closer had a perfect season last year, literally.

However, that would be a poor representation of his entire career. I'm not going to us ERA here to back up my opinion because as a closer you either get the job done or you don't.

Lidge blows about one in every six and a half saves.

Compare that to Mariano Rivera who over the same time span has blown one in every 13 saves.

When Lidge is pitching well, he's lights out; unfortunately the hitters eyes light up too often.