Every year in baseball, sluggers and pitchers alike play to the best of their abilities and shine as the league’s biggest stars, while other players perform in their shadows only to eventually become stars themselves.

Both the National League and the American League are filled with talented young players who are yet to have their breakout seasons, making it difficult to predict who the breakout stars of 2011 will be.

Here are my top 20—enjoy:

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