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Timber Rattlers 15th Anniversary Team Candidates: Second Basemen 11/11/2009 2:23 PM ET Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 15th Anniversary Team, 1995-2009 Who was the best Timber Rattlers player at each position in the first fifteen seasons of the Timber Rattlers?  Cast your vote on the Timber Rattlers homepage to help select their 15th Anniversary Team. Second Baseman candidates: Adonis Harrison - 1997 The Stats: .318 average (131 hits in 412 at bats), .403 OBP, .865 OPS, 26 doubles, 6 triples, 7 home runs, 62 runs batted in, 25 stolen bases The Facts: Seattle Mariners 24th round draft pick in 1994 out of Muir (CA) High School; Opening Day Age: 20 The Case:  Solid numbers across the board as he is first in on base percentage and second in OPS, doubles, triples, home runs, RBI, and stolen bases among candidates    Jermaine Clark - 1998 The Stats: .324 average (145 hits in 448 at bats), .402 OBP, .877 OPS, 24 doubles, 13 triples, 6 home runs, 55 runs batted in, 14 stolen bases The Facts: Seattle Mariners 5th round draft pick in 1997 out of the University of San Francisco; Post-Season Midwest League All Star; Opening Day Age: 21 The Case:  Probably the best defensively out of the four.  His thirteen triples are a team record and his OPS is tops among second basemen.   Pedro Liriano - 2001 The Stats: .326 average (144 hits in 442 at bats), .373 OBP, .803 OPS, 28 doubles, 3 triples, 4 home runs, 47 runs batted in, 65 stolen bases The Facts: Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1999 out of the Dominican Republic;  Midwest League All Star; Post-Season Midwest League All Star; Opening Day Age: 24 The Case:  Highest average by a second baseman and he is the franchise record holder for steals in a season.   Brett Lawrie - 2009 The Stats: .274 average (102 hits in 372 at bats), .348 OBP, .802 OPS, 18 doubles, 5 triple, 13 home runs, 65 runs batted in, 19 stolen bases The Facts: Milwaukee Brewers 1st round draft pick in 2008 out of Brookswood Secondary School, Langley, British Columbia; Midwest League All Star; MLB Futures Game Participant; Opening Day Age: 19 The Case:  Youngest of the group showed the most power and led in RBI.     Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 15th Anniversary Team Catcher - John Castellano - 2001 - 48% of the vote First Base - David Arias - 1996 - 80% Second Base Third Base Shortstop Left Field Center Field Right Field Right-Handed Starter Left-Handed Starter Middle Reliever Closer This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.