How about Bobby Jenks? The White Sox closer quit drinking alcohol this offseason and reported to Spring Training 25 pounds lighter. Jenks, who still weighs more than Ryan Howard, is the fifth-heaviest player in the majors, behind fellow pitchers CC Sabathia, Franklyn German, Jonathan Broxton and first baseman Dmitri Young, whose career may be over due to diabetes. The flame-throwing right-hander looks to bounce back from a mildly disappointing 2009, when he recorded six blown saves and a 3.71 Earned Run Average while allowing nine home runs, compared to four blown saves, a 2.63 E.R.A., and three homers, in 2008.
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