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TOOLS FOR SUCCESS

Great teams are composed of great players.

And great players tend to catch the attention of MLB managers, who for 33 consecutive seasons have cast votes in Baseball America’s annual Best Tools survey.

Some of the toolsiest teams in Best Tools balloting history are obvious.

■ The mid-1990s Braves and their rotation headed

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