There a few players in the history of the MLB that could make such a huge difference to their team that they could turn a possible playoff contender to a title contender.

A few of these players in the past have been Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and Ted Williams.

These days these players don't really come along anymore with the exception of one player, Manny Ramirez. I am not saying that Ramirez is the next Ruth, Bonds or Williams, but he has turned the Los Angeles Dodgers from NL West contenders to possibly World Series bound.

The Dodgers will still have stiff competition from the Phillies and Cubs, but their chances of making a World Series run from start to finish just became drastically better.