start early, as in force play them at various position from rookie on, and start with someone with some if/of range/error/arm/dp ability.
pick them out early. worry much less about offensive ability than you probably do at the moment. it's a bench player, so expect their offense to be below average in one or more categories, likely more.
if you want a guy that will perform well (hit) and use as a constant sub rotating around the field... well that will probably take a bit of luck.. like, whether the player exists and opportunity to acquire him.
if you want them to catch, then they likely have to begin as a catcher and have the initial ratings of one. i can't recall if i've seen a non-catcher with catching ability and catcher arm ratings you could work with, but that doesn't mean much since i'm not lookng hard. probably happens
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