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A couple of the performances were not quite where we wanted them to be.

1B Dave Hollins looks ready to build on his solid year and a half in the bigs. Avoiding strike outs, taking walks, and hitting for power.

2B Jose Offerman. The 40 wRC+ and .000 ISO don't look good. But, the 17% BB rate compared to a 11% K rate we think are more indicative of what type of hitter he is. Still, we are concerned about his inability to get hits this spring.

3B Gary Gaetti did not have a good spring with the bat with just a 38 wRC+. Unlike with Offerman, Gaetti's BB and K rates don't inspire confidence. Gaetti did look strong defensively at 3B.

SS John Valentin was one of the biggest surprises of the spring. He was about an average SS last year (-1.5 ZR) but he looked much better than that this spring. We also expect his bat to improve over last year's 83 wRC+

Chris Donnels becomes more important with Gaetti's struggles. Donnels was brought in to be a left-handed pinch hitter and backup infielder. Donnels isn't near the defender that Gaetti is, does have a strong batting eye and gap power.

Mike Benjamin is a superb defender. The question is his bat. The .258 ISO he put up this spring doesn't reflect his true abilities. Neitehr does the 11% walk rate. Benjamin missed about a week of spring training, we might prefer to start him in AAA to let him make up those plate apperances.

Rafael Bournigal. Similar to Benjamin in that defense is his calling card. But, whereas Benjamin if flashy and athletic, Bournigal is steady almost never making an error (3 errors in 386 innings at SS last year).

Eddie Pye caught some eyes this spring. Pye isn't has strong defensively as Benjamin or Bournigal, but he can play every position in the infield. He's a high energy player and his bat (116 wRC+ in AAA) is much more developed than either Benjamin or Bournigal's.

Tim Teufel was brought in late in spring training and just had a few plate appearances. He won't make the team out of spring, but he'll continue getting ready in AAA if he's needed.