The Bench

[Ceetar]

from the SS thread->

Edgy MD wrote: Seems to me that there's gonna be two infield backups and Satin's pretty well poised to be one no matter how the Big Spring Training Trade shakes out.

I feel this as well. Assuming 7 relievers, 5 starters, and Recker that leaves 12 spots, 8 starters and 4 bench.

Satin
Eric Young Jr
Flores
Duda are my picks. (With Tejada, Davis, and Lagares starting)

Flores only if you're using him as the SS backup though, but it seems more and more likely they're at least willing to start like that. But do you need Satin if you have Flores?

Could Seratelli grab a spot? Andrew Brown?

They can probably carry a 5th guy until they need the 5th starter on Sunday the 7th. They also have 3 DH games the following weekend against the Angels.

[smg58]

The bar is lower for Flores as a backup shortstop than it would be for a starter; basically if he's no worse than Turner, the team could carry him. Then the question is if they want him getting regular at bats (or innings in the field). So Seratelli is still in the mix.

Brown would be the likely beneficiary if Davis or Duda gets traded, which still may or may not happen.

[Edgy MD]

Satin = "The infield reserve who can hit."
Seratelli = "The infield reserve who field."

Flores = "The infield reserve who can wait."
Flores = "The infield reserve who has options."
Flores = "The infield reserve who is still improving his game."
Flores = "The infield reserve who could use reps toward the possible future development into an infield starter."
Flores = "The infield reserve trying to prove he can hack it at shortstop despite what the development guys say."
Flores = "The infield reserve who probably should be headed to Vegas."

[G-Fafif]

Tim Rohan in the Times with a heartwarming profile of Seratelli...except for the part where he hasn't done anything to supplant Omar Quintanilla.