Oscar Robles

Miscast as a regular in 2005 when he performed admirably filling in for the Dodgers, Robles returned to a role more suited to his abilities in 2006 - that of Triple-A insurance. It's a role which he's likely to revisit again in 2007 with San Diego. Robles isn't very fast, but he has a decent glove and can play second base, third base and shortstop.

When Cesar Izturis first got hurt, Robles got off on a tear that kept him in the leadoff spot well beyond his usefulness there. The Dodgers had a ton of players of his cloth that logged significant playing time last year - good complimentary players that tend to get exposed over an extended trial. In previous years, former manager Jim Tracy's MacGyver-like patchwork with role players kept the Dodgers afloat, but in 2005 they had too many injuries for the likes of Robles and Jason Repko to overcome.