Luis Rodriguez

Rodriguez began last season at Triple-A Portland, where he was off to a hot start, hitting over .400 before fracturing his hand in mid-April. He missed 45 games on the disabled list and hit only .196 before being called up by San Diego in early July to fortify the bench. A couple of weeks later, Rodriguez became the everyday shortstop after Khalil Greene broke his hand punching an equipment chest. Rodriguez is a contact hitter devoid of speed and power but did hit a respectable .287 on the heels of a career-best average on balls in play. Rodriguez should return to a utility role where he has minimal fantasy value.