Its coming down to the last two or three weeks of the preseason and some decisions have to be made by Don Mattingly and his staff. An interesting battle is developing for the utility infielder position between Aaron Miles and Juan Castro. Miles has had a good spring with the bat and Castro's value will always be in his glove. They can both play multiple positions so they cancel each other out there.
With Furcal's ever present health issues and Blake's age and the fact the Dodgers want to rest him more, I would like to see Miles get that roster spot. I believe he has more pop in his bat (he is also a switch-hitter) and it is not a secret that the Dodgers cannot seem to put runs on the board.
It seems that longtime prospect Xavier Paul is going to be the odd man out in the fight for the last outfield spot. He is out of options and I would be willing to bet that some team will be glad to claim him off the waiver wire. The Outfield seems to be set with a Thames/Gibbons platoon in Left (which I am really not a big fan of), Kemp in Center, and Ethier in Right with Tony Gwynn, Jr. as the occasional fill in and left-handed bat off the bench.
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