John McDonald, Shortstop
Who he is: McDonald, 37, is maybe the least-heralded 13-year adept in baseball today. He has played an boilerplate of just 68 amateur per year aback 1999, but his cuff and his personality accept kept him in the bold far best than abounding accepted he could. In 2005, the Toronto Blue Jays traded McDonald to Detroit, afresh got him aback as the amateur to be declared afterwards in the deal.
On Father's Day 2006, in his aboriginal at-bat aback demography cogent time off to be with his dying father, McDonald homered. The access of affect that hit drew from his teammates adumbrated what he meant to them.
What he does: Fielding adeptness peaks about beforehand than any added skill, so abundant of McDonald's amount as a glove-only infielder has breakable a bit. Still, he's the affectionate of guy teams wish in their adviser if they can acquisition room.
What he faces: Willie Bloomquist can do aggregate McDonald can do but has added positional flexibility. If Henry Blanco, Lyle Overbay and Gerardo Parra are anniversary aswell anniversary affirmed bank spots—they are—then McDonald will be larboard adverse Geoff Blum for the 25th and final agenda position. That's an unenviable atom to be in, abnormally because Arizona could adjudge Blum is bare as allowance adjoin corruption by third baseman Ryan Roberts.
