Desmond, Ian

You'll want to pick up Ian Desmond. As of this writing, Desmond is knocking the cover off the ball in spring training, running up a storm and generally pushing Cristian Guzman aside.

This is not to say we love Desmond, the 24 year old middle infielder who sleep-walked his way through five minor league seasons before waking up last year. But if he does win the job, he could hit double-digit home runs and steal 25 bases.

Now, for those who have looked at Desmond's minor league number There are a couple of things to note. In the small sample at triple-A Syracuse last season, he hit down on the ball, made contact and as a result his average went up and his strikeouts went down, but his home runs ( he had hit 13 and 12 the previous two years) disappeared. We'd expect him to hit for some average or to hit for some power but not both. Eventually he will hit for Power, Desmond is a big kid and plenty of room to put on weight. .270-75-12-60-25. 525ABS