Breyvic Valera

Acquired in a post-DFA trade with the Cardinals just after Opening Day, Valera bounced between Triple-A and the majors four times over the first half of the season. He was then included in Baltimore's return for Manny Machado. Even on the lowly Orioles, Valera found opportunities hard to come by (41 plate appearances in 12 games). A fractured finger officially ended his season. He hit .286 after joining the O's, but the totality of his offensive contributions still added up to just an 80 wRC+ after the move (59 for the season). Valera is a switch-hitter who can put bat to ball consistently and play all around the infield, but there's little power to speak of here and he's been caught on the basepaths as many times as he's been successful over the past two seasons. On the strength of his defensive versatility, Valera will have a chance to win a job in camp.