Fernando Tatis was out of baseball from 2003-2005 and when he did return in 2006, he played most of the year with the Orioles AAA affiliate.He spent the entire 2007 season with the Mets AAA Affiliate, in 131 games, all at third base, he hit .275. The next year, it appeared the Mets had plans to use him on the bench of the major league club, before getting called up, Tatis showed his versatility by playing LF, SS, 3B and 2B.When he finally returned to the majors, Tatis made the most of his opportunity by hitting .297 while playing LF,RF, 1B and 3B. Javier Valentin was the Cincinnati Reds catcher from 2004-2008, prior to that he spent a year with the Rays and before that, four years with the Twins. Overall, Valentin has a .251 lifetime BA, while logging 432 major league games behind the plate. After not being re-signed by the Reds, Valentin accepted a minor league deal with the Nats, but didn't make their roster out of spring training. With his career was on a low note, similar to Tat...
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