On Sunday, Ramiro Pena filled in admirably for the Captain, Derek Jeter, and has been a solid back-up since he made the team to start last season. A slick fielder, who has never scared anyone with his bat in the minors (.255 career hitter), he often delivers key hits like yesterday's single to right-center that drove in two runs and put the Yankees ahead to stay. The 24 year old Pena, who can play any position on the infield, is only 1 of 4 solid infield prospects on the 40 man roster who could potentially fill a utility infield role for the team. The other three – Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Russo, have been playing well at Scranton and could be just as effective in that role. So far this season playing time for each has involved moving around the infield to develop similar defensive versatility like Pena.Nunez who has played mainly at shortstop, has been the stand out of the group so far offensively. In 10 games the 22 year old prospect leads the team with 14 hits ...
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