Mike

Colangelo

Colangelo is the only player here with major league experiences. The rest are career minor leaguers. Colangelo, 28, hit .325/.422/.569 in 97 games for Triple-A Albuquerque last season, showing that he still deserves consideration for a bench job in the majors. If not for injuries, he would have had one long ago.

The 28-year-old Colangelo is batting .290/.368/.477 in 89 games for Albuquerque. The Marlins aren’t going to add him to their roster, but he wouldn’t be a bad fifth outfielder.

Colangelo deserves an invitation to spring training after hitting .293/.365/.503 for Triple-A Albuquerque last season. The 29-year-old might even be a deep sleeper to have some value in NL-only leagues before the end of next season.

Colangelo would have at least turned into a solid reserve outfielder if he could have stayed healthy after being drafted by the Angels in 1997. The 94 games he played in for Triple-A Syracuse last season was the second highest total of his career. He hit fairly well (.281/.375/.413), but the Marlins probably won’t give him much of a chance to make this year’s team as a fifth outfielder.