One of the biggest advantages clubs have in this position is playing time and roster spots to give chances to fringe big leaguers, waiver claims, guys on minor league deals, those that have been injury prone, or haven't been performing well of late but with a glimmer of hope of regaining form.
Among the rest of the regular lineup, outfielder Anthony Santander was a Rule 5 pick and there are four waiver claims: third baseman Rio Ruiz, second baseman Hanser Alberto, designated hitter Renato Nunez and catcher Pedro Severino.
First baseman Chris Davis has perhaps the worst contract in professional sports and there are two more waiver claims on the bench in utilitymen Pat Valaika and Andrew Velazquez.