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Carlos Santana (baseball)	Santana was called up to the Indians on June 11, 2010 to make his major league debut, after hitting.
Everth Cabrera	As a Rule 5 draftee, the Padres were required to keep Cabrera on the 25-man roster throughout the 2009 season.
Josh Reddick	He was able to stay in the majors after the Red Sox designated Cameron for assignment on June 29, 2011, effectively removing Cameron from the active and 40-man rosters, leaving room for Reddick.
Corey Koskie	With several players on the roster at that time capable of playing third base (Koskie, Glaus, Eric Hinske, Shea Hillenbrand, and Aaron Hill) and no assurances of regular playing time from Blue Jays GM J. P. Ricciardi, Koskie was traded just a year after being the Blue Jays' 2004 offseason marquee free agent signing.
Wilson Betemit	In the offseason, following shortstop Rafael Furcal's free agency in the winter of 2005, the Braves considered giving Betemit the starting shortstop job.
Adam Moore	On November 20, 2012 the Royals designated Moore for assignment as they cleared room on the 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 draft.
Eddie Guardado	On May 4, 2006, after three blown saves in less than three weeks, Guardado was temporarily removed from the closer role with the Mariners.
Darwin Barney	Barney started 2013 on the disabled list, and Brent Lillibridge was the Opening Day second baseman.
V?ctor Santos	Then he signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers before being called up for the 2004 season, where he earned his way onto the starting rotation.
Conor Jackson	Arizona Diamondbacks in He received his first taste of the majors in (debuting July 28, 2005, in Wrigley Field), where he batted.
Ryan Perry	On April 1, 2009 it was announced that Perry would make the opening day roster for the Tigers for the season.
Francisco Cervelli	Cervelli was optioned to Triple-A to begin the 2012 season, with Chris Stewart winning the job as Martin's backup.
Tim Lahey	At the beginning of the 2005 season, the Twins kept Lahey in extended spring training ; after a discussion with Joe Vavra and Jim Rantz, Lahey notified the team that he was willing to convert to pitching.
Robin Yount	After splitting time between center field and left field, Yount became the Brewers' regular center fielder in 1986.
Micah Owings	Owings signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2011, and he would try out at first base, along with his normal starting pitcher role.
Jeff Bailey	Bailey was optioned back to Pawtucket on July 12, 2007, to make room on the active roster for pitcher Joel Piñeiro.
Vance Wilson	Wilson finally began to play regularly with the Mets in late 2001, assuming the role of back-up catcher behind perennial National League All-Star Mike Piazza.
Jordy Mercer	The Pirates added him to their 40-man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
Sammy Sosa	He started the 2007 season as the Rangers' designated hitter and occasional right fielder.
Everth Cabrera	His performance also fell off signifciantly compared to 2009, and the Padres signed Jason Bartlett in the offseason to be their regular shortstop.
Josh Bard	He became the Red Sox's backup catcher during spring training 2006 following the retirement of John Flaherty.
Matt Lawton	In spring training during the 1997 season, Lawton was competing for the fourth outfielder spot on the Twins roster.
Tim Byrdak	Byrdak made his first appearance in the Majors in 5 years when the Orioles purchased his contract and he appeared against the Indians on July 2, 2005.
Rafael Roque	Roque was named the Brewers' Opening Day starter for the 1999 season.
Chris Barnwell	He started the 2006 season in Nashville before being called up to Milwaukee to make his major league debut on June 20, 2006, becoming the first Flagler baseball player to reach the Major Leagues.
Mike Sweeney	Sweeney split catching duties with Mike Macfarlane in 1997.
Bill Murphy (baseball)	On November 3, 2009 he was designated for assignment to make room for Jarrett Hoffpauir.
Doug Mirabelli	In 1999, he finally made the promotion to the majors permanent when he split time with veterans Brent Mayne and Scott Servais.
Jason Vargas	The Marlins noticed Vargas's success in the minor leagues and, when faced with injuries to their own pitching staff, decided to make him the fourth Mudcats pitcher to play in the major leagues in 2005 (the others were Logan Kensing, Olsen, and Bazardo).
Bill Mazeroski	Originally a shortstop, he was quickly moved to second base and made his Major League debut on July 7, 1956 ; he played for the Pirates his entire career.
John Smoltz	He was designated for assignment on August 7, 2009, after a 13 -- 6 loss to the Yankees, giving the Red Sox 10 days to release, trade, or send him to the minors.
Rich Rollins	After backing up Tommy Harper at third base, he was released by the infant Milwaukee Brewers on May 13, 1970, after starting the season hitting.
Daniel Hudson	After starting the 2010 season in the minors, Hudson was called up on July 11, 2010 to replace Jake Peavy, who was out for the season with a torn right latissimus dorsi muscle.
Josh Spence	He was called up by San Diego on 21 June 2011, after they designated Luis Durango for assignment to make room for him on the 40-man roster.
Billy Butler (baseball)	Butler made his major league debut on May 1, 2007, singling in his first at bat, but was sent to the minors after playing 10 games.
V?ctor Santos	After two years with Milwaukee, he made an unusual route via the Kansas City Royals and the Rule 5 draft onto the major-league roster of the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2006 season.
Mark Lowe	Lowe was placed on 60-Day disabled list on April 1 and began a rehabilitation assignment on July 3 with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.
Fred Rath, Jr.	Just after the start of the season, Rath was placed on waivers and was selected by the Colorado Rockies and made his major league debut on July 29, 1998.
Orlando Cepeda	In 1963, he played the entire MLB season with the injury, not informing the Giants out of concern for his spot in the roster.
Gordon Beckham	He became the second position player from his draft class, behind the Giants' Conor Gillaspie, to make his MLB debut when, on June 4, 2009, he started at third base for the White Sox against the Oakland Athletics.
Kang Min-ho	In the 2006 KBO season, he became a starting catcher, appearing in all 126 regular season games.
Shawn Camp	He remained a semi-regular contributor to the Royals bullpen that season and in 2005, working primarily in middle and long relief, while shuttling between Kansas City and Triple-A Omaha.
James Paxton (baseball)	Paxton was invited to attend the Mariners' main Spring Training Camp in 2012, but did not make the opening day roster.
Andruw Jones	On September 13, 2008, Jones was put on the 60-day disabled list, putting an end to his very disappointing season with the Dodgers.
Brad Bergesen	On May 29, 2011, Bergesen was optioned to Triple-A Norfolk, giving up his spot in his rotation to Brian Matusz.
Nyjer Morgan	On August 27, he fractured his hand sliding into third base, and was placed on the 15-day disabled list the following day On July 22, 2010, Morgan became the first Nationals player to steal three bases in one game.
Tommy Harper	He would occupy the leadoff role for the next 3 seasons for the Reds, starting at all three outfield positions and serving as backup infielder until being traded to the Indians for 3 players following the 1967 season.
David Robertson (baseball)	After starting the 2009 regular season in Triple-A, Robertson was recalled to the majors on April 16, 2009, to replace Xavier Nady, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Luis Cruz	Though he began the 2009 season on the Pirates major league roster, Cruz was reassigned to Triple-A in mid-April to make room for second baseman Delwyn Young, recently acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Bobby Bradley	Bradley struggled when he reached Triple-A in 2005, and he was unconditionally released to make room on the roster for Zach Duke.
Joe Mays	Due to his losing record and disappointing ERA, on August 26, 2005, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire demoted Mays to the Twins bullpen and called up Scott Baker from AAA Rochester to replace Mays in the pitching rotation.
Bill Dickey	Though he suffered from influenza during spring training in 1928, Dickey impressed Yankees manager Miller Huggins.
Devern Hansack	He did not make the major league roster and was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket for the start of the 2007 season.
Jhonatan Solano	About two weeks later, on June 12, 2012, he hit the first home run of his major league career against the Toronto Blue Jays On July 19, 2012, the Nationals placed Solano on the 15-day disabled list with an oblique injury.
Homer Bailey	On June 5, 2008, Bailey was called up to join the Reds rotation.
David Adams (baseball)	On March 26, 2013, the Yankees released Adams to make space on the team's 40-man roster for new acquisition Vernon Wells.
Josh Fields (infielder)	Fields underwent arthroscopic knee surgery at the end of the 2008 season, and was the White Sox's starting third baseman in until Gordon Beckham was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte on June 4 and took the position.
Kris Medlen	jsp?sid milb & tp _ pbp & pid 450665 2009 season Medlen began his major league career as a starter, making his debut on May 21, pitching just 3.
Ryan Sweeney	On May 6, 2013 the Cubs announced that Sweeney would be joining the major league team, with Dave Sappelt moving to the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate to make room on the Cubs roster for Sweeney.
Tsuyoshi Nishioka	Nishioka had a breakout year in 2005, starting as a backup infielder but starting at both second base and shortstop alongside veterans Koichi Hori and Makoto Kosaka in an unorthodox platoon system as the season went on.
Todd Coffey	On April 22, 2009, Coffey made an appearance as the closer for the Brewers ; he held the role until Trevor Hoffman returned from an injury.
Jair Jurrjens	Jurrjens has a four-seam fastball that he used to throw at 91 -- 92 MPH, but by the 2012 season had dipped into the 87 -- 90 range.
John Mizerock	Pujols and Mizerock were teammates on the 1983 Houston Astros competing for the back-up catcher job.
Wei-Yin Chen	Coming out of spring training, Chen won the number two spot in the Orioles' starting rotation behind Jason Hammel.
Brad Thomas	Brad Thomas was a member of the Minnesota Twins Double-A Affiliate, competing in the 2001 playoffs.
Bronson Sardinha	Sardinha was designated for assignment by the Yankees on December 8, 2007, in order to make room for the re-signed Andy Pettitte on the 40-man roster.
Madison Bumgarner	Bumgarner was called up to the majors on September 8, 2009, to make his first major league start and debut in place of Tim Lincecum, who was scratched with back spasms.
Bob Schultz	Schultz broke camp with the 1951 Cubs out of spring training and appeared in 17 games -- ten as a starting pitcher -- during the season's early months, but he was sent back to the minors after his last start July 13, when he was knocked out of the box after only one full inning in a start against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Wil Nieves	Nieves was the backup catcher to starter Jesus Flores in the 2009 season.
Brent Dlugach	Dlugach was called up to the Tigers on September 1, 2009, when the MLB rosters expanded.
Addison Reed	Reed was called up to the majors for the first time on September 2, 2011.
Omar Infante	In 2004, Infante lost any chance to claim the starting shortstop role when the Tigers acquired Carlos Guillén, who went on to be an All-Star that year (Santiago had been included in the trade for Guillén).
Daniel Schlereth	He was called up by the Tigers on July 2, 2010 to replace Fu-Te Ni in the roster who was sent down 2 days earlier.
Rob Johnson (baseball)	In 2003, he attended the University of Houston for one season, Going into spring training it was thought that catcher Jeff Clement would be the back-up catcher and designated hitter on the opening day roster.
C?sar Izturis	Izturis was designated as the everyday starting shortstop from Opening Day of the 2002 season, and he quickly established himself in the Dodgers' infield.
Carlos Zambrano	On May 30, 2010, the Cubs decided to move Zambrano back to the rotation.
Zack Segovia	Segovia, who made the Phillies 2007 Opening Day roster, made his major league debut on April 8, 2007, against the Florida Marlins.
Sergio Mitre	He was the second player out of the 2001 draft to make it to the majors with the Cubs, the first being Mark Prior.
Norichika Aoki	Aoki was the Brewers Opening Day right fielder and leadoff hitter in 2013, and Logan Schafer was his main backup.
Shin-Soo Choo	He spent the first few weeks of the regular season with the Buffalo Bisons, a Triple-A team in the International League affiliated with the Indians, before being called up on April 23, 2007, to take the place of the injured third baseman Andy Marte.
Jason Repko	In 2009 he played with the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes and then appeared in 10 games with the Dodgers in September, primarily as a pinch runner or late inning defensive replacement.
Kenta Kurihara	Despite high expectations by the Carp organization for the 2003 season, Kurihara struggled to secure a permanent spot on the ichigun team's roster, going back and forth between the majors and minors.
Dave Righetti	In 1984, Righetti was moved to the Yankees' bullpen due to an excess of starters, and replaced Goose Gossage as the team's closer.
Daryle Ward	After being called up from the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to replace Raúl Mondesí, Ward got off to a torrid start.
Freddie Lindstrom	Called up in 1924 and eventually replacing the injured Heinie Groh at third base, 18-year-old Lindstrom batted.
David Newhan	Newhan was used mainly as a pinch hitter by the Mets for much of April and early May 2007, but was given a great deal of playing time after that due to a slew of injuries that landed several Mets starters on the disabled list.
George Kontos	After the 2010 season, the Yankees opted not to protect Kontos on their 40 man roster.
Andy Marte	Marte initially received little playing time with the Cleveland Indians, but after the Indians traded Casey Blake on July 26, 2008, he had the third base job to himself.
Danny Worth	In 2012, Worth entered spring as a candidate for a utility infielder job, and made the opening day roster for the first time in his career.
Chris Stewart (baseball)	In 2006, Stewart was promoted back up to Triple-A with the Charlotte Knights and put on the White Sox's 40-man roster and made his Major League debut on September 6, 2006.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	On March 26, 2008, Saltalamacchia lost the starting catching job to Gerald Laird, and the Rangers chose to send him down to the minors to catch every day instead of sitting as the backup.
Dan Runzler	On August 16, 2011 Runzler was recalled when Sergio Romo was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Fernando Perez (baseball)	During 2009 spring training, Perez was injured on March 10 during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays after trying to make a diving catch.
Justin Masterson	On July 7, 2008 Masterson was sent back to the Pawtucket Red Sox, a move manager Terry Francona stated was made to transition Masterson from a starter to a relief pitcher.
Jim Tobin	In 1940, Tobin joined the Boston Braves, where manager Casey Stengel made him a relief pitcher.
Kevin Slowey	In Spring Training 2011, Slowey was given a chance to win a spot in the Twins starting rotation, but he was unsuccessful.
Chris Valaika	Valaika was also called up for a brief stint with the Reds in 2011 to fill in for the injured Rolen.
Bill Greif	After moving back to the starting rotation to start the 1976 season, he made five starts for the Padres before being traded to the Cardinals for outfielder Luis Meléndez.
Arky Vaughan	This prompted Frisch to replace Vaughan as starting shortstop with Alf Anderson to start the 1941 season.
Andy Beene	After playing some with the Brewers, he went back to the minors, but was recalled on July 25, 1984 due to Rollie Fingers being placed on the 21 day disabled list.