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Seizing the open spots

By Tim Kurkjian
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Spring training has been more competitive than usual thanks to the World Baseball Classic, and thanks to so many battles for positions on major-league teams. Here are several position battles, not including spots in the back end of rotations. Otherwise, there would be many more. Second base, Reds: Rich Aurilia, Ryan Freel, Tony Womack, Frank Menechino and Matt Kata are all battling for this spot. But in reality, this likely is going to be a nightly mix-and-match for manager Jerry Narron. Don't ...

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