As part of his mission to build reliable infield depth, Brodie Van Wagenen signed Adeiny Hechavarria last offseason to a minor league contract in hopes that he could provide either useful minor league depth, or good infield defense off the bench. Given the quality of backup infielders around the league, Hechavarria looked like a decent depth signing as long as he never had to start regularly. He always had a light bat, but his defensive ability and versatility usually warranted him a spot on a major-league team.
Hechavarria didn’t make the team out of spring training, but remained with the organization through the month of April.