ALLENTOWN, Pa. — The buzzword in baseball these days is versatility. The more positions you can play, the more valuable you are to your team and the better chance you have of getting to the big leagues. Rookie Scott Kingery is the obvious prime example with the Phillies.
The expectations of being able to do more than one thing, however, are not limited to position players. Manager Gabe Kapler has described disabled pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. as a guy who he believes can work as a starter, as a long reliever, or in a critical short situation.