FT. MYERS, Fla. -- Last spring, Jesmuel Valentin had been one of three candidates for two spots on the Phillies' bench. But he lost that battle to Brock Stassi and Daniel Nava.
Valentin could win out this year. The switch-hitter ripped a game-tying, three-run home run in the seventh inning Sunday in a 4-3 loss to the Twins at Hammond Stadium. That follows his walk-off home run Tuesday against the Rays at Spectrum Field in Clearwater, Fla. Valentin not only is hitting .281 (9-for-32) with two doubles, three home runs, 11 RBIs and a .