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The grittiest utility players on the Giants over the last 30 years

These are the kinds of utility players who would need some powerful Maytag™ appliances to get their jerseys clean, alright.

What qualifies a player to be a Gritty Utility Player? The best utility players have the ability to play multiple positions, but they also have an inability to force their way into the lineup every day. There's more to it than that, though. For example:

No, wait, that's it. The best utility players start all over the place because they can, but the purest utility players are usually on the bench if the team has eight healthy starters and a choice.