"Delino did a great job," Banister said. "He should feel good about his game and he should feel good about being in the big leagues. He showed the things we felt he could do coming out of Spring Training."
DeShields has also played second base in the Minor Leagues while in the Astros' organization, and he is starting to take ground balls there again. But that is still only for an occasional situation at most. With his speed, the Rangers view DeShields as making more of a defensive influence in center field.