He felt Murray, with 93 runs batted in last season and 1,562 for his career, was a solid choice to hit fourth.

Raines hit .285 with 12 homers and 67 runs batted in last season.

Cordero hit .281 with 18 homers and 72 runs batted in last season.

He hit .280 with 8 home runs and 42 runs batted in last season.

Wells hit .303 with 32 home runs and 106 runs batted in last season.

Although he had 27 homers and 97 runs batted in last season, he has endured a difficult spring.

He turned 35 yesterday and hit .330 with 39 homers and 132 runs batted in last season.

Jackson hit .312 with 10 home runs and 51 runs batted in last season.

He hit .272 with seven homers and 43 runs batted in last season.

Shinjo hit .278 with 28 homers and 85 runs batted in last season.