Saturday, April 01, 2006
Aaron Miles Wins Starter's Job at 2B
Good things come in small packages for the Cardinals as diminutive Aaron Miles,  5 foot 8, 160,  who this spring batted 100 points higher than his nearest competition,  Junior Spivey,  has won the starting second base job.  Miles, 29, has flirted with a .300 batting average at every level he's played, though he has no power.  He moves well and plays solid defense,  but does not use his quickness to steal.
 
 
 
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Doctor X -- the 'Baseball Medic' -- is an anonymous U.S. government trauma specialist with a Duke University sports medicine background and more than 20 years experience in emergency medicine. From time to time he considers MLB rumors, events and news reports as they pertain to baseball players' injuries, illnesses and various other disabilities, both on the field and off.
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MLB Rumors editor Greg Fieg is a former sports news editor and award-winning writer whose bylines have appeared on the wires of the Associated Press and in numerous publications, including San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio Light, Houston Chronicle and Philadelphia Bulletin. He formerly was posted in various positions on the U.S.-Mexican border with Freedom Newspapers, and was a regular, independent contributor to United Press International.