Three other players -- St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Brian Barton, Baltimore Orioles reliever Randor Bierd and Seattle Mariners right-hander R.A. Dickey -- spent most of last season in the Majors with their new organizations, but with caveats.
Of that trio, only Barton remains on a 40-man roster. The versatile outfielder, originally signed by Cleveland as a non-drafted free agent out of the University of Miami, spent several weeks on the disabled in '08. When healthy, he hit .268 with two homers and 13 RBIs in 82 games for the Cardinals.
Taken with the 10th pick in the Rule 5 Draft, it is widely assumed that had Barton remained in good health, he either would have gone much higher or would have been protected by the Indians.
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