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Will Middlebrooks, who has played exclusively at third base this spring, appears to have the inside track at winning the starting third base job while Yangervis Solarte is more likely to assume a platoon role, the Union-Tribune reports.

Middlebrooks, who has played exclusively at third base this spring, appears to have the inside track to winning the starting third base job while Yangervis Solarte is more likely to assume a utility role, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

Analysis:

Middlebrooks is batting .333 with two home runs and seven RBI this spring. Coming into camp it looked like he would face an uphill battle to unseat Solarte for the third base job, but Middlebrooks has played well enough in the field and at the dish to become the likely candidate to win the starting role.

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