1.   Hitting coach Willie Upshaw and infield coach Perry Hill have been offered positions in the minor leagues.

2.   Infield coach Bucky Dent thought he could teach Tatis to play second, but not short.

3.   Infield coach Nelson Norman, a fellow Dominican, slipped the CD into a portable player.

4.   Infield coach Bucky Dent might be in jeopardy, according to sources.

5.   Rangers infield coach Bucky Dent was convinced Elster would be OK defensively.

6.   Rogers also pitched to hitters exactly the way he told infield coach Perry Hill in a pregame meeting.

7.   Smith, who now works for the Brewers, managed Rodriguez in the minors and was his infield coach in Seattle.

8.   The Brewers also named Doug Mansolino first base and infield coach.

9.   The true test will come this week, when he begins working with infield defensive coach Brian Butterfield and primary shortstop candidates Tony Batista and Danny Klassen.

10.   Third baseman Mike Lamb was at The Ballpark in Arlington early Tuesday, working on defense with infield coach Bucky Dent.