31.  Kauffman said Wilkins understands that he may be a utility player at best.

32.  Mora is energetic, but he is a utility player and his presence at shortstop would have eventually helped doom the Mets.

33.  Melvin also asked the coaching staff to get utility player Mark McLemore some innings in left field.

34.  Not bad for a guy who was fighting just to make the roster as a utility player in spring training.

35.  Nowhere near satisfied at being a utility player, he at least thinks being a baseball player is an enjoyable occupation again.

36.  Now, the hero is a utility player.

37.  Other in-house options are utility player Scott Spiezio and minor leaguer Larry Barnes.

38.  Pitcher Scott Schoeneweis and utility player Benji Gil made strides Saturday in their efforts to make the team out of spring training.

39.  Playing for the Clowns, Johnson was used as a pitcher and utility player.

40.  Regarded as more of a utility player, Spiezio took over the starting job at first base after the All-Star break.