Omar Infante was known as a stellar hitter over his fifteen years in Baseball but he did collect over 1,400 Hits on the professional level, which included three straight 150 Hit campaigns (2010-2012).  Infante’s greatest contribution was his defensive versatility where he showed that he was adept at Second, Short and Third Base during his career, which was a major reason why he found work for so long.  He would later win a World Series ring with the Kansas City Royals in 2015.

With incredible speed, Michael Bourn would lead the National League in Stolen Bases three seasons in a row (2009-2011) with a second place finish in 2012.  Bourn also used his fleet feet to excel in defence, as he was a two time Gold Glove winner and he would lead the NL in Defensive bWAR in 2010 and is a two time league leader in Total Zone Runs (2010 & 2012).

Matt Thornton played almost all of his career in a set up role and was good enough at it that he would be named an All Star in 2010.  Throughout his tenure he predominantly relied on his fastball, a tool that made him effective in his role and he pitched more than 700 Games in the Majors.  He notably at one point was the all time leader of the American League in Holds.

Marlon Byrd played for ten teams over his Major League career (one team twice) and accumulated 1,534 Hits over his career.  In 2010 Byrd was named a National League All Star and he had a career high 170 Hits.  Later in his career he would have four seasons of 20 or more Home Runs, though he would be popped twice for Performance Enhancing Drugs, which might explain his power surge in his mid 30’s.  That fact alone might keep him off of the ballot completely.