From Deseret News archives:
Position players: Who's on first (and second, and third...) in Salt Lake for '03?
Durrington spent most of 2002 at Double-A Arkansas, hitting .245, but he did play 19 games for Salt Lake, batting just .206. Besides the infield, the Australian native can also catch. Johnson begins his second season with the Stingers as the starting third baseman, but he, too, can fill in anywhere on the infield.
Johnson hit .281 last year while providing guidance to some of the younger players on the team. Riggs split his 2002 season between Saltillo of the Mexican League, where he hit .331, and Memphis, where he batted .230. Riggs spent four seasons in the Pacific Coast League with the Albuquerque Dukes from 1997 to 2000. Riggs will likely start the season at second base, unless Chone Figgins is sent back to Triple-A by Anaheim.
Alfredo Amezaga will likely start the season with the Stingers at shortstop. The slick-fielding Amezaga hit .251 for Salt Lake in 2002 and batted .538 in 12 games for the Angels.
Time at first base will be shared by outfielders Robb Quinlan and Jeff Guiel.
In the outfield, former BYU star Gary Johnson is back after an injury-plagued 2002. He had already had two stints on the disabled list with rib muscle injuries when his season came to an end on July 15th when he was struck by a pitch in Omaha and suffered a broken arm. Johnson, who hit .266 in limited duty with the Stingers, says he feels no pain in his surgically repaired right arm but that he still struggles with his timing at the plate.
Barry Wesson's 2002 season with New Orleans had ended on Labor Day, and he was driving home to Mississippi when he received a call letting him know that the Angels had picked him up and that he was assigned to Salt Lake to help them in their playoff run. Wesson, who hit .293 with the Zephyrs, had trouble trying to restart his season but is back with the Stingers to start 2003.
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