Valdespin, 28, is a superutility player who hits left-handed -- a role he filled as a middle infielder and outfielder with the Mets in 2012 and '13. After the Mets non-tendered him following a 50-game suspension as part of Major League Baseball's BALCO investigation, he spent most of the last two years with the Marlins, who released him last August.
Valdespin played two games in Miami last July, going 0-for-4, while spending the rest of the season at Triple-A New Orleans. He batted .293 (75-for-256) for the Zephyrs with 12 doubles, three triples, two homers, 20 RBIs and a .