The Brewers' 2010 crop of international signees included a pair of Venezuelan shortstops. The following spring, they were both sent to the team's academy in the Dominican Republic, and when they arrived for a workout, the manager there, Nestor Corredor, sent one out to shortstop and the other to second base. Later, he was shocked when the second baseman, a skinny 16-year-old, stormed into his office in a huff.
His name was Orlando Arcia.
"He basically walked in, waved his finger and said, 'No, I'm a shortstop,'" said Brewers farm director Tom Flanagan, laughing. "I love that story.