As spare parts go, I like Shane Halter a lot, especially if he can hit as well as he did last year. He can do a team a lot of good as a second baseman or spotting at third base, and even making a start once in a blue moon at shortstop on days when a relatively flyball-oriented pitcher like Jose Lima or Mark Redman is on the mound. Making him an everyday shortstop is a great way to make your pitchers wonder about whether they can get people out on routine grounders. They’d be better off with Craig Wilson, if only until Omar Infante might be ready later this summer.