JUPITER, Fla. • One of the reindeer games that the press box plays every spring is the Survivor: Jupiter game.

The rules are simple.

The player who plays the most often -- not always the most -- is the one who wins. The only catch is that player has to appear in games consecutively from the start of the Grapefruit League season. If the player doesn't appear in the first game of spring, he's already out. Jim Edmonds never had a chance to win.

Past winners have been Adron Chambers, Erik Komatsu, and Edgar Gonzalez.

Young is a good way to go.

Versatile in the field and capable on the bases are strong traits.

This year with a preponderance of outfielders in the major-league camp my idea was to go with an infielder who could play all four spots in the infield, run some, and offer a late-game pinch-hit option just in case -- because those are the things he would be doing in the majors if and when he cracks the roster. That's the idea. The player doesn't have to start the game. He doesn't even have to play much in the game. He just has to appear in the game to keep his Survivor: Jupiter streak going.