SARASOTA, Fla. beats audio . -- Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter puts it bluntly. He wants to move J.J. Hardy out of the second spot in the lineup. The Orioles shortstop is coming off his best year defensively -- and a year hed like to forget offensively. In a season where Baltimore surprised and won 93 games, Hardy won his first Gold Glove in the majors. Along with centerfielder Adam Jones and catcher Matt Wieters, Hardy gave the Orioles solid defence -- and spotty offence. "I look at it as one of the worst offensive seasons Ive had," Hardy said. In 2012, Hardy batted .238 with 22 home runs and 68 RBIs. It was his first year of a three-year $22.25 million contract -- an extension he earned during a solid 2011 season. That year, he hit 30 homers with 80 RBIs and a .269 average in 129 games -- 29 fewer than he played last season. During a particularly discouraging stretch, Hardy watched as his batting average fell from .261 in mid-June to .216 a month later. Baltimore was in the midst of its first winning season in 15 years, and Hardy was helping with his glove. "When youre playing well defensively, and youre winning, it does help -- for sure. Had we been losing, I think my offence would have been brought up last season -- and it wasnt brought up that much," Hardy said. He doesnt draw many walks, and Showalter feels hed be more effective lower in the batting order. Perhaps it would have helped last year. "Instead of going 0 for 5, maybe it would have been 0 for 4," Hardy said. When he came to the major leagues in 2005 with Milwaukee, Hardy was known as a defensive shortstop. In 2007 and 2008, Hardy combined to hit 50 home runs and drive in 154 runs, but in 2009, he was slumping so badly, the Brewers sent him to the minors. He thought about that a lot last year he struggled. "I would compare it to the season I had in 09 when I got sent down. Maybe my numbers were better when I got sent down than last year," Hardy said. Hardys position in the batting order may depend on Brian Roberts health. If the second baseman can regain his form, Roberts could bat leadoff and Nick Markakis second. If Roberts cant play, the Orioles may have to bat Hardy second -- unless Showalter decides second-year third baseman Manny Machado is comfortable enough batting second. Its all dependent on Hardys swing. It was off last season. "If I was hitting, five, six, seven, I dont know if it would have made that much of a difference other than one less at-bat per game. Had I been swinging the bat well, it wouldnt have been an issue," Hardy said. There are no complaints about his defence. Showalter is always raving about the nuances of Hardys defensive game, and hes so good at short, there was never any consideration to moving him when Machado was brought up. Machado played shortstop in the minors, but was placed at third when he joined the Orioles last August, shoring up the team defensively. Hardy would like to play often. Last year, he set his career high in games. "Id like to play more. If I can stay in the lineup, Id like to play 162, Hardy said. "Id like to be a lot more consistent offensively, be able to play 162." Notes: Orioles OF Nick Markakis returned to Baltimore for a family funeral. Hes expected back on Friday. ... Baltimore played its first pair of intrasquad games on Wednesday and will play another on Thursday before the first game on Saturday against Minnesota. monster beats outlet uk . The 24-year-old Willett moved ahead of Englands Chris Wood (70) and Chilean-born Swede Joel Sjoholm (72) on the Gut Larcenhof course. "I feel good about my game and today I drove the ball really well," Willett said. beats by dre uk . In the end he made it all work out. Yonder Alonsos two-run single in the seventh inning snapped a tie and helped the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Sunday. http://www.beatsbydreoutletshop.co.uk/ . 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Pierzynski was hit by a pitch in the third inning Friday night and removed himself from the game after the fourth. Initial X-rays were negative, but a follow up MRI on Monday showed a hairline fracture, so the 34-year-old wore a brace on his left wrist Tuesday and told reporters he expects a cast to be put on within the next 24 hours to keep it immobilized and speed up the healing process. "Its not displaced or anything, so its more of a precautionary thing than anything," Pierzynski said. "Knowing me, Id try to play today and go, but theyre basically doing this to keep me out of my own harms way. Hopefully were going to retest it in 10 days and if its better, then hopefully Ill be ready to go." The move is retroactive to Aug. 13, making Pierzynski eligible to be activated Aug. 28. He says he hopes to be ready by Sept. 1. Pierzynski is leading American League catchers with a .296 average. He has six homers and 39 RBIs. This is the first career trip to the DL for Pierzynski, and it couldnt come at a more inopportune time with the White Sox, who are just 3 1/2 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central with the second-place Indians -- two games back -- in town. Backup catcher Ramon Castro has been shelved since July 9 with a broken right hand, so the White Sox will turn to catchers Tyler Flowers and Donny Lucy to handle the backstop. monster beats outlet store. "I can just be here for support and try to help them," Pierzynski said. "Help Flowers and Lucy out as far as catching and that kind of stuff. Other than that, it just stinks you have to sit here and you cant really go out and hit or catch or do anything to help the team." The White Sox purchased Lucys contract from triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. Flowers has been up since Castro went on the DL. Flowers, one of Chicagos top prospects, hadnt started consecutive games since being recalled, but had four hits in seven at-bats over the weekend, including his first major league home run. "I had some good at-bats these last few games," Flowers said. "I feel way better than I did in the years past, so I look at it more that way. The development process over the last few years. It has been really good and hopefully I can continue and be consistent and have success." Pierzynski is confident that Flowers will be a more than adequate fill-in while he recovers. "Hes been up and down a couple times. This isnt his first time here, hes comfortable around the guys," Pierzynski said. "Hes just thrust into a new situation where he and Lucy are gonna be out there every day and they have to figure it out. (Pitching coach Don Cooper) will do a good job of keeping them informed on what we want to do." ' ' '