FORT MYERS, Fla. -- At a time when versatility and hitting for contact are in demand, Ronald Torreyes checks the boxes. He also carries a reputation for being a cohesive clubhouse guy and a beaming presence on the bench.

Yet, in spite of seemingly doing everything right, Torreyes can’t seem to find the right landing spot.

Maybe the Twins will prove to be that home for the 26-year-old Venezuelan who smacked three hits Thursday in a 12-1 victory against the Red Sox at JetBlue Park. Torreyes started a three-run rally in the second inning, scored a run and later contributed an RBI. He is batting .333 this spring, but he’s not projected to be on the team’s 25-man roster.

Frustrating?

“I’m just trying to do whatever it takes to help the team win,” Torreyes said through an interpreter.

It’s all he has ever done.

Torreyes, who is generously listed at 5-foot-8, is a career .281 hitter over parts of four big league seasons. He plays second base, shortstop, third base and can plug in as a corner outfielder if necessary. When Joe Girardi managed the Yankees, he had Torreyes on call in case he needed an emergency catcher. And somehow he's now with his eighth organization. Torreyes has been with the Reds, Cubs, Astros, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Yankees, Angels and now the Twins, who signed him to a one-year contract for $800,000 on Dec. 6.

Twins manager Rocco Baldelli is happy to have him.

“He’s capable of doing many different things,” he said. “He’s got the baseball player gene inside of him. You can put him in any situation and he has the ability to figure out a way to make it work. He has a nice contact bat, a line-drive hitter. Likes to hit and run, which is his personal preference actually, which is kind of interesting. But he does all of these things, and he has the ability to also make the guys around him better because he’s a great teammate and a great guy. So there’s not a lot to be critical of.”

After becoming both a fan favorite and a clubhouse magnet for the Yankees, the team sent Torreyes to the Minors last season and then designated him for assignment in the offseason. He admitted that being sent down to Triple-A, when he was slashing .339/.349/.435, frustrated him.

“I realize, though, that it’s part of the game,” he said. “It happens to us as professional athletes. The front office makes those decisions. I can’t control that. I just continued to work my butt off and try to be a good teammate.”

After Torreyes was sent down, Yankees players demonstrably let it be known that there was a void. After hitting a home run, Aaron Judge honored Torreyes with phantom high fives in the dugout, as if Torreyes was still there to greet him. Shortstop Didi Gregorius kept in touch with encouraging emails and phone calls.

“I’m not surprised to hear that one bit,” Baldelli said. “In a short period of time, getting a chance to watch Ronnie show up every day in this camp, seeing how everyone responds to him, watching how he takes the field every day, it’s very easy to see that he would be a favorite among the entire clubhouse. Every day he comes in, he does everything possible to impact our organization with his talent, his energy and just doing everything right. I respect him immensely for that.”