Dec 19, 2007 2:03 PM EST

As the Giants continue their search for a third baseman and middle-of-the-order hitter, they are not closing their eyes to other spots on the diamond.

Ron Schueler, one of General Manager Brian Sabean's new senior advisers, attended a workout in Phoenix on Monday for free-agent starter Kris Benson. Representatives from about nine teams watched the former Pirates, Mets and Orioles' right-hander throw 60 pitches in a bid to show he is back from a shoulder operation that cost him the 2007 season.

Via San Francisco Chronicle