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I wouldn't say the 5 tool aspect is why they're balanced. I think they're balanced because they have the essential skills spread across the lineup.
"Small ball" would be having a lot of strong bunters on the team. There's really only two good bunters in the lineup, Iwamura and Bartlett. But they're both very, very good at it. (Navarro is an excellent bunter, too.) There's really only one pure power hitter on the team, but a lot of high-OBP guys (Upton, Iwamura, Aybar). Nobody on the team is a below-average fielder, and most are quite a bit above-average. And the team speed has been written about enough already.
They're balanced because they've worked through drafts and trades to fix all the glaring deficiencies in the team. Right field is still a bit suspect, but only because Rocco Baldelli is dying of a mysterious disease.
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