Breakthrough!

Brendan Ryan was never considered much of a prospect when coming up through the Cardinals system. He didn’t do anything offensively that spectacularly but it appeared as though he could play SS. Of course, the Cardinals became accustomed to fairly productive offensive shortstops, what w/ several years of Edgar Renteria and then 3 more of David Eckstein, so it appeared as though Ryan would – if he made it at all – end up as nothing more than a utility infielder. More likely a Bo Hart/Joe McEwing type.

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