Two years ago when Brendan Ryan was first called up, the team was going nowhere quickly and David Eckstein was the starting shortstop. Ryan hit fairly well in sporadic playing time and it was my opinion that we needed to see what he could do. I never really believed that he’d end up being more than a utility player but we were languishing in third place, Eckstein was a free agent-to-be, and I really didn’t see that there was a lot to lose by running Ryan out to short. It was fairly clear to me that Ryan was a solid defensive player – much better than Eckstein – and that he could handle the position defensively. I just didn’t really think he’d ever hit enough to justify full-time status.
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