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Brendan Ryan SSTigers

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Birth Date	3-26-1982
Height	6' 1"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	42 years, 0 months, 29 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: -0.22015
: 0.12016
: 2017
: 2018
: -0.92019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2007	SLN	25	67	199	52	9	0	4	15	19	1	7	0	.289	.347	.406	93	-1.0	2.5	5.4	1.4
2008	SLN	26	80	218	48	9	0	0	16	31	2	7	2	.244	.307	.289	69	-7.8	1.8	-2.0	0.0
2009	SLN	27	129	429	114	19	7	3	24	56	6	14	7	.292	.340	.400	92	-2.9	-0.8	26.2	4.0
2010	SLN	28	139	486	98	19	3	2	33	60	2	11	4	.223	.279	.294	65	-19.1	1.8	7.0	1.0
2011	SEA	29	123	494	108	19	3	3	34	87	10	13	3	.248	.313	.326	79	-11.1	2.5	16.6	2.9
2012	SEA	30	141	470	79	19	3	3	44	98	5	11	5	.194	.277	.278	67	-17.9	-1.0	15.5	1.6
2013	NYA	31	17	62	13	2	0	1	2	13	1	0	0	.220	.258	.305	59	-2.7	0.7	2.1	0.3
2013	SEA	31	87	287	50	10	0	3	21	60	1	4	2	.192	.254	.265	60	-12.3	-2.1	8.4	0.5
2014	NYA	32	49	124	19	4	0	0	4	30	3	0	2	.167	.211	.202	65	-4.6	-0.5	0.4	-0.1
2015	NYA	33	47	103	22	6	2	0	5	29	1	0	0	.229	.275	.333	66	-3.7	0.0	-1.1	-0.2
2016	ANA	34	17	14	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	55	-0.7	0.2	0.7	0.1
Career			896	2886	604	116	18	19	198	490	32	67	25	.233	.294	.314	73	-84.0	5.1	79.3	11.5

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2003	NWJ	A-	NYP	53	213	.000	.000	.000	.355			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	PEO	A	MDW	105	472	.000	.000	.000	.345			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	PMB	A+	FSL	49	207	.254	.316	.366	.327			0.0		105	0	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.0
2005	SFD	AA	TXS	43	174	.275	.336	.431	.296	106	-4.3	1.8	0.8	91	0	-0.5	1.3	-1.2	0.2
2006	SCO	A-	NYP	8	40	.000	.000	.000	.258			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	PMB	A+	FSL	3	14	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	SFD	AA	TXS	10	47	.000	.000	.000	.342			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	MEM	AAA	PCL	7	27	.242	.328	.366	.136	84	-1.5	0.8	0.4	49	0	-0.3	0.4	-1.5	0.0
2007	SLN	MLB	NL	67	199	.273	.338	.440	.306	101	1.7	5.9	1.1	93	11	5.4	2.5	-1.0	1.4
2007	MEM	AAA	PCL	81	353	.280	.347	.439	.305	100	-6.1	10.6	4.8	80	0	-0.8	4.9	-7.0	1.2
2008	SLN	MLB	NL	80	218	.268	.333	.433	.289	97	-7.9	6.3	1.4	69	10	-2.0	1.8	-7.8	0.0
2008	PMB	A+	FSL	3	13	.243	.306	.361	.273	89	0.7	0.4	0.2	97	0	0.5	-0.9	-0.3	0.0
2008	SFD	AA	TXS	4	21	.280	.345	.434	.500	91	2.7	0.6	0.1	124	0	0.6	-0.1	0.1	0.1
2008	MEM	AAA	PCL	21	88	.283	.351	.453	.258	106	-3.1	2.7	0	55	0	1.9	0.2	-5.4	-0.1
2009	SLN	MLB	NL	129	429	.259	.329	.416	.332	91	5.8	12.3	4.9	92	11	26.2	-0.8	-2.9	4.0
2009	MEM	AAA	PCL	3	11	.270	.343	.380	.000	75	-2.5	0.3	0.1	10	0	0.5	-0.2	-1.1	0.0
2010	SLN	MLB	NL	139	486	.263	.329	.415	.253	89	-17.1	13.4	6.1	65	10	7.0	1.8	-19.1	1.0
2011	SEA	MLB	AL	123	494	.253	.315	.400	.299	92	-5.8	13.3	6.1	79	9	16.6	2.5	-11.1	2.9
2012	SEA	MLB	AL	141	470	.259	.318	.415	.244	91	-15.2	12.9	5.9	67	7	15.5	-1.0	-17.9	1.6
2013	NYA	MLB	AL	17	62	.246	.309	.398	.267	103	-3.2	1.6	0.8	59	10	2.1	0.7	-2.7	0.3
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	87	287	.261	.322	.406	.237	93	-16.4	7.5	3.4	60	9	8.4	-2.1	-12.3	0.5
2014	NYA	MLB	AL	49	124	.250	.311	.385	.221	100	-11.1	3.2	0.7	65	11	0.4	-0.5	-4.6	-0.1
2014	TAM	A+	FSL	4	17	.247	.312	.337	.364	102	0.2	0.5	0.2	122	0	1.0	-0.5	0.1	0.1
2014	TRN	AA	EAS	3	13	.254	.335	.377	.400	96	0.5	0.4	0.2	102	0	0.0	-0.7	-0.1	0.0
2015	NYA	MLB	AL	47	103	.256	.313	.414	.328	109	-4.4	2.8	0.3	66	12	-1.1	0.0	-3.7	-0.2
2015	TAM	A+	FSL	1	3	.255	.341	.345	.333	115	0.2	0.1	0	88	0	0.1	0.0	-0.1	0.0
2015	TRN	AA	EAS	8	29	.257	.320	.365	.316	86	-0.5	0.8	0.1	83	0	0.8	0.0	-1.0	0.1
2015	SWB	AAA	INT	3	11	.281	.343	.378	.286	92	-0.9	0.3	0	63	0	0.8	-0.4	-0.6	0.0
2016	ANA	MLB	AL	17	14	.255	.323	.419	.167	99	-2.7	0.4	0.2	55	12	0.7	0.2	-0.7	0.1
2016	SLC	AAA	PCL	59	212	.275	.337	.427	.306	108	-11.9	6.0	2.1	45	0	-7.0	-1.1	-15.0	-1.5
2016	SYR	AAA	INT	21	83	.255	.312	.385	.322	102	0.1	2.3	0.1	80	0	0.1	-0.1	-2.7	0.0
2017	TOL	AAA	INT	112	408	.262	.328	.401	.286	97	-7.1	12.1	5.7	87	0	0.6	1.6	-5.0	1.5

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2003	NWJ	A-	NYP	213	193	20	60	14	4	0	82	13	14	25	11	3	.311	.365	.425	.114	1	1
2004	PEO	A	MDW	472	426	72	137	21	4	2	172	59	24	42	30	7	.322	.356	.404	.082	9	9
2005	PMB	A+	FSL	207	188	29	57	17	0	1	77	16	15	20	8	1	.303	.348	.410	.106	4	4
2005	SFD	AA	TXS	174	154	28	42	8	1	2	58	9	15	19	6	0	.273	.341	.377	.104	2	2
2006	SFD	AA	TXS	47	43	6	13	1	0	0	14	3	3	6	1	1	.302	.340	.326	.023	1	1
2006	MEM	AAA	PCL	27	26	4	4	0	0	1	7	6	1	3	1	0	.154	.185	.269	.115	0	0
2006	PMB	A+	FSL	14	14	2	6	1	0	0	7	1	0	2	1	0	.429	.429	.500	.071	0	0
2006	SCO	A-	NYP	40	34	5	8	0	0	0	8	3	3	4	1	0	.235	.289	.235	.000	1	1
2007	MEM	AAA	PCL	353	323	55	88	9	5	1	110	15	25	39	17	6	.272	.327	.341	.068	2	2
2007	SLN	MLB	NL	199	180	30	52	9	0	4	73	12	15	19	7	0	.289	.347	.406	.117	0	3
2008	SLN	MLB	NL	218	197	30	48	9	0	0	57	10	16	31	7	2	.244	.307	.289	.046	0	3
2008	PMB	A+	FSL	13	12	1	3	1	0	0	4	0	1	1	1	1	.250	.308	.333	.083	0	0
2008	SFD	AA	TXS	21	19	5	7	3	0	1	13	3	1	6	1	0	.368	.429	.684	.316	0	0
2008	MEM	AAA	PCL	88	80	13	19	5	0	3	33	10	4	17	1	0	.238	.276	.413	.175	2	2
2009	MEM	AAA	PCL	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2009	SLN	MLB	NL	429	390	55	114	19	7	3	156	37	24	56	14	7	.292	.340	.400	.108	3	6
2010	SLN	MLB	NL	486	439	50	98	19	3	2	129	36	33	60	11	4	.223	.279	.294	.071	3	9
2011	SEA	MLB	AL	494	436	51	108	19	3	3	142	39	34	87	13	3	.248	.313	.326	.078	5	9
2012	SEA	MLB	AL	470	407	42	79	19	3	3	113	31	44	98	11	5	.194	.277	.278	.084	6	8
2013	NYA	MLB	AL	62	59	7	13	2	0	1	18	1	2	13	0	0	.220	.258	.305	.085	0	0
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	287	260	23	50	10	0	3	69	21	21	60	4	2	.192	.254	.265	.073	1	4
2014	NYA	MLB	AL	124	114	5	19	4	0	0	23	8	4	30	0	2	.167	.211	.202	.035	2
2014	TAM	A+	FSL	17	14	1	4	0	0	0	4	2	3	3	0	0	.286	.412	.286	.000	0
2014	TRN	AA	EAS	13	11	3	4	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	.364	.462	.364	.000	0
2015	TAM	A+	FSL	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	.333	0	0
2015	NYA	MLB	AL	103	96	10	22	6	2	0	32	8	5	29	0	0	.229	.275	.333	.104	0	1
2015	SWB	AAA	INT	11	10	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.000	0	0
2015	TRN	AA	EAS	29	25	1	6	1	0	0	7	1	3	6	0	0	.240	.345	.280	.040	0	0
2016	SLC	AAA	PCL	212	190	16	44	6	1	0	52	15	18	48	6	3	.232	.295	.274	.042	2	2
2016	SYR	AAA	INT	83	76	7	20	4	1	1	29	8	4	17	1	0	.263	.305	.382	.118	1	1
2016	ANA	MLB	AL	14	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.000	0	1
2017	TOL	AAA	INT	408	356	46	84	20	0	4	116	28	45	74	5	7	.236	.323	.326	.090	2	3

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	808	0.5124	0.4517	0.8055	0.5894	0.3071	0.8811	0.6529	0.1945	0.0046
2009	1536	0.5150	0.4616	0.8209	0.6030	0.3114	0.8973	0.6638	0.1791	0.0015
2010	1777	0.5189	0.4401	0.8312	0.5987	0.2690	0.8967	0.6739	0.1688	-0.0076
2011	1859	0.5137	0.4411	0.7732	0.6272	0.2445	0.8798	0.4842	0.2268	0.0031
2012	1818	0.5083	0.4527	0.7618	0.6180	0.2819	0.8792	0.4960	0.2382	-0.0029
2013	1260	0.5159	0.4714	0.7492	0.6231	0.3098	0.8494	0.5344	0.2508	0.0068
2014	472	0.5021	0.5699	0.7361	0.7384	0.4000	0.8286	0.5638	0.2639	-0.0034
2015	377	0.5013	0.4828	0.6923	0.6085	0.3564	0.8087	0.4925	0.3077	0.0030
2016	56	0.5179	0.4821	0.6296	0.5517	0.4074	0.8125	0.3636	0.3704	0.0000
Career	9963	0.5130	0.4588	0.7828	0.6173	0.2919	0.8762	0.5713	0.2172	0.0001

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-03-22	2014-05-06	15-DL	45	31	-	Back	Nerve Injury	Pinched Nerve - Upper Back	-	-
2014-03-05	2014-03-22	Camp	17	0	-	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2013-03-20	2013-03-21	Camp	1	0	-	Neck	Stiffness		-	-
2012-10-04	2012-10-04	Off	0	0	Right	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Chips	2012-10-04	-
2012-08-05	2012-08-10	DTD	5	4	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2012-07-16	2012-07-16	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	Patella	-	-
2012-04-07	2012-04-09	DTD	2	1	-	Neck	Stiffness		-	-
2012-02-25	2012-03-03	Camp	7	0	-	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-	-
2011-09-18	2011-09-29	DTD	11	11	-	Neck	Cartilage Injury	Bulging Disc	-	-
2011-09-14	2011-09-16	DTD	2	1	-	Upper Back	Soreness		-	-
2011-08-04	2011-08-19	15-DL	15	12	Left	Shoulder	Sprain	AC Joint From Collision	-	-
2010-03-10	2010-03-10	On-Alr	0	0		Foot	Surgery	Ingrown Nail	2010-03-10
2010-02-09	2010-03-20	Camp	39	0	Right	Wrist	Surgery	Debridement	2010-02-09
2009-09-28	2009-09-30	DTD	2	1	Right	Fingers	Contusion	Index Finger	-
2009-09-22	2009-09-25	DTD	3	2	Left	Fingers	Sprain		-
2009-09-15	2009-09-16	DTD	1	1	Left	Fingers	Sprain		-
2009-07-31	2009-08-07	DTD	7	5	Left	Ankle	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2009-07-06	2009-07-07	DTD	1	0		General Medical	Illness	GI	-
2009-07-04	2009-07-04	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness	GI	-
2009-06-26	2009-06-28	DTD	2	2	Right	Wrist	Soreness	Cortisone Injection	-
2009-06-21	2009-06-22	DTD	1	1	Left	Lower Leg	Cramp		-
2009-04-30	2009-05-15	15-DL	15	13	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2009-02-24	2009-03-02	Camp	6	0	Right	Wrist	Inflammation	Tendonitis	-
2008-06-01	2008-06-05	DTD	4	3		Neck	Soreness		-
2008-03-21	2008-04-23	15-DL	33	21	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2006-03-14	2006-07-25	Minors	133	0	Left	Wrist	Sprain		-
2005-05-14	2005-06-14	Minors	31	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	DET	$
2016	CHN	$1,000,000
2016	WAS	$
2015	NYA	$2,000,000
2014	NYA	$2,000,000
2013	SEA	$3,250,000
2012	SEA	$1,750,000
2011	SEA	$1,000,000
2010	SLN	$425,000
2009	SLN	$403,000
2008	SLN	$393,000

Years	Description	Salary
9 yr	Previous	$12,221,000
9 yr	Total	$12,221,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
8 y 122 d	Wasserman Media Group	1 year (2017)

Details

1 year (2017). Signed by Detroit as a free agent 12/19/16 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2016). Signed by Washington as a free agent 2/2/16 (minor-league contract). Acquired by LA Angels in trade from Washington, contract selected 5/10/16. DFA by LA Angels 5/28/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 5/31/16. Contract selected by LA Angels 6/1/16. DFA by LA Angels 6/15/16. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/18/16.
2 years/$5M (2014-15), plus 2016 option. Re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/2/13. 14:$2M, 15:$2M, 16:$2M club option or $1M player option. Performance bonuses. Ryan exercised 2016 option 11/3/15. Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from NY Yankees 12/8/15. Released by Chicago Cubs 12/23/15.
1 year/$3.25M (2013). Re-signed by Seattle 1/18/13 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Seattle 9/10/13.
2 years/$2.75M (2011-12). Signed by Seattle 1/7/11 (avoided arbitration). 11:$1M, 12:$1.75M. 2011 performance bonuses: $50,000 each for 400, 440 PAs. $75,000 each for 480, 520, 560, 600 PAs. 2012 performance bonuses: $0.15M for 450 PAs. $0.2M for 500, 550, 600 PAs.
1 year/$0.425M (2010). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/10. Acquired by Seattle in trade from St. Louis 12/12/10.
1 year/$0.403M (2009). Re-signed by St. Louis 2/28/09.
1 year/$0.393M (2008). Re-signed by St. Louis 3/4/08. Optioned to Triple-A 8/5/08.
1 year (2007). Re-signed 2/07. Optioned to Triple-A 3/07. Recalled 6/2/07. Optioned to Triple-A 6/7/07. Recalled 6/16/07. Optioned to Triple-A 7/12/07. Recalled 7/15/07. Optioned to Triple-A 7/27/07. Recalled 8/12/07.
1 year (2006). Contract purchased by St. Louis 11/05. Re-signed by St. Louis 2/06.
Drafted by St. Louis 2003 (7-215), $0.1M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	383	39	81	18	1	7	36	34	85	5	3	.238	.311	.358	74	3.7	SS -2, 3B 0	0.2
80^o	363	36	72	16	1	6	33	31	82	4	3	.222	.294	.332	66	-1.1	SS -2, 3B 0	-0.3
70^o	349	33	68	15	1	6	30	28	80	4	3	.217	.284	.329	61	-4.2	SS -2, 3B 0	-0.6
60^o	336	31	62	14	1	5	29	26	79	4	2	.205	.270	.307	56	-6.7	SS -2, 3B 0	-0.9
50^o	325	29	59	13	1	5	27	25	77	3	2	.201	.266	.303	51	-8.9	SS -2, 3B 0	-1.1
40^o	314	27	55	12	1	5	25	23	75	3	2	.194	.257	.296	47	-10.9	SS -2, 3B 0	-1.3
30^o	301	25	50	11	1	4	23	21	73	3	2	.182	.244	.274	42	-12.8	SS -2, 3B 0	-1.5
20^o	287	23	45	10	0	4	22	19	71	3	2	.172	.232	.256	36	-14.9	SS -2, 3B 0	-1.7
10^o	267	20	39	9	0	3	19	17	67	2	2	.159	.215	.233	29	-17.3	SS -1, 3B 0	-2.0
Weighted Mean	329	30	59	13	1	5	27	25	78	3	2	.199	.264	.300	53	-8.2	SS -2, 3B 0	-1.0

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2016-01-29 11:00:00 (link to chat)	I noticed that Wilmer Difo wasn't on here. Is that because of his skills or because the Nationals signed Brendan Ryan and Murphy and have Trea Turner? (Dan from DC)	God I would love it if Brendan Ryan was the reason someone wasn't on a list. To address your question more seriously, being "blocked" isn't a significant factor like that. (Top 101 Chat with Craig Goldstein)
2014-10-14 18:00:00 (link to chat)	Who's your leading candidate for Yankee shortstop next season? (Alex from Anaheim)	Alex Rodriguez hurling Brendan Ryan toward the location of the ball. (Matt Sussman)
2014-01-21 18:00:00 (link to chat)	In a 12 team mixed league, where are you drafting Jeter and his injury worries? (Alex from Anaheim)	HI Alex: I see Derek Jeter as a reserve pick. I have him 22nd among shortstops and you don't need to do heavy analysis to know that he won't fit in at middle unless second base is putrid. Maybe Jeter bounces back, but the presence of Brendan Ryan makes me believe that Jeter won't see more than 120 games...and that mgiht be generous. I hope he proves me wrong, because I love watching a healthy, productive Jeet. But his age and injury profile tell me otherwise. (Mike Gianella)
2013-08-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Cardinals are about to sign Kelly Shoppach FYI. The cardinals were supposedly looking for SS but had no luck. Pete Kozma, Ryan Jackson, nor Greg Garcia are the answers so who is? (Bubba from STL)	I thought Alexei Ramirez made sense for them before the rumors of their interest popped up. It's really hard to find a MLB-quality shortstop out there (which is something that we perhaps don't take into account enough when talking about the Iglesias and Gregorius deals). Maybe they reunite with Brendan Ryan, or Arizona decides to move Cliff Pennington for some reason? I don't know. St. Louis may not have a choice but to roll with what they've got. (R.J. Anderson Trade Deadline Wrap Chat)
2013-04-04 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Best defensive shortstop in MLB ? Simmons, Crawford, or Andrus ? (Derek from Florida)	Crawford wouldn't be in my top ten best defensive shortstops. He makes some dramatic plays on balls that guys like Andrus and Simmons get to without all the fanfare. Simmons and Andrus are near the top of the list, but I still like Brendan Ryan. (Jason Parks)
2013-02-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Who is your favorite ball player that you will never own on a fantasy team? I personally love Brendan Ryan because of his humor and how under appreciated he is. (Jon from Arlington)	Ryan Hanigan might actually be my favorite active player after Bourjos, and I'd never own him on a fantasy team, so (Sam Miller)
2012-12-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What's your take on UZR and the other modern defensive metrics? They're not without problems, granted, but it seems like a growing portion of saber-minded individuals wish to throw them out the window altogether. While it does seem they fluctuate from year to year, perhaps making them poor tools for predictive purposes, aren't they still accurate representations of what DID happen on the field during a given time, and therefore useful in determining who actually DID play the field better during a said given time? (Ashitaka1110 from Houston, TX)	I don't see it as "throwing it out the window." They're just so divergent from one another. They don't hold up year to year. As the Sabersphere starts to think more like a team thinks (and they don't care what happened last year except in how it informs next year) it'll probably be a point of contention. There are two big problems: lack of really good publicly available data and the fact that when we talk about good vs. bad fielders, we're talking about a small number of plays that Brendan Ryan doesn't get to but go Pasta Diving Jeter. (I've fulfilled my poke at Derek Jeter's fielding quota.) (Russell Carleton)
2012-11-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Hi, Jason. Welcome to this chat thing here at BP. Do you see the Mariners going out of their way to get Nick Franklin into the lineup ASAP (by trading one of their infielders to put Franklin at SS or 2B) or do you see them taking an approach that at some point an opening will just work itself out? In a related question, do you see Franklin as a better option at SS than Brendan Ryan when offense is taken into consideration or does Ryan's glove make it more likely that we will be seeing a Ryan-Franklin middle of the infield? (ORWahoo from Tigard)	Thanks! Franklin is a player the M's would like to find time for, and if they do it will be at shortstop in 2013. Ryan may cost a little too much via arbitration, so he could late-winter trade bait. If the M's can secure a veteran backup middle infielder that can push and mentor Franklin, that's probably what will happen. Best thing that happens to Franklin several times a year is people doubt him. So, in light of that, Franklin is terrible, can't hit and will probably have to move to left field. In terms of value, I think the cost more than pushes things in Franklin's favor. (Jason A. Churchill)
2012-10-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any non-superstar/star-level players who could be non-tendered that teams should kick the tires on? (jlarsen from chicago)	With the caveat that I did less than two seconds of research, some interesting names to me are Kyle Blanks, George Kottaras, Nyjer Morgan, Mark Reynolds, Brendan Ryan, Gaby Sanchez, Geovany Soto, Ian Stewart, Drew Stubbs, Dallas Braden, Philip Humber, Tommy Hunter, Jair Jurrjens, Mike Pelfrey, and Jerome Williams. (Geoff Young)
2011-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Howdy Jay ... thanks for chatting. Your choices for best mustaches currently in MLB are? More seriously ... at a certain point, prospects lose their optimal value if something isn't done with them. Is Montero's value "past prime"? Should Cashman have dealt any of his stable for "something", even if the (perceived) talent exchange was negative for the Yanks? (dianagramr from NYC)	Hey Diana! John Axford has a pretty remarkable mustache. I haven't seen Dale Thayer lately and am not even sure he's on the Mets' 25-man roster, but he's got a fantastic mustache. I'm pretty sure Brendan Ryan's infield triple owes its entirety to the awesome power of the 'stache. As for prospects, while I agree that they lose their optimal value at some point, I reject the notion that Montero's time has passed - he's 21 freakin' years old! I don't at all think there was any reason for Cashman to trade his blue chippers for "something" just to look busy. This isn't McDonalds, where if you've got time to lean, you've got time to clean. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Didn't Brendan Ryan cut off the 'stache before the infield triple? It was gone the last I saw him - I thought, anyway. (timber from KC)	It's been off and on. I only saw the replay via a tiny pixelated video, and it lacked a close-up. Still, never doubt his residual mustache power. (Jay Jaffe)
2011-07-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	the giants arent going to make a splash at the trade deadline a la pence or beltran. I'm sorry i dont see it. what is going on with their rotation? is sanchez injured? is he long relief? are they going to use a six man rotation? thanks (im a pharoe from giza)	Once you start planning on a rotation before you have all the pieces you have are ready, things go horribly awry. Sanchez has another rehab start on Friday. So, the fastest he'd be back would be 7/27. I'm ok with a short term 6 man. Not sure I trust Sanchez lack of control in the bullpen. I do agree for the most part on the Giants at the deadline. While I think Pence is a really good fit, Brian Sabean seems to like the more under the radar moves like Keppinger. What about Brendan Ryan for SS? At least he can pick it, and while he's not a big hitter, he's an upgrade over Crawford and he can flat pick it (Mike Ferrin)
2011-04-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	With Brendan Ryan and Jack Wilson manning the middle infield, the Mariners seem to have gone overboard in their attempts to improve their defense at the expense of their offense. I know a run saved is just as valuable as a run scored, but isn't the spread of runs produced by hitters wider than the spread of runs saved by fielders, making a focus on improving defense less beneficial than a focus on improving offense, especially for a team as offensively challened as the Mariners? (Excepting, of course, the idea of someone like Jim Thome playing shortstop). (Jambois from Middleburg)	I wonder if the Ryan-Wilson tandem was as much a reaction to available talent as a doubling down on last year's gloves uber alles strategy. As I said, there's not a ton of middle infield talent out there right now. That said, I think your formulation is pretty much correct. Arguably, no team of the last 40 years needed an offensive infusion more than the Mariners, whose 2010 offense ranks among the worst in the history of the game. (Steven Goldman)
2010-12-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	So you Red Sox joy counterbalances your Padres' sadness on the Gonzalez deal? (formersd from San Diego)	There really isn't any Padres' sadness, honestly. Here is my thinking. As great as Adrian Gonzalez is--and he's one of the top players in the game--he is one guy. The Padres had reason to believe the 2011 team could be a bit better, with an improved rotation, a full season of (healthy) Ryan Ludwick, Cameron Maybin possibly blossoming in center with another year in the majors, Kyle Blanks coming back from his TJ surgery, etc. If they acquire Brendan Ryan in a trade to man shortstop as is expected, and then sign someone like Derrek Lee to play first base, then you're talking about a team that could still win something like 82-85 games. Then, in 2012, you have Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo, Simon Castro and maybe Drew Cumberland coming up if he continues to tear up the minors. That is an exciting roster all of a sudden, and it was brought about without fielding a terrible team. The Padres can trade Bell and Ludwick in July and still have a decent team, assuming Aaron Cunningham or Kyle Blanks can slot into Ludwick's place and they bump Mike Adams up to the role of closer. The gloom and doom mentality coming out of San Diego after the trade of Adrian Gonzalez is almost enough to make me start a Padres' blog in response. (Marc Normandin)
2010-12-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	As a die hard Cardinals fan, is there any reason for me not to go ahead and assume that I'll be loathing the next two years with TLR at the helm, and Mo as his GM-Puppet? (Jason from Columbia)	It's a weird situation out there, huh? Ozzie Smith was interviewed in a piece where it was basically alluded to that TLR is the reason Brendan Ryan is now out of a job in spite of a stellar glove. So weird in this day and age that a manager would have as much sway as he does. Lightning round time, folks. I have more BP annual work calling my name, especially with all of the transactions going on. (Marc Normandin)
2010-12-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	For a year where there weren't any SS to be had, it sure appears like there are a lot of SS to be had. Bartlett, Hardy, Drew, Alexei Ramirez, Jeter!, OCab, then on through to Ian Desmond, Nishioka, Brendan Ryan, Ryan Theriot, and down to Punto, Tejada, Augie Ojada and anyone else. Was it a bad year for SS, or just for decent ones? (Cris E from St Paul, MN)	Some of those names said to be available I just don't quite get -- not that you're wrong in naming them. Why wouldn't a team want to keep guys like Drew or Ramirez, given how rare any offensive production from a shortstop has become? There's a lot of guys out there, but not too many I like. Going from Ryan to Theriot mystifies me, BTW, because Ryan's glove is a godsend behind all those groundball pitchers in Busch, and it's not like Theriot is Arky Vaughan or something. I can see trying to upgrade on offense, but I'm not convincd the possible improvement at the plate is worth the defensive hit. (Ken Funck)
2010-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Got a snap post-mortem on what went so wrong with St. Louis in the last month? I understand small sample size regression to the mean, but why so many regressions all at once, and why were none of them for the better? (Bill from New Mexico)	They are a stars and scrubs roster, and when the stars struggle even a little bit, it is very tough to compete. Pitching Jeff Suppan more than zero times hurt, and not playing Rasmus everyday made little sense. I can't get on La Russa for all of this either, as his roster is complete with players like Brendan Ryan, Skip Schumaker, Jon Jay, Felipe Lopez, etc. The Cardinals, like the Mariners this year, needed to have a lot go right for them to have a great season; while everything went wrong with the Mariners, the Cards had some go right, enough to keep them in contention, but not enough to push them into the playoffs. (Eric Seidman)
2010-09-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Whither my Cardinals? While I'd like to see things turn around, they clearly gambled and lost this year in picking up some plug-ins (e.g. Pedro Feliz) hoping to catch lightning. So what should the offseason hold in store for them? (biggreentevas from Oakland CA )	The Cardinals withered, and it all comes back to the offense's tumble once they essentially traded Ludwick for Westbrook and started playing a regressing Jon Jay over Colby Rasmus. As to their offseason, the first question is whether LaRussa is coming back, because the team should be built in consultation with whoever's managing. But I do think the team's got to do resolve the Rasmus issue one way or the other, and do something to stabilize the middle infield with players better than Skip Schumaker and Brendan Ryan. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-03-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I also have a Scoresheet going on right now. Who do you like better Brendan Ryan or Pedro Feliz? (Cam from Sarasota)	Brendan Ryan. Leaving the Phils kind of damages Feliz' value a bit, because the Astros are not going to drive him in as often. Plus, SS is awful, and Ryan isn't half-bad. (Marc Normandin)
2009-02-11 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Who's the Cardinals' second baseman? I think Brendan Ryan deserves a shot and could surprise. (AJ from Pasadena)	I'd say Ryan is the favorite but I like Jarrett Hoffpauir and I think Orlando Hudson would be a nice fit here. (John Perrotto)
2008-05-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Two quick ones: 1) Have you ever seen an outfielder make two throws in a game as good as Rick Ankiel the other night in Colorado? 2) A team that carries Izturis, Brendan Ryan and Aaron Miles can't really stay in 1st all year, can it? Aren't Miles and Ryan redund (akrieger from ATX)	1) Yes, but then on some level I'm always going to be in awe of Cory Snyder, and that's no slight of Ankiel. 2) Why not? The NL Central has a couple of very talented teams, but the Cubs and the Brewers have yet to put together the sort of hope-killing talent that could crush the rest of the field. (Christina Kahrl)

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