After making his major league debut with Texas as a 23-year old Ryan bounced from the

After making his major league debut with Texas as a 23-year old, Ryan bounced from the bigs, to the minors, to the disabled list. He played in the Futures Game as a minor leaguer, and has always hit for power as well as average But injuries have derailed his career up to this point. So where did Ludwick come from? Drafted in 1999 in the second round by the Oakland A’s, Ludwick was actually pegged for stardom early in his career. Ludwick has been the best OF in the NL, and he has 20-40 ABs less than most of his competition.

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