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One of my fave geeks said it was a logical move, nothing brilliant... but the brilliance will come in if Ryan's defense is as good as Taro thinks it is.
If Ryan turned out to be an Omar-type player (Gold Glove, 75-80 OPS, glue that allows you to put bats elsewhere) then the move would go down as one of those historic decisions that set up a pennant winner
If (much more likely) Ryan provided an acceptable SS for a year or two, then a championship-level 5 infielder after that, it would still be sweeeeeet.
Solved the SS problem for pennies on the dollar. Way to go.