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... from Jack Wilson
1) He's WAY cheaper.  Granted, Jack wasn't a bank breaker, but $5 million to league minimum IS a significant jump.  (Okay, don't know what his 2011 salary is precisely, but it's still going to be a 3-4 million savings.
2) He's 3 years younger.  Not a major deal, really.  But, Jack had ZERO chance of improving anything about his game.  He was ALREADY in the decline years when acquired.  While Ryan's chances of improving are very close to zero, his lack of "major" MLB playing time suggests there is some sliver of hope that some aspect of his game might still be improved nominally.  Instead of a "decline aged" player - we've got a "sweet spot" aged player.  Granted - this isn't a panacea - Kotchman was a "sweet spot" aged player, too.
3) Health.  This to me is the biggie.  Jack has been employed for a year and a half, and is still 60 games short of a full season.  Health issues do not reduce as a player ages.  While Jack "could" surprise and have a full season left in him, the odds are steadily shrinking.  For an org with ZERO decent SS prospects less than 3 years away, the health of your SS actually becomes important -- else you end up giving 300 PAs to Ronnie Cedeno.  Think of it this way - if your starting SS is "really" a backup SS, what does that make your backup SS?