Rick Ankiel-one of 2008 better stories
I'm going to gloss over the the HGH allegations for now. Ankiel and Josh Hamilton's performances have been among the best redemptions stories in baseball in the past few years. What has surprised me the most about Ankiel are the highlight reel catches that he has made playing center.
There is still a part of me that believes LaRussa ruined Ankiel as a pitcher by leaving Ankiel during that horrendous playing game performance (I think it was against Atlanta).