If its #10 it must be a good player and it is. Hall of Famer Barry Larkin who coming off an injury plagued 1989 season. One of the remarkable things about the Reds of the mid-80's was the crop of young players they came up with. Besides Larkin, there was Paul O'Neil, Chris Sabo, Tom Browning, Rob Dibble, John Franco, Norm Charlton and the great one Eric Davis. No wonder they would win the World Series in 1990.
Larkin debuted in 1986 but only became a regular the next season. One of his best defensive season was 1990 where he racked up a defensive WAR of 2.2 and had a career WAR of 13.8. Named National League MVP in 1995 with a .319 Avg. 15 HR's and 66 RBI's. Not exactly Miguel Cabrera numbers but his 51 SB's and 98 R's helped show how all around his game was . His 6.9 WAR for 1996 was his best season accruing to those numbers with 33 HR's, 98 RBI's and 117 RBI's, but those impressive numbers only got him a 12th place finish for the leagues MVP well behind the confessed PED user the late-Ken Caminiti
His career continued on its steady HOF way until 2000 when at the age of 36 his defense began to fall off and his offense the next season. He played on until 2004 when his career came to an end. This year he was, much deservedly, induction in the Hall of Fame.
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