PHILADELPHIA - Darin Ruf soon will leave with the Phillies for Clearwater, and then, he expects for a fulfilling, competitive season to follow. It's the way it works. It's the way it has always worked in baseball, through the expansion of the leagues, the strike zones and the head sizes.
A player is found, developed, permitted to succeed in the minors, tried once or twice in the majors, and then trusted.