Dustin Pedroia was drafted by the Red Sox back in 2004 and made his first appearance for the main club in 2006. It was in 2007 that he became the every day second baseman for the Red Sox. That 2007 season truly set the tone for what would come from Pedroia in the years to follow.
That season he would go on to win the AL Rookie of the Year and be a major piece of the puzzle that won the World Series that season. Not a bad way to start your career! If you watched the World Series that year you would have no way of knowing Pedroia was a rookie.