Yesterday, Allen Craig signed a minor league deal with the Padres, including an invitation to Spring Training. Former Cardinals always interest me to some extent, but I've long been fascinated by Allen Craig.
His rise from C+ prospect to World Series hero and All-Star would be interesting enough on its own. When Grant Brisbee wrote of last year's Dexter Fowler signing that "Dexter Fowler is the kind of player the Cardinals usually invent out of sticks and sand," Allen Craig was the kind of player he was talking about.