Bryan House, Only Problem - 164

Bryan House 's manager at single-A Peoria wasn't sure what he had in his second baseman in 1985, according to The Chicago Tribune . As the season wore on, though, House began to show manager Pete Mackanin what he could do , ending the year with 76 RBI and 45 stolen bases . "He's the catalyst for this team," Mackanin told The Tribune that August of House. "Now the only problem I have with Bryan is should I lead him off because he runs so well or do I hit him third or fifth because he drives in runs? So I compromise. I hit him second." While House showed what he could do that year at Peoria, and he eventually showed enough to make AAA Iowa , House never could show enough to make the majors. House's career began in 1984, taken by the Cubs in the ninth round , out of Illinois State. At Illinois State, House made the All-Missouri Valley Conference Team in 1984. He also led his team that year in stolen bases, with 20, in Doubles, with 15, ...