At a club with so many veterans, it becomes easy to forget about some players who are more on the periphery.
Javier Morales, for example, finished his tenth season with the club. So did Kyle Beckerman. And that Nick Rimando guy? Yep. Those become the veterans — those figures that are the difference-makers, but also those that, at times, make “The Team is the Star” more than a mantra.
Behind those ‘big stars’ — and I’d argue that the term is more about fan perception than it is anything else — is the steady defensive play of right Tony Beltran.