MLB NEWS/RUMORS/PROSPECTS Thread

clearing up space to try to keep ohtani?

 

meant to post this yesterday

back when a lot of us were young, long before the instant access of the internet, there were baseball cards

i remember in 1970 my grandmother bought me a box (not pack) of baseball cards. i got almost everyone (except johnny bench), and a ton of duplicates. one of the dupes was pat corrales (then) of the reds

his card really stuck with me, and i often wondered why i had never heard of him. turns out he was the second string catcher behind… yup, johnny bench

not an earth shattering memory but one i recalled every time i heard pat corrales name… including this last time

it really puts time and mortality into perspective when our heroes die, but sometimes the non heroes do it as well

i finally saw pat corrales play in a blowout game in dodger stadium and i think he even got a hit… or maybe i just hoped he did. either way i just like to say thanks for the memories that stuck with me all my life and rest in peace

sorry for the “cool story bro” monologue, just felt i needed to get it out


Dodger Insider@DodgerInsider
Pat Corrales, the Dodgers’ assistant to the general manager who worked more than 64 years in professional baseball and was part of two World Series champions, passed away on Sunday.


1:29 PM · Aug 28, 2023 · 16.5K Views
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^ btw, here’s the card

 

Ken Rosenthal@Ken_Rosenthal
Other players currently on waivers, per sources: Yankees OF Harrison Bader, Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco, White Sox RHP Mike Clevinger, Tigers RP José Cisnero. Claims awarded in reverse order of winning percentage as of Thursday. Teams on fringes of wild-card race likely to be most aggressive claimers.
3:08 PM · Aug 29, 2023 · 155K Views

 

Not liking reverse winning percentage as a priority determiner. I understand using that in the off-season for player draft order, with league parity as the goal, But why should a team be punished during the season for having more wins? For example, if one team leads another by one game for the final wildcard spot, and they both have a need for a Giolito-level starter, is it really fair that the trailing team gets first say?

Order should be determined by random lottery.

 

Cool story bro.

What year is that, 1970? Probably some good value in that collection. I have crates of late 70's, early 80's in storage. Haven't even looked at them in probably 3 decades. Maybe someday if I have grandkids they'll get them. My non earth shattering memory - as a Cey fan I tried to get every one of his Topps cards. Unfortunately I failed because his rookie card was out of my budget. Not due specifically to him, but back then they issued rookie cards for each position and with three players, and unfortunately the Cey rookie was also known as the Schmidt rookie card.

 

had to trade for this one
sadly have no idea where it is

 

• “I think it wouldn’t be surprising to see [Shelby Miller] back at some point during this homestand,” Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts said.

 

Really sucks that someone helped themselves to your collection. We all had this one cousin in our family - when we knew he was coming over everyone hid their cards.