Bobby Cuellar, who played in the majors in 1977 and became more famous as a coach, died January 20. https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/influential-dodger-player-development-coach-bobby-cuellar-has-passed-away-48348557fe27 Who was Bobby Cuellar ? Robert Cuellar was a former professional baseball player and ...

I shouldn't have done that at 7 o clock in the morning.

It's supposed to be March 23, not February 23.

That part has been fixed.

Mets signed some young'un named Abner Meza.

I changed the time to 5:30 PST to make it more amenable to all parties.

Jarred Kelenic by proxy. Trying to reclaim one former top prospect, low-average, high-power, high-strikeout dud by acquiring another former top prospect, low-average, high-power, high-strikeout dud in his place. I'm being facetious, to some extent, as Torkelson is still just 25 and yet to hit his pr...

Managed a 1.154 WHIP and a K/9 of nearly 9 last year, at 39 years old.

I'd say give him a shot, if the price is right.

John Felske, who played and managed in the majors, died in 2024. Who was John Felske ? John Frederick Felske was an American baseball player, coach, and manager who had a brief playing career in Major League Baseball and a more notable tenure as a manager. Born on May 30, 1942, Felske played as a ca...

He was actually a really good prospect ......

10 years ago.

It only ever seems to be a flawed system when the guy someone wants in doesn't get in or the outcome someone wants doesn't happen.

Pete waiting this long to sign reminds me of what Ian Desmond did a few years ago, then he had to settle on a cruddy contract.

I don't think Pete realizes that he's not as good as he thinks he is, yet.

Well, by that logic, if every player is a Hall of Famer or he isn't, then every player that earns election should earn 100% support. That's right. I get it when a player doesn't get 100% of the vote because a voter isn't sure if that player is a HOFer. And some voters come around. They believe, ini...

Well, by that logic, if every player is a Hall of Famer or he isn't, then every player that earns election should earn 100% support. That's right. I should've written "for the most part" instead of "that's right". On occasion, the HOF worthiness of a candidate is in reasonable d...

Who is that handsome man behind the bald fella?

Looking for three teams to fill out this year's edition of the league!

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Well, by that logic, if every player is a Hall of Famer or he isn't, then every player that earns election should earn 100% support. Ichiro is a great, but not an all-time great. He spent nearly ten years of his career as a total dog. And before then, though he hit for sexy high averages, he was mos...

Ichiro wasn't deserving of 100 percent. 100 percent implies perfection and that latter half of his career was anything but. A great class nevertheless. With the weak batch of first timers next go-around, Beltran and Andruw Jones are lined up very well for election. After that, it looks like there wi...

I remember him from Major League: Baseball to the Minors.

Not quite as obnoxiously tubby as Vogelbach, but still hard to look at.

He was good while we had him. I kind of wish the Mets would've brought him back.

A one-year wonder who was a terrible disappoint in the whole decade leading up to that single year.

A former #1 rated prospect who, by and large, has been a total dud relative to what was expected of him.

Stay away.

I always thought "Jeff Torborg" sounded like the name of a guy who would've played in 1985, not 1965.

Pathetically underutilized by the Mets. Could have forged a solid big league career, but New York stymied that. He's now 31 years old with just 81 games under his belt, thanks to NY giving him just 22 appearances and 95 1/3 innings since 2021. Started out with promise with San Diego in 2018, but tha...

Brent Billingsley, who pitched for the Marlins in 1999, died December 25. https://www.rosehills.com/obituaries/whittier-ca/brent-billingsley-12191883 Who was Brent Billingsley ? Brent Aaron Billingsley was a left-handed relief pitcher who briefly played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marli...

Wayne Simpson, a member of the Big Red Machine in the 1970s, died December 12. https://www.online-tribute.com/WayneKirbySimpson Who was Wayne Simpson ? Wayne Simpson was a pitcher whose career began with great promise but was ultimately derailed by injuries. Drafted eighth overall by the Cincinnati ...

Tommy Brown, one of the few remaining players from the 1940s, the last guy to debut before 1945, and the last member of the pennant-winning 1947 and 1949 Dodgers, has passed away. https://www.truebluela.com/2025/1/17/24344995/tommy-brown-dodgers Who was Tommy Brown ? Tommy Brown, nicknamed "Buc...