Not sure how far back we're going, but some people were actually disappointed with Mickey Mantle.

Matt Bush? lolTowers

Looks like PED penalties are going to be harsher.

Apparently a first offence will be 80 games and a second offense will be a full season as opposed to 50 and 100.

Link

Tigers and Miggy extension imminent.

Andruw Jones @ 18 was labeled as the 2nd coming. What Griffey did at age 18 @ A+ and AA ball relative to age and league is probably the most impressive prospect performance ever for a full season.

Pitching wise: some guy named "Paul Wilson". Sure fire HoFer. LoL. He was a bust, unlike the 2 hitters I mentioned.

I think before Harper, right after being drafted w/o professional baseball yet played, Daryl Strawberry was the biggest baseball prospect. People were saying he was the single most complete OFer ever...HRs, avg, defensive range, arm strength, SBs...one of the sweetest swings you'll ever see...he actually had a better career than people think, because a lot think he was an "absolute bust" along with Gooden, when that's not the case, especially with Gooden who did put up 8 Hall of Fame caliber seasons.

Speaking of Gooden, my God, the single greatest 20 year old pitcher of all time.

And yes, I am a diehard Mets fan. Them and Arsenal.

Who was in that mets trio from the 90s...

Isringhausen, pulsipher and some bum. I remember the daily news sucking those three off everyday for years.

paul wilson

generation K

10 yrs/ 300m for cabrera?

10 years 300 million. definitely no recent examples about how valuable deals like this to mvp first basemen are

awful

why not wait two years to extend?

umm.... you mean one year?

lol tigers

goin all votto up in this piece

Giving a soon to be 31yr old a 10 year deal? Wtf is wrong with people?

Unlike pooholes, I dont think Miggy is 5 years older than he says he is. Not justifying the deal just lol'ing at pooholes

they just gave $300m to a 30 year old 1b but THAT is the most puzzling part

Let's give a 10 year/300 milly contract to a dude who is already out of shape at age 30 I don't see how this can end poorly

lol tigers. guess they are going all in for the next couple years because that contract is gonna be truly horrific down the line.

He had 2 years remaining. I guess they could have talked extension during the '16 season

Mike Trout, youre making ONE MILLION DOLLARS son.

we'll just pay the rangers to take him

Why would Cabrera be less likely to falsify his age than Pujols? Pujols went to high school in Kansas City.

are baseball contracts getting just a little ridiculous? i read that most of the teams don't make money from the actual ticket sales and instead use them as loss leaders to get lucrative TV contracts/starting their own network which is where they make all their money

he came to america when he was "16" and people didn't think he was 17 when he was in kansas city playing baseball

Don't think I've ever been more disgusted by a contract.

HE CAN PLAY THIRD BASE UNLIKE THAT NATIONAL LEAGUE FRAUD POOHOLES THO!!1!one!!1!1exclamationpoint1!