Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Repack Haiku #249 (Tim Belcher)

Steinbrenner was pissed
Losing Belcher to Oakland
As free agent comp
 
1991 Ultra #159 Tim Belcher


There was a time when teams losing a Type-A free agent could pick players from other teams as compensation. The Yankees drafted Belcher in 1984, then lost him less than a month later because of this system. 

1 comment:

  1. I remember his cards from my youth, but as is often the case, don't remember anything about the player himself.

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