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| Received On: 09/11/2020 |
My first return this period came from former Yankee Tony Womack.
Womack was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh round of the 1991 MLB Player Draft out of Guilford College. Womack made his MLB debut shortly after in 1993 and after a few more seasons spent going up and down the minors and big leagues, remained with the big league Buccos after a breakout 1997 season that saw him lead the league in steals and earn an All Star Game nod (as well as some MVP votes and ROY votes). He'd lead the league in steals again for two more seasons after that, one of which came after he was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Womack would later spend much of his career bouncing around as a journeyman as he went to the Colorado Rockies, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees and Cincinnati Reds before returning to the Cubs for one last trip in 2006. Overall he managed to carve out a pretty nice career for someone whose main calling card was speed. Playing well into his 30's in an era where the longball reigned supreme.
This signing was a mail-in signing but the organizer was kind enough to send a picture of Mr. Womack signing my card for me. That Womack card is one of the few NYY cards I've kept with me from my actual childhood, long before I was involved in any of this collecting nonsense, and to see it finally get signed was a trip. But boy howdy am I still happy either way. This was a paid TTM signing, but absolutely worth every penny.
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| Received On: 09/28/2020 |
Next up is a return from New York Islanders goaltender, Thomas Greiss.
Greiss hails from Füssen, Germany and played in youth hockey in Germany before reaching the local pro ranks. He played well enough to get noticed on NHL radars and would be drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the third round of the 2004 NHL Player Draft. He'd stay in the DEL in Germany before coming stateside for the 2006-07 season, after which he spent a few seasons in the minors before making to the NHL in the 2009-10 season. He became a backup goaltender at the big league level and eventually he'd bounce around from the Arizona Coyotes to the Pittsburgh Penguins before landing with the New York Islanders before the 2015-16 season. He's been with the Islanders since.
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| Received On: 10/01/2020 |
Here's a return from Cardinals catching prospect Pedro Pages.
Pages was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2019 MLB Player Draft out of Florida Atlantic University. Born in Maracay, Venezuela but hailing from Doral, Florida, Pages is a very solid catching prospect who is very good defensively and has a knack for getting threats on the basepaths out of the way. Pages had a very good first season of pro ball that oddly fits his profile as a catcher with solid hitting prowess. Not a ton of power to speak of but worth a watch going forward as the Cardinals move on from the Yadier Molina era for their backstop core.
And those were my returns this past period.
Big thanks to Mr. Womack, Greiss and Pages for the awesome returns. And as always thank you (the readers) for stopping by and take care :). Please remember to wash your hands, wear a mask when outside your house, maintain a safe distance from others in public, stay informed with the latest COVID-19 updates provided by the CDC and other appropriate authorities.
2020 TTM Count: 75
Sources:
*https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/womacto01.shtml
*https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/g/greisth01.html
*http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=686780