AN HONOR RICHLY DESERVED

If Allan Simpson wasn’t just a little bit crazy, I would not have my career.

Neither would anyone else at Baseball America. And it’s likely that a number of draft and prospect writers at other outlets also have their vocations because one Canadian baseball fan looked at baseball differently.

If you’ve ever scanned a list of top prospects, you also have reason to thank Simpson.

Because of that, we can’t help but be thrilled that Simpson, the founder of Baseball America, is one of three finalists for the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for his “meritorious contributions to baseball writing.” The winner is selected by the Baseball Writers’ Association