Ned Colletti was at the World Series, but not as the Dodgers’ general manager. This was two years ago, and two years after the Dodgers’ ownership had replaced him.
The Cleveland Indians had advanced to the World Series, a promised land to which Colletti had failed to lead the Dodgers. The Indians’ best hitter ran into Colletti and looked him straight in the eye.
This is the time of year when prospects are in the news, when the trade deadline prompts well-meaning fans to scrutinize prospect rankings and wonder if their team is giving up too many good young talents, mortgaging the future, surrendering too many years of too many players for too few months of one.