Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
This was signed in Spring Training. Khris Davis was the 7th round pick of the Brewers out of Cal State Fullerton back in 2009. He was a decent prospect moving up through the Milwaukee system, rating their #29 prospect in 2011 and #16 prospect in 2012. He made the majors[…]
A couple weeks ago I got a surprise envelope in the mail. The cards were from a consignment that finished roughly two years ago but was just now finding their way back to me in Hawaii. They were all players from the 2017 Cal Ripken League, a collegiate summer league.[…]
There are only a few cards that, when I first saw them, I was like “I need this”. This card was one of them. I loved the 2013/2014 Oakland Athletics–this despite the fact that they were a miserable team to try and get autographs from. Donaldson and Cespedes were huge[…]
Ben Sheets. He was a promising prospect, taken 10th overall in the 1999 draft. He made it to the majors in 2001 and would go 11-10 with a 4.76 ERA/90 ERA+, earning his first All-Star game appearance. From 2001-2008 Sheet would go 86-83 with a 115 ERA+, 1.201 WHIP. He[…]
Tommy DeJuneas was on my radar since his college team, North Carolina State, played here in Hawaii in 2017. He was a potential first-round draft pick after his freshman season at NC State, but he struggled with his command in 2016 and 2017, resulting in him dropping to the Indians[…]
Luis Urias is one of the biggest prospects in baseball and expected to be the cornerstone of San Diego’s resurgence. He was having a really nice season in AAA this season, hitting .296/.398/.447 with 8 HR, The Padres rewarded him with a call-up this week to the big league club,[…]
Starling Heredia was one of the Dodgers biggers prospects coming into the 2018 season, but so far has struggled. In 229 at-bats between Rookie and Low-A ball, he is hitting .192/.260/.332 with 92 strikeouts to only 21 walks. He does have 7 HR, but unless he learns to make better[…]
Triston Casas was Boston’s first-round pick of the 2018 draft–26th overall. He was considered one of the best all-around batters in the draft. For a high school player, his bat is remarkably polished and has both plus power and plate discipline. There is not a lot to dislike. He might[…]
The 2009 SP Legendary Cuts autograph set is probably one of my favorite ever. It’s a shame that Grady Sizemore never panned out, or else I could see this card being worth a mint. Still, it’s not a super easy card to find and I am glad I scooped it[…]
This is one of the few Allen and Ginter cards that I ever got signed myself. It’s a great looking card. I am very happy that Choo is having a nice bounce-back season in 2018. He is hitting .282/.394/.483 with 21 HR–good for an OPS+ of 129. What really crazy[…]