Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Austen Williams played three seasons at Texas State before being drafted in the 6th round of the 2014 draft by the Nationals. Coming out of college he was projected to be a reliever. He has had some nice seasons in the minors, the highlight being his 2015 campaign when he[…]
Chris Morris, of – Drafted by the Cardinals in the 15th round of the 2000 draft. He played pro ball from 2000-2005, and made it as far as AA. Despite never making it to AAA has some eye-popping stats. In 2001 with A-ball Peoria he hit .294/.398/.367 with 111 stolen[…]
I have always enjoyed adding signed index cards to my collection. There was a time when index cards were the backbone of collecting, being used for both in-person and through the mail collecting. But over the years more and more players refused to sign them, to the point that index[…]
A couple months ago I missed out on a private signing with Wainwright. It was kind of expensive, and I decided to pass. Ended up getting this autograph a couple weeks later for a quarter what the signing would cost. I think its a nice looking card. I first started[…]
The Houston Astros signed Harold Arauz as an international FA back in 2011 for $300K. He was 16 years old. He had a rough 2015 in Low-A. He ended the season with an 0-5 record, 6.79 ERA and allowing 72 hits in 51 innings. It was a terrible season. He joined the[…]
There is one stat that I have always loved, and I put way too much stock into: on-base percentage. Even now, with all the advanced stats we have, its the first thing that I look. For me, it started when I was in high school and trying to build line-ups[…]
This is one of several autographs that I just purchased from a collector who is selling off their collection. Ryan Zimmerman was the 4th overall pick of the 2005 draft, taken by the Washington Nationals out of the University of Virginia. Zimmerman hit .336/.377/.564 with 11 HR between A and AA-ball in 2005 and[…]
I bought this card as part of a lot from a collector who was clearing out some cards. When I saw he had a Sizemore I jumped. He was always tough to get in person, and despite being retired his autograph is still sought after by collectors. Grady Sizemore will always[…]
Sam Clay was drafted by the Twins in the 4th round of the 2014 draft out of Georgia Tech. Clay was a very good reliever while at Georgia Tech, though it was not clear if he would stick to the pen as a pro or transition into a starter. He had[…]
Why you remember So Taguchi: The St. Louis Cardinals signed So Taguchi as an international free agent in 2002. The 33-year-old Taguchi was a 10 year veteran of Japan Pacific League (JPPL). He was an All-Star in the JPPL, though he was not quite the hitter that Ichiro was. His biggest[…]