Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Eugenio Suarez had one of the better seasons of his career in 2022, with a 129 OPS+ and 31 HR. Suarez has a rough 2021 (82 OPS+), so this was a very nice bounceback campaign for him. And it was great for Seattle as well, since he was no small[…]
I am not a Yankees fan by any stretch of the imagination. But in the late-1980s, Don Mattingly was one of the most well-known players in the game, so I was well aware of his career. And I was also from Cleveland, so it’s not like there was anyone on the Indians who were going to outshine him.
Zack Greinke ended his 2022 campaign by going 4-9 with a 3.68 ERA/1.343 WHIP/111 ERA+ over 137 innings. At 38 years old and 19 seasons at the big league level in the books, you have to think his career is just about to wrap up. It has certainly been an impressive career
Doug Nikhazy was drafted by Cleveland in the 2nd round of the 2021 draft out of the University of Mississippi. He does not have the super high ceiling you would expect with a second-round pick. But he is a lefty with four decent pitches, so there is lots to like.
Nothing illustrated the anemic 2021 Cleveland team more than the fact that they were no-hit three–and really four–times during the season. Insane.
Carl Yastrzemski had an amazing career. When he retired following the 1983 season, he had been in the majors for 22 years. His accolades speak for themselves
Man, I remember being really excited about infielder Brett Lawrie. He was Brewer’s 16th overall pick of the 2008 draft. He was a well-regarded prospect and put up fantastic numbers in the minors.
Cleveland Shortstop Juan Benjamin, 19, opened his 2022 season in the Arizona Complex League (ACL). He hit a very impressive .300/.462/.500 with 3 HR. One stat to highlight is that he walked almost as much as he struck out (25:27), which is always a nice surprise in today’s game. These[…]
Cleveland Guardians seem to have yet another solid middle infield prospect coming up through the system: Angel Genao.
Chris Young had a very understated career. He spent 13 seasons in the majors and was a solid #3 starter. When healthy, he was well above average. The problem was he was rarely able to stay on the field.