Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Bobby Abreu is one of the more underrated players of the late-90’s and early-00’s. This comes mostly from the era that he played, which was defined by insane offensive numbers and homerun chases. But what he did should not be overlooked.
I am not quite into prospect watching like I used to be, but there are a couple of MiLB players outside of the Cleveland organization that I like, and Arizona’s Corbin Carroll is near the top of that shortlist.
I always forget what a good prospect Lonnie Chisenhall was. In 2010 he was ranked the #31 overall prospect in baseball, and the next season he moved up to #25.
I have been waiting for a John Jaha signing for a while, and its just not happening. So I decided to pull the trigger on these two cards. John Jaha spent 10 seasons in the majors with the Brewers (1992-1998) and Athletics (1999-2001). A late start to his career (he[…]
Asdrubal Cabrera was never a super fun autograph to get, but I was able to snag a couple over the years.
Collectors Choice. I am not sure why, but they are some of my favorite looking cards of the 90’s, and assuming the photo works, some of my favorite cards to get signed.
Bryan Lavastida (2018, 15th round) is one of my favorite prospects in the Cleveland system. This past season he hit .289/.380/.456 with 9 HR between across three levels, which included 19 at-bats in AAA. The Guards thought enough of his season to add him to the 40-man last month. Good[…]
Josh Tomlin was Cleveland’s 19th round pick in 2006 draft. He has had a pretty good career, spending 12-seasons in the big leagues with Cleveland and Atlanta. Excellent control, less excellent stuff, Tomlin is a classic 4th or 5th starter who will shine on occassion. His biggest strength has always[…]
Aaron Cunningham was quite a prospect while in the minors. He was one of the Top 10 prospects of both White Sox (#7 in 2007), and Diamondbacks (#7 in 2008), and in 2009 was rated the 55th best prospect in baseball. If its any gauge, he was part of the[…]
This Eephus League Baseball scorebook was signed by Sean Doolittle in 2012, while he was with the Athletics and they were visiting Cleveland for a three-game weekend series. Doolittle has had a great career. Since making the majors in 2012, he has had four seasons of at least 22 saves,[…]