Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Sophomore outfielder Jake Palmer had a very nice season for the UC Irvine Anteaters. Hit .307/.460/.359 over 153 at-bats Had more walks (39) than K’s (35). If you read this blog you know that I love guys who can take a walk. Not a ton of pop–he only had one[…]
Ethan DeCaster was drafted in the 18th round by the Detroit Tigers in 2018 out of Duke. In 2018 he played at four levels–from Rookie League to Advanced High A-ball. And with good reason: over 32 innings of relief work he only allowed 19 hits and struck out 39–good for[…]
Garrett Cooper was drafted by the Brewers in the sixth round of 2013 draft out of Auburn. He was a decent enough minor league hitter, but as never rated as a Top 30 prospect. Which is weird in retrospect. In 2017 the Brewers traded him to the Yankees in July[…]
Yasiel Puig was traded by the Reds to the Indians in late-July 2019. It was a huge trade for the Indians, who at the cost of one of their starting pitchers was able to plug a couple of holes in the upper levels of the organization. The Cleveland Indians lost[…]
Its always a little tough to figure out who are legit prospects when you are looking at short-season/low-A stats. Especially when they are international free agent signings. Some dudes put up some crazy numbers just to flame out when they hit affiliate or full-season ball. It’s just the way it[…]
Anthony Vizcaya is a pitcher in the Twins organization. I am not sure he is really a prospect, but he is interesting. He was signed as an international free agent by Indians in March 2012. He would spend three seasons in the organization, pitching terribly and never advancing to any[…]
Luis Escobar was signed as an international free agent by Pirates in July 2013. He made his major league debut earlier this season. Over 42.2 innings in AAA he has allowed 36 hits while striking out 46. Good for a 3.59 ERA/1.453 WHIP. He has always been a strikeout machine:[…]
Josh Reddick has always kind of been a favorite of mine. He is not the friendliest guy in the world when it comes to autographs, which takes some of the fun out of things. Reddick has had a very nice career, especially considering he was a 17th round pick (Red[…]
Got this card this week from a consignment deal. Cal Stevenson is having a great season in high-A, hitting .295/.385/.389 with 5 HR. At 22 he is a shade under the league average age. The Blue Jays drafted him in the 10th round of the 2018 draft out of the[…]
I know that you already knew this, but Jeff Bagwell was a really good baseball player. When I think Jeff Bagwell the only team that I think of is the Astro’s, so its always weird to remember that he was actually drafted by the Red Sox in the 4th[…]