Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Kevin Newman was the Pirates 1st round pick back in 2015. 19th overall. Newman had consistently ranked as one of the Pirates Top 10 prospects since being drafted and made the majors this season. He has zero power, but his contact skills and defense are top notch. This season he[…]
Andrew Calica was drafted in the 11th round of the 2016 draft out of UC Santa Barbra. I was lucky enough to snag him prior to him getting drafted when USB came rolling through Hawaii in 2016. Since going pro he has moved steadily through the system, advancing[…]
George Valera was signed out of the Dominican in 2017. He was considered one of the best international prospects at the time. Because he was raised in the United States for 13 years before moving to the Dominican he was able to skip the island summer league and jump right[…]
Albert Belle had a very impressive career. It was short and loud…but impressive. When I saw this card I jumped on it. The 2013 Topps Museum Collection is easily one of the most attractive autograph sets out there…and the card costs about half what I would have to pay at a[…]
Andres Galarraga was a very good player. Galarraga spent 19 seasons in the big leagues and retired with a line of .286/.347/.846 with 399 HR and 31.7 WAR. He was selected to five All-Star teams, won two Gold Gloves, two Silver Sluggers and was the 1993 batting champ with a .370 AVG.[…]
I have been trying to get a copy of this card for the better part of a year. I finally was able to snag it this past month. Bert Blyleven was a very good pitcher who–I think–deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. I get why people don’t like[…]
I got these from a private signing. It’s kind of exciting to finally knock out some nice Carlos Baerga autographs on sweet spot cards. Up until now, I have only ever been able to get one, and it was a rushed in-person autograph. I remember very clearly when Baerga was[…]
I got this autograph back in 2016 when the University of Arizona Wildcats team was visiting Hawaii. Here were my notes about Bobby Dalbec at the time: Bobby Dalbec is probably the biggest draft prospect to come through Hawaii this season, being projected to be taken in the first 100 picks[…]
Sean Reynolds was drafted by the Marlins in the 4th round of 2016 draft out of high school. This season he hit .193/.306/.441 in low-A, which is not really all that great. The strikeouts are a problem. in 270 at-bats he struck out 133 times. Though he did have 42 walks, so[…]
Chris Ray was a 3rd round pick of the Orioles in 2003, out of William and Mary. Made the majors in 2005 and was stunning–40.2 innings of relief work to the tune of a 2.66 ERA/1.279 WHIP/164 ERA+. The next season he was the Baltimore closer and continued to pitch well.[…]