Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
This set was easy to put together. Just bought the whole set (Series 1, 2 and Update) all at once. Note and Key Cards: Its a little bit of a bummer that a couple players are not in the set. Roberto Perez is the one that jumps out the most.[…]
This set took a little longer than most to finish. I bought most of the set through a guy selling partial team sets. But he did not have any of the “Semi High” (cards #447-522) or “High” (#523-576), which cost a little extra time and money to get. Notable cards with[…]
Brady Singer was selected by the Royals with the 18th overall pick of the 2018 draft out of the University of Florida. This was the second time he was drafted, the first time being in 2015 when he was the Blue Jays second-round pick. He was a fantastic college pitcher.[…]
I am pretty excited to add this autograph to my collection. Despite being from Hawaii…I really like Augustana, a D-2 team from South Dakota. Two years ago they came through the islands to play Hawaii Pacific. That Augustana team was not considered contenders, though they did garner a couple pre-season votes[…]
Alberto Guerrero was signed as an international free agent by Marlins in July 2014 out of Panama. This season he spent all of 2018 at Low-A pitching out of the rotation. He more than held his own: over 69.2 innings he only allowed 61 hits while striking out 63. Good for a[…]
Abel Duarte was signed as international free agent by Yankees in October 2013 out of the Dominican Republic. 2018 was the first season where he spent any real time in affiliate ball. And it was a very decent showing. In Low-A he pitched 23.2 innings in relief, allowing only 20 hits[…]
Matt LaPorta was a really well thought of prospect with the Brewers. He was drafted 7th overall in the 2007 Draft, and in 2008 was rated the #23 prospect in baseball. His mix of power, speed and contact skills made him one of the best prospects in the game. Then[…]
J.B. Wendelken was drafted by the Red Sox in the 13th round of the 2012 draft out of Middle Georgia College. He has been part of two trades since then. In 2012 he was part of a three-team, six-player trade that saw him sent to the White Sox (the Red Sox[…]
Daniel Mengden as drafted by the Astros in the 4th round of the 2014 draft out of Texas A&M. He came to the A’s in the July 2015 Scott Kazmir deal. Mengden was never a flashy prospect, but his instincts and ability to throw strikes meant that he projected to be[…]
There are not many players that I was more excited to see the majors than Jason Heyward. After being the 14th overall pick of the Braves in 2007 he moved quickly through the minors. By 2009 he was considered by many to be the #1 prospect in all of baseball.[…]