Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Autograph from Spring Training, 2018. Yandy Diaz was a 2b/3b while in Cuba, but since coming to the states he has played almost exclusively at third. Teams would love to have a prospect like him ready to come to the majors except…the Indians…have a bit of a logjam. The Indians[…]
Curtis Taylor is a very good relief pitcher in the Rays organization. He was Arizona’s 4th round pick out of British Columbia back in 2016 and was traded to the Rays in 2017 for RHP Brad Boxberger. Some #Rays fans not happy w/ the Boxberger trade, but Curtis Taylor is[…]
Coming into the 2012 season Trevor May was considered the Phillies #1 prospect. He profiled as a #2 with the floor of a middle of the rotation workhorse. But that season he was traded to the Twins, part of the Ben Revere deal, and his stock slipped in the Minnesota[…]
Dylan Thomas has a very good 2018 campaign with Hawaii. The 2017 Big West Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year went 3-2 with a 1.85 ERA. He allowed only 27 hits over 39 innings, striking out 43 and only walking four. He has an opponent batting average of only .200.[…]
I had a thing for Krieger a couple seasons ago. He was having a really nice season with Lake County in 2016 and I sent a bunch of stuff out on consignment. He refused to sign any sweet spot cards. I scrambled to get together some pictures to get done[…]
Brock Lundquist was drafted in the 6th round (189th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017 out of Long Beach State. I got to see him play here in Hawaii, so he is clearly a favorite. Coming out of college he had plus power and a smooth swing but[…]
One of the Blue Jays’s Top young hitting prospects of 2018
Noah Naylor was drafted in the 1st round, 29th overall, by the Cleveland Indians in the 2018 draft. Naylor has a lot going for him. He was considered by many to be the best high school hitter available in the draft. Plus he plays a premium position–catcher–where he looks like[…]
B.J. Upton was in camp with the Indians this past spring but did not make the team. This is…kind of a huge fall…for a player who was the #2 overall pick in the 2002 draft. I really thought that he had the chance considering the lack of competition, but he[…]
This autograph was signed two years ago in Spring Training but was lost until this past season. It was a nice surprise when the consignor let me know they found it. Davis had played for seven organizations in his career. Teams clearly value what he brings on the basepaths and[…]