Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
I’ve seen Keston Hiura twice in Hawaii, in 2016 and 2017. He was always very cool. The autograph above is from his 2016 visit to the islands. In 2017 he was projected to be a 1st round pick in the draft, though questions about an elbow injury were tamping down[…]
William Toffey was drafted three times before he went pro; Yankees tried in 2014 (23rd Round), Orioles in 2016 (25th), and then finally the A’s in 2017 (4th). He was drafted out of Vanderbilt. His junior year was really impressive, hitting .354/.475/.602 with 12 HR. He also only had 30[…]
I grew up in Cleveland in the 90’s, and Bartolo Colon was a big part of those late 90’s and early-00’s Indians clubs. And he was even important to the post-Colon Indians since the club got a nice haul of prospects when he left–to include Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips and Cliff[…]
I got this autograph back in 2016, when Kyle Tucker was with the Low-A 2016 Quad Cities River Bandits. 2015 1st Round pick out of high school in Tampa, Florida. He was taken fifth overall by the Astros. Had moved quickly through the system. In 2016 hit 285/.360/.438 between low and[…]
Long Beach State visited Hawaii this season, and as always they had a very talented team. They took 2 of 3 from Hawaii. Chris Rivera (Junior) is the teams closer and had a very strong season. He went 2-3 with 11 saves, allowing only 31 hits in 36.2 innings. He[…]
This card was signed during Spring Training this year. Was really hoping to knock it out…I figured the autograph would pop, and its a neat, short-printed card as well. While I love the Indians, the Athletics are a close second and its nice to see them having some sucess this[…]
Jean Carlos Mejia was signed as an amateur free agent back in 2004. He sits in the low-90’s with a plus change-up. This is his second season in affiliate ball and his first in full-season low-A ball. He is more than holding his own. Through 30.1 innings he is carrying[…]
Mike Papi was drafted by the Indians in the 1st Round of the 2014 draft out of the University of Virginia. He was considered one of the most polished bats available in the draft and was expected to move quickly through the system. He has managed to get on base[…]
It’s always fun to see a player that came through Hawaii get drafted. Weiss was a senior at Cal State Northridge this season and hit .290/.324/.592 with 20 HR. The power is certainly there–he led the Big West in homers in 2018 and was fourth overall in the Nation. He[…]
Andres Gimenez is one of the New York Mets top prospects coming into the 2018 season. Both BA and BP also tagged in the back end of their Top 100 lists, so he is a very well thought of young player. Last season he hit .265/.346/.349 with 4 HR in[…]