Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
From the Field: Jacob Wilson, ss, Oakland Athletics … Jacob Wilson is an exciting prospect. In 2024, his first season of pro ball after being drafted by Oakland with the 6th overall pick of the 2023 draft, he carried a .447 OBP and 1.142 OPS over three levels. Do you[…]
The Cleveland Guardians drafted Braylon Doughty with the 36th overall pick of last season’s draft. I was happy to get his autograph on such a nice card, that way I don’t have to worry about trying to find some way to get him this season.
This year my fantasy team was a disaster. But I salvaged a second-place finish, in large part, because I was able to snag Royce Lewis off the waiver wire deep into the season. Second half Lewis was a monster, with 11 HR and a fantastic 165 sOPS+.
From the Collection: Kyle Parker, of, Colorado Rockies … Kyle Parker was drafted by the Rockies with the 26th overall pick of the 2010 draft. While he was a top-tier college baseball player, he was also a fantastic college quarterback. He was the first D1 player ever to hit 20[…]
Trea Turner has a fantastic 2022 season. With the Dodgers, he hit .298/.343/.466 with 21 HR and 27 stolen bases. Good for a 121 OPS+. He also got his second All-Star selection.
ack in 2005, J.B. Cox was Huston Street’s successor in the closing role at the University of Texas. During his junior year, Cox racked up 19 saves and closed out Texa’s 2005 College World Series win.
I have seen tons of Cleveland position prospects never pan out. In fact, even now, I just assume the worst when it comes to the organization developing good major-league hitters. Still, I think Will Benson might be special.
I was able to get pitcher David Peterson‘s autograph back in 2015 when he was visiting Hawaii with the Oregon Ducks. That weekend he would make his first NCAA start, pitching 6.0 innings and striking out eight. Peterson was drafted by the New York Mets with the 20th overall pick[…]
I got this autograph from Mike Trout…through the mail. There was while, when Trout was in the low minors, he signed TTM. Not really so much anymore, obviously. … Trout recently passed Pete Rose on the career WAR list, with 79.9 over 12 seasons in the big leagues. What is[…]
Josh Naylor came over to Cleveland in the August 2020 Mike Clevinger trade. This trade might end up being up there with the 2002 Bartolo Colon trade as one of the better in the team’s history, with the team losing Clevinger and Greg Allen but adding Joey Cantillo, Gabriel Arias,[…]