Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
More autographs from a late-season consignment. Nick Ciuffo, c, Rays – Ciuffo was a 1st round pick of Tampa’s back in 2013. From 2013-2017 he ranked as one of the organizations Top 30 prospects five times, though much of this was due to his plus defense. He hit .262/.301/.380 this[…]
Some new stuff that has come in over the last couple weeks. Alex Bregman 2017 Gypsy Queen – Very nice looking card of a player who is already looking like he will be one of the best players in the game come 2019. Last season he hit .286/.394/.532 with 31 HR,[…]
There were all acquired late in the season from consignments. Some neat stuff. Emilio Pagan, p, Oakland Athletics – 10th round pick of the Mariners back in 2013. Came to the A’s in 2017 as part of the Ryon Healy deal. He got 62 innings in with the big league[…]
I am really bummed out about the Yandy Diaz trade. This season he hit .312/.375/.422 over 109 at-bats–good for a 115 OPS+. I know that he was not a traditional power hitter because of his low launch angle, but considering his exit velocity it’s not like he is having to[…]
When this set came out people were kind of critical about the design. I have to say…it grew on me. I am not sure if it’s in my Top 10, but its close. Notes and Key Cards This Indians team was one inning away from winning the World Series. That[…]
This team made the post-season, or so I am told. Key Cards and Notes: #PS-18 Greg Allen has the Rookie Logoman on it, so that is probably worth mentioning. This set might be noteworthy to Indians fans for the inclusion of Josh Donaldson and Melky Cabrera. Both players had pretty[…]
Another easy set to slap together–Series 1, 2 and update were easily bought together. 2017 Indians Yea, I really don’t want to talk too much about this team. Finished the season with a 102-60 record and was the favorite going into the playoffs. The favorite. This team will be remembered[…]
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[…]
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[…]