Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Troy Johnston was drafted by the Marlins in the 17th round of the 2019 draft out of Gonzaga. In 2019 he hit .330/.402/.610 with 10 HR for Gonzaga. He has almost as many walks (20) as K (26). The Marlins assigned him to Low-A to start his pro career and[…]
Matt Murton was the Red Sox first-round pick back in 2003. He was not with the organization long, being part of the package that sent Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs in 2003. He was well thought of as a prospect, ranking in ranking the Red Sox #5 prospect in 2003,[…]
I wrote the Taylor Harbin while he was playing for Clemson University back in 2007. I really like Clemson and wrote to their players a lot back then. That season Harbin hit .296/.343/.510 with 11 HR. He was a solid mid-range draft prospect. He was drafted in the 8th round[…]
Sophomore outfielder Jake Palmer had a very nice season for the UC Irvine Anteaters. Hit .307/.460/.359 over 153 at-bats Had more walks (39) than K’s (35). If you read this blog you know that I love guys who can take a walk. Not a ton of pop–he only had one[…]
Andrew Vaughn is a very good baseball player. This past June he was drafted 3rd overall by the Chicago White Sox out of Cal. This season at Cal he hit .374/.539/.704 with 60 walks compared to just 33 strikeouts. He also hit 15 home runs and has 50 career dingers,[…]
CJ Van Eyk had a very good sophomore season with Florida State. As the Seminoles ace, he went 10-3 over 94.2 innings, only allowing 82 hits while striking out 120. He ended the season with a 3.80 ERA/1.278 WHIP. He was drafted back in 2017 by the Mets in the[…]
Tommy Jew is a sophomore outfielder for UCSB and one of the very best players in the Big West. Last season Jew hit .312/.386/.454 with 5 HR–great numbers that got him tagged First Team All-Big West. This was coming off an impressive summer in Collegiate Summer Ball with the Mystic[…]
Christian Koss is having a very nice junior season at UC Irvine. The infielder is hitting .240/.383/.427 with 3 HR. Good numbers, and even better when you remember that he is a shortstop. Baseball America rated him the Big West best draft prospect of 2019, and he is doing nothing[…]
Brandon Lewis is having a brilliant junior season with UC Irvine, hitting .325/.406/.783 with 10 HR. Those are fantastic numbers, especially considering this is his first season in D1 ball–he is a transfer from L.A. Pierce College. That said…it should not be a huge shock. Last summer he played for[…]
Alex Fagalde went to college at UC Riverside. I got this autograph in 2016 when UC Riverside visited Hawaii. That season he went 3-1 with a 2.47 ERA/1.12 WHIP. He stuck out 51 and only walked 12 in 43.2 innings. He was drafted by 2017 by the St. Louis Cardinals in[…]