Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
I have been trying to get a copy of this card for the better part of a year. I finally was able to snag it this past month. Bert Blyleven was a very good pitcher who–I think–deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. I get why people don’t like[…]
I got these from a private signing. It’s kind of exciting to finally knock out some nice Carlos Baerga autographs on sweet spot cards. Up until now, I have only ever been able to get one, and it was a rushed in-person autograph. I remember very clearly when Baerga was[…]
I got this autograph back in 2016 when the University of Arizona Wildcats team was visiting Hawaii. Here were my notes about Bobby Dalbec at the time: Bobby Dalbec is probably the biggest draft prospect to come through Hawaii this season, being projected to be taken in the first 100 picks[…]
Sean Reynolds was drafted by the Marlins in the 4th round of 2016 draft out of high school. This season he hit .193/.306/.441 in low-A, which is not really all that great. The strikeouts are a problem. in 270 at-bats he struck out 133 times. Though he did have 42 walks, so[…]
Chris Ray was a 3rd round pick of the Orioles in 2003, out of William and Mary. Made the majors in 2005 and was stunning–40.2 innings of relief work to the tune of a 2.66 ERA/1.279 WHIP/164 ERA+. The next season he was the Baltimore closer and continued to pitch well.[…]
Dante Mendoza was drafted by the Indians in the 12th round of 2017 draft. In 2018 he spent the season in the Arizona League and went 2-2 with a 4.58 ERA/1.42 WHIP over 37.1 innings. The 19-year old only allowed 33 hits and struck out 37. He walked 20. The[…]
Carlos Vargas was semi-big deal international signing of the Mariners back in 2015 out of the Dominican Republic. Following the 2016 season he was rated as the Rays #26 prospect. He has since fallen off the prospect lists–his bat is not really all that impressive. Last season in Rookie ball[…]
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[…]
This was another card that I got from a collector selling off his signed 1990 Bowman set. David Cone was a very good pitcher, spending 17 seasons in the majors with a career record of 194-126. He was a two time 20-game winner, and led the league in strikeouts twice.[…]
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[…]