From the Field: Kevin Smith, ss, Toronto Blue Jays
One of the Blue Jays’s Top young hitting prospects of 2018
Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982
Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Noah Naylor, c, Cleveland Indians
Noah Naylor was drafted in the 1st round, 29th overall, by the Cleveland Indians in the 2018 draft. Naylor has a lot going for him. He was considered by many to be the best high school hitter available in the draft. Plus he plays a premium position–catcher–where he looks like[…]
From the Field: Melvin Upton, of, Cleveland Indians
B.J. Upton was in camp with the Indians this past spring but did not make the team. This is…kind of a huge fall…for a player who was the #2 overall pick in the 2002 draft. I really thought that he had the chance considering the lack of competition, but he[…]
From the Field: Rajai Davis, of, Cleveland Indians
This autograph was signed two years ago in Spring Training but was lost until this past season. It was a nice surprise when the consignor let me know they found it. Davis had played for seven organizations in his career. Teams clearly value what he brings on the basepaths and[…]
New Arrival: Francisco Lindor, ss, Cleveland Indians
Pretty excited about this autograph, from the 2015 Topps Heritage Set (’51 Collection). This is been on my short list of cards that I have been wanting to add to my collection since it came out. I kept missing out on it since the ones that were popping up were[…]
From the Field: Triston McKenzie, sp, Cleveland Indians
This autograph was obtained during Spring Training 2018. I was really happy that the Indians were able to hold onto McKenzie through the trade deadline–he has the chance to play a major role in the Indians next contention window. Triston McKenzie was the 42nd overall pick of the Cleveland Indians[…]
From the Field: T.J. Zeuch, sp, Toronto Blue Jays
T.J. Zeuch was drafted out of the University of Pittsburg in the 1st round (21st overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016. He is a very good prospect, with Baseball America ranking him #12 in the system. He is having a solid season in AA: 7-4 with a 3.32[…]
New Arrival: Jose Ramirez, if, Cleveland Indians
This is from the 2018 Allen and Ginter set. I overpaid. But I really wanted it, so here it is. Fun fact: Before the 2018 All-Star break Ramirez was hitting .302/.401/.628 with 29 HR and a sOPS+ of 196. Post-All-Star break? He has had 24 at-bats and only gotten 4[…]
From the Field: K.J. Harrison, if, Milwaukee Brewers
This is a neat one. He is a local kid. Went to Punahou High School here in Hawaii. Drafted out of high school–the 25th round of the 2014 draft by the Indians–but decided to instead go to college at Oregon State. He was a great hitter at Oregon State, and[…]
From the (card) Collection: Jim Thome, 1994 Upper Deck Collectors Choice
This is not a hard card to find at all–even the silver signature version–but its one of my favorite Thome cards. It’s a clean, simple design that really helps the Indians home uniform pop. The picture of Thome is just…classic Thome. He is in the box and ready, most likely,[…]