New Arrival: Micah Pries, if/of, Cleveland Guardians
Micah Pries was drafted out of Point Loma Nazarene University, a D3 school, by Cleveland in the 19th round of the 2019 draft. 2021 was his first professional campaign, and he was just fantastic
Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982
Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
From the Collection: Harold Ramírez, of, Cleveland Indians
In February 2021 the Indians selected outfielder Harold Ramirez off waivers from the Marlins. It was not a huge move at the time, but in retrospect it was a pretty fantastic decision. Ramirez has has a good season, hitting .263/.304/.405 with 6 HR, good for a 90 OPS+. Those are[…]
From the Collection: Triston McKenzie, sp, Cleveland Indians
Triston McKenzie has been one of the Indians Top Prospects since 2016, often sitting in one of the top three spots. While injuries slowed his ascent to the majors, McKenzie finally made the big leagues in 2020 and, since then, has flashed the talent that made him one of the[…]
From the Collection: Aaron Laffey, sp, Cleveland Indians
Aaron Laffey spent eight seasons in the big leagues. He was a decent pitching prospect–he opened up the 2008 season as the Indians #5 overall prospect–but he never really found any sustained success in the majors. The Indians traded him away in March 2011 for minor league outfielder Matt Lawson,[…]
From the Collection: JD Martin, sp, Cleveland Indians
This is one of my Top 50 favorite autographs in my collection–I wrote the J.D. Martin a bunch over the years, and for whatever reason it was not until late in his career I was finally able to snag one TTM. JD Martin was the Indians 2001 first round pick,[…]
From the Collection: Kosuke Fukudome, of, Cleveland Indians
Kosuke Fukudome was traded from the Chicago Cubs to Cleveland in July 2011. The Indians had to part ways with two prospects to get him, pitcher Carlton Smith and outfielder Abner Abreu. The 2011 Cleveland Indians, like pretty much every season since, were having trouble fielding a major-league caliber outfield.[…]
From the Collection: Louis Head, rp, Tampa Bay Rays
Relief pitcher Louis Head was drafted in the 18th round by the Cleveland Indians in 2012. He was a very good bullpen arm while moving up through the Cleveland organization, and seemed like he had the potential to make the big leagues at some point. But in 2018 he struggled[…]
From the Collection: Juan Hillman, sp, Cleveland Indians
Starting pitcher Juan Hillman was drafted by the Indians in the 2nd round of the 2015 draft. He was rated one of the Indians top 15 prospects in both 2016 and 2017, but he he struggled at Low-A in both 2017 and 2018 and fell off the prospect map. This[…]
From the Collection: Fausto Carmona, sp, Cleveland Indians
Fausto Carmona–or Roberto Hernandez, however you want to remember him–did not have a particularly impressive career. Over 11 seasons he went 71-99 with a 4.60 ERA/89 OPS+. He was selected to one All-Star game, in 2010. But there will always be 2007. That season Carmona went 19-8 with a 3.06[…]
From the Collection: Omar Vizquel, ss, Cleveland Indians
Years ago Omar Vizquel did a private signing, and I sent three of these 2007 Heritage cards in to get signed. They came out pretty well–this being the best of the three. Omar had a heck of a career: 24 seasons in the big league, three All-Star selections, and 11[…]