Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
Brad Hand was traded by the Padres to the Indians last week. The Indians needed the pen help, so the price–losing their #1 prospect Fransisco Mejia–was worth it. I asked if anyone had any spare Hand cards, and was able to get all these from people on my message board[…]
Thinking about some ex-Indians that I really liked. Ben Broussard is on the shortlist. Drafted in 1999 in the 2nd round out of McNeese State University. He was a very well thought of infield prospect for the Reds and was compared to Sean Casey–he had a great hitting skill[…]
I grew up in Cleveland in the 90’s, and Bartolo Colon was a big part of those late 90’s and early-00’s Indians clubs. And he was even important to the post-Colon Indians since the club got a nice haul of prospects when he left–to include Grady Sizemore, Brandon Phillips and Cliff[…]
Jean Carlos Mejia was signed as an amateur free agent back in 2004. He sits in the low-90’s with a plus change-up. This is his second season in affiliate ball and his first in full-season low-A ball. He is more than holding his own. Through 30.1 innings he is carrying[…]