Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
… Mickey Vernon was an outstanding player who was arguably the top first baseman of the late 1940s and early 1950s. During his 20 seasons in the big leagues, he was selected to seven All-Star teams and collected two batting titles. Never a power hitter, his game was great contact[…]
New Arrival: Tim Herrin, p, Cleveland Guardians … Getting autographs of guys like Cleveland’s Tim Herrin can be more difficult than you might think. He was a 29th-round pick in 2018, so he was not immediately a top prospect. He was a solid relief pitcher in the minors, and by[…]
New Arrival: Kolby Allard, p, Cleveland Guardians … Kolby Allard signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Guardians this past February. Allard was not great in 2024. He bounced between the Phillies and their AAA club, and pitched to a roughly 5.00 ERA at both stops. Rough. But Cleveland[…]
New Arrival: Angel Genao, if, Cleveland Guardians … Angel Genao is one of Cleveland’s top prospects and routinely shows up on any list of the top 75 prospects in the game. Last season, the 20-year-old hit .330/.379/.499 between low and high-A, with 10 HR and 25 stolen bases. Solid numbers.[…]
The Cleveland Guardians drafted Braylon Doughty with the 36th overall pick of last season’s draft. I was happy to get his autograph on such a nice card, that way I don’t have to worry about trying to find some way to get him this season.
aseball is not always a fast game until it is. Example: infielder Spencer Horwitz.
From the Field: Eddie Taubensee, c, Cleveland Guardians … I am from Cleveland. I grew up watching those 90’s Cleveland baseball teams dominate the American League Central. Ed Taubensee played a big role in that success, though not quite how you might think. So it was thrilling to see that[…]
Outfielder Milton Bradley should have probably had a better career than he ended up with. … For a hot second, it was all working out. Cleveland traded for Bradley in 2001, hoping he could replace Kenny Lofton. Replacing Lofton is not a small order, considering he was one of the[…]
From the Field: Welbyn Francisca, ss, Cleveland Guardians … Guardians shortstop Welbyn Francisca is one of the organization’s top prospects. What’s especially nice with Francisca is that he is a toolsy 18-year-old that you don’t have to squint hard to see the potential, since he is already putting up the[…]
Infielder Alex Mooney (7th round, 2023) came into the 2024 season as one of Cleveland’s top 25 prospects. He put up great numbers with low-A Lynchburg (.729 OPS, 11 HR over 405 at-bats), but struggled on his promotion to high-A Lake County (.475 OPS and no homers over 66 at-bats).[…]