From the (Spring) Field: Bowman HeritageCleveland Guardians
Three neat Bowman Heritage cards from Arizona showed up this past week.
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 (Spring Training) Field: Tim Herrin, p, Cleveland Guardians
Cleveland relief pitcher Tim Herrin was drafted in the 29th round of the 2018 draft out of the University of Indiana. He has never once been rated in Baseball America as one of Cleveland’s Top 30 prospects, and chances are you have never heard of him.
From the (Spring Training) Field: Cody Morris, p, Cleveland Guardians
Pitcher Cody Morris was drafted by Cleveland in the 7th round of the 2018 draft out of South Carolina. Over the last couple of seasons, he has become one of the organization’s top pitching prospects. In 2022, he made his MLB debut and more than held his own against big league hitters.
New Arrival: Ellis Burks, of, Cleveland Guardians
Card: 2013 Topps Archives Ellis Burks Autograph … Do you know who was a pretty good baseball player? Ellis Burks. … Back in 2000, when Cleveland knew that it was not going to be able to resign Manny Ramirez, signed free agent outfielder Ellis Burks to a three-year, $20 million[…]
From the Collection: Emmanuel Clase, p, Cleveland Guardians
Last season Clase had one of the most dominant seasons of any closer in franchise history: he lead the league in appearances (77), games finished (67), and saves (42). He finished the year with a 1.36 ERA and 281 ERA+ and was selected to his first All-Star game.
From the Collection: Sean Murphy, c, Oakland Athletics
I am always excited when an Oakland player lands with the Guardians. Oakland has always been my second favorite team (and I still think they have the best-looking uniforms in baseball), so it’s kind of neat to see a guy wear both uniforms.
From the Collection: Kyle Muller, p, Oakland Athletics
This morning the Atlanta Braves shipped pitcher Kyle Muller to the Oakland Athletics as part of a massive, three-team trade centered around Oakland catcher Sean Murphy.
New Arrival: Sam Hentges, rp, Cleveland Guardians
Sam Hentges was Cleveland’s 4th round pick of the 2014 draft out of high school in Minnesota. He made the majors in 2021 and had a rough go of it, going 1-4 with a 6.68 ERA/64 ERA+ as both a starter and relief arm. He was only 24, but it[…]
New Arrival: Joey Cantillo, sp, Cleveland Guardians
SP Joey Cantillo is one of Cleveland’s better pitching prospects, ranking the organization’s #15 prospect entering the season. This is cool since not only is he in my hometown’s organization, but he was originally drafted by the Padres in the 16th round of the 2017 draft out of High School in Kailua, Hawaii. I actually got his autograph at a University of Hawaii game in 2016.
New Arrival: Bryan Shaw, rp, Cleveland Guardians
You could write a book about Bryan Shaw’s career in Cleveland. Good and bad.