Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
From the Collection: Taylor Teagarden, c, Texas Rangers … Taylor Teagarden was a 3rd round pick of the Texas Rangers in 2005. He was a very good, glove-first prospect with excellent strike-zone discipline. He would have Tommy John surgery in 2006, but it did little to dim his prospect status.[…]
Drew Burres is a high school outfielder out of Georgia. As of early-May 2023, he is one of the top 100 prospects for the upcoming draft.
From the Field: Rocco Peppi, of, Long Beach State Baseball … Long Beach State is in town, and they have a couple of players that I was really excited to get. Rocco Peppi was high on that list. Last season, as a redshirt freshman, he hit .321 with 5 HR[…]
UC San Diego is visiting Hawaii this weekend. UCSD is one of the newest additions to the Big West and is also, as of today, sitting at the top of the conference. This is fun since they are only three seasons removed from being a DII team, though because of[…]
I do not normally do high school games here in Hawaii. But over the last couple seasons, Hawaii has been the home of quite a few very good prospects. Last season it was SS Aiva Arquette (St. Louis 2022), OF Beau Sylvester (Kamehameha-Kapalama 2022), and INF Wehiwa Aloy (Bladwin 2022).[…]
From the Field: Jared Quandt, of, University of Hawaii Baseball … Outfielder Jared Quandt is a redshirt sophomore at the University of Hawaii. In 2021 he put up very good numbers as a freshman, hitting .310 with a .412 OBP and 1 HR. Quandt missed the 2022 season due to[…]
Myles Smith is a freshman outfielder for UC Irvine baseball. He only got 48 at-bats this season, and while his average was a little low (.229), he has a solid .377 OBP. There is a lot to like in his game, and he will almost certainly become a full-time player[…]
Zach Neto had another great season at Campbell in 2022, hitting .405/.514/.774 with 15 HR. These numbers are pretty much in line with his 2021 numbers (.405/.488/.746) and illustrate why is one of the better hitting prospects in the Big South this season. Register Batting Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg[…]
UC Irvine’s Nathan Church is one of the better outfielders in the Big West this season. On the year he is hitting .319/.387/.442 with 3 HR. Perfect Game tagged him to the Big West Preseason All-Conference Team and rated him one of the Top 10 draft prospects for the 2022 draft.
I was so excited about Vanderbilt baseball coming to Hawaii. The team is filled with great players, and more than a few are going to being playing in the professional ranks someday soon. I had a few players I was particularly excited about, and infielder Carter Young was high on that list.