Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Tonight’s starting pitcher is William Gaston! 🇨🇺 La Habana, Cuba 🆚 @EverettAquaSox pic.twitter.com/LBL9pgL8fF — Vancouver Canadians (@vancanadians) July 10, 2019 William Gaston was signed by the Blue Jays in December 2018 as a minor league free agent. Gaston spent most of the season in extended spring training, then was[…]
Aaron Schunk was drafted by the Rockies in the 2nd round of the 2019 draft out of the University of Georgia. With the 62nd pick of the 2019 #MLBDraft, the @Rockies select @BaseballUGA 3B Aaron Schunk: https://t.co/OHooNe2EPu pic.twitter.com/xdnFcEm3zx — MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) June 4, 2019 He was assigned to short-season[…]
Very neat card: 2002 Grandstand Cliff Lee, his first minor league card. Lee went 7-2 with a 3.23 ERA with Harrisburg in 2002. In June that season he would be involved in one of the biggest–and best–trades in Cleveland Indians history. The Montreal Expos traded Brandon Phillips, Grady Sizemore and[…]
Nolan Jones is one of the Indians best position prospects. Jones was drafted by the Indians in the 2nd round of the 2016. Drafted out of Holy Ghost Prep HS, Philadelphia. He is having another fine season in the Cleveland organization, hitting .273/.409/.438 with 14 HR between high-A and AA[…]
Ethan DeCaster was drafted in the 18th round by the Detroit Tigers in 2018 out of Duke. In 2018 he played at four levels–from Rookie League to Advanced High A-ball. And with good reason: over 32 innings of relief work he only allowed 19 hits and struck out 39–good for[…]
Garrett Cooper was drafted by the Brewers in the sixth round of 2013 draft out of Auburn. He was a decent enough minor league hitter, but as never rated as a Top 30 prospect. Which is weird in retrospect. In 2017 the Brewers traded him to the Yankees in July[…]
Anthony Vizcaya is a pitcher in the Twins organization. I am not sure he is really a prospect, but he is interesting. He was signed as an international free agent by Indians in March 2012. He would spend three seasons in the organization, pitching terribly and never advancing to any[…]
Luis Escobar was signed as an international free agent by Pirates in July 2013. He made his major league debut earlier this season. Over 42.2 innings in AAA he has allowed 36 hits while striking out 46. Good for a 3.59 ERA/1.453 WHIP. He has always been a strikeout machine:[…]
Got this card this week from a consignment deal. Cal Stevenson is having a great season in high-A, hitting .295/.385/.389 with 5 HR. At 22 he is a shade under the league average age. The Blue Jays drafted him in the 10th round of the 2018 draft out of the[…]
Andrew Vaughn is a very good baseball player. This past June he was drafted 3rd overall by the Chicago White Sox out of Cal. This season at Cal he hit .374/.539/.704 with 60 walks compared to just 33 strikeouts. He also hit 15 home runs and has 50 career dingers,[…]