Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
There were all acquired late in the season from consignments. Some neat stuff. Emilio Pagan, p, Oakland Athletics – 10th round pick of the Mariners back in 2013. Came to the A’s in 2017 as part of the Ryon Healy deal. He got 62 innings in with the big league[…]
J.B. Wendelken was drafted by the Red Sox in the 13th round of the 2012 draft out of Middle Georgia College. He has been part of two trades since then. In 2012 he was part of a three-team, six-player trade that saw him sent to the White Sox (the Red Sox[…]
Edwin Jackson was a 6th round pick of the Dodgers in 2001 and made the majors in 2003. He has had an interesting career. He has never been a lights-out pitcher, but he has been consistent. From 2007-2014 he averaged 184 innings with an ERA+ of 92. He never won[…]
Despite being contenders in 2018 the Athletics starting rotation was, for the most part, a dumpster fire. In an effort to help fortify the rotation down the stretch the A’s traded for Mike Fiers. Fiers was having a decent season with the Tigers–but most importantly was a warm body who[…]
Yusmeiro Petit was a very important part of the Athletics bullpen this season. He appeared in 74 games and went 7-4 with a 139 ERA+. He only had 76 K’s in 93 innings, but he only allowed 76 hits. This was his second strong season in a row coming out[…]
In 2013 Scott Kazmir signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians. He would go on to have a very nice season, going 10-9 with a 4.04 ERA/1.323 WHIP/94 ERA+ over 158 innings. He was no small reason why the Indians were able to sneak into the post-season as the[…]
I had a thing for Cespedes since the day he signed with the A’s. In 2014 I built a vacation around graphing the A’s in Cleveland–their roster was stacked with players that I liked, and they had a reputation as a decent signing team. I figured it would be a[…]
I have tried buying this card a couple times over the last year and finally got one for a good price. Clean design and an autograph that really pops. Chapman is a huge part of the 2018 Oakland team that has become a surprise contender in the American League West.[…]
Eli White. 2016 11th round pick out of Clemson. He is 24 and dominating AA pitching to the tune of .327/.416/.498 with 8 HR. Good enough to make the Texas League All-Star game. This was his second All-Star appearance–he was also selected to the 2016 NYPL team, Sean Murphy and[…]
I got this autograph a couple years ago when Oakland was visiting Cleveland, one of the few Oakland players who signed. Lowrie drafted in the 1st round of the 2005 draft by the Red Sox. He was 45th overall. He moved quickly through the system and made his major league[…]