Home of the Kit Pellow Fan Association

Collecting Cleveland Baseball Since 1982

Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.

New Arrival: Ozzie Albies, if, Atlanta Braves

I got this Ozzie Albies autograph from a signing that was held last month.  For whatever reason, Albies’ autograph always comes out streaky. My hope was that this would not be the case at a private signing. All things considered, I am very happy with the results. Standard Batting Year[…]

Read More

From the Field: Shogo Akiyama, of, Cincinnati Reds

Shogo Akiyama signed a 3-year, $21M deal with the Cincinnati Reds this past off-season. The 31-year old veteran has spent his entire nine-season career with the Seibu Lions the Nippon Professional Baseball Organization. He was very good. In Japan, he owns a career line of .301/.376/.454 with 116 HR. Five-time Pacific[…]

Read More

New Arrival: Ryan Conroy, p, Baltimore Orioles

Ryan Conroy was drafted by Orioles in the eighth round of the 2018 draft out of Elon University. He was a very effective starter in college, a role that Baltimore looks like they will try to keep him. In 2019 Conroy saw time at three levels, from Low-A to High-A,[…]

Read More

New Arrival: Shelton Perkins, p, Baltimore Orioles

Shelton Perkins was drafted in the 16th round (468th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2019, out of James Madison. He was an effective pen arm in college, a role that he would remain in as a pro. He was assigned to Low-A Aberdeen and got 17.2 innings of work[…]

Read More

From the Collection: Tony Wolters, c, Colorado Rockies

Tony Wolters was a very well thought of prospect moving up through the Indians system. From 2010-2014 he ranked as one of the Indian’s top prospects–as high as #8 in 2010. He as kind of a cool prospect since he could handle playing catcher or any middle infield position, which[…]

Read More