Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Brett Wallace was the 13th overall pick of 2008 draft, taken by the Cardinals out of Arizona State. In 2009 he was traded twice: July 2009: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Oakland Athletics in a package for for Matt Holliday. December 2009: Traded by the Oakland Athletics[…]
Pitcher Kade Strowd was drafted out of West Virginia University in the 12th round of the 2019 draft by Baltimore. His numbers in college were not great. Over three seasons he carried a 5.31 ERA/1.591 WHIP. And while he gave up plenty of hits and walks, he also struck out[…]
Jason Delay was drafted twice while playing at Vanderbilt University. 11th round pick in 2016 by the San Fransisco Giants 4th round pick in 2017 by the Pittsburgh Pirates He has not been a great hitter as a pro, with a career line of .237/.314/.340 with 11 HR. Despite a[…]
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 ball[…]
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[…]
George Valera came into this season rated the Indians #5 prospect. The ranking was based heavily on his tools and a brief showing in the Arizona League in 2018, where he hit .333/.409/.556 with one home run before going down with an injury. This season he opened the year in[…]
Jose Berrios just made his second All-Star team, his second in a row. He deserves it. This season he is 8-5 with a 3.00 ERA/1.111 WHIP/151 ERA+ over 117 innings. He has only allowed 117 hits while striking out 104. Berrios has turned into one of the best pitchers in[…]
I lucked out a couple of years ago and was able to get two Manny Ramirez autographs knocked out at a private signing. I was lucky–Ramirez decided to leave the signing early and quite a few things didn’t get signed. Manny Ramirez is going to have a tough time getting[…]
Tarik Skubal was drafted by the Tigers in the 9th round of the 2018 draft out of Seattle University. He has very good stuff, though injuries in college kept his draft stock depressed. Last season, while in the low minors, he put up very solid numbers in limited action: 22.1[…]
I have been a huge fan of Bobby Bradley since he was drafted by the Indians back in 2014 (3rd round high school pick). He was amazing his first year in the pros, hitting .361/.426/.652 with 8 HR in the AZL and putting himself immediately on the prospect map. The[…]