Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
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[…]
I have been a fan of Brock Deatherage since he came through Hawaii with NC State back in 2018. He did not have a great junior season, but he was clearly a talented player who was primed for a monster senior season. And it was. He hit .307/.397/.548 with[…]
The Cleveland Indian’s don’t have a lot to be excited about this season. But they do have Shane Bieber, and that is something. This season he is 2-1 with a 3.16 ERA/1.03 WHIP. Over 37 innings he has only allowed 26 walks while striking out 42. He is arguably one[…]
Grayson Greiner was drafted by the Tigers in the 3rd round of the 2014 draft out of the University of South Carolina. He made his major league debut this past season and hit .219/.328/.281 over 96 at-bats with the big league club. Good for a 70 OPS+. Coming out of[…]
Andrew Calica was drafted in the 11th round of the 2016 draft out of UC Santa Barbra. I was lucky enough to snag him prior to him getting drafted when USB came rolling through Hawaii in 2016. Since going pro he has moved steadily through the system, advancing[…]
Sean Reynolds was drafted by the Marlins in the 4th round of 2016 draft out of high school. This season he hit .193/.306/.441 in low-A, which is not really all that great. The strikeouts are a problem. in 270 at-bats he struck out 133 times. Though he did have 42 walks, so[…]
Chris Ray was a 3rd round pick of the Orioles in 2003, out of William and Mary. Made the majors in 2005 and was stunning–40.2 innings of relief work to the tune of a 2.66 ERA/1.279 WHIP/164 ERA+. The next season he was the Baltimore closer and continued to pitch well.[…]