Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
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.[…]
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[…]
I am really bummed out about the Yandy Diaz trade. This season he hit .312/.375/.422 over 109 at-bats–good for a 115 OPS+. I know that he was not a traditional power hitter because of his low launch angle, but considering his exit velocity it’s not like he is having to[…]
I am pretty excited to add this autograph to my collection. Despite being from Hawaii…I really like Augustana, a D-2 team from South Dakota. Two years ago they came through the islands to play Hawaii Pacific. That Augustana team was not considered contenders, though they did garner a couple pre-season votes[…]
Alberto Guerrero was signed as an international free agent by Marlins in July 2014 out of Panama. This season he spent all of 2018 at Low-A pitching out of the rotation. He more than held his own: over 69.2 innings he only allowed 61 hits while striking out 63. Good for a[…]