Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
From the Collection: Jimmy Journell, p, St. Louis Cardinals … Jimmy Journell is one of a couple dozen players from the 2000’s that I am fan of simply because they were highly touted when then came through the Pacific Coast League team that was in the city I was stationed[…]
I got this autograph back in 2016 when the University of Arizona Wildcats team was visiting Hawaii. Here were my notes about Bobby Dalbec at the time: Bobby Dalbec is probably the biggest draft prospect to come through Hawaii this season, being projected to be taken in the first 100 picks[…]
Austin Meadows was drafted in the 1st round (9th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2013 out a Georgia high school. It feels like he has been around forever. Mostly because you saw his name whenever you talked about Pirates top prospects. From 2013-2018 he consistently rated as one of[…]
This autograph was obtained during Spring Training 2018. I was really happy that the Indians were able to hold onto McKenzie through the trade deadline–he has the chance to play a major role in the Indians next contention window. Triston McKenzie was the 42nd overall pick of the Cleveland Indians[…]
Victor Robles is one of my favorite players in the National League–and easily my favorite Washinton National. I got the top card in 2016 and the bottom card on consignment during Spring Training this past season. The Nationals signed Robles for $225,000 in 2013, and he immediately became one of[…]
I saw Sheldon Neuse play here in Hawaii back in 2016. He was with Oklahoma at the time. A junior, he would hit .369/.465/.646 with 10 HR that season. He was a well thought of prospect. I got his autograph…but he did not seem thrilled about it. That June he[…]
As if it’s not bad enough that the Astros have a great team at the major league level, they also have a nice farm system. Fisher is a product of that system. Derek Fisher was drafted twice. Once in 2011 by the Rangers in the 6th round of the 2011[…]
Heliot Ramos was the Giants First Round pick–19th overall–of the 2017 draft, selected out of Leadership Christian Academy, Guaynabo, P.R. He was ranked the 30th best prospect in the draft by Baseball America. Ramos was the MVP of the 2016 Under Armour All-America Game. He has plus tools across the[…]
Will Benson was the 14th overall pick in the 2016 draft. He was a high school pick out of Atlanta, Georgia. Power is his game. He has a ton of it. The biggest issue is that he has problems making contact…and you can’t hit for power unless you can hit[…]
Micker Adolfo was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic by the White Sox, July 2, 2013. Adolfo is a well thought of prospect, ranking in the White Sox Top 30 every season since he was signed. That said, 2017 was an important campaign. Every year[…]