Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
Ryan Garko was always great hitter. He hit .350/.446/.591 during his four years at Stanford–including .380 his senior season. Despite his terrible glove, the Indians took him in the 3rd round of the 2003 draft. In 2004 he hit .330/.412/.565 between three levels, and was the Indians MiLB Player of[…]
Josh Hader is a really good closer. Last season he pitched 75.2 innings for the Brewers, and only allowed 41 hits while striking out 138. Good for an 2.62 ERA/170 ERA+. He also got his second All-Star team selection. Standard Pitching Year Age Tm W L ERA G GF SV[…]
I don’t much care for the Yankees. But I do like Aaron Judge. Even though he was a first-round pick by the Yankees in 2013 (32nd overall), I don’t think anyone was expecting THIS kind of production.
Despite that year with the Cubs…I really like Ben Zobrist. He has had a really great career and easily one of the more interesting players of the 2000s. Drafted in the 6th round by the Houston Astros in 2004 He was Top 20 prospect with the Astros, who thought that[…]
Josh Bell was the Pirates 2nd round pick of the 2011 draft out of Dallas Jesuit College Prep. While moving up through the Pirates organization he was considered one of the better prospects in baseball. Between 2011 and 2016 he was ranked one of the Pirates Top 10 prospects six[…]
Nolan Arenado is one of my favorite players. I feel…compelled…to grab his autograph if it is a good deal. A fellow collector was selling a few extra’s that he had gotten in person, and I jumped. Arenado is clearly on a path to the Hall of Fame. But there is[…]
This card–2004 Bowman Heritage–I pulled myself back in 2005. I have tried to get it signed a couple of times and finally lucked out this past spring. Eric Chavez was the 10th overall pick of the 1996 MLB draft, selected by the Athletics out of high school. I always forget[…]
I had my eye on this card for a while and was able to snag it for roughly $5. Considering how tough he is to get, I think think it was a pretty good deal. The 2011 Heritage is actually one of my least favorite heritage sets to get signed,[…]
Josh Reddick has always kind of been a favorite of mine. He is not the friendliest guy in the world when it comes to autographs, which takes some of the fun out of things. Reddick has had a very nice career, especially considering he was a 17th round pick (Red[…]
Nolan Arenado is a very good baseball player. This season he hit .297/.374/.561 with 38 HR while also playing Gold Glove defense. He ended the season #3 in MVP voting, the fourth year in a row that he was in the Top 10. I have a couple Arenado autographs, but[…]