Red Back Rookies
Written by Steve on December 20th, 2008
2007 Topps Generation Now #GN310 Hanley Ramirez
2007 Topps series 2:
- #503 Jeff Cirillo
- #640 Kei Igawa (Rookie)
- #364 Conor Jackson
- #408 Kevin Millar
- #343 Shin-Soo Choo
- Generation Now #GN310 Hanley Ramirez
- Red Back #633 Juan Perez (Rookie)
- Red Back #627 Andy Cannizaro (Rookie)
- #526 Derek Lowe
- #620 Garrett Atkins
Geez, they have 51 of these Hanley Ramirez Generation Now cards?
I got a bunch of rookies in this pack. Since these are 2007 cards, I can’t check and see how the players ended their careers, but I can see what they’ve been up to in 2008.
Kei Igawa
Spent most of 2008 playing on the AAA Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees, where he went 14-6 with a 3.45 ERA. Was called up to the Yankees in May, where he struggled through only 4 innings, giving up 13 hits and 6 runs while striking out nobody.
Juan Perez
The Pirates released Perez in March 2008, and he then signed a contract with the AAA Indianapolis Indians where he pitched the rest of the season with some success. In AAA ball he struck out 35 batters in less than 23 innings.
Andy Cannizaro
Andy Cannizaro had one plate appearance for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008 (and nothing spectacular happened during that appearance). He played most of the season with the AAA Durham Bulls batting only .240 with 1 HR. In August, he was traded to the Indians and assigned to the AAA Buffalo Bisons, where he performed much better, hitting .321 with 3 HR.