Travis Foley spent 7 seasons working his way all the way up to the AAA level as a relief pitcher, before hitting a wall in 2007.  He never made it to the Major Leagues.

2002 Topps Traded and Rookies:

1. #T148 Cristian Guerrero (Prospects)
2. #T147 Brandon Claussen (Prospects)
3. #T143 Chance Caple (Prospects)
4. #T140 Wily Mo Pena (Prospects)
5. #T139 Eddie Rogers (Prospects)
6. #T135 Angel Berroa (Prospects)
7. Gold #T186 Travis Foley (Serial#1684/2002) (Prospects)
8. Chrome Traded #T244 Tony Fontana (Prospects)
9. Chrome Traded #T87 Cliff Floyd
10. #T102 Todd Van Poppel

“This husky catcher belted two homers and a double in a 7-1 rout of the Cubs on June 30, 2001.”

2002 Topps Series 2:

1. #550 Ken Griffey Jr.
2. #456 Eric Owens
3. #441 Jon Garland
4. #476 Steve Trachsel
5. Gold #381 Kelly Stinnett (Serial#0619/2002)
6. #705 Greg Maddux (Gold Glove)
7. #440 Adam Dunn (Topps All-Star Rookie)
8. #454 Aaron Rowand
9. #595 Tim Salmon
10. #638 Julian Tavarez

Goodbye Texas, Hello California!

2002 Topps Traded and Rookies:

1. #T240 Ronald Acuna (Prospects)
2. #T215 Tim Kalita (Prospects)
3. #T232 Hansel Izquierdo (Prospects)
4. #T218 C.J. Wilson (Prospects) (Rookie)
5. #T243 Ryan Church (Prospects)
6. #T199 Ryan Doumit (Prospects)
7. #T224 Corwin Malone (Prospects)
8. Chrome Traded #T144 Ben Howard (Prospects)
9. Chrome Traded #T83 Vicente Padilla
10. #T78 Brad Fullmer

He’s a good hitter in AAA, but struggles to hit more than .200 at the Major League level.

2002 Topps Series 2:

1. #478 Ismael Valdes
2. #388 Dennis Cook
3. #369 Ron Gant
4. #576 Greg Colbrunn
5. #695 Dan Johnson (Draft Picks)
6. #713 Larry Walker (Gold Glove)
7. #606 Woody Williams
8. #679 Chris Tritle (Prospects)
9. #590 Tim Hudson
10. #397 Dave Mlicki

Ichiro:  .350

Giambi: .342

Alomar: .336

2002 Topps Series 1:

1. #155 Omar Daal
2. #301 Charlie Manuel (Manager)
3. #324 Nic Jackson (Prospects)
4. #159 Deivi Cruz
5. #329 Gabe Gross (Draft Picks)
6. #337 Ichiro/Jason Giambi/Roberto Alomar (League Leaders)
7. #188 Craig Biggio
8. #131 Jose Macias
9. #112 Dan Wilson
10. #93 Esteban Loaiza
11. #77 Kevin Appier

Did I accidentally open up a pack of minor league cards here?  The only two legit Major Leaguers in this pack (as of 2001) are Kohlmeier and Fogg.  The rest are Rookie Leaguers and Single-A players, except for Chapman, who was in AA.

2002 Topps Traded and Rookies:

1. #T153 Brian West (Prospects) (Rookie)
2. #T264 Gerald Smiley (Prospects) (Rookie)
3. #T151 Justin Huber (Prospects) (Rookie)
4. #T259 Travis Chapman (Prospects) (Rookie)
5. #T187 Nathan Kaup (Prospects) (Rookie)
6. #T255 Shawn Riggans (Prospects) (Rookie)
7. Chrome Traded #T142 Colin Young (Prospects) (Rookie)
8. Chrome Traded #T43 Ryan Kohlmeier
9. #T86 Josh Fogg

“While Ichiro wowed the USA with his speed (56 SBs) and bat (242 hits) in 2001, he also did a fair imitation of Roberto Clemente in right field.  The Japanese sensation committed just one error in 342 chances, and showed off one of the game’s greatest rocket-launchers.  Ichiro threw out eight runners and forced numerous others to hit the brakes.  In addition to the AL MVP Award, he accepted a Gold Glove.”

Ichiro is now a 7-time Nippon Professional Baseball Golden Glove Award winner and a 10-time MLB Gold Glove Award winner.

2002 Topps Series 2:

1. #469 Rod Barajas
2. #402 Kyle Lohse
3. #535 Ruben Sierra
4. #682 Jason Botts (Prospects) (Rookie)
5. #694 David Bacani (Draft Picks) (Rookie)
6. #704 Ichiro (Gold Glove)
7. #518 Matt Clement
8. #496 Bill Haselman
9. #660 New York Yankees (Team Card)
10. #657 Minnesota Twins (Team Card)

Wow, ripping 2002 Topps Traded and Rookies is like ripping a pack of minor league baseball cards!

2002 Topps Traded and Rookies:

1. #T195 Jason Bulger (Prospects) (Rookie)
2. #T233 Franklyn German (Prospects) (Rookie)
3. #T230 Chris Duffy (Prospects) (Rookie)
4. #T217 Jim Kavourias (Prospects) (Rookie)
5. #T112 Alejandro Cadena (Prospects) (Rookie)
6. #T246 Brad Bouras (Prospects) (Rookie)
7. #T204 Chris Narveson (Prospects) (Rookie)
8. Chrome Traded #T191 Clint Weibl (Prospects) (Rookie)
9. Chrome Traded #T42 Darren Lewis
10. #T45 Omar Daal