1991 Topps Traded:

1. #129T Willie Wilson
2. #103T Tom Runnells (Manager)
3. #74T Candy Maldonado
4. #82T Jack Morris
5. #113T Kennie Steenstra (Team USA)
6. #20T Joe Carter
7. #122T David Tuttle (Team USA)

2005 Topps Updates & Highlights:

July 12, 2001:  Barry Bonds hits home run number 534, tying Jimmie Fox for 10th on the all-time list.

1. #UH82 Javier Vazquez
2. #UH230 D.J. Houlton (First Year)
3. #UH288 Scott Mitchinson (First Year)
4. #UH56 Alex Sanchez
5. #UH234 Russ Martin (First Year)
6. #UH278 Jake Postlewait (First Year)
7. Barry Bonds Home Run History #BB534 Barry Bonds
8. #UH208 Miguel Montero (Futures Game All-Star) (First Year)
9. #UH201 Mark Teixeira (Home Run Derby)
10. #UH114 Alex Rodriguez (Season Highlights)

2012 Topps Series 1 jumbo pack:

1. #180 Mariano Rivera
2. #240 David Wright
3. #204 Tom Gorzelanny
4. #248 Stephen Drew
5. #44 Edwin Jackson
6. #2 Trevor Cahill
7. #153 Mark Melancon
8. #48 Wade Davis
9. #317 Tyler Chatwood
10. #258 Jon Jay
11. #39 James Loney
12. #323 Jason Isringhausen
13. #132 Will Venable
14. #61 Daniel Bard
15. #201 Doug Fister
16. #272 Nyjer Morgan (World Series)
17. #273 David Freese
18. #45 Jhoulys Chacin
19. #181 Jose Reyes/Ryan Braun/Matt Kemp (League Leaders)
20. #324 Alex Rodriguez/Jim Thome/Jason Giambi (Active Leaders)
21. #136 Casey McGehee
22. #130 Asdrubal Cabrera
23. #239 Miguel Cabrera/Michael Young/Adrian Gonzalez (League Leaders)
24. #159 Chipper Jones/Albert Pujols/Todd Helton (Active Leaders)
25. Gold Sparkle #136 Casey McGehee
26. Golden Moments #GM-6 Red Schoendienst
27. Golden Greats #GG-73 Babe Ruth
28. Gold Standard #GS-10 Reggie Jackson
29. Gold Futures #GF-14 Mike Stanton
30. 1987 Topps Minis #TM-34 Josh Johnson
31. Golden Giveaway #GGC-10 Sandy Koufax
32. Timeless Talents #TT-10 Ryne Sandberg/Dan Uggla
33. #191 Angel Pagan
34. #94 Logan Forsythe
35. #196 Matt Joyce
36. #51 Alcides Escobar
37. #30 Derek Jeter
38. #228 Brent Lillibridge
39. #96 Grady Sizemore
40. #18 Colby Lewis
41. #328 John Lackey
42. #148 Chris Getz
43. #327 Mark Kotsay
44. #78 Erick Aybar
45. #139 Scott Sizemore
46. #108 Albert Pujols (World Series)
47. #220 Jay Bruce
48. #5 Desmond Jennings
49. #225 Michael Pineda
50. #217 Texas Rangers (Team Card)

I bought a bunch of autographs last week for cheap on Beckett.  These are all autographs of players who at one point were top prospects, but perhaps their careers didn’t quite pan out as hoped.  Daniel Moskos and L.J. Hoes are still early in their careers though, so they still have a shot at someday being stars.  I bought each of these autographs for $2-$4.

1998 Best Autographs Player of the Year #9 Billy Koch

1999 Team Best Autographs #3 Michael Barrett

2000 SP Top Prospects Chirography #AE Alex Escobar

2000 Team Best Rookies Autographs #13 Sean Burroughs

2007 SP Rookie Edition Autographs #101 Joaquin Arias

2008 TRISTAR PROjections Autographs #153 Daniel Moskos

2008 USA Baseball Junior National Team Signatures Blue #UE5 L.J. Hoes

1988 Topps:

Matt Nokes played 11 seasons in the Major Leagues 1985-1995.  His best season was his rookie season in 1987, when he batted .289 with 32 home runs, made it to the All-Star Game, and won a Silver Slugger award.  Injuries ended his Major League career, but he continued playing professional baseball in the minor leagues until 2002 as a player/coach.

Matt now runs a hitting clinic near his hometown of San Diego, California.

1. #384 Neil Allen
2. #276 Luis Salazar
3. #151 Bob Knepper
4. #291 Houston Astros (Team Card)
5. #293 Doug Jones
6. #298 Milt Thompson
7. #130 Buddy Bell
8. #92 Len Matuszek
9. #488 Andy McGaffigan
10. #645 Matt Nokes (Topps All-Star Rookie)
11. #609 Minnesota Twins (Team Card)
12. #461 Danny Darwin
13. #305 Steve Sax
14. #228 Wallace Johnson
15. #386 Don Mattingly (All-Star)

2001 Topps Traded & Rookies:

“Cal belted Homer his 1st At-Bat of season, 4-5-82.”

1. #T24 Jose Mesa
2. #T14 Shawon Dunston
3. #T4 Derek Bell
4. #T262 Gabe Gross (Rookie Card)
5. #T260 Bronson Sardinha (Rookie Card)
6. #T265 Kenny Baugh (Rookie Card)
7. #T256 Brad Hennessey (Rookie Card)
8. #T105 Cal Ripken (Reprint)
9. Chrome Traded #T2 Kevin Appier
10. Chrome Traded #T26 John Rocker

1999 Topps Series 1:

“Edgar’s .356 AVG in ’95 is a designated hitter record.”

1. #84 Mike Caruso (Topps All-Star Rookie)
2. #151 Bob Wickman
3. #117 Jeff Fassero
4. #54 Chris Gomez
5. #190 Edgar Martinez
6. #238 Scott Brosius (World Series Highlights)
7. #135 Cal Eldred
8. #178 Todd Jones
9. #26 Ken Hill
10. #171 Jerry DiPoto
11. #145 Brett Tomko

I made a bunch of trades recently for base cards towards completing my Topps complete sets and for current (and former) prospect autographs in my Prospects binder.

TRADE #1

Two 1990 Topps Traded cards

- FOR -

15 1987 Topps cards

Thanks Charles!

TRADE #2

2009 Topps Career Best Autographs #CBA-PN Pat Neshek (Autograph)

- FOR -

2008 Upper Deck Inkredible #INK-CP Corey Patterson (Autograph)

Thanks Rhubarb_Runner!

TRADE #3

2011 Topps Glove Manufactured Leather Nameplates #MGL-NR Nolan Ryan (Serial#80/99) (Manufactured Glove Relic)

- FOR -

2008 Upper Deck Premier Signature Premier #SP-LH Luke Hochevar (Serial#30/45) (Autograph)

2009 Ultimate Collection #102 Colby Rasmus (Serial#107/135) (Autograph)

Thanks Jose!