Monday, October 15, 2018

Another High Numbers Break

I had very good luck with this last time out, so I thought I would try it again.  Gotta do something to pass the time until I can finally see who will be in Topps Update this year (hopefully Tzu-Wei Lin will appear again).  There are still a number of cards yet to find from this set, and a lot of them are players not well-represented in my collection.

Here is my Red Sox wantlist from the set:

Base: Brian Johnson, Joe Kelly, Mitch Moreland, Carson Smith, Blake Swihart, Marcus Walden

Base SP: Eduardo Nunez

Chrome: J.D. Martinez, Eduardo Nunez

1969 Bazooka All Time Greats: Carl Yastrzemski

Combo Cards: Rafael Devers/Mookie Betts

Now & Then: Mookie Betts

Rookie Performers: Rafael Devers

And now for the break:
Austin Barnes (Dodgers: 1)
Mike Soroka (Braves: 1)
Tyler Naquin (Indians: 1)
Dwight Smith Jr. (Blue Jays: 1)  I had no idea about this second-gen Blue Jays player.
Braxton Lee (Marlins: 1)  
P.J. Conlon (Mets: 1)
Ryan Flaherty (Braves: 2)
Sal Romano (Reds: 1)
Brandon Drury (Yankees: 1)  I remember how much hype he got when he was traded to the Yankees.  That, uh, did not work out.

Tomas Nido (Mets: 2)
Denard Span (Mariners: 1)
Jorge Soler (Royals: 1)
Freddy Peralta (Brewers: 1)
Yonny Chirinos (Rays: 1)
Bartolo Colon (Rangers: 1)
Mitch Garver (Twins: 1)
Joey Lucchesi Rookie Performers (Padres: 1)  Holy crap, a Padres card.  And an insert to boot.
Ichiro (Mariners: 2)  This is the SP from the pack.  Not bad.

Cody Bellinger Award Winners (Dodgers: 2)
Giancarlo Stanton/Aaron Judge Combo Card (Yankees: 2)  Ugh.
Clayton Richard (Padres: 2)  Wow.  Two Padres cards.  No Diamondbacks yet though.
Ronald Torreyes (Yankees: 3)
Mark Leiter (Phillies: 1)
Isiah Kiner-Falefa (Rangers: 2)
Jake Odorizzi (Twins: 2)
Juan Soto (Nationals: 1)  This is probably the best card from the break.
Matt Duffy (Rays: 2)

Shane Greene (Tigers: 1)
J.D. Davis (Astros: 1)
Seth Lugo (Mets: 3)
Matt Albers (Brewers: 2)  Once a pretty good reliever for the Red Sox.
Brian Goodwin (Nationals: 2)
David Peralta (Diamondbacks: 1)  There we go.  A Diamondbacks sighting.
Marcus Walden (Red Sox: 1)  I was getting worried.
Sergio Romo (Rays: 3)

So, that was not a great break.  A lot of not-so-great players here.  The SP is nice, and the Soto rookie is terrific.  I am happy that I pulled the Walden card.  He is the player I most wanted since this is his first Major League card.  The 29-year-old journeyman finally made his Major League debut this year after being drafted in 2007.  

Here is the updated team totals:
NEW YORK YANKEES: 45
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 43
CHICAGO CUBS: 41
BOSTON RED SOX: 39
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 39
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 33
SEATTLE MARINERS: 32
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS 32 (30 NATIONALS/2 EXPOS)
ATLANTA BRAVES: 31
TEXAS RANGERS: 31
HOUSTON ASTROS: 30
CINCINNATI REDS: 29
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 28
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 27
MINNESOTA TWINS: 27
NEW YORK METS: 27
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 26
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 26
COLORADO ROCKIES: 25
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 25
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 24
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 22
DETROIT TIGERS: 21
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 21
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 19
MIAMI MARLINS: 18
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 18
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 18
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 13
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 10
OTHER: 6

As usual, everything except the Red Sox card is available for trade.


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