I Had No Idea These Cards Existed

I happened to be searching Ebay one day when I came across a card I had no idea even existed, and which, given my predilections, I HAD to grab.  And then I searched the seller's other Red Sox items and found two more that I HAD to grab.  And the seller had a deal if you purchased four so I just grabbed something else. 

1.  Naoyuki Uwasawa.  Uwasawa pitched all of two career Major League games.  And his numbers were not too bad, at least in the Majors.  He pitched four innings, striking out three and walking two.  He had a 2.25 ERA.  But, he was 30 years old, and his AAA numbers included a 7.78 ERA, which is not ideal.  Uwasawa originally came to the U.S. on a deal with the Rays, but Boston purchased his contract from them prior to the season.  I had to grab this because I grab relics and autos of completely random players.

2.  James Tibbs III.  I can't believe a card of Tibbs with the Red Sox even exists.  First of all, he never played in Boston.  Secondly, he was only in the Red Sox system for a couple of months.  He was part of the return for Rafael Devers in mid-June and then traded to the Dodgers in the Dustin May trade that I discussed yesterday at the trading deadline.  He played 30 games in the Red Sox system and hit .207/.319/.267 with one home run.  

3.  Kristian Campbell.  This is kind of the odd card out.  I have a fairly healthy number of cards of Campbell for a player with 67 Major League games under his belt.  In the minors this season, he hit .256/.383/.380 with eight homers and 51 RBIs.  He was playing much better down the stretch.  It's not unreasonable to believe he could still make an impact at the Major League level.

4.  Grady Sizemore.  This is the card that started it all.  A Grady Sizemore relic with the Red Sox?  I had to grab it.  Sizemore was a Hall of Fame-level talent who was completely ruined by injuries.  From 2005 through 2008 he hit .281/.372/.496 with 107 homers, 325 RBIs and 115 stolen bases.  He had missed two full seasons when the Red Sox gave him a flyer.  He homered on Opening Day and looked like he might be back, but he hit .216/.288/.324 with two homers and 15 RBIs in 52 games and was released as Boston had a wealth of outfield prospects coming up.  He didn't play much better with the Phillies or Rays over the next two seasons as his comeback fell short.