Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Throwback Thursday Tanner

Topps did Throwback Thursday a little differently this year, focusing on building sets over the course of a few weeks instead of one different set each week.  For my first pickup of the year, I grabbed this:


Tanner Houck was Boston's first round draft pick in 2017 and made his Major League debut in 2020.  He made the most of his brief call-up, going 3-0 with a 0.53 ERA, 21 strikeouts and nine walks in 17 innings pitched.  Naturally, this grabbed the attention of Topps and Houck appears in a lot of sets this year.

2021 saw Houck spend a significant amount of time in the minors.  He appeared in 18 games with Boston though, going 1-5 with a 3.52 ERA, striking out 87 and walking 21 in 69 innings.  He notched his first Major League save.  Houck is expected to be a big part of the pitching staff in 2022, whether that is in the rotation or bullpen remains to be seen. 

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