TTM Success - Steven Duggar

My buddy Drake approached me recently regarding a signing with Steven Duggar.  I searched my boxes and sent him a stack of Duggar cards; he sent me back a few signed.

I got a 2022 Topps Update (top), a 2015 Bowman (above left) and a 2015 Bowman Chrome (above right) back from the signing.  Duggar signed all of the cards in blue paint pen.

Duggar (b. 1993) played in the majors from 2018 to 2022 for the Giants, Rangers and Angels.  He had 183 hits, 14 home runs and a .236 batting average. 

I mailed the cards out on July 23 and got the cards back on November 1, for a 101-day TAT.  I forgot what I paid for the signing. 

TTM Success - John Gant

While these cards sat in my to-be-blogged stack, I actually met and got John Gant to sign in person on our road trip to Iowa this summer.  These cards shown on this post came in before that because I sent to Gant TTM.  I didn't know that I'd meet him later in the summer.  I was happy to get my 2014 Bowman purple parallel signed, however.  This card had been floating around my boxes for some time.

I also got a 2016 Topps Update and 2021 Topps Update signed.  Both of these turned out nicely.

Finally, here is a 2022 Topps Update that Gant signed.  I'm glad he signed all four in blue Sharpie. 

Gant (b. 1992) played in the majors from 2016 to 2021 for the Braves, Cardinals and Twins.  He has a record of 24-26 with 325 strike outs and a 3.89 ERA.  Since 2021, Gant has bounced around a bit.  He didn't play in 2022 or 2024; but spent 2023 in Japan while playing in independent ball briefly this season and then having his contract purchased by the Royals, who assigned him to Omaha.

I mailed to Gant on April 28 and got the cards back on May 13 for a 15-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Matt Brash

Another TTM success came in recently, this time from Mariners pitcher, Matt Brash.  I was able to get the above 2022 Panini Capstone signed, which turned out nicely.

I also got a 2022 Topps Update, 2022 Topps Update Chrome and 2022 Topps Update Chrome purple parallel signed.  All of the cards look great.

Brash (b. 1998) has played in the majors since 2022 for the Mariners.  He has arecofd of 13-8 with 153 strike outs and a 3.93 ERA.

I mailed to Brash via Mariners camp on February 11 and got the cards back on April 1, for a 49-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Curt Casali

This TTM success from Curt Casali was another return from Spring Training this season.  I was able to get signed cards back from a few Topps Update series (2021, above; and 2020 and 2022, below).

Casali (b. 1988) has played in the majors since 2014 for the Rays, Reds, Giants and Mariners.  He has 277 hits, 47 home runs and a .220 batting average.

I mailed to Casali on February 13 via Reds camp and got the cards back on March 14, for a 29-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Ryan Pepiot

There are quite a few people who don't like Panini products because they don't have team logos.  Me, I don't mind as much, as long as the card is a nice product.  2022 Panini Capstone was a nice-looking product, and I was glad to add a second card from that set to my autograph album.  The card in question is the above card I got back TTM from Ryan Pepiot.  I got the card, and three others, back from Spring Training.

I got Pepiot's 2022 Topps Update, 2022 Topps Update Chrome and 2022 Topps Update Chrome purple parallel signed.  All of the cards turned out nicely.

Pepiot (b. 1997) played for the Dodgers last season.  He had a record of 3-0 with 42 strike outs and a 3.47 ERA.  Pepiot has been on the DL since April with an oblique strain.

I mailed to Pepiot on February 11 and got the cards back on March 10, for a 27-day TAT.

Some 50-50s and Spring Training Autos From Gerard

Stacks of signed cards from sources other than TTMs continue to pile up on my desk.  I need to scan and post a bit more frequently to catch up, or I will remain behind on scanning and cropping for a long time.  I wanted to go ahead and get these cards from Gerard onto the blog, since I still had a team bag full of these cards he got done for me last season.  I combined these Red Sox cards from last year with the Rays cards he got signed for me recently at Spring Training, and hae a lot of stuff to add to the autograph album.

Gerard helped me finish off some Carolina League Top Prospects cards from a couple seasons ago with the above Jarren Duran and Bran Mats.  I was also glad to get a 2021 Heritage Minors Hudson Potts signed, and the Bryan Mata 2018 Bowman Chrome refractor.  I also enjoyed that he got me the 2019 Bowman Heritage Mata at the top of the post.  I really like that set, and was glad to add another of those to the album.

I may have seen Durbin Feltman with Salem or Greenville, but I don't remember, so it was nice to add these three to the album.  I know I saw Cameron Cannon, but I'm still glad to get a few extras of him, as well.

Getting cards from 2018 Bowman is starting to get tougher, as a lot of those guys have moved up and on from the teams I see, or they are now out of baseball.  It's funny how quickly a card set can get, maybe not obsolete, but out of the forefront of what you're seeing in a current season's autograph book.

When Gerard told me he could take some Rays for Spring Training, I was excited to get this 2022 Bowman Chrome green shimmer refractor of Curtis Mead signed.  The card is awesome, and I almost couldn't find it before I sent the package off.  Thankfully, I found it in the last place I looked and got it into the package.

I had hoped that this was a 2021 Topps Charlie Culberson, and not a Topps Update, because I have only 9 2021 Topps in my autograph album.  I don't count updated toward my Topps statistics, but this one is, in fact, an Update.  Oh well.  I still like the card, it just won't run my numbers for 2021 Topps into double digits.  I did send a bunch of 2021s to Spring Training for TTMs, but results from those have been super slow.

Gerard helped me get some generic team cards into the album by getting these 2010 Topps Tampa Bay Rays cards signed.  From left, Jordan Qsar, Kevin Kelly and Colton Brewer.

He also helped me get a few cards out of my box for older prospects cards like the 2014 Topps Heritage Minors Daniel Robertson, a 2018 Bowman Michael Mercado and a 2019 Bowman Logan Driscoll.

Finally, a couple more older cards with a 2016 Bowman Nick Burdi and a 2019 Midwest League All Star Niko Hulsizer.  He also helped me get a 2022 Topps Update Chrome purple Rene Pinto and a 2022 Topps Update Rene Pinto signed.

Thanks for getting all of these cards signed for me, Gerard.  This was a good start to this season's 50/50s for the two of us, and I look forward to what else we can get ink on this season.