TTM Success - Rafe Schlesinger

Another 2024 Bowman Draft was added to the autograph album when I got this card back signed TTM from Rafe Schlesinger. The card turned out nicely.

Schlesinger (b. 2003) was a 4th round pick by the Guardians in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of the University of Miami (The U). He had played in the guardians system since 2024, reaching AA. He has a record of 8-13 with 197 strike outs and a 4.28 ERA.

I mailed to Schlesinget on January 10 and got the card back on March 10, for a 59-day TAT.

TTM Success - Griffin Herring

A pass through my Bowman box showed me this Griffin Herring 2024 Bowman Draft green parallel. I took a chance and sent this and a baseball card to him TTM and was lucky enough to get them back signed. 

Herring (b. 2003) was a 6th round pick by the Yankees in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Louisiana State. He has played in the minors since 2025 in the Yankees and Rockies systems, reaching AA so far. He has a record of 11-6 with 164 strike outs and a 2.12 ERA.

I mailed to Herring on January 14 and got the cards back on February 10 for a 27-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Nate Dohm

A straggler from my 2024 Bowman Draft TTM submissions came in recently from Nate Dohm.  The card turned out nicely.

Dohm (b. 2003) was a 3rd round pick in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Mississippi State.  He played in the Mets system this season, in Low and High A.  He has a record of 3-3 with 51 strike outs and a 2.95 ERA.

I mailed to Dohm on December 19 and got the card back on February 22 for a 65-day TAT.

May 18, 2025, Graphing of the Emperors at Grasshoppers

Last Sunday, I got a little bit of sunburn while knocking out some cards in Greensboro.  I went with the purpose of finally getting my 2022 Topps Pro Debut Maikol Escotto pink parallel signed.  I have missed that card several times and finally fot it signed.

The Rome Emperors were in town, and I got a few nice cards signed.  Unfortunately, the Emperors had several guys I needed on the IL.  It was still a productice trip.  

I had picked up the above 2022 Bowman Shalin Polanco (above, left) at the National a few years ago.  I remembered it last minute, and was able to locate it.  I was so glad to get it signed.  

In all, I got the following autographs: Garrett Baumann x 6, Herick Hernandez x 2, Justin Janas x 1, Adam Maier x 1, Ambioris Tavarez x 1, Maikoll Escotto x 2, Shalin Polanco x 1, Enmanuel Terrero x 3 and Lonnie White x 1 (18 total autographs). 

TTM Success - Aaron Parker

Here are a couple more 2024 Bowman Draft cards that I got signed TTM. These were signed by Aaron Parker.  He signed both cards in blue Sharpie, and they look very nice.

Parker (b. 2003) was a 6th round pick by the Blue Jays in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of UC Santa Barbara. He has played in the Blue Jays system since 2024 and began this season at high A Vancouver.  He has 19 hits, 5 home runs and a .218 average so far in his career.

I mailed to Parker on December 19 and got the cards back on January 21 for a 33-day TAT. 

April 1, 2025, Graphing of CENSORED at Crawdads

The bitterness is still fresh and the feelings remain raw, but I got over myself a little bit and saw the first ever Hub City Spartanburgers game when they took on the Hickory Crawdads in an exhibition game on Tuesday.  By the end of the game, I felt a lot better. Many of the former Down East Wood Ducks recognized me and acknowledged my feelings about the team folding.  One of the players who took the time to ask how I was doing and thank me for making the trip was Anthony Gutierrez.  Anthony is (by far) the single player who has signed the most cards for me.  Yes, I counted.  Anthony signed for me with no problem and was just super cool.  I was so glad to see him again.

Brock Porter was another guy who made sure to shake my hand and ask how i was doing.  Gleider Figuereo and Danyer Cueva also recognized Jesse and I as we were graping, and signed what we had.  I was glad to get the final Wood Ducks cards, my Figuereo and Cueva 2024 Topps Pro Debut. Pablo Guerrero also recognized us, which was really cool.  I'm glad he was included in 2024 Bowman Draft.

I googled Dalton Oence images, looked at them, looked up and immediately recognized him.  I was impressed that I recognized him and got this UNC card signed.

Another cool thing about the game is that I got to see my buddy Dugan at work.  He's the analytics guy for the Spartanburgers.  I've known Dugan since he was 14, having met him at a card show way back then.  Im really proud of him and am happy to see him living his dream by working in baseball.

In all, we got the following autographs: Pablo Guerrero x 3, Dalton Pence x 1, Brock Porter x 3, Casey Cook x 3, Danyer Cueva x 3, Dylan Dreiling x 1, Gleider Figuereo x 3 and Anthony Gutierrez x 8 (25 total autographs).

TTM Success - Fenwick Trimble

Another 2024 Bowman Draft that came back signed TTM was this one from Fenwick Trimble.  He personalized the card paired with a nice signature. 

Trimble (b. 2002) was a 4th round pick by the Marlins in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of JMU.  He made it to Low A Jupiter last season and had 31 hits, no home runs and a .258 batting average. 

I mailed to Trimble on December 16 and got the card back on January 16 for a 31-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Chris Cortez

The 2024 Bowman Draft TTMs are just about caught up.  This one was from Chris Cortez.  He signed my 2024 Bowman Draft Chrome and paper.  Both cards are nice but he doesn't have much of a signature. 

Cortez (b. 2002) was a 2nd round pick by the Angels during the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Texas A&M.  He has yet to make his professional debut. 

I mailed to Cortez on December 19 and got the cards back on January 15 for a 27-day TAT. 

TTM Success - John Spikerman

Even more 2024 Bowman Draft cards were added to the autograph album when this TTM success came in from Phillies Draft pick John Spikerman.

He signed both cards in black Sharpie.  They look pretty nice.  He has a decent signature for someone so young.  It seems that more and more of them end up with some jacked up sigs.

Spikerman (b. 2003) was a 3rd round pick by the Phillies in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of the University of Oklahoma.  He got into 17 games with low A Clearwater last season.  He had 14 hits, no home runs and a .226 batting average.

I mailed to Spikerman on December 27 and got the cards back on January 13 for a 17-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Chase Harlan

While preparing to discuss Chase Harlan and this 2024 Bowman Draft TTM success, I noticed that Harlan was born in 2006.  Let that sink in for a second. 2006. He is younger than my son.  Wow!  For someone his age, Harlan has a great signature.

He was chosen in the 3rd round of the 2024 July Amateur Draft by the Dodgers out of Central Bucks East High School in Pennsylvania.  He has yet to make his professional debut. 

I mailed to Harlan on December 16 and got the card back on January 10 for a 25-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Bryce Cunningham

More 2024 Bowman Draft cards were added to the autograph album.  This time, I got cards back from Yankees draft pick, Bryce Cunningham.

Both of the cards turned out well.  I haven't had a whole lot of luck getting Yankee prospects IP, so it was nice adding one any way I can.

Cunningham (b. 2002) was a second round pick by the Yankees in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Vanderbilt.  He has not made his professional debut in the Yankees system yet. 

I mailed to Cunningham on December 26 and got the cards back on January 8 for a 13-day TAT.

TTM Success - Ryan Campos

My next TTM success from 2024 Bowman Draft came from Ryan Cmapos.  The card turned out nicely. 

Campos (b. 2002) was a 4th round pick by the Cardinals in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Arizona State.  He played at Low A Palm Beach last season.  He had 29 hits, no home runs and a .319 batting average. 

I mailed to Campos on December 16 and got the cards back on January 7 for a 22-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Charlie Beilenson

Here is another 2024 Bowman Draft TTM success; this one is from Charlie Beilenson.

He signed my 2024 Bowman Draft paper and chrome in blue Sharpie.  Both look great.

Beilenson (b. 1999) was a 5th round pick by the Mariners in the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Duke.  He pitched at Low A Modesto.  He went 0-0 with 4 strike outs and a 2.45 ERA.

I mailed to Beilenson on December 18 and got the cards back on January 6 for a 19-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Josh Caron

Here is another 2024 Bowman Draft TTM successes.  I got two Josh Caron cards back signed fairly quickly after I sent them out.

Caron (b. 2003) was a 4th round pick by the Mariners out of the University of Nebraska in the 2024 July Amateur Draft. He played last season at single A Modesto.  He had 13 hits, 1 home run and a .277 batting average. 

I mailed to Caron on December 16 and got the cards back on January 2 for a 17-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Brian Holiday

My 2024 Bowman Draft TTM submissions seemed to be pretty successful.  I got quite a few back; the next one was this one from Brian Holiday.  He signed my paper and chrome that I sent in black Sharpie. 

Holiday (b. 2003) was a 3rd round pick out of Oklahoma State by the Cardinals in the 2024 July Amateur Draft.  He has not yet made his professional debut. 

I mailed to Holiday on December 19 and got the cards back on December 31 for a 12-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Josh Kuroda-Grauer

My next 2024 Bowman Draft auto that came back signed TTM was this one from Josh Kuroda-Grauer.  He inscribed the card to me.

Kuroda-Grauer (b. 2003) was drafted by the A's in the 3rd round of the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of Rutgers.  He played at three levels in the A's system last season (high A, AA and AAA).  He had 35 hits, no home runs and a. 324 batting average. 

I mailed to Kuroda-Grauer on December 18 and got the card back on December 31 for a 13-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Kodey Shojinaga

More 2024 Bowman Draft cards came back signed TTM recently.  This one was awesome because I got a Green Grass parallel that I pulled from my Jumbo box signed.  The card is great, but I was able bit worried that it wouldn't come back.  I'm glad it did.

I also got the paper and chrome cards signed.

Shojinaga (b. 2003) was drafted in the 6th round of the 2024 July Amateur Draft out of the University of Kansas by the Phillies.  He played at Low A Clearwater last season.  He had 6 hits, no home runs and a .143 batting average. 

I mailed to Shojinaga on December 16 and got the cards back on December 31 for a 15-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Grant Shepardson

Here is another 2024 Bowman Draft that came in TTM.  This card was signed by Grant Shepardson in blue ink.  It turned out pretty well. 

Shelardson (b. 2005) was a 5th round pick by the Marlins out of Mountain Vista High School in Colorado.  He hasn't made his professional debut yet.

I mailed to Shepardson on December 17 and got the card back on December 30 for a 13-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Jackson Wentworth

Another 2024 Bowman Draft autograph came in TTM in December with this one from Jackson Wentworth.

Wentworth (b. 2002) was a 5th round pick by the Blue Jays out of Kansas State in the 2024 July Amateur Draft.  He has not yet made his professional debut.

I mailed to Wentworth on December 18 and got the card back on December 30 for a 12-day TAT. 

TTM Success - Carson DeMartini

Another 2024 Bowman TTM success came in, this time from Carson DeMartini.  The cards turned out nicely.

DeMartini (b. 2002).was a 4th round pick by the Phillies out of Virginia Tech in the 2024 July Amateur Draft. 

He played at Low A Clearwater last season and had 29 hits, 2 home runs and a .315 batting average.

I mailed to DeMartini on December 17 and got the cards back on December 27 for a 10-day TAT.