Another TTM Success From Chase Anderson

I went ahead and sent off another 2020 Topps to Spring Training, this time to Chase Anderson.  I got Anderson before, last Spring Training, but I really wanted to add another 2020 to the album.

I also had no problem sending this 2014 Bowman along that I happened to find in one of my boxes.  I really enjoyed this set when it came out, as it was the first Bowman set that I really got into over the last several years.  I have gotten a ton of them signed, but I still have a ton unsigned in my box.  I need to thin them out at some point, though.

I mailed to Anderson on February 10 and got the cards back on February 22, for a 12-day TAT.

TTM Success - Omar Quintanilla

I added some cards from the 2000s to my autograph album with this TTM success from former shortstop, Omar Quintanilla.

I had gotten the 2004 Topps out of a partial set from my LCS that the guy was just going to toss in recycling.  I gave him 5 bucks for the box, and I have pulled a bunch of cards out already that I have sent or will send TTM.

I was also glad to get this 2010 Upper Deck out of my card box and into my album.  The marker he used is on its last legs, but I'm still glad I have his autograph, nonetheless.

Quintanilla (b. 1981) played in the majors from 2005 to 2009 and 2011 to 2014 for the Rockies, Rangers, Mets and Orioles.  He had 228 hits, 8 home runs and a .220 batting average.

I mailed to Quintanilla on January 31 and got the cards back on February 22, for a 22-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jacob Waguespack

I got my first signed 2020 Topps cards in and second Spring Training success of the year when these two signed cards came back from Blue Jays pitcher, Jacob Waguespack.

I liked the 2020 Topps design when it came out, and they lend very well to being signed.  The only issue with the cards is that they, unlike other Topps base set cards, have to be prepped with baby power prior to having them signed.

Waguespack (b. 1993) made his debut in the majors last season with the Blue Jays.  He had a record of 5-5 with 63 strike outs and a 4.38 ERA.  He was a 37th round pick in the 2012 June Amateur Draft by the Pirates. 

I mailed to Waguespack on February 10 and got the cards back on February 21, for an 11-day TAT.

TTM Success - Casey Golden

I got him in a 50/50 last year on a 2019 Pro Debut, but I wanted to add a couple more Casey Golden autos to my collection, so I sent these two cards TTM to him.  The above 2019 Topps Heritage Minors turned out really well.  Those cards (and their 1970 counterparts) really look great when signed.

The above 2019 Bowman Draft also looks really nice.

Golden (b. 1994) was a 20th round pick in the 2017 June Amateur Draft by the Rockies out of UNC-Wilmington.  He has reached High A so far in the Rockies system and has 285 hits, 77 home runs and a .271 batting average.  He seems to have a great deal of power, and if he can break into the majors and hit in Coors field, who knows what he can do!  I like that Golden is actually from NC, as well.

I mailed to Golden on January 14 and got the cards back on February 21, for a 38-day TAT.

TTM Success - Corey Ragsdale

I got my first Spring Training TTM success back this year in February, and it was from former Wood Ducks manager, Corey Ragsdale.  I had bought these cards for the Wood Ducks hot stove event in January, but they didn't get here in time.

I asked Rags at the event, and he said that if I sent them to Spring Training, he would sign them.  He did!  I'm surprised they got to him, because I learned later that I was sending to the wrong address for the Rangers and Royals (they train at the same complex).  I got a few RTSs later on in Spring Training, so I called the complex and found out the proper addresses for both teams to get mail.

Ragsdale (b. 1982) was a 2nd round pick by the Mets in the 2001 June Amateur Draft out of an Arkansas high school.  He played in the Mets and Rangers minor league systems from 2001 to 2009, reaching AAA Norfolk (back when they were with the Mets) for 6 games in 2004.

Rags had 506 hits, 49 home runs and a .207 batting average across those 9 seasons.  Beginning in 2007, Ragsdale also tried his hand at pitching.  He appeared in 30 games between 2007 and 2009 and had a record of 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA and 41 strike outs.

Ragsdale is now a coach with the Rangers MLB team, his first stint in the big leagues (if the season can ever get started).  I see him as a future manager; it really is only a matter of time.

I mailed to Rags on February 6 via Rangers Spring Training and got the cards back on February 15, for a 10-day TAT.

TTM Success - Jeremy Eierman

I was able to take a couple cards that I had sent out for 50/50s that didn't get signed out of my box of shame and into my album by sending them TTM to Jeremy Eierman.  I can't remember who I sent them to for 50/50, but the person didn't see Eierman and the cards came back to me unsigned.  I saw that he was signing TTM, so I took a couple of the missed cards and sent them on their way.

Eierman (b. 1996) was a second round pick by the A's in the 2018 June Amateur Draft out of Missouri State University.  He has played two seasons in the A's system, reaching High A Stockton last year.  So far, he has 162 hits, 21 home runs and a .217 batting average.

I mailed to Eierman on September 26 and got the cards back on February 14, for a 141-day TAT.

TTM Success - Corbin Carroll

Here's another player that I was able to send to TTM that was in the 2019 Bowman Draft checklist.  I also had Corbin Carroll's 2019 Stars and Stripes Longevity foil card.  It didn't scan all that great, but the card turned out really well when signed.

Carroll also signed a 2019 Bowman Draft chrome refractor and a base card.

Carroll (b. 2000) was a First Round pick (16th overall) in the 2019 June Amateur Draft by the Diamondbacks out of a Seattle area high school.  He reached Low-A Hillsboro last season.  He had 46 hits, 2 home runs and a .298 batting average over his two levels played in the 2019 minor league season.

I mailed to Carroll on January 4 and got the cards back on February 14, for a 41-day TAT.