A Fantastic Trade

In addition to joining the group break that Weston hosted, I also sent some cards his way since he was the very first person to officially follow my blog. Weston returned the favor and included a stack of Twins with the Group Break winnings:

He found some great stuff for me:

The tiny Jacque Jones is at the old Metrodome, and I really like that Brad Radke card.

Paul Molitor has his work cut out for him as a rookie manager, and then there are a couple rookie cards of Twins veterans Trevor Plouffe and Glen Perkins.

This is one of my favorite Joe Mauer cards - this gold parallel is new to me!

Luke Hughes had a pretty promising rookie stint with the Twins, though he found himself bouncing between AAA and the majors for a few years. In a weird coincidence, Hughes is now teammates with Dan Osterbrock - the minor leaguer who was featured on the low numbered green ink auto pulled from the group break.

Thanks very much Weston, these are Fantastic cards!

A Fantastic Break

I joined the break for Fantastic Catch's propsects boxes, and as expected, I took the Twins. This was actually my first group break ever, so I'm excited to share these cards today! Weston busted boxes from 2008 Tristar, 2011 and 2012 Elite Extra Edition. That meant a ton of prospects, and right in the sweet spot of the best draft positions for the Twins in several years.

 Adam Brett Walker, Jose Berrios, and J.T. Chargois 
Walker is still leading the AA Chattanooga Lookouts in Homers -
Berrios, also in Chattanooga, is just 21 years old and is striking out about 9.8 batters per 9 innings -
Chargois had a pretty serious injury and missed pretty much all of 2013 and 2014. This year he dominated high A ball and was recently promoted to the Lookouts as well. These Twins have a bright future.

 Hey - there's Aaron Hicks and Byron Buxton - that Diamond Kings card is awesome.

Former Twins CF'er Ben Revere, recently promoted to MLB outfielder Eddie Rosario, and Mason Melotakis. Melotakis had Tommy John surgery before the start of the year so it remains to be seen what will happen next year. 

Here's the hit from the break - very cool green ink auto numbered to 10. Dan Osterbrock is now pitching in the independent leagues, but it's still a very cool card.

Thanks again for hosting the break, these cards are fantastic!