Man, the things I have to do in order to follow my rules! Why else would I be interested in an autograph of the ballplayer formerly known as Clint Frazier.
The Cubs signed Clint Frazier as a free agent in December, 2021. He cost them $1.5 million for 8 hits over 19 games and a .216 average before he was released. Since no team claimed him on waivers, he accepted an assignment in AAA Iowa. While there he announced that he wanted to be called by his middle name, Jackson, instead of his first name.
Topps somehow considered him good enough to include in the high-end Triple Threads set. Among his cards was a combo autograph relic card. That means he follows my collection rules for both the autographs and relics since he has a card showing him as a Cub in a year that he played for the Cubs, even if it was just 19 games.
This is the card I picked up. See how Topps changed his name to Jackson. His handwriting is so atrocious that I have no idea what he signed for his first name.
And yet, in a way, Topps didn't completely change his name. Check out the back of the card and look at the card number.
With these types of sets, the card number is actually the letters from the set name followed by the players first and last initials. See what Topps used - CF - for Clint Frazier. Someone forgot to change it to JF. Oops!
With this card, I now have autographs from 151 different Cubs that have a certified autograph on a card that shows them as a Cub issued during a season that they played for the Cubs.
The card also does double duty as a relic card and there are now 96 rule-following Cubs with a relic card.
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