Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Nico Follows the Rules

This was an unexpected pickup.

The Cubs first pick in the 2018 draft, Nico Hoerner, spent the season in AA, and was out with a broken wrist for a good chunk of the season.  He was set to play in the Arizona fall league.  Then fate took over.

WIthin a short span, the Cubs lost their top two shortstops.  Javier Baez broke this thumb and Addison Russell got plunked in the head.  Management decided to roll the dice and instead of spending the fall in the desert, Nico Hoerner is spending the fall in the show.

He got off to a very good start and had been pretty good at keeping it up.

After his first game with the Cubs I checked to see if he had an autograph card this year.  If he did, that would make him a rule follower for me.

He does have a few autographs.  They are with the prospect-type sets.  I don't think anyone thought he'd be in Chicago in 2019

However, good start + rookie autographs = rising, ridiculous prices.

I got in early after his call-up and was able to pick up an autograph at a fairly reasonable price.


By my counting, Hoerner is the 139th Cub to have a certified autograph that shows him as a Cub in a season he played for the Cubs.

Here's my list of all of them...


Terry AdamsMatt GarzaAngel Pagan
Arismendy Alcantara     Leo GomezBob Patterson
Albert AlmoraTom GorzelannyEric Patterson
Moises AlouKevin GreggCorey Patterson
Jake ArrietaAngel GuzmanDavid Patton
Javier BaezJason HammelCarlos Pena
Darwin BarneyTodd HaneyBilly Petrick
Francis BeltranIan HappFelix Pie
David BoteBrendan HarrisLou Piniella
Milton BradleyKevin HartMark Prior
Roosevelt BrownJose HernandezBrooks Raley
Kris BryantJason HeywardAramis Ramirez
Scott BullettBobby HillAnthony Rizzo
Freddie BynumRich HillHenry Rodriguez
Marlon ByrdNico HoernerHenry Rodriguez
Jeimer CandelarioMicah HoffpauirChris Rusin
Victor CaratiniCesar IzturisAddison Russell
Andrew CashnerBrett JacksonJeff Samardzija
Larry CassianReed JohnsonRey Sanchez
Frank CastilloJacque JonesRyne Sandberg
Welington CastilloMatt KarchnerKyle Schwarber
Starlin CastroDavid KeltonScott Servais
Ronny CedenoBrooks Kieschnick    Jorge Soler
Rocky CherryBryan LaHairAlfonso Soriano
Matt ClementTommy LaStellaSammy Sosa
Steve ClevengerJunior LakeGeovany Soto
Buck CoatsDerrek LeeSteve Smyth
Tyler ColvinJon LeiberMatt Szczur
Willson ContrerasJon LesterRyan Theriot
Juan CruzCole LiniakOzzie Timmons
Yu DarvishGreg MadduxSteve Trachsel
Wade DavisDave MagadanDuane Underwood
Blake DeWittDillon MaplesJermaine Van Buren
Rafael DolisCarlos MarmolJosh Vitters
Scott DownsSean MarshallTodd Walker
Jason DubuoisScott MooreTodd Wellemeyer
Carl EdwardsMatt MurtonRandy Wells
Kyle FarnsworthRod MyersTurk Wendell
Mike FontenotThomas NealJerome Williams
Kevin FosterRoberto NovoaKerry Wood
Dexter FowlerJames NorwoodTravis Wood
Kyuji FujikawaWill OhmanMichael Wuertz
Kosuke FukudomeAugie OjedaCarlos Zambrano
Sam FuldMike OltRob Zastryzny
Sean GallagherRyan O'MalleyBen Zobrist
Nomar Garciaparra Kevin OrieJulio Zuleta

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