Frederick Keys Autographs

In my constant attempt to remain on top of the autographs I get at games, here are the autographs I got at a Frederick Keys game...almost two weeks ago. Hey, I did say attempt.

Former big-leauger Denny Hocking is the Key's new hitting coach. I wasn't sure how he would sign but he was very cool and signed up to seven cards for a few people. That's more than I like to get at one time, but he signed these two for me.



Pitching coach Blaine Beatty also had a cup of coffee in the Majors. I found it interesting that he inscribed the same Bible verse on each card. Sometimes guys will switch it up. But I guess he really likes Phillipians 4:13 which states "I can do everything through him who gives me strength."

I don't have my Baseball America Prospect Handbook with me, but I know that these guys all ranked somewhere between 11-30.


I don't know if Brandon had seen this card yet but wasn't happy with the way his pinkie finger was sticking out.



I'm pretty sure that Billy is #30. The former #1 draft pick's stock is definitely slipping.

Now onto the unranked prospects...


Luis spent most of this past Spring Training in the Big League camp so it was nice to get his autograph. He's since been demoted to Delmarva.

Jose Duran was one of the O's selections in the Minor League portion of the 2010 Rule V draft. He had been in the Houston Astros organization but I couldn't find any of his cards.

I really enjoy saying Greg's last name even though I'm not sure if it's My-clat or Me-clat. Either way, it's fun to say.



These are the first two cards I have signed from the 2009 Ironbirds set that I picked up at Orioles Fanfest. The grass background is interesting.



Mariotti and Gleason spent some time with Bowie last year so it's not a good sign that they are back in Frederick.



Wally and Brett are back in Frederick for another season. I don't really have anything else to say about them.

So I went to a Keys Game Pt. 1

Last Friday, as a somewhat last minute decision, Kalina and I went to a Keys game, only our third of the season. We are both a little disappointed in that number and have resolved to make it to at least two more games this season.

It was a team set giveaway night and with the addition of the team set's they are selling and the assorted Keys' player cards I already had, it was destined to be a big night for autographs. And I was not let down; due to the large amount of autos I was able to get, I am splitting them into two posts.

While I am a big fan of Ryan Adam's Bowman Heritage card there on the right, I was not a fan of his defense in this game. He committed 2 errors in one inning on back-to-back chances.

Matt shows off the 2009 team set card on the left and the 2009 team set giveaway card on the right.

Pedro Beato was nice enough to take a picture with me and signed multiple cards too. I'm hoping that one day he will live up to his supplemental first round draft selection in 2006 I believe. He has been in Frederick for at least the past 2 seasons.




Kraig's signature is kind of all over the place isn't it?


Brett was shipped to Delmarva a few days after we saw him pitch in Frederick. When he came in I said to Kalina "this guy pitches like Ryan Rodriguez." That doesn't bode well for Brett.


Zach is a pretty highly regarded prospect that I have yet to see pitch.



Dave Cash signed for me once again. Last time he did that, he had the game winning hit. This time, he did not play.


Not much to say about Wally.


Last time I saw Pat, he was in Bowie. He is extremely tall (listed at 6'8'').


Joe signed for me after the game, which was nice.


Ped-Flo! I think he has the same walkup song as Melmo too.


Sean Gleason is another guy who I last saw in Bowie. These are from the Bowie team set that he hadn't yet seen so he took the time to turn it over and check his stats on the back, which he says were wrong. I offered one of these to him but he had already signed them and said he would get one from someone else.


Caleb Joseph is a really good catching prospect who might be blocked by Wieters one day but seems like a really cool guy. Oh, and he also has a blog about his experiences in baseball. It's very readable and has some cool insights that most fans wouldn't know about.


Billy caught Friday's game and seemed to work pretty well with Rick Zagone.