Your Guide To The Prospect Market
Drafted 28th overall out of Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia in 2016, Kieboom's steady rise through the minors gave Nationals fans and card collectors alike reason to be optimistic about the short stop's future. Kieboom debuted on the MLB and Baseball Prospectus Top 100 lists in 2018 at #90 and #71 overall, respectively. Baseball … Continue reading Do Or Die – Carter Kieboom
After signing with the Rays in 2017, Wander Samuel Franco quickly proved Tampa Bay's $3.8 million was money well spent. The 5'10" Dominican shortstop was named the Appalachian League MVP at just seventeen years old in 2018 and became the consensus number one overall prospect just two years later. During his two seasons in the … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Wander Franco
The biggest jump in a prospect card's value usually comes when he is first called up to the majors. For some players though, it takes a little bit longer to catch on and establish themselves as big leaguers. However, I can't track all these players forever, there has to be a cutoff point. This is … Continue reading Do or Die – The Players Entering Their Rookie+1 Season in 2021
Now that the calendar has finally flipped and we can all put 2020 behind us, it's time to look ahead to better days in 2021. As James Earl Jones said in Field Of Dreams, "The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball...It reminds us of all that once was good and could … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Prospects Expected To Make Their Debuts In 2021
Hello! And for those of you that read along during my soft launch during the 2020 MLB season, welcome back! If, like most people, you may have missed my initial soft launch last year allow me to introduce myself. My name is Michael Roche and I collect baseball cards. My introduction to the hobby first … Continue reading Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself
Despite the end to the season, the top of the hot list still saw some familiar names this week. However, it didn't take much to get onto the hot list now that so many teams are no longer playing. The steep drop off in sales allowed there to be some shakeup for the first time … Continue reading October 5, 2020 – Hot and Cold List
The start of the postseason brings a lot of excitement and this year is particularly thrilling. With the expanded playoffs, more teams than ever have a shot at a World Series title. The unpredictability of the playoffs has been kicked up a notch now and as the 2020 season has proved, anything can happen. Such … Continue reading October 2, 2020 – Buying/Selling/Collecting
What seemed potentially impossible just a few months ago amazingly came to fruition this past week: Major League Baseball completed the 2020 season. After all the cancelled games, seven game double headers, runners in scoring position, and all the other quirks of the season, October baseball is finally upon us. And with the cooler weather … Continue reading September 30, 2020 – Trending
The only thing that changed on this week's hot list was the arrangement. The same five players that were hot last week continued to stay hot to close out the season. However, none of those five players will be playing in the postseason. That opens the door for some other young talent to make a … Continue reading September 28, 2020 – Hot and Cold
Timing is everything when it comes to prospect cards. If you sell a card too early you could be missing out on future value. If you buy a card too late you may have already missed out on the biggest gains. Figuring out when to buy and when to sell can be difficult. The Buying/Selling/Collecting … Continue reading September 25, 2020 – Buying/Selling/Collecting
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