Your Guide To The Prospect Market
The Chicago White Sox have been building an exciting young team over the last couple of years and Andrew Vaughn fits that mold perfectly. The Santa Rosa, California native stayed in state to attend college at Cal where he racked up the accomplishments. His sophomore year for the Bears, the 6'0" 215 pound first baseman … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Andrew Vaughn
Brendan Austin Rodgers exceeded his rookie limits during the pandemic shortened 2020 season despite playing only seven games on the major league level last year. The Rockies called up the third overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft on August 19th to face the Astros then relegated him ten days later following a 4-3 win … Continue reading Do Or Die – Brendan Rodgers
The Mariners are hoping for their second consecutive Rookie of the Year outfielder in 2021 and Jarred Kelenic has a good shot to deliver it for them. The sixth overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft arrived in Seattle as part of the Robinson Cano deal and has proved to be another dangerous piece to … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Jarred Kelenic
The very first player selected in the 2017 MLB Amateur Draft, Lewis has had an up and down journey in his path through the minors. After being named the top selection by the Minnesota Twins, Lewis combined to hit .279/.381/.407 across Single A and Rookie ball. Heading into the 2018 season on the heels of … Continue reading Welcome To The Show – Royce Lewis
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
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