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Topnotchsy
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A couple of 3rd basemen have caught my attention recently.
The first is Evan Longoria. It has been a tough year for him obviously, with the injuries, and the batting average has been way below his standards (though he is hitting with some power.) His cards have softened to some degree. His Base Bowman Chrome Auto has stayed pretty strong, but a bunch of the higher-end parallels are down, especially graded, some close to 50%. (A blue ref. 9.5 went for under $300, a ref. 9.5 got under $200 etc.) He's still 25 so I assume most are looking at it as a temporary blip meaning it may be a good time to buy. Personally I just picked up a ref. 9.5 for $190 which seems like too good a deal to leave.
The other guy is the player that Longoria reminded me most of when he came to the Majors for his all-around skill set and that is David Wright. A couple of seasons ago Wright looked like he was on his way to a remarkable career. His numbers all-around were tremendous, and improving. Then it seemed like everything unraveled and while he was still a very good player, the K's skyrocketed, and it looked like the initial trajectory he seemed to be on was lost.
Since he has returned from injury though, it has been a different story. In 9 games, he has raised his batting average from .226 to .280 (the small number of at-bats he had before made it easier.) He's had 3 doubles and 2 homers in that span, and 8 multi-hit games. More significant to me though, is that he's had had 5 strikeouts in the 9 games, 2 of which were in the first game. For a guy who was striking out on average more than once a game, 3 K's in 8 games is a huge accomplishment.
It's early, but I'm beginning to hope the old David Wright is back.
Thoughts on Longoria or Wright?
The first is Evan Longoria. It has been a tough year for him obviously, with the injuries, and the batting average has been way below his standards (though he is hitting with some power.) His cards have softened to some degree. His Base Bowman Chrome Auto has stayed pretty strong, but a bunch of the higher-end parallels are down, especially graded, some close to 50%. (A blue ref. 9.5 went for under $300, a ref. 9.5 got under $200 etc.) He's still 25 so I assume most are looking at it as a temporary blip meaning it may be a good time to buy. Personally I just picked up a ref. 9.5 for $190 which seems like too good a deal to leave.
The other guy is the player that Longoria reminded me most of when he came to the Majors for his all-around skill set and that is David Wright. A couple of seasons ago Wright looked like he was on his way to a remarkable career. His numbers all-around were tremendous, and improving. Then it seemed like everything unraveled and while he was still a very good player, the K's skyrocketed, and it looked like the initial trajectory he seemed to be on was lost.
Since he has returned from injury though, it has been a different story. In 9 games, he has raised his batting average from .226 to .280 (the small number of at-bats he had before made it easier.) He's had 3 doubles and 2 homers in that span, and 8 multi-hit games. More significant to me though, is that he's had had 5 strikeouts in the 9 games, 2 of which were in the first game. For a guy who was striking out on average more than once a game, 3 K's in 8 games is a huge accomplishment.
It's early, but I'm beginning to hope the old David Wright is back.
Thoughts on Longoria or Wright?
