Brandon Nimmo Superfractor

daveyou · Dec 4, 2011

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2011-Bowman-Chr ... 500wt_1413

$3000k bin/bo

can i just ask...for a kid who was to have lasted til supp or later round (if i recall a few articles..), his stuff sells realllly well.

i know, i know...new york market but is anyone a believer or all hype? he's as raw as they come from what i've read.

(pulled his orange ref auto #/25 friday)

dave

mredsox89 · Dec 4, 2011

He was pick #13, not a supp round pick

Jaypers · Dec 4, 2011

That was quick. Sold for $1740.

ThoseBackPages · Dec 4, 2011

never going to make it with the mets

padremurph · Dec 4, 2011

Nice sale, I ended up selling the red I pulled for $700.

bear0555 · Dec 4, 2011

I never heard he was to last until the supplemental round but feel his prices are too high considering how raw he is.

hail2thevictors · Dec 4, 2011

ThoseBackPages said:
never going to make it with the mets

Yeah, he has no chance. He is waaaaaaaaaaaaay too old(18), and was drafted waaaaaaaaaaaay too low(1st round). He should probably start looking for a new job, the sooner the better.

mwashuc06 · Dec 4, 2011

ThoseBackPages said:
never going to make it with the mets

He has a massive hitch in his swing, another guy who had last year that hit just over .200 was Josh Sale, no thanks with Nimmo.

Brett Keith · Dec 4, 2011

mwashuc06 said:
ThoseBackPages said:

never going to make it with the mets

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He has a massive hitch in his swing, another guy who had last year that hit just over .200 was Josh Sale, no thanks with Nimmo.

What hitch?

[youtube:1vrspxlm]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kItOEEjcGq8[/youtube:1vrspxlm]

JEA2880 · Dec 4, 2011

Nimmo has never played consistently competitive baseball ever (he went through the vaunted Wyoming High School baseball circuit). He was drafted high based on incredibly raw skills and impressive showing in one frigin All Star Game (the 2010 Under Armour Game where he won the MVP).

His prices are due to Mets fans scooping up what's out there because they're intrigued. Maybe I'm just a jaded Mets fan who has been burned too many times but my take is that he's Toe Nash with less talent.

All The Hype · Dec 4, 2011

Not that I'm a scout but I don't consider him to even be one of the top prospects in the set but he sure is selling like it. I think someone is insane to have paid that much, that's probably about a 900-1200 dollar card at auction considering his prices.

cgilmo · Dec 4, 2011

mwashuc06 said:
ThoseBackPages said:

never going to make it with the mets

Click to expand...

He has a massive hitch in his swing, another guy who had last year that hit just over .200 was Josh Sale, no thanks with Nimmo.

you got a link for that?

I can't find any evaluator saying they or a scout saw a hitch.

Titans74 · Dec 5, 2011

He's overrated, over hyped and way over priced. Typical prospect on FCB.

cgilmo · Dec 5, 2011

He's overrated, over hyped and way over priced. Typical prospect on FCB.

Its just fcb huh?

Start reading evaluators, its not just this board.

homerun28aa · Dec 5, 2011

In all fairness, I'm a Mets fan, but this isn't our guy. He's got size he's got speed and athleticism and I believe he's got defense, but his swing just isn't there, at least in my opinion although I hope the true scouts and experts can tell potential a lot better than I can. Obviously he's got to improve he's got to build strength and power and he's a talented lefty, but I just think he's a bit overrated right now. Who knows, if this kid is a hard worker he can get there, but I'm just heart pressed to say he's worth all the hype right now, kind of think he has to earn it.

Brett Keith · Dec 5, 2011

Wow, I am really shocked at some of the dislike for Nimmo. I think he's an outstanding prospect. I also don't see how he's overrated or overhyped. Honestly, outside of the hopeful Mets fans and the ones willing to throw their cash around, who's out there constantly gushing about Nimmo and using ridiculous hyperbole? Overpriced? Sure, I can see that. Overhyped and overrated? Don't really see it.

homerun28aa · Dec 5, 2011

Another thing I'd like to add to this discussion is why do people put high-end refractors and superfractors in auction? It just doesn't make sense to me, having a high BIN/BO especially with a 1/1 really makes you get top dollar because someone may be willing to overpay on their offer is they're a huge player collector or going for the rainbow since they may never see the super again, who knows someone could accept an offer at any minute so it really makes them put the highest offer they can as soon as they can. Obviously they pay more in fees but they make that back with the BO, like a different poster said this guy probably made 300-400 more than he would have at auction.

homerun28aa · Dec 5, 2011

Overpriced directly correlates with overhyped and overrated. I'm not sure I'd use overrated, but certainly overhyped. Usually player hype leads to their pricing especially for 1/1 fractors.

Brett Keith said:
Wow, I am really shocked at some of the dislike for Nimmo. I think he's an outstanding prospect. I also don't see how he's overrated or overhyped. Honestly, outside of the hopeful Mets fans and the ones willing to throw their cash around, who's out there constantly gushing about Nimmo and using ridiculous hyperbole? Overpriced? Sure, I can see that. Overhyped and overrated? Don't really see it.

mwashuc06 · Dec 5, 2011

http://www.metsblog.com/2011/08/20/vide ... pro-debut/

Watch that bit of a hitch before he swings in this vid.

All The Hype · Dec 5, 2011

mwashuc06 said:
http://www.metsblog.com/2011/08/20/video-brandon-nimmo-makes-his-pro-debut/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Watch that bit of a hitch before he swings in this vid.

That's one swing and it's still not what I would call a hitch. He's going down to hit a low pitch.

Regardless, there's still no way I'd touch this guy's cards at current prices, and I'd be rushing to eBay to sell them if I pulled them. He may turn into a decent ballplayer, but why people are paying so much for him right now doesn't make sense to me.

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