1. Houston Astros- Mark Appel
2. Minnesota Twins- Byron Buxton
3. Seattle Mariners- Carlos Correa
4. Baltimore Orioles- Kevin Gausman
5. Kansas City Royals- Mike Zunino
6. Chicago Cubs- Albert Almora
7. San Diego Padres- Kyle Zimmer
8. Pittsburgh Pirates- Lance McCullers, Jr.
9. Miami Marlins-...
Just updated the 2012 MLB Draft Matrix to reflect last week's new posts. Pulled 8 sources for their "expert" 1st-round mock drafts...
2012 MLB DRAFT MATRIX (RELOADED)
Each year I compile a matrix of draft mocks from various "expert" sources. Just posted the first 2012 version. As you can see from the list, pick 1.1 is far from being a consensus. Of the 7 sources used, Mark Appel got 4 votes for 1.1, while Kevin Gausman received 2 votes, and Byron Buxton got a...
67 of 750 MLB Opening Day roster spots belonged to USA Baseball players featured in a box-set release since 2002. In addition to these players, I also listed the complete Opening Day roster for every MLB club.
2012 MLB Opening Day Rosters
Just posted the most recent College Player Stats & Commentary. Mark Appel getting some heated competition for the #1 draft spot by LSU's Kevin Gausman. Check it out!
WEEK #4 USA COLLEGE STATS UPDATE & COMMENTARY
Just uploaded the latest stats update & commentary for USA Baseball alumni in the college ranks. Kudos to Duke's Marcus Stroman, Louisville Sluggers National Player of the Week!
USA COLLEGE PLAYER UPDATE: WEEK #3
Hey guys, just put together a roster of each club's NRI list. Nice reference if you're going to catch some games during Spring Training or looking to get some cards up for sale. Check out the list here:
2012 MLB NRI LIST
I've been following him for a while and I do understand it could have been much worse. I naively thought I could get most of this set put together with these redemptions and now will have to spend hours chasing singles...
I would definitely consider selling for what I paid (~$180)...
That was said tongue-in-cheek as Appel is the early favorite to be drafted #1 overall this year and his cards are bringing really good coin right now. But I was REALLY wanting multiple players to fill my set.
Yes, purchased on ebay then redeemed via Topps.com/redemptions. Each redemption was for 1 of 22 different players. I was expecting to receive a few doubles of some of the players, but to actually receive several different cards...
I bought 20 USA auto redemption cards from 2011 Bowman Platinum over the past several weeks and recently submitted them all. I already have 5 different players in the set so I was really thinking that I would be able to complete the set with these redemptions. NOT!!!!
I definitely would not be...