Is Halladay showing that if you are good enough...

[predatorkj]

Anyone have any thoughts on the initial post?

Couple things.

I think Adrian Gonzalez is another example of this. The funny thing is, people started noticing his consistent excellent performance when his name came up as possibly going to Boston.

Perhaps the reality is, that if you put up 3-5 good years in a small market people notice you,,,,,and you're gonna leave, because small markets can't afford to keep a 5 year newly available Free Agent. Therefore the two triggers tend to happen at the same time.

So, yes people get noticed after years of obscurity, but the real kicker comes when Boston, NY, LA, etc are rumored to be next in line for their services.

Hit the nail on the head and even used the player I was going to mention. Another player I'll throw out there is Josh Beckett. There is no way in hell he was staying in Florida but his stuff wasn't worth jack, even after they won the world series. He has been consistenly one of the better pitchers in the league and as always, dominates come playoffs. But now that he is in Boston...big price difference. All I can say is I enjoyed what I was able to pick up of his while it was cheap. Now I can't touch most of his stuff now.

 

[Topnotchsy]

Adrian Gonzalez was a guy I was thinking of as well but did not mention. Bay is another example.

Often it's trade talks, but there are many other sparks that can bring the focus to a player, and if one is good enough for an extended period of time, it's pretty much inevitable that something will come up to warrant the attention.

 

[Topnotchsy]

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[ThoseBackPages]

Curious, what Halladay stuff is tearing up eBay?

 

[Topnotchsy]

Curious, what Halladay stuff is tearing up eBay?

Base Chrome RC's are getting $20 or more delivered, and his higher-end RC cards are doing quite well. I also noticed a logoman 1/1 that went for over $700 which is way higher than it went for in the past.