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I decided to take the list of top players that ESPN put out and look at the prices on their key rookie cards. I thought it might be interesting to look over.
Below are the results, but there were a few things I noticed:
- The only guy on this list who I think is clearly not on a HOF trajectory is Charlie Blackmon, and his BC Auto is definitely the cheapest
- Altuve is the only guy on the list without a definitive autograph card. The parallels of his BC rookie sell really well though
- The Votto card is not his rookie autograph (his RC cards are in 2002 BC) but still does pretty well
- The vast majority of these players are really young
- Strasburg suffers from not having a clear RC card. His first Bowman Auto was a regular Bowman and then he had 2 BC Auto's the same season. None sell particularly well.
- Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber don't have BC Auto's. Their Elite RC Auto's don't get near the attention that BC Auto's get. (To be fair, both are also older and their path too stardom has been less direct than some of the others
Player ----------------- Card --------------- Price
1. Mike Trout --- 2009 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $2,800
2. Clayton Kershaw --- 2006 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $625
3. Jose Altuve --- 2010 Bowman Chrome --- $15
4. Max Scherzer --- 2007 Donruss Elite Auto --- $65
5. Bryce Harper --- 2011 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $825
6. Corey Kluber --- 2007 Donruss Elite Auto --- $35
7. Nolan Arenado --- 2010 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $210
8. Chris Sale --- 2010 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $70
9. Joey Votto --- 2004 Bowman Signs of the Future Auto --- $175
10. Carlos Correa --- 2013 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $425
11. Paul Goldschmidt --- 2011 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $140
12. Kris Bryant --- 2013 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $650
13 Giancarlo Stanton --- 2008 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $475
14. Francisco Lindor --- 2011 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $175
15. Manny Machado --- 2010 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $300
16. Aaron Judge --- 2013 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $625
17. Mookie Betts --- 2014 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $170
18. Charlie Blackmon --- 2009 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $45
19. Stephen Strasburg --- 2010 Bowman Auto/Chrome Auto --- $60
20. Corey Seager --- 2012 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $200
Below are the results, but there were a few things I noticed:
- The only guy on this list who I think is clearly not on a HOF trajectory is Charlie Blackmon, and his BC Auto is definitely the cheapest
- Altuve is the only guy on the list without a definitive autograph card. The parallels of his BC rookie sell really well though
- The Votto card is not his rookie autograph (his RC cards are in 2002 BC) but still does pretty well
- The vast majority of these players are really young
- Strasburg suffers from not having a clear RC card. His first Bowman Auto was a regular Bowman and then he had 2 BC Auto's the same season. None sell particularly well.
- Max Scherzer and Corey Kluber don't have BC Auto's. Their Elite RC Auto's don't get near the attention that BC Auto's get. (To be fair, both are also older and their path too stardom has been less direct than some of the others
Player ----------------- Card --------------- Price
1. Mike Trout --- 2009 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $2,800
2. Clayton Kershaw --- 2006 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $625
3. Jose Altuve --- 2010 Bowman Chrome --- $15
4. Max Scherzer --- 2007 Donruss Elite Auto --- $65
5. Bryce Harper --- 2011 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $825
6. Corey Kluber --- 2007 Donruss Elite Auto --- $35
7. Nolan Arenado --- 2010 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $210
8. Chris Sale --- 2010 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $70
9. Joey Votto --- 2004 Bowman Signs of the Future Auto --- $175
10. Carlos Correa --- 2013 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $425
11. Paul Goldschmidt --- 2011 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $140
12. Kris Bryant --- 2013 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $650
13 Giancarlo Stanton --- 2008 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $475
14. Francisco Lindor --- 2011 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $175
15. Manny Machado --- 2010 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $300
16. Aaron Judge --- 2013 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $625
17. Mookie Betts --- 2014 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $170
18. Charlie Blackmon --- 2009 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $45
19. Stephen Strasburg --- 2010 Bowman Auto/Chrome Auto --- $60
20. Corey Seager --- 2012 Bowman Chrome Auto --- $200
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