Early Breakouts & Busts-Are We In Or Out On These Cards?
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- Опубликовано: 16 апр 2024
- So far this season there are players who are breaking out and players who are busts. In this video the Spitballin' Team discusses which players are doing great and which players are doing bad and what we think that means for their cards. Baseball cards seem to go up and down very quickly, and we will do our best to say what we think COULD happen.
As a Red Sox fan, I'm pretty high on Triston Casas. He's already 24 with no real accolades but I think he could be a an absolute force if he can keep the slugging up and improve the batting average. He is a really solid first baseman so I think he has a lot of potential especially if the Sox are better than expected this year
Chris here - I like Casas too. He was stolen from me in my fantasy league draft this league, and that stings.
It’s going to be a log season in Boston this year, but there’s reason for long term optimism. Houck, whitlock, Pivetta, Crawford, and Bello need to get more innings and experience this year. But that’s potentially a nice rotation.
Aaron Judge was 27 So, he got plenty of room. 24 is nothing 😅
Agree...and I'm a Yankee fan ...
Esteury Ruiz had a very interesting start to season. Would be intrigued to hear you guys talk about Esteury Ruiz, the A’s and his cards. Thank you!
Chris here - it’s hard to get too excited about any A’s cards these days. Gelof has potential, but what a sad story and a terrible ownership.
Ruiz has more fantasy baseball value than card value. So far at least.
A hot start where the players cards are going up is Cj abrams. His 2nd half from last year is starting to look like his floor. More power might cut into his sb number better glove still needs defense work
Yes! Good call. Abrams was a popular name in fantasy drafts this spring and he’s off to a great start!
Yeah definitely under the radar with that squad, but making some serious noise! Thanks for watching!
Just picked up 2 pitcher cards. flawless Roy Halladay dual patch with most of the blue jay in patch #5/5. My fav serial number. and that shohei topps chrome platinum true black refractor /10. says Pitcher/DH on front of card.
Can't argue with either of those pitcher pickups. Well done!
Things can change quick. Look at Arenado and Trea Turner. They started slow, now they’re killing it. Most of these slow starters will have good looking stats by the end of the season.
Chris here - you’re right, MOST will. But not all.
Goldschmidt’s sub .500 OPS is concerning
True. It's a looooong season. Will be good to revisit all these names in a couple months. Thanks for watching!
Also, Adolis Garcia is a stud... he's been my fantasy baseball ace-in-the-hole since 2021, simply amazing. I think he's just "too old" to have significant hobby love, but he's a guy in my PC for sure, and I hope everyone keeps sleeping on him, because I think he'll be great for a while! Also, regarding all the muscle mass, I totally agree, he's put it on, but when I was 30-35ish I really bulked up to, I just think he has the body type to put muscle on safe and easily. Sorry for the rant, but ya'll have a great week!
Chris here - agreed all around!
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Adolis is a guy I wish was in my fantasy and real team.
I'm disappointed in Julio Rodriguez so far. I'm getting worried about him. Also in regards to Trout, he's already stolen 5 bases!! A sign he's 💯 healthy!
Trout! 📈
Good stuff as always fellas. Phil, you are talking like you were bidding on that red Soto. I may know where it ended up. 😁😁
BGS 10 on an already rare card. Plus I saw a white corner. Can’t do it mang.
Dr. Phil making the house call......he doesn't whiff too often on pitches in the zone. The good Dr's sprint speed is always up to par. Great take on Altuve. Fantastic chat fella's ~ good to see the boys grinding MLB news. Love Chris' George Bush reference to be being fooled many times....always a confusing as hell sentiment. Bush did a fabulous job of destroying a few beloved American cliches. Not quite on Dan Quayle's level however.. Soto will probably win the MVP this year... he has never been more focused as he should be in his all important contract year. When you have Acuna and Soto and Trout etc... why continue to invest into a disheveled Vladdy Guerrero? It's tiring to keep adding whip cream to something that sours so easily and consistently. His blueberry is just not as sweet as others.
Jeff here: LOVE this post! 😂 Wasn’t expecting someone to notice the GW Bush allusion - nor did I expect to hear about the sweetness of Vlad’s blueberries! Thanks for watching as always and appreciate the support.
Love the videos, thank you for taking the time. Any thoughts for doing a preview of the 24 heritage? A lot of fun stuff, and life the original, grading will be a huge issue with centering. Fun, cheap cards get lost in the shuffle but prove to be valuable long term if one knows who or what to look for.
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We should talk about heritage - good call. We’ll definitely do a bowman preview show that gets closer, but a heritage breakdown would work too. It’s a fun set with some seriously great cards hidden deep in it.
Glad the body talk is back. Elly is hot. 5 home runs in a week and D is improving.
It’s back!!
Yeah Elly looks good so far. He got some help in the inside the park hr. Should’ve been a single. CF was out of his mind!
Yeah, he is turning it on -- let's see if he keeps it up!
I rip up every Altuve card - and Alex Bergman, Carlos Correa, Gurriel. I still can't watch them when they show them on the MLB Network. It was the first World Series I was into watching and they kind of ruined it for me for a couple of years.
Chris here - totally understandable. Add Beltran into your list of hated players!
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Good stuff thanks for all the work 🤙🏻
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I used to collect acuña and Soto back in 2018 but to be honest i don’t like acuña anymore haven’t bought a card of his in years. Hopefully I don’t regret it i only kept buying Soto.
Chris here - I like them both. What turned you off on Acuna?
love the content.. keep it going. really hope julio does well.. i have a couple rookies and refractors i kept for my collection... im a griffey jr collector... and for some reason. julio kinda reminded me of him.
Yes!! Lots of similarities.
I love Julio and I think he’ll be just fine. Some guys just start slow.
He needs some help in the lineup too!
The Volpinator
Bought a lot of Witt before the season. Not to flip though. Wanted to have some nice cards to hold long term
Acuna isn’t off to a terrible start. Already has 9 stolen bases hitting close to 300. I think he will be fine
Acuna is just lacking power so far. But I agree, it’ll come and he’ll be fine.
Great job buying Witt!
If Vlad doesn't adjust, there's no way he can ask for a huge contract!
Absolutely!! Right now he’s like a $5-10mil/year player. At most.
Which is obviously a lot of money lol
I’m grabbing as much raw (centered) chrome/ sp/ ssp (with intention of grading) stuff as I can from Bobby. I already have everything I want from him minus major cards gold chrome etc. but as far as Bobby goes I was high on him as soon as he came up. I saw a bigger upside on him the Julio. I personally think Bobby is better.
Love the strategy! Good luck - thanks for commenting!
I picked up a psa 10 blue volpe out of 150 it’s a pop 22 and it’s nearly doubled since off season.
Chris here - Nice pick up! Are you considering selling and taking the profit?
Nice! Holding long-term or going to flip while his market is hot?
Vlad Jr can bounce back but as he is the player that brought me back to the hobby in 2019, I am just sitting on my small rc collection of him but not holding my breath sadly....
Right there with you rooting for him! Thanks for commenting.
We’re all pulling for him!
Thank god you guys debunked your hypothesis on salvy. I was going to have to comment that he couldn’t even hold molina’s jock 😂
😂😂😂
You can see that happen in real time!
🤣Maybe if he hits like this for another 6-8 years!
Got the Juan Soto Bowmans best gold rc non auto /50 in a break…sold it raw for $70 in 2019, saw it on eBay…same number 04/50 in a psa 10 and up for $3250 😂 oh one of those stories
Oh man 😓 That’s a tough one - focus on the wins though! 🤣
Great pod fellas, the conversations were fun to listen to and flowed well (even with Scottie gone)👌! I like your addendum T-Pot about Cowser, he was a 5th overall pick and was expected to be good, so this hot steak shouldn't be too surprising, but it's been fun! I would take it a step further talking about some of the cold streak top guys are on, like Julio and Acura... it's way too early to be remotely concerned imo. Obviously, even all-timers go on hot and cold streaks, it's still only 3 weeks into the season. It's tough when you think about stats all the time, have your projections, and do research daily, so when things are different that what you thought would happen, it's jarring (good and bad). As someone who does this as a side hustle and for a fun hobby, I find it more entertaining than harmful when players go on a cold streak, but I can understand that if your income and livelihood depend on another person's performance, it's stressful... kinda like the financial market, you can do your best looking on past performance and due diligence, but ultimately it's out of your control. Anyways, thanks for another entertaining pod!
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You’re right about the cold starts - such a small sample size. Too early to get too worried/excited yet. But it’s still fun!
Thanks for the thoughtful post -- and thanks for watching!
Nice job guys!
Thanks for watching!
I’m selling all my Jordan Walker cards. I’m out on him
Chris here - rough start for the Cardinals this year. I certainly undrstand your frustration.
Awesome stuff my guys! Hey phillip that blaze Alexander gold auto aint looking to bad now 😉 like me as a kid in the fall an needed baseball cards....dudes "RAKEING" LMAO 🤣😂
He's holding his own for sure!
@@Philmington yessir u going to Shriners? I'ma be there at least sat for sure hope to see u Guy! 💯💪🏻
I said it a few weeks back when season started. A dark horse MVP candidate might be Gunnar Henderson. Orioles should win a lot of games and I think Gunnar takes the next step on path to a perennial All Star player. Should be a fun season. Witt Jr also a nice pick but I don't think Royals will win enough.
Winning is sort of irrelevant in MVP in baseball compared to other sports, just look at some of Trout’s MVP’s and the Angels record that year.
@@jetercollector2134It will be relevant this year and last year Acuna won it on a division winnibng team.
Chris here - Witt was my dark horse MVP candidate when we did our season preview Live on Blabbin’ ‘Bout Slabbin’
I like the royals and they could surprise. AL central is very weak this year.
MVP winners definitely don’t have to be on winning teams - look at Trout and Ohtani. But to win with a crappy team you have to be exceptional. It’s difficult but not impossible.
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can you guys discuss corbin carroll? he's off to a really slow start, but has a crazy K/BB ratio. can he turn it around? what should we expect
Good call - we’ll try to get
To him next week.
I think he’ll be fine, even if he doesn’t quite reach last years huge numbers.
Arizona is off to a slow start as a team. Only 20 games in!
He is someone I don't look too closely at....I did buy one of his Stadium Club autos 😂
Hahaha - we are all card addicts aren’t we??
@@SpitballinCards Zero will power!
Vlad about to go on a heater now
probably
Hoping so! Still waiting...
Colton Cowser for AL ROY
He’s on FIRE!!
Im just about to send in my true red volpe 1st non auto 2/5
Huge card! Good luck!!
@SpitballinCards I have it up on ebay yes for ridiculous amount just to c offers I have a guy ( a super collector with tons of pics) offering 2k cash. im thinking it's worth more. What do yall thank. Thanks
2 Months ago in my comment on the episode “Witt Jr or Julio-Which Player’s Cards Should You Buy” Bobby Witt and Gunnar Henderson were my choices definitely not Julio
Alan, you look like a genius right now!
Give it time !!! The 🐢 🐇 you know how that goes 😉
Vlad Jr = Prince Fielder 2.0
Uh oh - that’s not a comparison he wants to hear. But it’s not wrong either
Maybe. But Prince had 4 top 10 MVP finishes (3 Top 5!) to Vlad's 1 -- so Vlad needs some work to even get to Prince's level!
@@Blabbin_Bout_Slabbin good point
Lmaoo wtf, Prince Fielder is no where near the same as Vladdy. Fielder was actually good
@@michelecoppola4653 oh DAMN!!!
Julio Rodriguez and Aaron Judge are to slow start. But, we all know is not how you start. But, how you finish. 😎💪🏽💯🫣🙏
JRod showed last year he can finish strong -- but would be nice to see some life from him before June!
……. Did ANY of you ever play baseball / coach baseball?? If you had = YOU WOULD OF KNOWN, baseball is not like football / basketball in the since = “flashy” / showboating = selfishness 👎🏻. In a 162 game season, that crap doesn’t fly with “vets”. And I KNEW BWJ was gonna be THE NEXT FACE OF THE MLB and bought a shit done of his TOP LEVEL autos = while they were cheap, had them graded and now sit ACCUMULATING TREMENDOUS VALUE ✅
SO IMO = Be careful listening to folks like “Chris & Jeff”, nice guys but apparently have blinders on at times… not to mention, they don’t seem to be able to predict “future” players that well = simply admitting your WRONG, after the fact is weak IMO 🍻
Ps: Hey Ty, if Mr Wilson needs some help with accessing which players cards will go up in value, you guys can reach out to me. Been ON FIRE for the last few YEARS🍻. And I just really started back up in 2018 😉
……. Did ANY of you ever play baseball / coach baseball?? If you had = YOU WOULD OF KNOWN, baseball is not like football / basketball in the since = “flashy” / showboating = selfishness 👎🏻. In a 162 game season, that crap doesn’t fly with “vets”. And I KNEW BWJ was gonna be THE NEXT FACE OF THE MLB and bought a shit done of his TOP LEVEL autos = while they were cheap, had them graded and now sit ACCUMULATING TREMENDOUS VALUE ✅
SO IMO = Be careful listening to folks like “Chris & Jeff”, nice guys but apparently have blinders on at times… not to mention, they don’t seem to be able to predict “future” players that well = simply admitting your WRONG, after the fact is weak IMO 🍻
Ps: Hey Ty, if Mr Wilson needs some help with accessing which players cards will go up in value, you guys can reach out to me. Been ON FIRE for the last few YEARS🍻. And I just really started back up in 2018 😉
Hard to trust Vlad with his fitness the way it is. Especially for long term players usually gain weight not lose it as they get older.
Chris here - Vlad worked really hard this off season. Showed up to camp probably stronger than ever.
But still pounding the ball into the ground. Very strange.
You’re right though, his body type may not age well at all
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