[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Why are people comparing the players? I don't think that was the question. A career utilityman can end up having his cards 10x over night under the right circumstances. I don't look at it from a long term angle, but whose cards have potential to rise in the immediate future. And I think as a percentage of current card value, Vlad's have every bit as much likelihood to increase at a higher percentage in the next week than Ohtani's.

Even long term, Ohtani's cards have best ever baked into them. If for some reason something happens, it's very possible his cards can't sustain the current market. That is far from out of the question. Vlad's cards aren't priced like a HOF right now (at least not before this past week). So it wouldn't take a lot for them to increase.

I know it's hard to differentiate between the player and their hobby greatness, and the question of whether their cards can increase proportionately in value, but that's the question. It's not about whose cards will reach higher peaks. It's about how much can they appreciate relative to where they are now.

You get it!