Supercollecting a Guy Who May Never Pan Out[emoji769]

jrouth22 · 08-15-2020, 02:46 PM

Hey all,

For the second time in my collecting 'career,' I've decided to have some fun and 'supercollect' a 2020 prospect.

The first time was back when I was still in high school -- and I put multiple (albeit small) paychecks into J. Brent Cox, the Yankees reliever who never made it to the bigs and is now a high school teacher in Texas.

Hoping to latch onto a player this time who will play Major League Baseball at some point and maybe -- just maybe -- have 25 HR+ potential. At the least, it'll be fun to follow his trajectory from level to level.

Would love to hear your stories about stashing specific prospects early in their careers, and any big failures/successes you've had. I realize that the vast majority of these guys never pan out, but hey -- these colors look nice.

My Sherten Apostel collection so far:

I’ve got 44% of his cards. My first SuperFractor is on the way, as well as five more parallels I don't have.

oplum29 · 08-15-2020, 02:51 PM

very cool.

i've done something similar with football and David Fales

paparoke · 08-15-2020, 02:55 PM

I did the same with Peter O'brien. In the end, I lost my house, car and wife. But it was a magical ride and totally worth it.

jrouth22 · 08-15-2020, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by paparoke

I did the same with Peter O'brien. In the end, I lost my house, car and wife. But it was a magical ride and totally worth it.

I think I remember reading about that in the paper.

speedyjg13 · 08-15-2020, 03:04 PM

I did something similar with Luis Olmos in 2009 when I entered the hobby

95vr4 · 08-15-2020, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by paparoke

I did the same with Peter O'brien. In the end, I lost my house, car and wife. But it was a magical ride and totally worth it.

Thanks for the laugh dude

Good Luck OP! Hitter >>> Reliever

marterburn · 08-15-2020, 03:59 PM

Apostel's floor is nonzero. Power + hand cannon assures that.

Awesome stash though, looks great!

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Minelayer · 08-15-2020, 04:19 PM

I collected/hoarded 1988 Donruss Geronimo Berroa back in the day. Was considered a SP at the time and I went to every LCS near me and tried to buy as much as I could. I ended up with about 500 of them.

trendy26 · 08-15-2020, 04:53 PM

This is like playing Penny Stocks.... If the guy turns into a superstar, you sir are gonna be a very rich man...!

I super collected the 1993 Football Rookie Class.... They’re not worth much, but Bledsoe, Bettis, and the rest of them are still some of my favorite cards in my collection!

jmarascojr · 08-15-2020, 04:54 PM

I super collected Trevor Gretzky when he was a Cubs prospect, all because I used to collect his dad (Wayne) while growing up...

I think the kid is an "actor" now...

AJPennSt · 08-15-2020, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrouth22

Hey all,

For the second time in my collecting 'career,' I've decided to have some fun and 'supercollect' a 2020 prospect.

The first time was back when I was still in high school -- and I put multiple (albeit small) paychecks into J. Brent Cox, the Yankees reliever who never made it to the bigs and is now a high school teacher in Texas.

Hoping to latch onto a player this time who will play Major League Baseball at some point and maybe -- just maybe -- have 25 HR+ potential. At the least, it'll be fun to follow his trajectory from level to level.

Would love to hear your stories about stashing specific prospects early in their careers, and any big failures/successes you've had. I realize that the vast majority of these guys never pan out, but hey -- these colors look nice.

My Sherten Apostel collection so far:

I’ve got 44% of his cards. My first SuperFractor is on the way, as well as five more parallels I don't have.

I believe my friend!!

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sigmachi · 08-15-2020, 05:49 PM

I supercollected Michael Burgess from 2007 Bowman Draft. Back when a $40 auto out of draft was a big deal!!! Still have them all too

punkoholic · 08-15-2020, 06:24 PM

I collect Corbin Martin. His debut was great. Games after that, not so much. Then needed Tommy John surgery and then got traded to Arizona. I'm still hopeful he could be a number 3 or 4 starter.

baseballmitts · 08-15-2020, 06:59 PM

Rejoining the hobby in early 2018 means I accidentally super collected two guys. I decided to re-learn the card hobby buy watching breakers and spending an embarrassing amount on buying into them.

I entered breaks looking for Rickey Henderson autographs since he was my favorite to collect back in the junk wax days as a kid. His inserts were always super cool to me. Also being from Arizona I was like, well, I watch the Dbacks sometimes and they are SUPER cheap in breaks so I picked them up too.

So my Dustin Fowler and Anthony Banda rookie card collections are astonishing as they exploded out of every release in 2018 like glitter after a strip club.

I have quite a collection of both of them, accidentally.

But I find myself rather fond of those cards now if i'm honest. I keep them right next to my cards worth 100x as much.

Termie · 08-15-2020, 07:13 PM

My guy was Jordan Tata. I was convinced he was going to be the guy. Sitting on a lot of his cards right now. To a lesser extent I went after Joel zumaya, Jair jurrgens, and Andrew Miller. I should have dumped Jair after his big year with Atlanta. Miller has carved out a decent career, but not as the starter everyone thought he would be, and gets no hobby love.

Islcey · 08-15-2020, 07:40 PM

I'm almost to that point with Kolby Allard

ucLAkers · 08-15-2020, 07:58 PM

Great collection it looks fun!
Mine was Alex Guerrero....then he got his ear chewed off. Was all downhill after that.

chilly55 · 08-15-2020, 08:52 PM

Mine was David Justice. I thought he was going to be something special, and for a while he was. He had a sweet swing with some power. Sold it all but 8 cards.

BrookstheVacuum · 08-16-2020, 09:34 AM

Dustin Ackley back in 2010/11. Had the close to the entire rainbow of his 2011 Update (should have went after someone else in that set...oops).

BostonNut · 08-16-2020, 09:39 AM

“Apostel, nice base card.” - Phil Hughes

senorlaverga · 08-16-2020, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Termie

My guy was Jordan Tata. I was convinced he was going to be the guy. Sitting on a lot of his cards right now. To a lesser extent I went after Joel zumaya, Jair jurrgens, and Andrew Miller. I should have dumped Jair after his big year with Atlanta. Miller has carved out a decent career, but not as the starter everyone thought he would be, and gets no hobby love.

Zumaya was unhittable. Stupid guitar hero.

mcgoo2 · 08-16-2020, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BrookstheVacuum

Dustin Ackley back in 2010/11. Had the close to the entire rainbow of his 2011 Update (should have went after someone else in that set...oops).

Ooph. That one hurts, he wasn't a cheap prospect to collect.

I've got close to the rainbow for Cole Irvin of the Phillies for basically no reason. I pulled an orange U18 auto of his and just decided to go for it. Should have sold when he got called up because he's on the path to being out of the league in a couple years.

centereacan06 · 08-16-2020, 01:46 PM

I’ve still got all of my Daniel Robertson cards. Full rainbows of almost every set he’s in. Hoping he gets out of Tampa soon and turns into the next Justin Turner.

Termie · 08-16-2020, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by senorlaverga

Zumaya was unhittable. Stupid guitar hero.

Still hate that game for that very reason. I did pick up his gold bowman chrome cheap before he attempted his comeback, but the comeback didn't really work out either

jrouth22 · 08-21-2020, 07:51 PM

New additions this week:

And, of course, my first super.

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08-15-2020, 02:46 PM	#1
jrouth22 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 263	Supercollecting a Guy Who May Never Pan Out Hey all, For the second time in my collecting 'career,' I've decided to have some fun and 'supercollect' a 2020 prospect. The first time was back when I was still in high school -- and I put multiple (albeit small) paychecks into J. Brent Cox, the Yankees reliever who never made it to the bigs and is now a high school teacher in Texas. Hoping to latch onto a player this time who will play Major League Baseball at some point and maybe -- just maybe -- have 25 HR+ potential. At the least, it'll be fun to follow his trajectory from level to level. Would love to hear your stories about stashing specific prospects early in their careers, and any big failures/successes you've had. I realize that the vast majority of these guys never pan out, but hey -- these colors look nice. My Sherten Apostel collection so far: I’ve got 44% of his cards. My first SuperFractor is on the way, as well as five more parallels I don't have. __________________ Collect Patrick Mahomes, Luka Doncic and the greatest bowler of all time, Pete Weber. I'm a professional journalist on strike. Connect with me @julianrouth on Twitter. Last edited by jrouth22; 08-15-2020 at 02:49 PM.

08-15-2020, 02:51 PM	#2
oplum29 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 10,405	very cool. i've done something similar with football and David Fales __________________ "got em, got em, need em, got em, got em, need em, got em" - Little Monsters

08-15-2020, 03:04 PM	#5
speedyjg13 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 17,186	I did something similar with Luis Olmos in 2009 when I entered the hobby __________________ Current PC: Mike Trout Prior PC: David Fletcher & Jered Weaver https://www.flickr.com/photos/speedyjg13/albums

08-15-2020, 03:59 PM	#7
marterburn Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Milwaukee area Posts: 4,719 burnmax12 burnmax12	Apostel's floor is nonzero. Power + hand cannon assures that. Awesome stash though, looks great! Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Last edited by marterburn; 08-15-2020 at 04:20 PM.

08-15-2020, 04:19 PM	#8
Minelayer Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Bay Area Posts: 212	I collected/hoarded 1988 Donruss Geronimo Berroa back in the day. Was considered a SP at the time and I went to every LCS near me and tried to buy as much as I could. I ended up with about 500 of them. Last edited by Minelayer; 08-15-2020 at 04:44 PM.

08-15-2020, 02:55 PM	#3
paparoke Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Nevada Posts: 4,339 papasharoke	I did the same with Peter O'brien. In the end, I lost my house, car and wife. But it was a magical ride and totally worth it.

08-15-2020, 04:53 PM	#9
trendy26 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 2,079	This is like playing Penny Stocks.... If the guy turns into a superstar, you sir are gonna be a very rich man...! I super collected the 1993 Football Rookie Class.... They’re not worth much, but Bledsoe, Bettis, and the rest of them are still some of my favorite cards in my collection!

08-15-2020, 04:54 PM	#10
jmarascojr Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,368 shooterjoe13	I super collected Trevor Gretzky when he was a Cubs prospect, all because I used to collect his dad (Wayne) while growing up... I think the kid is an "actor" now...

08-15-2020, 05:49 PM	#12
sigmachi Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Paragould, AR Posts: 5,193 J_J_Bodyhunting	I supercollected Michael Burgess from 2007 Bowman Draft. Back when a $40 auto out of draft was a big deal!!! Still have them all too __________________ Buying every single DEMARIO DAVIS 2012 National Treasure and low #'d auto that you can bring me.

08-15-2020, 06:24 PM	#13
punkoholic Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: North Vancouver Posts: 938	I collect Corbin Martin. His debut was great. Games after that, not so much. Then needed Tommy John surgery and then got traded to Arizona. I'm still hopeful he could be a number 3 or 4 starter. __________________ Fan of (or should I say curse of) the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Vikings, and the Sacramento Kings. Not a curse of the Houston Astros! Jacob Markstrom and Corbin Martin collector

08-15-2020, 06:59 PM	#14
baseballmitts Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 106 baseballmitts	Rejoining the hobby in early 2018 means I accidentally super collected two guys. I decided to re-learn the card hobby buy watching breakers and spending an embarrassing amount on buying into them. I entered breaks looking for Rickey Henderson autographs since he was my favorite to collect back in the junk wax days as a kid. His inserts were always super cool to me. Also being from Arizona I was like, well, I watch the Dbacks sometimes and they are SUPER cheap in breaks so I picked them up too. So my Dustin Fowler and Anthony Banda rookie card collections are astonishing as they exploded out of every release in 2018 like glitter after a strip club. I have quite a collection of both of them, accidentally. But I find myself rather fond of those cards now if i'm honest. I keep them right next to my cards worth 100x as much.

08-15-2020, 07:13 PM	#15
Termie Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 48	My guy was Jordan Tata. I was convinced he was going to be the guy. Sitting on a lot of his cards right now. To a lesser extent I went after Joel zumaya, Jair jurrgens, and Andrew Miller. I should have dumped Jair after his big year with Atlanta. Miller has carved out a decent career, but not as the starter everyone thought he would be, and gets no hobby love.

08-15-2020, 07:40 PM	#16
Islcey Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Edmonds, Wa Posts: 272 Islcey	I'm almost to that point with Kolby Allard

08-15-2020, 07:58 PM	#17
ucLAkers Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: CaliZona Posts: 8,599 mintrobmint Totally Sucks	Great collection it looks fun! Mine was Alex Guerrero....then he got his ear chewed off. Was all downhill after that.

08-15-2020, 08:52 PM	#18
chilly55 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dumfries, Va Posts: 3,524	Mine was David Justice. I thought he was going to be something special, and for a while he was. He had a sweet swing with some power. Sold it all but 8 cards.

08-16-2020, 09:34 AM	#19
BrookstheVacuum Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 68	Dustin Ackley back in 2010/11. Had the close to the entire rainbow of his 2011 Update (should have went after someone else in that set...oops). __________________ PC: Brooks Robinson, Mike Trout, Andrew Luck @BrooksTheVacuum on Instagram

08-16-2020, 09:39 AM	#20
BostonNut Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 60,695	“Apostel, nice base card.” - Phil Hughes __________________ "It's true that whenever rectal issues come to mind thoughts of you aren't far behind" - HairySas September 4, 2025

08-16-2020, 01:46 PM	#23
centereacan06 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 19,501 centereacan06 centereacan06	I’ve still got all of my Daniel Robertson cards. Full rainbows of almost every set he’s in. Hoping he gets out of Tampa soon and turns into the next Justin Turner.

08-21-2020, 07:51 PM	#25
jrouth22 Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 263	New additions this week: And, of course, my first super. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Collect Patrick Mahomes, Luka Doncic and the greatest bowler of all time, Pete Weber. I'm a professional journalist on strike. Connect with me @julianrouth on Twitter.