Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. - Page 378

jbruner23 · 05-13-2021, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by eye4talent

On a good day (for you), $1200 maybe. I doubt it will reach $1500, though I would love to see it get there.

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Thanks. I'd like to pick one up, but was expecting I'd have to wait until the offseason to not overpay. I don't recall seeing many (any?) of these getting the "$.99 auction and let it run" treatment within the last 6 months.

eye4talent · 05-13-2021, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jbruner23

Thanks. I'd like to pick one up, but was expecting I'd have to wait until the offseason to not overpay. I don't recall seeing many (any?) of these getting the "$.99 auction and let it run" treatment within the last 6 months.

Yeah, the auction thing doesn’t happen with these cards... The problem with waiting is that Vlad could reach another level in the second half, and then his cards could end being out of reach. Or maybe he plateaus, and then doesn’t make the big leap until next year...

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HarryLime · 05-14-2021, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by eye4talent

Yeah, the auction thing doesn’t happen with these cards... The problem with waiting is that Vlad could reach another level in the second half, and then his cards could end being out of reach. Or maybe he plateaus, and then doesn’t make the big leap until next year...

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This. I've done the "I'll wait until the offseason" thing lots of times only to watch those cards quadruple or more before the offseason and then realize the baseball card offseason is like a long weekend in Novemeber and then it's right back to hungry hungry hippos.

There's a lot of stuff that you can safely wait on and get cheaper at a later date. But anything Soto, Acuna, Tatis, Guerrero, Ohtani, Wander, or Bichette, at this point, I would buy now fully expecting to never see the prices get lower (barring mega injury or SkyNet going online).

Arthur

Mymoneypls · 05-14-2021, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryLime

This. I've done the "I'll wait until the offseason" thing lots of times only to watch those cards quadruple or more before the offseason and then realize the baseball card offseason is like a long weekend in Novemeber and then it's right back to hungry hungry hippos.

There's a lot of stuff that you can safely wait on and get cheaper at a later date. But anything Soto, Acuna, Tatis, Guerrero, Ohtani, Wander, or Bichette, at this point, I would buy now fully expecting to never see the prices get lower (barring mega injury or SkyNet going online).

Arthur

I agree with this. I know this is a Vlad thread and own a lot of his stuff. But I’ve been buying up Soto as his stuff has dipped the most lately.

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LVDan · 05-14-2021, 01:10 PM

Only the brightest young stars doing what was expected+ will be selling for more post AS break.
Vlad has an excellent chance to be in that category but tomorrow never knows on any of these guys.
With Biggio and Bichette picking it up and Hernandez back they should score a TON of runs against average pitching.

rngrdanny22 · 05-14-2021, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by LVDan

Only the brightest young stars doing what was expected+ will be selling for more post AS break.
Vlad has an excellent chance to be in that category but tomorrow never knows on any of these guys.
With Biggio and Bichette picking it up and Hernandez back they should score a TON of runs against average pitching.

Exactly. This is why diversification is key.

ThoseBackPages · 05-14-2021, 03:39 PM

ive said this many times, but i do not envy anyone jumping in the pool now

rngrdanny22 · 05-14-2021, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

ive said this many times, but i do not envy anyone jumping in the pool now

Agreed, but I felt the same way back in 2018 while I was drooling over everyone's Trout collection. I bought a couple Trout's, but decided that my focus was best spent on the next up-and-comers (Acuna, Soto, Gleyber). I didn't want to be in the same position as I was with Trout with those guys in 2020+.

eye4talent · 05-14-2021, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by LVDan

Only the brightest young stars doing what was expected+ will be selling for more post AS break.
Vlad has an excellent chance to be in that category but tomorrow never knows on any of these guys.
With Biggio and Bichette picking it up and Hernandez back they should score a TON of runs against average pitching.

And Springer should be back, hopefully sooner than later. And there’s reason to believe Tellez and Gurriel will pick it up at the plate.

This lineup could be lethal 1 through 8–and when Kirk eventually makes it back, maybe even 1 through 9.

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BAHoopla · 05-14-2021, 05:23 PM

My bad guys every time I nibble at a card he goes into a mini slump

eye4talent · 05-14-2021, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BAHoopla

My bad guys every time I nibble at a card he goes into a mini slump

Trout has struck 14 times in his 28 at-bats, and Soto has a lower OPS than Miguel Rojas. Vlad’s mini-slump isn’t too much to fret about.

But to be safe, maybe you should stop nibbling.

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BigSlim16 · 05-14-2021, 08:47 PM

Vladdy! HR #9

shortstopguy12 · 05-14-2021, 08:47 PM

Oppo homeruns look really nice off the bat

PLAYED4NOTHING · 05-14-2021, 08:47 PM

Vlad puts the first run on the board solo HR !

Archangel1775 · 05-14-2021, 09:25 PM

Jeez, this guys the real deal. To think I let $500 get in the way of me and his Topps Chrome Superfractor. Ugh

rngrdanny22 · 05-14-2021, 09:26 PM

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Jeez, this guys the real deal. To think I let $500 get in the way of me and his Topps Chrome Superfractor. Ugh

Same.

Banks8181 · 05-15-2021, 12:48 PM

Vladdy>>>Soto

SaltyCracker · 05-15-2021, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Banks8181

Vladdy>>>Soto

Vladdy Sr. for sure.

Time will tell on Jr.

rngrdanny22 · 05-15-2021, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Banks8181

Vladdy>>>Soto

I'm a Vladdy fan, but let's pump the brakes on this one...

Flkrsn5 · 05-15-2021, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by rngrdanny22

I'm a Vladdy fan, but let's pump the brakes on this one...

Lol same...that’s crazy talk this early.

ThoseBackPages · 05-15-2021, 03:40 PM

collect both for sure

Akphillips86 · 05-15-2021, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

collect both for sure

Yep. Definitely wouldn’t knock one to try to elevate the other. Both premier young talents that are fun to watch. Baseball’s future looks promising with this smorgasbord of young talent we are currently blessed with.

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Mymoneypls · 05-15-2021, 04:05 PM

All we need now is baseball to change a little bit and make the game better.
Promote these stars!!!

The opportunity is Now!

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eye4talent · 05-15-2021, 06:40 PM

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Vladdy>>>Soto

I don’t think this is complete crazy talk. It’s difficult to say that Vlad is absolutely, definitively, clearly the better player. But if you think Vlad will be better long-term, I’d say there’s an argument to be made.

The easier argument might that they’re both extraordinary talents, and, along with Yordan Alvarez, they’ll be the most dominant hitters in the coming years. Regardless, we’ll all probably have a lot of fun debating this as their careers unfold.

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eye4talent · 05-15-2021, 06:42 PM

When one of these appeared in the thread a few weeks ago, I was inspired to go after the next one I see. Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait long.

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LVDan Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 17,568	Only the brightest young stars doing what was expected+ will be selling for more post AS break. Vlad has an excellent chance to be in that category but tomorrow never knows on any of these guys. With Biggio and Bichette picking it up and Hernandez back they should score a TON of runs against average pitching. __________________ So we cheated and we lied and we tested. And we never failed to fail; it was the easiest thing to do.

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Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 21,865	Jeez, this guys the real deal. To think I let $500 get in the way of me and his Topps Chrome Superfractor. Ugh __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

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BigSlim16 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 4,332	Vladdy! HR #9

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ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,242 ThoseBackPages	collect both for sure __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

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05-15-2021, 06:42 PM	#9450
eye4talent Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 7,922 eye4talent eye4talent	When one of these appeared in the thread a few weeks ago, I was inspired to go after the next one I see. Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait long. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro