Who is the best active MLB player you can't believe has card prices this low?

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

He's not as expensive as he should be considering how rare his auto is.

I was thinking...

JRam:Mookie::Mookie:Trout

I don't actually believe there's a specific dollar cutoff for this, but Mookie's cards can be pricey, but still "cheap" for his achievement/ability/future outlook.

JRam is pretty cheap, and playing in Cleveland doesn't help his visibility.

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Mookie '14 TCU Gold Refractor PSA-10: $4,051 (auction): https://ebay.com/itm/387018590722

JRam '14 TCU Gold Refractor PSA-10: $1,141 (auction) last August.

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Mookie '14 Update PSA-10: $130-175 range lately

Trout '11 Update PSA-10: $780-$830 range lately.
(Trout pop about 1,000 higher)

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If you're priced out of Trout or looking for alternatives, there's Mookie.

If you're priced out of Mookie or looking for alternatives, there's JRam.

[onenineeightsix]

Originally Posted by RoyalsCollector

This thread is obviously going to show that alot of our hobby in the super modern realm is based on hype. But I'm interested in starting a collection of guys who are mega-stars who would have been much more appreciated back in the 80's and 90's when "real stars" were much more beloved than hype-beast 18 year olds.

I'll start. I'm no Guardians fan but Jose Ramirez is criminally undervalued. Patch autos #/5 from Topps Dynasty are selling for under $180. Guy never gets injured, and is a Top 100 player all time by WAR to the age-31 season.

I think he's a no-doubt HOFer, but would really solidify if the Guardians can do some playoff winning.

While I agree with Ramirez, I think his stuff suffers a bit because he signs a TON of stuff. Virtually every Topps release. His Heritage, Finest, and Chrome RC autos are not cheap.

[Raleigh504]

JRam has gone up in prices. Over a few years I bought/sold his Chrome Auto RC and it was around $50-$75 at first, jumped to $100 and not it is closer to $150.

He should be higher but being in Cleveland hurts but if he wins a WS or MVP at some point then it will help his prices get up.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by towerymt

I was thinking...

JRam:Mookie::Mookie:Trout

I don't actually believe there's a specific dollar cutoff for this, but Mookie's cards can be pricey, but still "cheap" for his achievement/ability/future outlook.

JRam is pretty cheap, and playing in Cleveland doesn't help his visibility.

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Mookie '14 TCU Gold Refractor PSA-10: $4,051 (auction): https://ebay.com/itm/387018590722

JRam '14 TCU Gold Refractor PSA-10: $1,141 (auction) last August.

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Mookie '14 Update PSA-10: $130-175 range lately

Trout '11 Update PSA-10: $780-$830 range lately.
(Trout pop about 1,000 higher)

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If you're priced out of Trout or looking for alternatives, there's Mookie.

If you're priced out of Mookie or looking for alternatives, there's JRam.

Exactly!

[JMStang]

To the OPs point of guys being more appreciated in the 80’s or 90’s, Marcus Semien and Andrés Giménez.


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[jjrpilot]

Originally Posted by Giancarlo27

Steven Kwan

100%. Kwan also has ZERO 1st Bowmans.

[Rbradleigh]

In the I had no idea department, Kwan is hitting .400!
184 ABs is nothing to sneeze at either. Wow


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[sportzking]

I’ve always thought Salvador Perez, if anyone even considered him. With the Royals doing good this year maybe he’s getting more attention. Guess it’s a combination of team and being a catcher. His Bowman Chrome and Topps rookie seems really cheap.

[NickyCards]

Mookie is not cheap, however way more reasonable than others with less production.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by NickyCards

Mookie is not cheap, however way more reasonable than others with less production.

Maybe I misunderstood "this low," but that was kind of my point.

He's in the Trout/Shohei tier from a baseball perspective, but is significantly cheaper than them.

[mfw13]

The future 1st ballot HOF pitchers.....Kershaw, Verlander, and Scherzer.

[NYRE2PECT]

Freddie Freeman?

[tmoore_25]

Originally Posted by mfw13

The future 1st ballot HOF pitchers.....Kershaw, Verlander, and Scherzer.

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Freddie Freeman?

SSHHHHH!!!! Let's keep that between us. Although, I do think the cat is out of the bag with Freddie.

[elektrokuter]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

100%. Kwan also has ZERO 1st Bowmans.

his stuff has def been going up slightly the past few weeks. I was taking my time buying his stuff for my PC as it seemed like he had no market, but now I regret it lol

[JRX]

Freeman has a shot at 3k hits

[RoyalsCollector]

Originally Posted by sportzking

I’ve always thought Salvador Perez, if anyone even considered him. With the Royals doing good this year maybe he’s getting more attention. Guess it’s a combination of team and being a catcher. His Bowman Chrome and Topps rookie seems really cheap.

Agree! I didn't want to say it and come off as a homer, even though I am.

[kooky4cards]

Originally Posted by tmoore_25

SSHHHHH!!!! Let's keep that between us. Although, I do think the cat is out of the bag with Freddie.

Indeed

[zbaseball21]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Bryce Harper.

I'm very biased but I think that Harper is hugely underrated and undervalued in the hobby.

He was voted most overrated by his peers multiple times in polls yet he's got over a .900 career ops with just under 50 WAR and well on his way to the Hall of Fame.

He's probably top 3 MVP candidate for this year so far and if he gets hot or Ohtani slips a bit he's got the inside track on his 3rd MVP.

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The people talking about Machado being undervalued I mean he's a fine player but a lot of his value is defensively and that's almost never something the hobby puts much credence in.

He has a career .822 OPS which is fine but definitely not elite. He's only led the league in one offensive state in his 13 year career which was doubles in 2013.

He also seems to be on a decline with a .782 OPS last year and .664 so far this year.

[redauto5]

In 3 years everyone will agree the answer was Kyle Tucker when he's accumulated over 40 WAR by age 30.

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[tyrith]

Pretty much any player that isn't an MVP candidate and has a good bit of their value from defensive performance and/or positional value is underrated. Lindor, Adley, Machado, even Ramirez would fall into that category. Works historically too.

[noaskiecards]

Jackson holliday

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[rfgilles]

I would say anyone who is not a hobby darling but has a chance to be a HOFer, eg, Lindor, Correa, Machado. Some of the others mentioned here fit that criteria, Ramirez, Goldschmidt.

[JustRachel]

William Contreras is quietly getting my attention in Milwaukee. He's among the top NL catchers and nobody seems to have noticed.

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by noaskiecards

Jackson holliday

Career 0.059 hitter

[dream34]

Originally Posted by seanrs1

OP, I like how you put a specific example of both a player and the type of card that you think is under valued. It seems like it is possible a certain segment of the players cards could be under priced, over priced, or just right depending on the segment of cards. For instance BCA auto and RC autos could be over priced, and low and mid end RC cards could be under priced.

It would be nice for the responders to name the player and the type of cards they are referring to.

I would go with 2008 Bryce Harper USA's especially the Patch Auto /50. Mind boggling how these have not skyrocketed at this point.

Originally Posted by RoyalsCollector

This thread is obviously going to show that alot of our hobby in the super modern realm is based on hype. But I'm interested in starting a collection of guys who are mega-stars who would have been much more appreciated back in the 80's and 90's when "real stars" were much more beloved than hype-beast 18 year olds.

I'll start. I'm no Guardians fan but Jose Ramirez is criminally undervalued. Patch autos #/5 from Topps Dynasty are selling for under $180. Guy never gets injured, and is a Top 100 player all time by WAR to the age-31 season.

I think he's a no-doubt HOFer, but would really solidify if the Guardians can do some playoff winning.

Yordan.
.956 OPS (MILB), 1.067 OPS, .958 OPS, .877 OPS, 1.019 OPS, .990 OPS, .877 OPS
ROY, Title & Career .578 SLG & .963 OPS

He's a victim of the Supply/Demand equation with all of his cards coming out during the boom but aside from Ohtani & Judge his numbers stand above everyone else. It'll take time to weather the Supply of his RC cards til they become a little more rare, just like with 2001 Pujols & Ichiro but his prices to me are clearly the cheapest relative to performance and accomplishments.