Yordan Alvarez - Page 106

rwperu34 · 06-24-2021, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mymoneypls

Can we get an increase in his card prices? What else does that grown ass man have to do for people to believe.

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rwperu34 · 06-24-2021, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

The fact that he's going to be a full-time DH for pretty much his entire career also limits his appeal.

Players who can't play defense lose a significant amount of respect among collectors.

This is 100% false.

rwperu34 · 06-24-2021, 11:52 PM

$4300 red shimmier 2018 BCA tonight. That's right in line with what I would have expected based on his other BCA sales. Down from peak but up from November.

k13 · 06-25-2021, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Let's run with it. An Astro outfielder with bad knees that's 22nd in OPS. That is what hobby dreams are made of

Trout has never had one Top 150 ops season in his life and he's the GOAT...

whackadoo · 06-25-2021, 12:12 AM

I like what i see from a 162-game average perspective...

hits - 185
BA - .309
2b - 45
hr - 42
rbi - 134
runs - 112
opb - .393
slg - .600
ops - .993
ops+ - 162

Walks / strikeouts needs improvement though (75 / 174) which should come with experience. And two grand salami's already is a very nice touch. Been playing some outfield too, which is great to see.

whackadoo · 06-25-2021, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jhssketchcards

He is now over .900 OPS

He joins Brantley, Gurriel and Correa in that group.
Altuve is at .891 and closing in. Unreal

Alvarez now has 129 RBI in 151 career games

and with NO TRASHCANS !!!

jhssketchcards · 06-25-2021, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

The fact that he's going to be a full-time DH for pretty much his entire career also limits his appeal.

Players who can't play defense lose a significant amount of respect among collectors.

Doesn’t seem to bother David Ortiz.

Unless you say it’s the playoffs and WS accomplishments which I get. Still, Ortiz should not be as popular given he was a DH the majority of his career.

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BGeezy · 06-25-2021, 01:51 PM

Nice little Yordan mail day to commemorate his grand salami last night.

LittleJimmies · 06-25-2021, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by BGeezy

Nice little Yordan mail day to commemorate his grand salami last night.

Very nice! I ended up grabbing another gem gold foil last night. Not as good a deal as yours, but still very happy with an eye on the long term.

BBases31 · 06-25-2021, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Yordan 1/1 patch ending today. Does anyone have any idea what uniform this is from? I can't think of an Astros version that has that shade of blue on the bottom:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20349710155...YAAOSwMZBgyrlO

Anyone?

BGeezy · 06-25-2021, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleJimmies

Very nice! I ended up grabbing another gem gold foil last night. Not as good a deal as yours, but still very happy with an eye on the long term.

Awesome, congrats! Hopefully the difference will be negligible before long.

BGeezy · 06-25-2021, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Anyone?

I was looking at it when it was sitting at $850 in the last few seconds but it quickly jumped up above my max. $2600 is too rich for my blood. I'd rather put that money into a rare flagship parallel or one of the rare chrome parallels I'm missing.

marterburn · 06-25-2021, 02:57 PM

Has it been noted yet that his BB% increased from ~3% in April/May to 12.6% in June so far? And his K% has dropped by ~5% in June?

So basically, it's easy to say now that he 'struggled' to an .860 OPS in April/May, and it was likely just a 'slow' start.

troesports · 06-25-2021, 03:13 PM

I'm late to the party, but I'm starting to pick up some PSA 10 base RC Yordans. I think he's super undervalued still.

BBases31 · 06-25-2021, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by BGeezy

I was looking at it when it was sitting at $850 in the last few seconds but it quickly jumped up above my max. $2600 is too rich for my blood. I'd rather put that money into a rare flagship parallel or one of the rare chrome parallels I'm missing.

I meant about the patch itself. I can't find an Astros uniform that has that color blue, can you?

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Originally Posted by marterburn

Has it been noted yet that his BB% increased from ~3% in April/May to 12.6% in June so far? And his K% has dropped by ~5% in June?

I posted about this a few weeks ago. His plate discipline stats have been nearly as good as 2019 the entire season and that the low walk rate was just some crazy, next level variance. It was just a matter of time before the actual walk rate caught up

BGeezy · 06-25-2021, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

I meant about the patch itself. I can't find an Astros uniform that has that color blue, can you?

My bad! It looks like it's from the MLB postseason patch from their 2019 road unis.

If you look at the patch, part of the grey is visible in the corner and the blue line and shape of the patch matches the pic above.

Would've been a really cool one to have.

tblood · 06-25-2021, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by marterburn

Has it been noted yet that his BB% increased from ~3% in April/May to 12.6% in June so far? And his K% has dropped by ~5% in June?

So basically, it's easy to say now that he 'struggled' to an .860 OPS in April/May, and it was likely just a 'slow' start.

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Originally Posted by BBases31

I posted about this a few weeks ago. His plate discipline stats have been nearly as good as 2019 the entire season and that the low walk rate was just some crazy, next level variance. It was just a matter of time before the actual walk rate caught up

He definitely got stung by a number of called strikes that were clearly outside of the zone and many of them were the 3rd strike. I know it happened a lot but I don’t remember seeing Yordan react negatively or show much frustration. Every hitter, past and present, gets pissed when an up takes the bat out of their hands. I love seeing a young player like Yordan handle it the way he does.

Going back to some of the discussion about how good and/or collectible he is... I personally think it’s hard not to like him and can easily see him as one of the best hitters in the game for the foreseeable future. I really hope he is able to stay healthy and avoids any serious injuries from here on out.

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BBases31 · 06-25-2021, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BGeezy

My bad! It looks like it's from the MLB postseason patch from their 2019 road unis.

Good call, thanks. Makes it that much better

BGeezy · 06-25-2021, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Good call, thanks. Makes it that much better

So did you get it?

BBases31 · 06-25-2021, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by BGeezy

So did you get it?

No my bid was way lower than that final price. I was shocked how high it went. I'm not a patch person but those 2020 Dynasty cards are incredible looking. I must not be alone in that sentiment because those Dynasty patches across all players are getting some serious prices. I'll win one eventually

BGeezy · 06-25-2021, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

No my bid was way lower than that final price. I was shocked how high it went. I'm not a patch person but those 2020 Dynasty cards are incredible looking. I must not be alone in that sentiment because those Dynasty patches across all players are getting some serious prices. I'll win one eventually

I agree, I was expecting it to go in the 1-1.5k range. In the last few seconds I saw it hit 1k, then 1400 and I thought that was it... Then it ended at 2600 and I was fine with not winning it at that price. Someone probably knew what that patch was from and had to have it.

I love Dynasty as well and I actually have a /5, patch isn't the most amazing or anything, but I got it early for a good price.

Archangel1775 · 06-25-2021, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

No my bid was way lower than that final price. I was shocked how high it went. I'm not a patch person but those 2020 Dynasty cards are incredible looking. I must not be alone in that sentiment because those Dynasty patches across all players are getting some serious prices. I'll win one eventually

If Topps would just stop with producing /10 cards of 10 different head shots of each player and just go with /100, they'd be the #1 RPA Rookie Card. Flawless and NT look great but I cant do logo-less cards.

Noles939913 · 06-25-2021, 11:18 PM

Bought the Astros for $20 in an 8 box 2021 Topps Stadium Club break on a whim and hit his auto. Super stoked!!!

Noles939913 · 06-25-2021, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BGeezy

I agree, I was expecting it to go in the 1-1.5k range. In the last few seconds I saw it hit 1k, then 1400 and I thought that was it... Then it ended at 2600 and I was fine with not winning it at that price. Someone probably knew what that patch was from and had to have it.

I love Dynasty as well and I actually have a /5, patch isn't the most amazing or anything, but I got it early for a good price.

I’m assuming you’re being sarcastic about the patch not being that nice lol.

LittleJimmies · 06-25-2021, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Noles939913

Bought the Astros for $20 in an 8 box 2021 Topps Stadium Club break on a whim and hit his auto. Super stoked!!!

Oh man, congrats! Let's see it.

06-24-2021, 11:52 PM	#2628
rwperu34 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 8,725	$4300 red shimmier 2018 BCA tonight. That's right in line with what I would have expected based on his other BCA sales. Down from peak but up from November. __________________ Me: Did I win? Gixen: Yes. You won. Now you're broke.

06-25-2021, 12:12 AM	#2630
whackadoo Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 390	I like what i see from a 162-game average perspective... hits - 185 BA - .309 2b - 45 hr - 42 rbi - 134 runs - 112 opb - .393 slg - .600 ops - .993 ops+ - 162 Walks / strikeouts needs improvement though (75 / 174) which should come with experience. And two grand salami's already is a very nice touch. Been playing some outfield too, which is great to see.

06-25-2021, 02:57 PM	#2638
marterburn Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Milwaukee area Posts: 4,719 burnmax12 burnmax12	Has it been noted yet that his BB% increased from ~3% in April/May to 12.6% in June so far? And his K% has dropped by ~5% in June? So basically, it's easy to say now that he 'struggled' to an .860 OPS in April/May, and it was likely just a 'slow' start.

06-25-2021, 03:13 PM	#2639
troesports Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 66	I'm late to the party, but I'm starting to pick up some PSA 10 base RC Yordans. I think he's super undervalued still.

06-25-2021, 11:18 PM	#2648
Noles939913 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 7,375	Bought the Astros for $20 in an 8 box 2021 Topps Stadium Club break on a whim and hit his auto. Super stoked!!!