Friday, February 14, 2025

Quick Additions

    I got the chance to take a quick look into the LCS a couple days ago. Time was limited to just a few minutes, so I had minimal time to poke around. The store had finished their expansion since the last time I had been there, and now had two separate parts of the building; one for Pokemon and gaming cards, and the other for sports cards. The latter is more in my wheelhouse.

    I took a look in one of the many quarter boxes (which they have many more of now) and pulled out four cards. These were the only cards of the whole trip. I forgot my wallet anyway, so a dollar ended up working out just fine.

    I also forgot that the same day was the day of the new Topps flagship release. I didn't know it at the time, and I think I may wait a little bit to actually purchase some of the new cards. They were selling at almost fifty cents a card in some of the packs.

    Anyway, the four cards I acquired were all part of 2024 Bowman Chrome.





    Why not start with Brandon Sproat? I scouted him out in a post earlier this year, and since then I have become very interested in him. I was not at all expecting to find his card, so it ended up being a pretty nice addition. I hope to see Sproat pitch in the majors this year. The Mets are looking pretty good for 2025, but maybe they could use a little bit of help on the starting pitching side.






    Honestly, I don't think it's a very good shot of a player (especially a prospect) when you can't even see his face. Anyway, Bryce Eldridge is another guy I hope to see in the big leagues in 2025. At 20 years of age, he has a lot of time to improve, and he has already shown a lot of talent in the minor leagues. The Giants (who I am still loyal to) could use a sturdy first baseman, and hopefully Eldridge can be that guy.






    I am very interested to see what happens to Sam Basallo as he hits the majors. He's shown a lot of talent and is expected to debut this year. However, Baltimore already has one of the best catchers in the game (if not the best), and Ryan Mountcastle is a pretty good option at first. I guess that's what DH is for.






    So all four of the cards were of pretty high-profile prospects. Roman Anthony is the #2 prospect for 2025 via MLB.com, and of all the prospects here, I think he's the one I'm most excited to see play. He possesses the skills to become a superstar in the near future, and should provide a boost to an already good Red Sox team. 


    That wraps up the grabs from the last LCS stop. I like these cards a lot -- I've always liked Bowman as I have said before, and think the design works very well with the chrome aspect of the cards. The photos do not do them justice; these cards are very nice. I will be paying attention to each of these guys in Spring Training and rooting for them to make the Opening Day roster. 

    Thanks for stopping by the blog, have a great rest of the week (we're so close to weekend guys), and happy collecting!

2 comments:

  1. Familiar with Eldridge. The guys on local sports radio bring up his name every now and then. No idea who the other three guys are... but hopefully they're all household names in a few years.

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  2. Some flat out solid cards you’ve added to your roster. But wow, your mlb knowledge is crazy deeeeep. I’m with Fuji, fingers crossed 🤞 those guys turn into studs at the major league level

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