Brett Baty

2019 Bowman Draft Retrospective

2019 Bowman Draft Retrospective

Taking a current look at the players with 1st Bowman cards from 2019 Bowman Draft which include many of the current crop of up and coming young MLB talent and both the 2023 AL and NL Rookies of the year with Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson, not to mention Adley Rutschman, Josh Jung, Bryson Stott, George Kirby, CJ Abrams, Riley Greene, and more.

This Week in Baseball Cards - 8/28 - 9/3

This Week in Baseball Cards - 8/28 - 9/3

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of August 28th through September 3rd. Releases include 2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome, 2023 Topps Pro Debut, and 2023 Topps Chrome Logofractor Edition.

This Week in Baseball Cards - 8/21 - 8/27

This Week in Baseball Cards - 8/21 - 8/27

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of August 21st through August 27th. Releases include 2023 Topps Pristine Baseball

This Week in Baseball Cards - 7/24 - 7/30

This Week in Baseball Cards - 7/24 - 7/30

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of July 24th through July 30th. Releases include 2023 Topps Chrome Baseball.

This Week in Baseball Cards - 7/3 - 7/9

This Week in Baseball Cards - 7/3 - 7/9

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of July 3rd through July 9th. Releases include 2023 Topps Finest Baseball.

This Week in Baseball Cards - 5/22 - 5/28

This Week in Baseball Cards - 5/22 - 5/28

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of May 22nd through May 28th. Releases include 2023 Topps Heritage and 2023 Topps Sterling. In addition, 2023 Topps Series 2 pre-sale direct from Topps goes live this week.

This Week in Baseball Cards - 4/24 - 4/30

This Week in Baseball Cards - 4/24 - 4/30

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of April 24th through April 30th, 2023. Releases include 2023 Bowman Baseball

This Week in Baseball Cards - 4/17 - 4/23

This Week in Baseball Cards - 4/17 - 4/23

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of April 17th through April 23rd, 2023. Releases include 2023 Topps Archives Signature Series Active Player Edition and 2023 Bowman Baseball 1st Edition

This Week in Baseball Cards - 3/27 - 4/2

This Week in Baseball Cards - 3/27 - 4/2

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of March 27th through April 2nd, 2023. Releases include 2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome, 2023 Topps Big League, 2022 Topps Transcendent, and possibly 2022 Bowman Heritage. 2023 Bowman Baseball Pre-orders will also be available to the public this week.

This Week in Baseball Cards - 2/27 - 3/5

This Week in Baseball Cards - 2/27 - 3/5

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of February 27th through March 5th, 2023. Releases include 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome, 2022 Bowman Heritage, and 2022 Bowman Inception.

Top 100 Prospects for The Hobby

Top 100 Prospects for The Hobby

The Pre-Season Top 100 Prospects for the Baseball Card Hobby.

2023 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List

2023 Preseason Top 100 Prospects List

2023 Pre-Season Top 100 Prospects Led by 3B/SS Gunnar Henderson

2023 Topps Series 1: Product Preview

2023 Topps Series 1: Product Preview

Previewing the upcoming 2023 Topps Series 1 release with a focus on the rookie cards in the product including Adley Rutschman, Michael Harris II, Gunnar Henderson, Vinnie Pasquantino, Miguel Vargas, Triston Casas, Brett Baty, Riley Greene, Nolan Gorman, and many others.

This Week in Baseball Cards - 2/13 - 2/19

This Week in Baseball Cards - 2/13 - 2/19

Covering the major product releases and news in the baseball card hobby for the week of February 13th through February 19th, 2023. Releases include 2022 Topps Archives Snapshots and 2023 Topps Series 1.

The Hobby in 2022: Return of the Rookies

The Hobby in 2022: Return of the Rookies

Year in review of the Baseball Card Hobby for 2022. Taking at look at the major themes in trading cards including the 2022 Rookie Class, the Rookie Card Debate, Fanatics, the Market, and Influencers and Scammers. Joe also discusses his favorite products, favorite cards, and hobby goals.

Fallout from Rookie of the Year voting for Mariners, Braves, Orioles, Guardians and Cardinals

Fallout from Rookie of the Year voting for Mariners, Braves, Orioles, Guardians and Cardinals

The new CBA saw significant changes for teams and players. So what exactly does it mean for the Mariners and Braves, as well as the Orioles, Guardians, and Cardinals? Will anybody get another first round pick or an additional year of service time?

Is Jackson Merrill The #1 Prospect in Baseball?

Is Jackson Merrill The #1 Prospect in Baseball?

The computer’s data based Top 1000 Prospects Ranking has Jackson Merrill as the best prospect in baseball. Is there any validity to that claim? How close is he to eventually claiming the top spot?

Introducing the *NEW* Prospect Hitter Comps Tool

Introducing the *NEW* Prospect Hitter Comps Tool

We’ve created a database of all players who accumulated 120 plate appearances at a MiLB level in any season since 2007. Using some calculations, the tool finds the closest results “match” (in descending order) from all players at the same minor league level and age.

2022 Midseason Top 100 Prospects

2022 Midseason Top 100 Prospects

The Prospects Live 2022 Midseaon Top 100 Prospects List!

Live Looks: Double-A Eastern League, New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Live Looks: Double-A Eastern League, New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies

On June 8 Brandon Smith made the trip up from my MLB Draft League location in Williamsport to check out the New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs. the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The matchup featured a handful of highly touted position player prospects currently ranked inside of the Prospects Live Top 100.