Hottest Player To Collect...And Why?

[vansaad]

I'd say the guys that transcend the sport: Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson.

[T_Hamilton]

Originally Posted by vansaad

I'd say the guys that transcend the sport: Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson.

This... Jackie Robinson has a day named after him ever year... not sure any other players can lay claim to that... each year we will get reminded on 4/15 of not only what Jackie did to make our country better but also what he did on the diamond to make the Dodgers better.

[darwinbulldog]

What you're looking for is a player whose greatness isn't yet widely appreciated but will be in the coming decades. That describes essentially no one who has been mentioned or will be mentioned in this thread.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

What you're looking for is a player whose greatness isn't yet widely appreciated but will be in the coming decades. That describes essentially no one who has been mentioned or will be mentioned in this thread.

And who no one is presently collecting except you. Very narrow indeed.

In case anyone is keeping track, there are only 22,298 Mike Trout cards on eBay currently.

[packs]

There are certainly players in the minor leagues that in my opinion are well worth getting a jump on. Here are a few:

Sixto Sanchez
Luis Medina
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Vlad Jr.
Juan Soto

A few years from now they will have a bloated amount of cards but right now they have only a handful of issues.

[Huysmans]

There are only 3 choices....

Pre-war - Ruth and Cobb
Post-war - Mantle

There's NO competition when combining the factors of popularity, value and status.

[MattyC]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

In case anyone is keeping track, there are only 22,298 Mike Trout cards on eBay currently.

And the purpose of that data is what, exactly?

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by vansaad

I'd say the guys that transcend the sport: Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson.

+1. Can't do any better than these two. Non-fans know who they are and non-collectors are impressed with their cards: whenever a non-collecting acquaintance asks me about my cards, they always ask about Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali.