Who are the tougher living Baseball HOFers?

[Klrdds]

From Taz:
Today 4th year player Mike Trout is doing a private signing and is charging $265/signature and $385 if you want him to sign his full name. I wonder if that will seem cheap in 20 years.
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Unless the player has done something extraordinary I enforce a minimum 10 year career playing rule before paying outlandish amounts of money for someone who is not and would not be Hall of Fame eligible . To me a Cy Young , MVP or ROY etc.. is not considered unless they have won multiple awards and even then I consider waiting again because of my 10 year rule.
There have been countless great players with great seasons but they never had 10 year careers or even 10 great seasons. That is the rule I have been using and it has worked well for me.
I understand collectors paying it but what will it be worth if that player doesn't make the 10 year career or fades out rapidly for whatever reason.

[btcarfagno]

Seriously. At that price there better be a reach around involved.

Too much info?

Tom C

[cubsfan-budman]

honestly, it boggles that mind that buster posey, mike trout or kris bryant would charge more for an auto than most HOFers.

that's why i love kershaw and josh hamilton...they sign for free for their fans.

best bet, wait til they're in the HOF and start signing for charity for $100 or whatever in 2030

the absolute worst in my mind is tom brady. i got an email the other day where you could get a football signed for $950. i get it, he's a HOFer...but that price is an insult to fans and (imho) reflects poorly on him.

[packs]

Trout is great when it comes to signing for kids. When I was at Spring Training he only signed for kids and zig-zagged his way away from all the adults.

Kershaw I didn't see sign while I was there.

Hamilton was a class act and signed for anyone who wanted one. Great guy.

[cubsfan-budman]

Originally Posted by packs

Kershaw I didn't see sign while I was there.

Hamilton was a class act and signed for anyone who wanted one. Great guy.

kershaw and hamilton are the only "big names" that i know of that are pretty much 100% good on TTMs.

[sbfinley]

I'll happily pay Trout $265. I need him on his Topps Update RC for my son's birth year set.

[packs]

Yeah to be honest $265 doesn't sound that bad when you can choose the item. I'd rather pay that for Trout than twice as much for Jeter.