Paul Skenes Superfractor Ends in Goldin

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by butchie_t

Two words come to mind for me……Kerry Wood

Ben McDonald. Todd Van Poppel. Rick Ankiel.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Ben McDonald. Todd Van Poppel. Rick Ankiel.

Imagine if he has the rookie season of Mark Fidrych...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Imagine if he has the rookie season of Mark Fidrych...

Or Doc Gooden.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Or Doc Gooden.

But Gooden had a pretty good(en) hahaha, 10 year run (154-81, 3.04 ERA) while Fidrych was arguably done after his fantastic rookie year.

If Skenes is the next Gooden, that card retains / gains value for awhile, if he is the next Fidrych, then bicycle spokes await considerably sooner...

Similarity scores for Fidrych are Satchel Paige his rookie year, then Gus Krock the next.

Gooden has Kid Nichols, Drysdale, Clemens, Verlander in his as he gets older

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

But Gooden had a pretty good(en) hahaha, 10 year run (154-81, 3.04 ERA) while Fidrych was arguably done after his fantastic rookie year.

If Skenes is the next Gooden, that card retains / gains value for awhile, if he is the next Fidrych, then bicycle spokes await considerably sooner...

Fair enough, although in context I still consider Gooden as a huge bust relative to his beginning and otherworldly talent.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Fair enough, although in context I still consider Gooden as a huge bust relative to his beginning and otherworldly talent.

100% agreed, I'm just saying he had a "career" while Fidrych only graced us with a season. Poor guy. Still a legend.

[Seven]

For 80K you could buy a solid group of five vintage cards in lower grades and still have money to spare. Modern continues to boggle my mind. Even more so the fact that he's a pitcher. He can easily go the way of Strasburg, or Lincecum, have multiple dominant seasons and then fall off the rails due to injuries.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

But Gooden had a pretty good(en) hahaha, 10 year run (154-81, 3.04 ERA) while Fidrych was arguably done after his fantastic rookie year.

Fidrych was even better his second season before getting hurt. He had a 1.70 ERA and was 5 innings deep into a shutout when he got hurt. After that, he was finished.

Fidrych found out years later he had a torn rotator cuff.