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Bowman Chrome has been the staple of the baseball card hobby for the last decade and a half. The Bowman Chrome Autograph rookie cards are generally a players most prized rookie card by baseball card collectors. Each month we will list and rank the Top 100 highest selling Bowman Chrome rookie and prospects that ended with multiple bids in the Ebay auction format. We will also track the movement of each player from the previous month.

Only players with Bowman Chrome Autographs from 2007 Draft to Present Are Eligible.
The list is in order of Highest Selling single Bowman Chrome Base Autograph of each player from within the past month.
Each sale was completed via the Ebay auction format with multiple bids. (No Buy It Now or One Bid Items Included)
If a player does not have a Bowman Chrome Autograph rookie card, they will not appear on the list.

You may view the active selection of each player by clicking on the link in their name

#1 (Feb #1) Bryce Harper — Washington Nationals — $355.00 (Feb 2012- $301.00) (Jan 2012 – $283.53)

#2 (Feb #2) Brett Lawrie — Toronto Blue Jays — $346.00 (Feb 2012 – $300.13) (Jan 2012 – $228.49)

#3 (Feb #3) Eric Hosmer — Kansas City Royals — $311.79 (No Feb Sales) (Jan 2012 – $202.50)

#4 (Feb #5) Mike Stanton — Miami Marlins — $163.75 (Feb 2012 – $103.49) (Jan 2012 – $96.51)

#5 (Feb #4) Stephen Strasburg — Washington Nationals — $157.50 (Feb 2012 -$169.16) (Jan 2012 $111.50)

#6 (Feb #7) Buster Posey — San Francisco Giants — $127.50 (Feb 2012 – $93.00) (Jan 2012 – $122.50)

#7 (Feb #8) Bubba Starling — Kansas City Royals — $100.00 (Feb 2012 – $83.00) (Jan 2012 – $124.50)

#8 (Feb #6) Mike Trout — Los Angeles Angels — $89.00 (Feb 2012 – $97.51) (Jan 2012 – $90.09)

#9 (Feb #15) Matt Moore — Tampa Bay Rays — $72.11 (Feb 2012 – $55.26) (Jan 2012 -$61.34)

#10 (Feb #12) Manny Machado — Baltimore Orioles — $71.69 (Feb 2012 – $66.55) (Jan 2012 – $74.09)

#11 (Feb #13) Jesus Montero — Seattle Mariners — $69.61 (Feb 2012 – $62.00) (Jan 2012 -$76.00)

#12 (Jan #10) Jason Heyward — Atlanta Braves — $66.19 (Feb 2012 – 70.55) (Jan 2012 – $86.87)

#13 (Feb #9) Jurickson Profar — Texas Rangers — $66.09 (Feb 2012 – $74.00) (Jan 2012 – $44.96)

#14 (Feb #11) Jacob Turner — Detroit Tigers — $61.01 (Feb 2012 – $70.00) (Jan 2012 – $75.00)

#15 (Feb #18) Freddie Freeman — Atlanta Braves — $54.76 (Feb 2012 – $51.00) (Jan 2012 – $69.00)

#16 (Feb #14) Trevor Bauer — Arizona Diamondbacks — $53.77 (Feb 2012 – $56.00) (Jan 2012 – $56.69)

#17 (Feb #21) Dustin Ackley — Seattle Mariners — $50.00 (Feb 2012 – $40.00) (Jan 2012 – $45.19)

#18 (Feb #19) Miguel Sano — Minnesota Twins — $46.00 (Feb 2012 – $42.00) (Jan 2012 – $42.00)

#19 (Feb #20) Dylan Bundy — Baltimore Orioles — $45.44 (Feb 2012 – $41.00) (Jan 2012 – $51.01)

#20 (Feb #17) Shelby Miller — St Louis Cardinals — $41.00 (Feb 2012 – $52.90) (Jan 2012 – $45.00)

#21-T (Feb #28) Nolan Arenado — Colorado Rockies — $39.00 (Feb 2012 – $32.57) (Jan 2012 – $41.00)

#21-T (Feb #33) Wil Myers — Kansas City Royals — $39.00 (Feb 2012 – $27.88) (Jan 2012 – $33.44)

#23 (Feb #22) Paul Goldschmidt — Arizona Diamondbacks — $37.66 (Feb 2012 – $37.66) (Jan 2012 – $43.74)

#24 (Feb #23-T) Julio Teheran — Atlanta Braves — $36.01 (Feb 2012 – $36.00) (Jan 2012 – $41.00)

#25 (Feb #16) Starlin Castro — Chicago Cubs — $35.02 (Feb 2012 – $53.99) (Jan 2012 – $47.60)

#26 (Feb #27)Mason Williams — New York Yankees — $33.00 (Feb 2012 – $33.00) (Jan 2012 – $26.00)

#27 (Feb #26) Manny Banuelos — New York Yankees — $32.31 (Feb 2012 – $33.01) (Jan 2012 – $38.00)

#28 (Feb #23-T) Gary Sanchez — New York Yankees — $30.99 (Feb 2012 – $36.00) (Jan 2012 – $30.00)

#29 (Feb #37) Madison Bumgarner — San Francisco Giants — $30.06 (Feb 2012 – $26.03) (Jan 2012 – $30.00)

#30 (Feb #32) Jameson Taillon — Pittsburgh Pirates — $30.00 (Feb 2012 – $28.00) (Jan 2012 – $35.00)

#31 (Feb #38) Carlos Santana — Cleveland Indians — $29.99 (Feb 2012 – $25.99) (Jan 2012 – $31.00)

#32-T (Feb #30) Anthony Rizzo — Chicago Cubs — $29.88 (Feb 2012 – $29.99) (Jan 2012 – $29.29)

#32-T (Feb #23-T) Mike Moustakas — Kansas City Royals — $29.88 (Feb 2012 – $36.00) (Jan 2012 – $48.00)

#34 (Feb #34) Brandon Belt — San Francisco Giants — $28.88 (Feb 2012 – $27.66) (Jan 2012 – $32.35)

#35 (Feb #44) Ike Davis — New York Mets — $26.89 (Feb 2012 – $23.50) (Jan 2012 – $51.01)

#36 (Feb #39) Francisco Lindor — Cleveland Indians — $26.03 (Feb 2012 – $25.55) (Jan 2012 – $22.73)

#37-T (Feb #29) Archie Bradley — Arizona Diamondbacks — $26.00 (Feb 2012 – $30.00) (Jan 2012 – $28.79)

#37-T (Feb #83) Matt Harvey — New York Mets — $26.00 (Feb 2012 – $12.87) (Jan 2012 – $15.31)

#39 (Feb #52) Aroldis Chapman — Cincinnati Reds — $24.99 (Feb 2012 – $21.04) (Jan 2012 – $32.87)

#40 (Feb #36) David Price — Tampa Bay Rays — $23.52 (Feb 2012 – $26.08) (Jan 2012 – $29.03)

#41 (Feb #56) Brennan Boesch — Detroit Tigers — $23.35 (Feb 2012 – $20.50) (Jan 2012 – $29.88)

#42 (Feb #43) Brett Jackson — Chicago Cubs — $23.01 (Feb 2012 – $23.51) (Jan 2012 – $20.05)

#43 (Feb #65) Rymer Liriano — San Diego Padres — $22.65 (Feb 2012 – $16.49) (Jan 2012 – $10.13)

#44 (Feb #54) Christian Yelich — Miami Marlins — $22.52 (Feb 2012 – $20.66) (Jan 2012 – $20.50)

#45 (Feb #45) Desmond Jennings — Tampa Bay Rays — $22.50 (Feb 2012- $22.07) (Jan 2012 – $17.00)

#46 (Feb NR) Daniel Bard — Boston Red Sox — $22.50 (Feb 2012 – $7.76) (Jan 2012 – $21.39)

#47 (Feb #70-T) Starling Marte — Pittsburgh Pirates — $22.49 (Feb 2012 – $15.50) (Jan 2012 – $12.26)

#48 (Feb #40) Javier Baez — Chicago Cubs — $22.06 (Feb 2012 – $25.02) (Jan 2012 – $26.00)

#49 (Feb #31) Jose Iglesias — Boston Red Sox — $22.00 (Feb 2012 – $28.51) (Jan 2012 – $19.00)

#50 (Feb #50) Michael Choice — Oakland Athletics — ($21.70 (Feb 2012 – $21.48) (Jan 2012 – $20.50)

#51 (Feb #35) Brandon Nimmo — New York Mets — $21.52 (Feb 2012 – $26.69) (Jan 2012 – $25.00)

#52 (Feb #49) Devin Mesoraco — Cincinnati Reds — $21.50 (Feb 2012 – $21.50) (Jan 2012 – $13.50)

#53 (Feb #41) Gary Brown — San Franciso Giants — $21.48 (Feb 2012 – $24.50) (Jan 2012 – $28.00)

#54 (Feb #NR) Jeurys Familia — New York Mets — $20.50 (Feb 2012 – $8.50)

#55 (Feb #66) Martin Perez — Texas Rangers — $19.55 (Feb 2012 – $16.48) (Jan 2012 – $17.77)

#56 (Feb #61) Joe Panik — San Francisco Giants — $17.95 (Feb 2012 – $18.50) (Jan 2012 – $17.50)

#57 (Feb #48) Zack Wheeler — New York Mets — $17.76 (Feb 2012 – $21.61) (Jan 2012 – $31.00)

#58-T (Feb #64) Drew Pomeranz — Colorado Rockies — $17.50 (Feb 2012 – $17.00) (Jan 2012 – $16.13)

#58-T (Feb #53) Dayan Viciedo — Chicago White Sox — $17.50 (Feb 2012 – $21.01) (Jan 2012 – $17.00)

#60 (Feb #67) Jason Kipnis — Cleveland Indians — $16.99 (Feb 2012 – $16.00) (Jan 2012 – $13.83)

#61 (Feb #62) Bryce Brentz — Boston Red Sox — $16.73 (Feb 2012 – $18.50) (Jan 2012 – $16.00)

#62 (Feb #80) Garin Cecchini — Boston Red Sox — $16.36 (Feb 2012 – $13.27) (Jan 2012 – $13.06)

#63 (Feb #73-T) Larry Greene — Philadelphia Phillies — $16.03 (Feb 2012 – $14.50) (Jan 2012 – $14.73)

#64 (Feb NR) Lance Lynn — St Louis Cardinals — $15.99 (Feb 2012 – $7.01)

#65 (Feb #42) Mike Olt — Texas Rangers — $15.59 (Feb 2012 – $23.56) (Jan 2012 – $13.38)

#66 (Feb 70-T) George Springer — Houston Astros — $15.57 (Feb 2012 – $15.50) (Jan 2012 – $15.50)

#67 (Feb #98) Keyvius Sampson — San Diego Padres — $15.56 (Feb 2012 -$10.49) (Jan 2012 – $7.50)

#68 (Feb #55) Mat Latos — San Diego Padres — $15.55 (Feb 2012 – $20.52) (Jan 2012 – $26.51)

#69 (Feb NR) Derek Holland — Texas Rangers — $15.52 (Feb 2012 – $8.51) (Jan 2012 – $15.38)

#70 (Feb #60) Travis d’Arnaud — Toronto Blue Jays — $15.50 (Feb 2012 – $19.01) (Jan 2012 – $19.73)

#71 (Feb #57) Zach Lee — Los Angeles Dodgers — $15.30 (Feb 2012 – $20.50) (Jan 2012 – $15.62)

#72 (Feb #81) Allen Craig — St Louis Cardinals — $15.09 (Feb 2012 – $13.21) (Jan 2012 – $14.19)

#73 (Feb NR) Josh Sale — Tampa Bat Rays — $15.00 (Feb 2012 – $8.88) (Jan 2012 – $15.50)

#74 (Feb NR) Nick Franklin — Seattle Mariners — $14.50 (Feb 2012 – No recorded sales)

#75-T (Feb NR) Jordan Zimmerman — Washington Nationals — $14.50 (Feb 2012 – $9.38) (Jan 2012 – $20.50)

#75-T (Feb #63) Kolten Wong — St Louis Cardinals — $14.50 (Feb 2012 – $17.58) (Jan 2012 – $15.00)

#75-T (Feb #70) Logan Morrison — Miami Marlins — $14.50 (Feb 2012 – $15.50) (Jan 2012 – $15.00)

#78 (Feb #47) Wilmer Flores — New York Mets — $14.44 (Feb 2012 – $21.78) (Jan 2012 – $26.99)

#79 (Feb #77) Sonny Gray — Oakland Athletics — $13.73 (Feb 2012 – $13.79) (Jan 2012 – $14.51)

#80 (Feb #78) C J Cron — Los Angeles Angels — $13.63 (Feb 2012 – $13.56) (Jan 2012 – $16.16)

#81 (Feb NR) J D Martinez — Houston Astros — $13.50 (Feb 2012 – $7.51)

#82-T (Feb NR) Chris Archer — Tampa Bay Rays — $13.49 (Feb 2012 – $7.01)

#82-T (Feb #84) Jarrod Parker — Oakland Athletics — $13.49 (Feb 2012 – $12.75) (Jan 2012 – $12.65)

#84 (Feb 69) Jeremy Hellickson — Tampa Bay Rays — $13.01 (Feb 2012 – $15.51) (Jan 2012 – $17.50)

#85 (Feb #51) Austin Jackson — Detroit Tigers — $12.84 (Feb 2012 – $21.39) (Jan 2012 – $10.87)

#86 (Feb #88) Yonder Alonso — San Diego Padres — $12.75 (Feb 2012 – $12.21) (Jan 2012 – $15.50)

#87 (Feb NR) Chris Sale — Chris Sale — $12.60 (Feb 2012 – $9.80) (Jan 2012 – $11.76)

#88-T (Feb #99) Tim Wheeler — Colorado Rockies — $12.56 (Feb 2012 – $10.48) (Jan 2012 – $16.38)

#88-T (Feb #76) Dee Gordon — Los Angeles Dodgers — $12.56 (Feb – $14.49) (Jan 2012 – $10.21)

#90-T (Feb NR) Josh Vitters — Chicago Cubs — $12.50 (Feb 2012 – $9.50) (Jan 2012 – $13.10)

#90-T (Feb NR) Johnny Giavotella — Kansas City Royals — $12.50 (Feb 2012 – $7.78)

#90-T (Feb NR) Mike Leake — Cincinnati Reds — $12.50 (Feb 2012 – No Recorded Sales)

#90-T (Feb #59) Adeinis Hechavarria — Toronto Blue Jays — $12.50 (Feb 2012 – $4.15)

#90-T (Feb #94) Mike Montgomery — Kansas City Royals — $12.50 (Feb 2012 – $10.55) (Jan 2012 – $14.50)

#90-T (Feb #89) Jedd Gyorko — San Diego Padres — $12.50 (Feb 2012 – $12.33) (Jan 2012 – $13.38)

#96 (Feb #68) Zack Cox — St Louis Cardinals — $12.00 (Feb 2012 – $15.83) (Jan 2012 – $11.50)

#97 (Feb NR) Chris Johnson — Houston Astros — $11.75 (Feb 2012 – $8.50)

#98 (Feb #87) Taylor Guerrieri — Tampa Bay Rays — $11.59 (Feb 2012 – $12.25) (Jan 2012 – $11.62)

#99 (Feb #99) Mike Minor — Atlanta Braves — $11.50 (Feb 2012 – $11.50) (Jan 2012- $9.38)

#99 (Feb #79) Gordon Beckham — Chicago White Sox — $11.50 (Feb 2012 – $13.50) (Jan 2012 – $17.50)

#100 (Feb NR) Cory Luebke — San Diego Padres– $10.65 (Feb 2012 – No Reported Sales)

Dropped Out: Tommy Hanson (#46), J.P. Arencibia (#59), Bobby Borchering (#73-T), Arodys Vizcaino (#73-T), Blake Swihart (#82), Robbie Grossman (#85), Lonnie Chisenhall (#86), Jarred Cosart (#90), Cory Spangenberg (#92), Cito Culver (#93), Trevor Story (#95), Jed Bradley (#96), Austin Romine (#97), Luis Heredia (#100)

You can check out the Complete February and Complete January Rankings

Each week we will take a look at the Top 10 Highest priced active items on Ebay’s auction format from the modern baseball card era.

#1 CHARLIE COMISKEY,KENESAW LANDIS,EDDIE CICOTTE & CHICK GANDIL 2011 Donruss Limited Chicago Black Sox Scandal Cut Autograph 1/1
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#2 Mike Piazza 2004 Leaf Certified Jersey Autograph 1/1
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#3 Matt Moore 2011 Bowman Chrome Superfractor 1/1
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#4 Bryce Harper 2011 Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor Autograph /150 Graded BGS 9.5/10
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#5 Ichiro 2001 Upper Deck SPX Jersey Autograph Graded BGS 8
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#6 Stan Musial/Mickey Mantle/Carl Yastrzemski 1992 Score Franchise Triple Autograph
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#7 Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman Chrome Red Refractor Autograph /5
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#8 Albert Pujols 2010 Topps Triple Threads Dual Patch Jumbo Laundry Tag Autograph /3
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#9 Albert Pujols 2001 SP Authentic Graded BGS 10
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#10 Ichiro 2003 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Gold Autograph /25
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Saw this while skimming on YouTube. According to the title of the video, this gentleman is 84 years old and as you can see still has a passion for the game and can actually hit the ball pretty darn well (i.e. better than me). He’s definitely got to be among the top 1% of 80+ year old hitters out there one would think.

College baseball and rain delays generally go hand in hand during the Spring and what better way to pass the time than jousting. Division III Northland College and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) did just that to the pretty hysterical results you will see below.

Each week we will take a look at the Top 10 Highest priced active items on Ebay’s auction format from the modern baseball card era.

#1 Bryce Harper 2011 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Autograph /50 Graded BGS 9.5/10
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#2 Bubba Starling 2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Purple Refractor Autograph /10 Graded BGS 9.5/10
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#3 Jackie Robinson 2005 Upper Deck Legendary Cuts Autograph /4
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#4 Bryce Harper 2010 Bowman Chrome Buy Back Autograph /100
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#5 Ted Williams 1999 Upper Deck Epic Signatures Gold Autograph /100 Graded BGS 9
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#6 Buster Posey 2008 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Autograph /25
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#7 Brett Lawrie 2011 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor Autograph /50 Graded BGS 9/10
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#8 Albert Pujols 2001 Leaf Limited Materials Autograph /75
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#9 Michael Giancarlo Stanton 2008 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Autograph /25
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#10 Stan Musial/Mickey Mantle/Carl Yastrzemski 1992 Score Triple Autograph /500
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By: Andrew Martin
@historianandrew
BaseballHistorian.Blogspot.com

In 1994, Josh Booty was one of the most coveted high school athletes in the country. He was a star in football and in baseball, and everyone was anxious to see what sport he would choose. It was settled when the Florida Marlins took him with the 5th overall pick in the first round of that year’s MLB draft and signed him to a contract.
Booty, a third baseman, showed great power during his time in the minor leagues, but not enough plate discipline. He had 62 home runs in 478 games, but hit only a combined .198 and struck out in nearly a third of his at bats. The Marlins kept aggressively pushing him through their system, calling him up for brief stints during the 1996-1998 seasons. In 13 career major league games, he collected 7 hits and 4 RBI in 30 at bats, but was never given any extended opportunity.
Following the 1998 baseball season, Booty decided to return to football. He enrolled at LSU under coach Nick Saban and became the team’s starting quarterback, showing a big arm and production. In 2001 he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 6th round. He was with the Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, and Oakland Raiders for parts of four seasons, but never got into a game, and ended up retiring from the NFL in 2007.
Today, Booty leads a busy life. In addition to his family, he has been extremely active in charitable work, worked as a sports commentator, and started his own sports performance and nutrition company called Atleta (http://atletanutrition.com), currently serving as their vice president. Despite his busy schedule, I was recently able to catch up with him and ask him some questions about his baseball career.

Who were your favorite team and player when you were growing up?
The New York Yankees and Will Clark.

How did you know the Marlins were interested in drafting you?
Gary Hughes, the Head of Scouting for Florida, took a real interest in me, so I knew If I was still around for the fifth pick that they were going to draft me.

How did the Marlins recruit you to give up football for baseball?
Money and big league call ups.

Who was your most influential baseball coach or manager?
Tony Taylor, infield instructor, ex major leaguer, great guy and wonderful coach.

What was your favorite moment from your baseball career?
Big league debut. I singled in my first at bat.

What do you remember most from your stints in the majors leagues?
World Series year in 1997.

How much pressure did you feel during your minor league career from being such a highly regarded prospect and how did that impact you?
I tried to do too much, and wanted to set the world on fire with my bat, and wasn’t patient enough for the sport

If you could do anything differently about your baseball career, what would that be?
Give it more of a chance. I laid it down to go play football, which I loved.

Bowman Chrome has been the staple of the baseball card hobby for the last decade and a half. The Bowman Chrome Autograph rookie cards are generally a players most prized rookie card by baseball card collectors. Each month we will list and rank the Top 100 highest selling Bowman Chrome rookie and prospects that ended with multiple bids in the Ebay auction format. We will also track the movement of each player from the previous month.

Only players with Bowman Chrome Autographs from 2007 Draft to Present Are Eligible.
The list is in order of Highest Selling single Bowman Chrome Base Autograph of each player from within the past month.
Each sale was completed via the Ebay auction format with multiple bids. (No Buy It Now or One Bid Items Included)
If a player does not have a Bowman Chrome Autograph rookie card, they will not appear on the list.

You may view the active selection of each player by clicking on the link in their name

#1 (Jan #1) Bryce Harper — Washington Nationals — $301.00 (Jan 2012 – $283.53)
#2 (Jan #2) Brett Lawrie — Toronto Blue Jays — $300.13 (Jan 2012 – $228.49)
#3 (Jan #3) Eric Hosmer — Kansas City Royals — No February Sales (Jan 2012 – $202.50)
#4 (Jan #6) Stephen Strasburg — Washington Nationals — $169.16 (Jan 2012 $111.50)
#5 (Jan #7) Mike Stanton — Miami Marlins — $103.49 (Jan 2012 – $96.51)
#6 (Jan #8) Mike Trout — Los Angeles Angels — $97.51 (Jan 2012 – $90.09)
#7 (Jan #5) Buster Posey — San Francisco Giants — $93.00 (Jan 2012 – $122.50)
#8 (Jan #4) Bubba Starling — Kansas City Royals — $83.00 (Jan 2012 – $124.50)
#9 (Jan #21) Jurickson Profar — Texas Rangers — $74.00 (Jan 2012 – $44.96)
#10 (Jan #9) Jason Heyward — Atlanta Braves — 70.55 (Jan 2012 – $86.87)
#11 (Jan #11) Jacob Turner — Detroit Tigers — $70.00 (Jan 2012 – $75.00)
#12 (Jan #12) Manny Machado — Baltimore Orioles — $66.55 (Jan 2012 – $74.09)
#13 (Jan #10) Jesus Montero — Seattle Mariners — $62.00 (Jan 2012 -$76.00)
#14 (Jan #15) Trevor Bauer — Arizona Diamondbacks — $56.00 (Jan 2012 – $56.69)
#15 (Jan #14) Matt Moore — Tampa Bay Rays — $55.26 – (Jan 2012 -$61.34)
#16 (Jan #19) Starlin Castro — Chicago Cubs — $53.99 (Jan 2012 – $47.60)
#17 (Jan #20) Shelby Miller — St Louis Cardinals — $52.90 (Jan 2012 – $45.00)
#18 (Jan #13) Freddie Freeman — Atlanta Braves — $51.00 (Jan 2012 – $69.00)
#19 (Jan #23) Miguel Sano — Minnesota Twins — $42.00 (Jan 2012 – $42.00)
#20 (Jan #17) Dylan Bundy — Baltimore Orioles — $41.00 (Jan 2012 – $51.01)
#21 (Jan #27) Dustin Ackley — Seattle Mariners — $40.00 (Jan 2012 – $45.19)
#22 (Jan #22) Paul Goldschmidt — Arizona Diamondbacks — $37.66 (Jan 2012 – $43.74)
#23-T (Jan #34) Gary Sanchez — New York Yankees — $36.00 (Jan 2012 – $30.00)
#23-T (Jan #24-T) Julio Teheran — Atlanta Braves — $36.00 (Jan 2012 – $41.00)
#23-T (Jan #18) Mike Moustakas — Kansas City Royals — $36.00 (Jan 2012 – $48.00)
#26 (Jan #26) Manny Banuelos — New York Yankees — $33.01 (Jan 2012 – $38.00)
#27 (Jan #42-T)Mason Williams — New York Yankees — $33.00 (Jan 2012 – $26.00)
#28 (Jan #24) Nolan Arenado — Colorado Rockies — $32.57 (Jan 2012 – $41.00)
#29 (Jan #38) Archie Bradley — Arizona Diamondbacks — $30.00 (Jan 2012 – $28.79)
#30 (Jan #36) Anthony Rizzo — Chicago Cubs — $29.99 (Jan 2012 – $29.29)
#31 (Jan #54) Jose Iglesias — Boston Red Sox — $28.51 (Jan 2012 – $19.00)
#32 (Jan #28) Jameson Taillon — Pittsburgh Pirates — $28.00 (Jan 2012 – $35.00)
#33 (Jan #39) Wil Myers — Kansas City Royals — $27.88 (Jan 2012 – $33.44)
#34 (Jan #30) Brandon Belt — San Francisco Giants — $27.66 (Jan 2012 – $32.35)
#35 (Jan #44) Brandon Nimmo — New York Mets — $26.69 (Jan 2012 – $25.00)
#36 (Jan #37) David Price — Tampa Bay Rays — $26.08 (Jan 2012 – $29.03)
#37 (Jan #33-T) Madison Bumgarner — San Francisco Giants — $26.03 (Jan 2012 – $30.00)
#38 (Jan #31-T) Carlos Santana — Cleveland Indians — $25.99 (Jan 2012 – $31.00)
#39 (Jan #46) Francisco Lindor — Cleveland Indians — $25.55 (Jan 2012 – $22.73)
#40 (Jan #42-T) Javier Baez — Chicago Cubs — $25.02 (Jan 2012 – $26.00)
#41 (Jan #45) Gary Brown — San Franciso Giants — $24.50 (Jan 2012 – $28.00)
#42 (Jan #84-T) Mike Olt — Texas Rangers — $23.56 (Jan 2012 – $13.38)
#43 (Jan #53) Brett Jackson — Chicago Cubs — $23.51 (Jan 2012 – $20.05)
#44 (Jan #16) Ike Davis — New York Mets — $23.50 (Jan 2012 – $51.01)
#45 Desmond Jennings — Tampa Bay Rays — $22.07 (Jan 2012 – $17.00)
#46 (Jan #59) Tommy Hanson — Atlanta Braves — $22.00 (Jan 2012 – $14.59)
#47 (Jan #40) Wilmer Flores — New York Mets — $21.78 (Jan 2012 – $26.99)
#48 (Jan #31-T) Zack Wheeler — New York Mets — $21.61 (Jan 2012 – $31.00)
#49 (Jan #83) Devin Mesoraco — Cincinnati Reds — $21.50 (Jan 2012 – $13.50)
#50 (Jan #50-T) Michael Choice — Oakland Athletics — $21.48 (Jan 2012 – $20.50)
#51 (Jan #80) Austin Jackson — Detroit Tigers — $21.39 (Jan 2012 – $10.87)
#52 (Jan #29) Aroldis Chapman — Cincinnati Reds — $21.04 (Jan 2012 – $32.87)
#53 (Jan #59-T) Dayan Viciedo — Chicago White Sox — $21.01 (Jan 2012 – $17.00)
#54 (Jan #50-T) Christian Yelich — Miami Marlins — $20.66 (Jan 2012 – $20.50)
#55 (Jan #41) Mat Latos — San Diego Padres — $20.52 (Jan 2012 – $26.51)
#56 (Jan #35) Brennan Boesch — Detroit Tigers — $20.50 (Jan 2012 – $29.88)
#57 (Jan #65) Zach Lee — Los Angeles Dodgers — $20.50 (Jan 2012 – $15.62)
#58 (Jan NR) Dillon Maples — Chicago Cubs — $20.50 (Jan 2012 – $8.51)
#59 (Jan NR) J.P. Arencibia — Toronto Blue Jays — $20.50 (Jan 2012 – No Qualifying Sales)
#60 (Jan #79) Travis d’Arnaud — Toronto Blue Jays — $19.01 (Jan 2012 – $19.73)
#61 (Jan #56-T) Joe Panik — San Francisco Giants — $18.50 (Jan 2012 – $17.50)
#62 (Jan #64) Bryce Brentz — Boston Red Sox — $18.50 (Jan 2012 – $16.00)
#63 (Jan #72-T) Kolten Wong — St Louis Cardinals — $17.58 (Jan 2012 – $15.00)
#64 (Jan #63) Drew Pomeranz — Colorado Rockies — $17.00 (Jan 2012 – $16.13)
#65 (Jan NR) Rymer Liriano — San Diego Padres — $16.49 (Jan 2012 – $10.13)
#66 (Jan #55) Martin Perez — Texas Rangers — $16.48 (Jan 2012 – $17.77)
#67 (Jan #81) Jason Kipnis — Cleveland Indians — $16.00 (Jan 2012 – $13.83)
#68 (Jan #99) Zack Cox — St Louis Cardinals — $15.83 (Jan 2012 – $11.50)
#69 (Jan 56-T) Jeremy Hellickson — Tampa Bay Rays — $15.51 (Jan 2012 – $17.50)
#70-T (Jan #92) Starling Marte — Pittsburgh Pirates — $15.50 (Jan 2012 – $12.26)
#70-T (Jan #72-T) Logan Morrison — Miami Marlins — $15.50 (Jan 2012 – $15.00)
#70-T (Jan 66-T) George Springer — Houston Astros — $15.50 (Jan 2012 – $15.50)
#73-T (Jan #74) Larry Greene — Philadelphia Phillies — $14.50 (Jan 2012 – $14.73)
#73-T (Jan NR) Bobby Borchering — Arizona Diamondbacks — $14.50 (Jan 2012 – $5.50)
#73-T (Jan #71) Arodys Vizcaino — Atlanta Braves — $14.50 (Jan 2012 – $15.27)
#76 (Jan NR) Dee Gordon — Los Angeles Dodgers — $14.49 (Jan 2012 – $10.21)
#77 (Jan #76) Sonny Gray — Oakland Athletics — $13.79 (Jan 2012 – $14.51)
#78 (Jan #62) C J Cron — Los Angeles Angels — $13.56 (Jan 2012 – $16.16)
#79 (Jan #56-T) Gordon Beckham — Chicago White Sox — $13.50 (Jan 2012 – $17.50)
#80 (Jan #88) Garin Cecchini — Boston Red Sox — $13.27 (Jan 2012 – $13.06)
#81 (Jan #78) Allen Craig — St Louis Cardinals — $13.21 (Jan 2012 – $14.19)
#82 (Jan #86-T) Blake Swihart — Boston Red Sox — $13.00 (Jan 2012 – $13.10)
#83 (Jan #70) Matt Harvey — New York Mets — $12.87 (Jan 2012 – $15.31)
#84 (Jan #89) Jarrod Parker — Oakland Athletics — $12.75 (Jan 2012 – $12.65)
#85 (Jan NR) Robbie Grossman — Pittsburgh Pirates — $12.50 (Jan 2012 – $7.50)
#86 (Jan #90) Lonnie Chisenhall — Cleveland Indians — $12.50 (Jan 2012 – $12.55)
#87 (Jan #97) Taylor Guerrieri — Tampa Bay Rays — $12.25 (Jan 2012 – $11.62)
#88 (Jan #66-T) Yonder Alonso — San Diego Padres — $12.21 (Jan 2012 – $15.50)
#89 (Jan #84-T) Jedd Gyorko — San Diego Padres — $12.33 (Jan 2012 – $13.38)
#90 (Jan NR) Jarred Cosart — Houston Astros — $12.10 (Jan 2012 – $10.50)
#91 (Jan NR) Mike Minor — Atlanta Braves — $11.50 ($9.38)
#92 (Jan NR) Cory Spangenberg — San Diego Padres — $11.49 (Jan 2012 – $8.50)
#93 (Jan #94-T) Cito Culver — New York Yankees — $10.75 – (Jan 2012 – $12.00)
#94 (Jan #77) Mike Montgomery — Kansas City Royals — $10.55 (Jan 2012 – $14.50)
#95 (Jan NR) Trevor Story — Colorado Rockies — $10.50 (Jan 2012 – $10.10)
#96 (Jan #94-T) Jed Bradley — Milwaukee Brewers — $10.50 (Jan 2012 – $12.00)
#97 (Jan #47) Austin Romine — New York Yankees — $10.50 (Jan 2012 – $22.51)
#98 (Jan NR) Keyvius Sampson — San Diego Padres — $10.49 (Jan 2012 – $7.50)
#99 (Jan #61) Tim Wheeler — Colorado Rockies — $10.48 (Jan 2012 – $16.38)
#100 (Jan NR) Luis Heredia — Pittsburgh Pirates — $10.36 (Jan 2012 – $10.59)

Dropped Out: Matt Laporta (#48), Daniel Bard (#49), Jordan Zimmerman (#50), Josh Sale (#67), Derek Holland (#69), Mike Leake (#82), Josh Vitters (#86), Josh Reddick (#91), Aaron Hicks (#93), Chris Sale (#96), Taylor Jungmann (#98), Yasmani Grandal (#100)

You can check out the Complete January Rankings

By: Andrew Martin
@historianandrew
BaseballHistorian.Blogspot.com

With the departure of free agent Albert Pujols, and veteran mainstays like Chris Carpenter and Lance Berkman advancing in years, the St. Louis Cardinals expect to infuse a good amount of young talent into their team over the next few seasons. One of those players that they are excited about is outfielder Steven Ramos.
Ramos was taken in the 22nd round of the 2010 MLB draft; skipping college to pursue his dream of a major league career. He is a natural center fielder, but can play at all three spots in the outfield, sporting excellent range and a strong arm. The right-handed Ramos’ most advanced skill at this time is his speed, and while he doesn’t have a frame that suggests he will develop into a power hitter, he does has the talent to become an effective hitter.
Ramos played his first two professional years came in short-season leagues, hitting a combined .269 in 108 games, with 3 home runs, 36 RBI, and 34 stolen bases. He will be assigned to a full-season team in 2012 and look to build on his progress while continuing to move steadily through the St. Louis system.

Who were your favorite team and player when you were growing up, and why?
I grew up a San Francisco Giants fan because that was my parents’ favorite team. Favorite player was Roberto Clemente for what he did on and off the field.

How did you know that the Cardinals were interested in you?
They gave me a call two weeks before the draft and invited me to a pre draft workout.

Can you describe what your draft day experience was like?
It was very exciting and stressful waiting to hear my name called.

What made you decide to sign with St. Louis rather than pursuing your scholarship with Cal-State Fullerton?
I told myself before the season if I somehow got drafted I would take it. I have heard a lot of stories about people not getting drafted a second time, and didn’t want that to happen. Plus, the Cardinals are known for winning and being a great organization.

What has been your favorite moment so far in your career?
Playing in the Appalachian League championship series.

What specific skill do you hope to improve upon most in 2012?
My vision and plate discipline.

Have you ever gotten any advice or instruction from players or coaches who are at the major league level?
Skip Schumacher gave me pointers on switching outfield to infield like he did. Nick Punto just gave me some advice about the game as a whole.

Each week we will take a look at the Top 10 Highest priced active items on Ebay’s auction format from the modern baseball card era.

#1 Babe Ruth 1999 Upper Deck Piece Of History 500 Home Run Club Bat Graded PSA 9
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#2 Bryce Harper 2010 Bowman Aflac Autograph Graded BGS 9.5/10
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#3 Chien Ming Wang 2009 Upper Deck Black Pride Of A Nation Patch Autograph /10
— Ends In 3 Days

#4 Ed Walsh 2005 Playoff Prime Cuts Cut Autograph 1/1
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#5 Dizzy Vance 2011 Donruss Limited Cuts Autograph 1/1
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#6 Jackie Robinson 2012 Historic Autographs Decade 1950′s Cut Autograph 3/3
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#7 Derek Jeter 2009 Upper Deck 1993 SP Rookie Buy Back Autograph /93
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#8 Alex Rodriguez 1997 SP 1994 SP Rookie Buy Back Autograph /94 Graded BGS 7.5/10
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#9 Ichiro 2011 Leaf Valiant Autograph
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#10 Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman Chrome Gold Refractor /50 Graded BGS 9
— ENDS TODAY

While our primary focus is Minor League Baseball, we have a fairly large portion of our readership that are sports card collectors. Having been one myself I haven’t seen anything like this past week of insanity, or should I say LinSanity, since Shelly Duncan hit three home runs in his first three games as a New York Yankees fill in. Check out the before and after prices on a few of Jeremy Lin’s rookie cards and you will be in utter disbelief. It’s amazing what five wins and playing in New York can do for a player and the lucky collectors who own his cards.

Jeremy Lin 2010-11 Panini Rookie & Stars Longevity Ruby /250 BEFORE — AFTER

Jeremy Lin 2010-11 Panini Rookie & Stars Longevity Autograph /599 BEFORE — AFTER

Jeremy Lin 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Rookie Ticket Autograph BEFORE — AFTER

And here is the most insane of them all, and you’ve got to feel so bad for the poor guy who sold the Before on February 2nd:

Jeremy Lin 2010-11 National Treasures Patch Autograph /99 BEFORE — AFTER

You can check out the active Jeremy Lin items by clicking here. Who knows what levels these may continue to break through if he continues to play well. While he is nearly halfway there, Lin does have a long way to go to reach Michael Jordan Rookie Card levels.