![]() ![]() The 2011 Bowman Chrome #175 Mike Trout Refractor in PSA 10 Gem Mint grades saw prices surge into 2021, but they are now closer to Summer 2020 prices. also shows a 2009 Bowman Mike Trout variation as an Orange Refractor was valued at $191,250 for a BGS 9.5/10 grade, but that is down about 15% from its prior value. That put the value at $32,060 on last look. The fractional ownership app Otis shows a that the 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks & Prospects (89/500) graded BGS 9.5 has fallen 30% since its debut. has previously said that the Mike Trout 2011 Bowman Chrome #175 is one of the most popular Mike Trout rookie cards in the hobby as the third most actively traded Trout card of 2020 with more than 300 transactions. Every team knows firsthand that their season can go awry and their lead can vanish during the last four weeks of a season. Which risk is greater for rookie card prices can be debated.įirst and foremost, none of this is written in stone as of September 7. The second risk is that Angeles are on the verge of getting zero news coverage for the rest of 2021. The obvious risk is whether he comes back this season. There are two immediate tangible risks for Mike Trout’s prized rookie cards. The longer players are out of the game, the less positive their fan craze is. This is unfortunate, but this is a time in history where baseball card collectors are hyper-focused on daily and weekly super-star stats. Their question was how lost time might cost him the quest to be an all-time great. In mid-August, CBS Sports wrote an article about Trout’s two straight compromised seasons. They also have to play 6 games against the 2nd place Seattle Mariners and 3 games against the 3rd place Oakland A’s. The team just split 2 of 4 games with the down and out Texas Rangers, with the Rangers having the second worse record in the American League this season, the Angels have to play 7 games against the first place Houston Astros. You can never call a team out of the playoff race until the math dictates it, but the Angels are on the verge of falling out of this season’s news cycle no matter what else Shohei Ohtani does. That’s with with just 24 games left in the 2021 season. They are in 4th place and are 12.5 games out of first place. Unfortunately, the Angels team record this year is not even. The Los Angeles Angels still have Shohei Ohtani continuing to dominate the national baseball news. According to Forbes 2021 earnings reports, including endorsements, Mike Trout’s $38.5 million was the third highest in the entire MLB rankings. Trout also had 8 home runs and had a total of 18 runs batted in. Trout was having a stellar 2021 before his calf injury. The seller of that $3.9 million Mike Trout 2009 Bowman Chrome autographed Superfractor (population 1 of 1) card also went on the record that he helped to hype the sale and price of that card too. That means that baseball fans and all the stat-crazed modern era baseball card collectors and card investors will likely focus on the players on teams who are dominating the news.īefore you debate whether Mike Trout rookie cards are now overvalued or undervalued, do not forget that Trout holds the modern-era baseball card record of for his rookie card. The Los Angeles Angels are also extremely close to being out of any playoff contention. The good news is that this is what makes “a market” work with ample buyers and sellers.Īs of this time in September, Trout’s return is still a question for 2021 – and likely not. And there is a case of more risk than reward for modern era rookie baseball cards valued at $10,000 and higher. Others argue that Trout’s rookies are overvalued. Many collectors still argue that Trout’s prized rookie cards are undervalued. How will baseball fans and baseball card collectors view Mike Trout after 2021? Trout’s last full season was 2016 with 159 games. Trout played in just 36 games in 2021 and played in 53 of the shortened 60-game season of 2020. It is still a worthy debate about his card prices as there are many of his rookie cards on the market and as he has set modern card auction price records in the past. ![]() Despite his greatness, some collectors have to be debating if Mike Trout rookie cards are now overvalued or undervalued.īefore you jump to the conclusion that this is a Mike Trout bash or another prediction that his career and collectability in baseball cards is over, it is not. A serious calf injury cut his season short in 2021. Mike Trout is undoubtedly one of the best players in Major League Baseball. This is how well a player can and will do in the second half of their career. There is an interesting debate that takes place when super-star players reach the mid-way point in their career.
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