Baseball projections wait for no one—not even Carlos Correa. Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs released the ZiPS projections for the 2023 Mets. Given the uncertainty of the Correa situation but reports that the Mets are still his most likely destination (at the time ZiPS was published), ZiPS has included Correa as a “maybe” member of the Mets’ lineup. Though you can read the entire...
Released just two days before Thanksgiving, 2022 Bowman Chrome has finally come to the market with such an obnoxious amount of refractor parallels to chase that collectors may actually forget that the base set exists.Normally scheduled for a September release date, the 2022 product follows the tried-and-true formula with a 100-card base set of veterans and rookies and another 100 cards of...
Shortly before Thanksgiving, 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter finally came to market after a three-month delay. Historically released during the summer months, the November release date is the latest this product has ever been released. However, Topps’ Allen & Ginter is more than just a popular hobby release.Allen & Ginter is the reason this hobby even exists.Founded in 1872 in Richmond,...
Earlier this week the New York Mets announced that their deal with star closer Edwin Díaz was official. The five-year, $102 million deal set the record for the biggest overall deal given to a reliever, the highest average annual value for a reliever, and finally, the largest signing bonus as well at $12 million. The Associated Press has released additional details of the deal. Here’s how...
With a simple premise devised over thirty years ago at the end of the junk era, Topps is finally releasing the popular hobby product, Topps Archives. The newest iteration of Topps Archives became available on Wednesday. First created as a 330-card reprint set, Topps Archives first debuted in 1991 as Topps Archives 1953, a reprint of Topps’ 1953 product. A year later, Topps regained the licensing...
