Okay, we are in Volume 4 of the 2018 Bowman Draft Pricing Ladder and we are ALREADY seeing the average auto price move north…In fact, overall base auto prices went up 5% this week with above average volume. There is definitely some impressive demand for Bowman Draft and this likely a good sign for the baseball market in 2019.
But, I do think this impressive demand is likely the combination of two factors.
- The product is good. Not over-printed, great distribution of color, and a nice checklist.
- Anticipating an underwhelming 2019 Rookie Class. I suspect the fact that there is no way the 2019 MLB rookie class compares to 2018 (or 2017) could be pushing investors to refocusing on this release of Bowman Draft.
Last week we added a new component to the pricing… RELATIVE % change. Instead of just giving you the raw % change week over week, we are factoring in the OVERALL price change for Average Auto prices. This is intended to give you a more realistic picture to how a player is performing against the rest of the field. This also helps remove some of general market pullback that occurs with product releases.
If you are curious about last year’s Bowman Draft Ladder — Check out the 10+ releases of the 2017 Bowman Draft Ladders
And as always, jump into the FORUMS to discuss this in-depth.
Let’s dig into the data!
🔥 THE HOT 5 🔥
This week we highlight the Top 5 PRICE INCREASES since the last report (12/19/18)
- Cole Roederer – Cubs (15) || UP 4 Spots & 26% !! || $21.55 || Find his Draft Autos HERE
- Ryder Green – Yankees (25) ||UP 5 Spots & 26%!! || $14.15 || Find his Draft Autos HERE
- Grayson Rodriguez – Orioles (30) || UP 12 Spots & 22% || $9.07 || Find his Draft Autos HERE
- Shane McClanahan – Rays (39)|| UP 9 Spots & 21% || $7.48 || Find his Draft Autos HERE
- Brady Singer – Royals (16) || UP 5 Spots & 18% || $18.76 || Find his Draft Autos HERE
2018 Bowman Draft Auto Pricing
Report for auctions ending through December 28th, 2018
Overall Average Base Chrome Prospect Sales Price = $23.19 (+5%)
Volume this week: Up 19%
#1 – Nolan Gorman
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $124.82
Relative Price % Change = +3%
Sales Volume Analysis = B+
Last Week Rank = 1
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#2: Jarred Kelenic
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $57.05
Relative Price % Change = -5%
Sales Volume Analysis = A+
Last Week Rank = 4
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#3 – Alec Bohm
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $51.52
Relative Price % Change = -10%
Sales Volume Analysis = A-
Last Week Rank = 5
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#4 – Casey Mize
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $47.55
Relative Price % Change = -11%
Sales Volume Analysis = C
Last Week Rank = 6
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#5 – Jonathan India
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $46.75
Relative Price % Change = -22%
Sales Volume Analysis = F (Is he short-printed?)
Last Week Rank = 5
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#6 – Nico Hoerner
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $39.79
Relative Price % Change = -14%
Sales Volume Analysis = B-
Last Week Rank = 7
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#7 – Nick Madrigal
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $39.70
Relative Price % Change = -36%
Sales Volume Analysis = B-
Last Week Rank = 2
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’s ending now.
#8 – Triston Casas
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $39.24
Relative Price % Change = -3%
Sales Volume Analysis = C
Last Week Rank = 8
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#9: Grant Lavigne
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $36.99
Relative Price % Change = -4%
Sales Volume Analysis = B+
Last Week Rank = 10
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
#10 – Jordan Groshans
Average Base Auto Sold Price = $35.77
Relative Price % Change = -11%
Sales Volume Analysis = D+
Last Week Rank = 9
eBay: CLICK HERE to see his AUTO’S ending now.
TOP TEAMS (by Avg Auto Sales)
Looking for some help as you enter breaks? Here are the TOP TEAMS by average auto price and weighted with the QTY of players for each team.
Find Bowman Draft Breaks >>>>> ENDING RIGHT HERE <<<<<
Overall Ranking
Here are the OVERALL pricing for all rookies.
Current Pricing for 2018 Bowman Draft Jumbo / Super Jumbo Boxes: RIGHT HERE
Criteria
We run reports on all prospects’ Bowman Draft BASE AUTO sales for a given period. We exclude any variation, auto, insert, graded, or memorabilia prices to make sure you are getting a good representation of the actual base auto pricing. We use Base Auto prices as a baseline because they are considered by many to be the de facto standard for “base” prospect cards for MLB players. We also do our best to remove the countless MISLABELED listings for players, but there is always a chance a random auction can slightly skew the #’s. We’ll keep a close eye.