http://prospecthype.today.com all prospects, all the time Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:39:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another decision that prospectors have to make is whether they should only buy into a small number of players, investing most of their disposable funds into those players, or to buy less of each player, but diversify and buy more different players. Both approaches can be very successful, so let's ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2009/02/16/investment-tips-concentration-or-variety/ I think that the Leaf Limited Autos from Prime Cuts IV are the biggest sleepers of all the prospect sets this year, because they were supposed to be numbered to just 99...but ended up being left unnumbered upon release.  But because they were left unnumbered, many people are unaware that ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2009/02/14/investment-card-sleeper-leaf-limited-autos/ Zach Collier- OF- L/L- Philadelphia- 6’2” 190 pounds- D.O.B.- 9/8/1990 Placement Overview: Coming out of high school, Collier was selected in the first round of the 2008 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. The youngster played in 37 games for the GCL Phillies where he batted .271, was 5 ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2009/02/06/player-review-zach-collier/ I've been working on a larger project which talks a lot about baseball cards and prospecting, and I wanted to post an excerpt from that. Hype is a very important part of the prospecting process, so here is some information about that: Hype- The best thing that can happen ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2009/02/03/investment-tips-hype/ One of the tough parts of prospecting is deciding when to sell your inventory. Lots of times after you are done buying, prices will increase, and you will wonder whether or not it is time to sell. The answer is not always obvious or easy. Is now the time? Could ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2009/01/23/investment-tips-when-to-sell/ This was the first full case I've done before, I've opened more than a case-worth of single boxes of one product before, but this was the first time I've flat out bought a case. And what a great experience. First of all, it was a ton of fun to ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2009/01/21/2008-bowman-draft-case-results/ I'm here to talk about the most underrated prospect in all of baseball. His name is Ryan Strieby. With all these top prospect lists being published, and this guy not making the lists for seemingly no reason, I feel like now is the time for me to bring his name up ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2009/01/20/underrated-prospects-part-2/ One available option for prospectors to potentially increase the value of their inventory is to have the cards graded. It isn't always easy, but if the card receives a BGS 9.5 or 10 or a PSA 10, the value of the card usually increases significantly. Because BGS is the more ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2008/12/24/to-grade-or-not-to-grade/ I'd like to introduce a new mini-series that I will be posting here and there between player reviews called Spike Watch. It will be a short list of a few players who I think for one reason or another will see some significant increases in their card prices in the ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2008/12/22/spike-watch-part-1/ Jesus Montero-C- R/R – New York (AL)- 6’4” 225 pounds- D.O.B. 11/28/89 Placement Overview: As an eighteen-year-old in 2008, Montero put up big numbers for the Charleston RiverDogs of the single-A South Atlantic League. At the plate, Montero batted .326 with 17 homers, 87 RBI, 34 doubles, 37 ... http://prospecthype.today.com/2008/12/19/scouting-report-jesus-montero/