Here at Prospects for Cash I think its important to look back at previous recommendations to see where I went wrong and how to get better. Its important to hold myself accountable. A ton of other sites don't.
Hit Rate - 19 Hits/44 Total Recommendations = 43%
The goal is to be around 55% similar to most professional gamblers.
2016 Bowman Chrome Draft
Alex Kirlloff - Minnesota Twins OF - Hit. I prefer to wait until they play past rookie ball.
Bo Bichette - Toronto Blue Jays SS - Hit. He's good.
Cavan Biggio - Toronto Blue Jays 2B - Hit. Auto's were dirt cheap upon release.
Justin Dunn - Seattle Mariners P - Miss. Tough one. Awesome talent but never really took off. Notice a trend with pitchers?
Pete Alonso - New York Mets 1B - Auto's were $10-$15 bucks upon release. Hit.
Taylor Trammell - San Diego Padres OF - Hit. One of my strongest recommendations.
Will Benson - Cleveland Indians OF - Hit. Still keeping an eye on him.
AJ Puk - Oakland Athletics P - Hit. Was really on fire before the elbow surgery. Did you sell at the right time?
Corey Ray - Milwaukee Brewers OF - Hit. Waited but never purchased an auto. A bust so far.
Bobby Dalbec - Boston Red Sox 3B - Another player I avoided. Too many K's. Hit
Delvin Perez - St Louis Cardinals SS - Hit. Because i did not buy him.
Gavin Lux - Los Angeles Dodgers 2B - Hit. Check my posts in 2017.
2016 Bowman Chrome
Domingo Leyba - Arizona Diamondbacks 2B - See Dustin Fowler.
Dustin Fowler - New York Yankees OF - A good player but never really took off. Miss.
Juan Soto - Washington Nationals OF - Hit. A beast. Rookie ball stats do not matter.
Oneil Cruz - Pittsburgh Pirates OF - Hit. Auto's were going for $5 bucks at this time. Now they are $40.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr - Toronto Blue Jays OF - Hit. Nothing else really to say here. His auto was less than $100 bucks at this time.
Yadier Alvarez - Los Angeles Dodgers P - Miss.
Cornelius Randolph - Philadelphia Phillies OF - Miss. Only 22 but I thought he would be a better hitter.
Jahmai Jones - Los Angeles Angles 2B - Miss. I expected him to be in the majors already.
Eddy Martinez - Chicago Cubs OF - Miss.
2016 Bowman Baseball
Tyler O'Neill - St Louis Cardinals OF - Miss. Bench player.
Jhailyn Ortiz - Philadelphia Phillies OF - Miss. Only 21 but has great power. Contact has not improved.
Juan Yepez - St Louis Cardinals 1B - Miss. 22 years old. Has power but never really devloped like I expected.
Anderson Espinoza - San Diego Padres P - Miss. Has battled injuries.
2015 Bowman Draft
Carson Fulmer - Chicago White Sox P - Miss. Never got to the level I thought he would.
Dillon Tate - Baltimore Orioles P - Miss. See above.
Phil Bickford - Milwaukee Brewers P - Miss. Great talent but never put it all together.
Austin Riley - Atlanta Braves 3B - Hit. Great debut. Dropped off a bit but you could of made good money here.
Christin Stewart - Detroit Tigers OF - Miss. One of those cases where a nice prospect plays well but no one cares because the team is not good.
Trent Clark - San Diego Padres OF - Hit. I would say this is a hit but you really had to be patient and sell at the right time.
Ke'Bryan Hayes - Pittsburgh Pirates 3B - Hit. A top 100 prospect but still needs to hit for more power.
Other Recommendations
Gary Sanchez - New York Yankees C - Nov 2015 - Hit. Was very hot when he was called up and remains a contributor.
Tyler Stephenson - Cincinnati Reds C - April 2016 - Miss. Has battled injuries and catchers take a while to develop.
Ronald Guzman - Texas Rangers 1B - May 2016 - Miss. A hit only prospect that did not take off as expected.
Tim Anderson - Chicago White Sox SS - May 2016 - Miss. This one is tough. He has played well but the price has not taken off.
Clint Frazier - New York Yankees OF - June 2016 - Miss. Loved the talent but is blocked in New York. If he stayed in Cleveland I think he would of been a star.
Alex Verdugo - Boston Red Sox OF - July 2016 - Hit. Prices have remained consistent and he is still in a big market.
Bradley Zimmer - Cleveland Indians OF - July 2016 - Miss. Loved his athletic ability but did not pop as expected.
Lewis Brinson - Miami Marlins OF - July 2016 - Miss. Loved the talent and if you sold at the right time you made money .
Travis Demeritte - Detroit Tigers OF - July 2016 - Miss. Too many strikeouts.
Nick Plummer - St Louis Cardinals OF - July 2016 - Miss. Never developed.
Daz Cameron - Detroit Tigers - July 2016 - Miss. Too many strikeouts.
David Dahl - Colorado Rockies OF - Miss. Loved Dahl as a prospect but he battled injuries and Colorado prospects never sell. I was really high on him.
Takeaways
1. Pitchers don't sell unless they are an ace and continue to be the biggest investment risk.
2. Prospecting is harder than you think.
3. Patience is key.
4. Sometimes its good to sell a player while they are still in the minors.
5. A lot of players don't come close to making it.
Links to Original Prospect Review Posts
2015 Bowman Draft Prospect Post
2016 Bowman Baseball Prospect Post
2016 Bowman Baseball Prospect Post Pt 2
2016 Bowman Chrome Prospect Post
2016 Bowman Draft Prospect Post
