Murphy stands out most with his work behind the plate, but he also possesses plus raw power and homered four times during a September callup. Bellinger’s autographed chrome card has been one of the biggest risers in the hobby since the start of the 2019 season. BGS 9.5 and PSA 10 examples are continually trending up in value and you may want to invest in one while you still can! The latest new prospect featured from the brand new 2019 Bowman set is Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays. deGrom’s Heritage Auto has doubled in value since the off-season as more collectors realizing how tough of a short-print this autographed card really is. As a result, his first year Bowman Chrome Auto from 2010 has seen a 3-5X change in value in a short time. #1. Rookie US-250. 4) Tony Gonsolin, RHP, Dodgers2-2, 2.31 ERA, 46 2/3 IP, 46 K, .193 BAA, 0.84 WHIPThe Dodgers have the best record in baseball and the top pitching staff, and Gonsolin has been in the thick of it with an ERA that would be fourth-best in the NL if he had enough innings to qualify. Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLBPipeline.com. BigCommerce Design by TruSky, Vinnie Rullo with contributions from Cardboard Picasso, 2015 Bowman Chrome Cody Bellinger Autograph, 2011 Topps Update Mike Trout Rookie #US-175, 2010 Bowman Chrome Christian Yelich Autograph, 2018 Topps Update Ronald Acuna Jr. Dalbec offers well above-average raw power and arm strength, and despite solid defense at the hot corner he won't displace Rafael Devers and instead will compete for the Red Sox's first-base job. Follow him on Twitter @JonathanMayo and Facebook, and listen to him on the weekly MLB Pipeline Podcast. Our top 10 list is compiled from online data, customer submissions and auction sales. 3 starter. Trout continues to be one the most sought after baseball players in the entire sports card hobby. Nowadays, the top baseball prospects have reached all-time highs in the hobby and already outselling many star players who are actually playing in the majors. Autographed copies featured in different color variations such as red, orange, gold, blue, purple are especially sought after. Trout’s Topps Update rookie is regarded as one of the most popular rookie cards again this year and a PSA 10 examples are in very high demand. Some were known quantities on Top 30 lists who took off with the opportunity offered to them. Sitemap All prices are in USD. He never went more than one game without at least one hit, all while playing plus defense. Pete Alonso smacked a rookie-record 53 homers and Yordan Alvarez helped slug the Astros to within a victory of a World Series championship en route to near-unanimous selections as league Rookies of the Year in 2019. deGrom does not have many autographed rookie cards; however, his most sought after rookie card is his 2014 Topps Heritage Real One Auto. #4 .2018 Topps Update Ronald Acuna Jr. Posted by Vinnie Rullo with contributions from Cardboard Picasso Will Alonso win the NL Rookie of the Year in 2019? Combined, they make up our 2020 Top 25 rookies rankings. This card should continually increase in value over time and will always be regarded as his most sought after. His card featured in a BGS 9.5 and PSA 10 continue to be very popular. 8) Ian Anderson, RHP, Braves3-2, 1.95 ERA, 32 1/3 IP, 41 K, .172 BAA, 1.08 WHIPHe jumped out ahead of several other young Braves pitchers by striking out 11.4 per nine over six starts, allowing just 5.8 hits per nine and two earned runs or fewer in all but one of his starts this year. His first year Bowman Chrome autographed card from 2014 quickly saw an increase in value leading up to the start of the 2019 baseball season. PSA 10 and BGS 9.5 (GEM MINT) examples of the card have continually gone up in value since Yelich began his hot streak at the start of the year. The card is featured in a blue ink version and the red ink; red being more rare. Los Angeles showed enough faith in Lux to give him 19 starts during a September callup and three more in the NL Division Series after he pinch-homered in the opener against the Nationals. 25) Kyle Zimmer, RHP, Royals1-0, 1.57 ERA, 23 IP, 26 K, .175 BAA, 1.04 WHIPZimmer fought his way back from many injuries, and got hurt again near the end of the season, but it’s hard to overlook how dominant he was in relief this year, with 5.5 H/9 and 10.2 K/9 rates. He began missing more bats in September, with nearly one per inning in the season’s final month. His Topps Update rookie card has quickly tripled in value dating back to the fall of 2018. 17) James Karinchak, RHP, Indians1-2, 1 SV, 2.67 ERA, 27 IP, 53 K, .159 BAA, 1.11 WHIPThe top three on the American League rookie strikeout leader list are starters, followed by Karinchak, who struck out 17.7 per nine innings. Alonso quickly became a force in the Mets lineup and is already being regarded as one of the NL ROY favorites in 2019.He recently won NL Rookie of the Month for April and has already hit 9 homers with 26 RBI's to accompany his .290 plus batting average. Some were top prospects expected to stand out when given the chance to show what they could do in the big leagues. This particularly card graded a PSA 10 has already become very sought after and should continually trend up in value. In his first 32 games of the '19 season, Baez has already hit 11 homers and is batting .314. Adell and Robert have some of the best all-around tools in the Minors, showing 30-30 potential as well as the ability to stick in center field (though Mike Trout figures to push Adell to a corner in Anaheim). This particular card has seen a 8-10x increase in value since the start of spring training in 2019. He became the youngest player to hit a playoff pinch-homer in MLB history and the youngest Dodger (surpassing Cody Bellinger) to homer in the postseason. 2014 Topps Heritage Jacob deGrom Real One Autographs. 19) Bobby Dalbec, 1B, Red Sox.263/.359/.600, 24 G, 8 HR, 13 R, 16 RBIsDalbec tried to match Walsh in terms of showing off plus power and actually topped the Angels' first baseman with 10.13 AB/HR (11 for Walsh) and he finished with an impressive .338 ISO. 2020 Baseball & Sports Cards to Buy With the sports card market soaring the past few years, we target some of the best sports cards to invest in for 2020. Bryce Harper was one of the biggest free agents during the MLB off-season of 2018. 3) Devin Williams, RHP, Brewers4-1, 0.33 ERA, 27 IP, 53 K, .090 BAA, 0.63 WHIPHe gave up one earned run all year, back in his second outing on July 27, and allowed just eight hits and struck out 17.67 per nine thanks largely to a ridiculous changeup. 21) Mauricio Dubón, OF, Giants.274/.337/.389, 55 G, 4 HR, 21 R, 19 RBIsA super-utility type, Dubón settled in as the Giants’ center fielder was a dependable member of the team as it fought to make the postseason. 23) Sixto Sánchez, RHP, Marlins3-2, 3.46 ERA, 39 IP, 33 K, .250 BAA, 1.21 WHIPHis last two starts (7 IP, 9 ER) didn’t help him any, but Sánchez showed off as electric stuff as any rookie pitcher, one who will undoubtedly get a chance to shine on the playoff stage. 2020's top rookie? May 7th 2019. © 2020 Cardboard Picasso. Follow @jimcallisMLB on Twitter. Luzardo owns a pair of well above-average pitches in his power sinker and fading changeup, while both his curveball and slider are solid offerings.