(08-30-2012, 11:41 PM)spazmatastic Wrote: Technically, I have to agree with you Derek. He is voted as an All-Star every year and is highly regarded/collected by STL fans. BUT, even as a prospect, he wasn't sought after as much as many others who never really broke into the MLB.
He is undervalued in the hobby for sure. I'm not saying his cards should be up there with Pujols/Jeter, but he should at least have better than semistar card values.
Also, his AU's really ARE hard to obtain through trades. I have one and haven't seen any more available FT in the last 100 or so trades that I've done. However, as a power hitter goes, it seems he only shows the true power when it really counts! His playoff game performances w/ a bat in his hands are excellent. He always performs well with the glove on though.
I agree whole heartily