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06-08-2015, 09:54 AM
Where's the Correa love?
This board almost makes the collective baseball and cardboard worlds eternally sticky when the Bryants, Gallos, etc. of the world get called up, but not a peep when the No. 1 pick from the 2012 draft and one of the Top-5 prospects in the game gets called up?
Is it an oversight? Do people hate the Astros that much? No faith in the kid? Is it because he only scores a 65 of 80 for power and chicks still secretly dig the long ball?
Personally, I'm not an Astros fan, but I think it's awesome that they're competing and this year have already added their first and second round picks from 2012 to the 25-man roster.
And this week they'll be adding 5 of the top 80 draft picks to an already stacked system.
Maybe their aggressiveness and success will motivate my Twins to treat their prospects the same way. Then I can watch Jose Berrios pitch every 5 days instead of Mike Pelfrey.
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06-08-2015, 01:26 PM
RE: Where's the Correa love?
Would be nice to see Mr. Buxton in the bigs in the next, you know, 5 or 10 years.
Whenever the Twins get around to it.
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06-08-2015, 01:54 PM
RE: Where's the Correa love?
I picked him up in my fantasy league last night if the counts for anything.
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06-08-2015, 03:00 PM
RE: Where's the Correa love?
I'm pumped, I've been holding him in a fantasy keeper league for a couple of years
Don't own any of his cards though
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06-08-2015, 03:39 PM
RE: Where's the Correa love?
I think he'll be great! Glad to see him get the call already & even more glad to see the Astros #1 in the AL West with the Rangers only 3.5 Games Behind.
PC=Giancarlo Stanton, Kemp, Longoria, Tulowitzki, Griffey Jr, Pujols, Jeter, Randy Johnson, Helton, Biggio, Bagwell, Chipper Jones, Votto..
I trade for similar cards.
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06-08-2015, 03:52 PM
RE: Where's the Correa love?
My little stockpile is happy at this news, but sadly I got rid of all autos too soon.
I think Correa has great potential, but sadly the hobby potential is limited by his fanbase in Houston.
Now, if the Astros keep on winning, we'll be seeing a lot of news and a price hike in cards. He seems to be legit.
Also collecting the top prospects for the Sox.
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06-12-2015, 03:13 PM
RE: Where's the Correa love?
I've got this one I was lucky enough to pull from a box: 2013 Topps Pro Debut #4B Carlos Correa SP/White jersey
I Always send extra cards when I trade
Filip Forsberg, Todd Helton, Charlie Blackmon, D.J. LeMahieu, Mikie Mahtook & Ben Paulsen I don't have.
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06-12-2015, 06:03 PM
RE: Where's the Correa love?
(06-12-2015, 03:13 PM)dspainjr Wrote: I've got this one I was lucky enough to pull from a box: 2013 Topps Pro Debut #4B Carlos Correa SP/White jersey
Nice! All of mine are pretty much the low end ones ... wasn't lucky enough to pull anything great and waited too long to get anything good at a decent price.
I just found it odd how much attention Bryant got and Gallo got on this board, but Correa (who arguably is just as good of a prospect, if not better) got virtually no attention.