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MLB’s top prospect attracting attention among collectors
If you go by scouting reports, Gunnar Henderson is the next Cal Ripken Jr. — and then some.
The highly-touted, five-tool phenom — the No. 1 prospect in baseball, according to MLB.com — has fast-tracked his way through the Orioles’ farm system, moving from Single-A to AA to AAA ball to the big leagues in a scant two seasons.
After the preview he gave us with the Orioles in 2022 (.259 with four homers in 116 at-bats), the 6-foot-3, 220-pound lefty swinger appears ready to claim a regular spot in Baltimore’s infield.
Collectors are buying, too. Item of choice: Henderson’s 2019 autographed Bowman Chrome card, which comes in a variety of press runs and colors. Since the start of this year, we’ve seen eBay auctioneers sell more than a dozen of them at four-figure prices.
Top prices paid for 2019 Chrome Henderson variations:
• $6,766 on 45 bids for an autographed Red Wave card graded BGS 9.5 and marked #1/5.
• $5,400 on 28 bids for a signed Gold Refractor graded BGS 9.5 (#2/50).
• $3,938 on 34 bids for another autographed Gold Refractor also graded BGS 9.5 (#4/50).
• $2,850 on five bids for a signed Gold Wave insert graded PSA 10 (#13/50).
• $2,375 on 42 bids for an autographed Black Refractor graded BGS 9.5 (#48/75).
• $2,294 on 70 bids for a signed Sparkles Refractor graded PSA 10 (#15/71).
