Ohtani v. Judge

katester44 · Feb 15, 2018

With Spring Training upon us and the news that there will be a Ohtani card in 2018 Heritage, got me to wondering a simple question...

Who will move the meter more - Judge or Ohtani????

Young power hitter playing in NYC. Or young power hitter/power pitcher playing in Anaheim, but with the eyes (and wallets) of an entire nation on him.

Personally, I think Ohtani cards are going to be the driving force in the later year releases. It is a shame that their rookie years didn't coincide, that would have been fun!

David K. · Feb 15, 2018

Their close....Shotani will be 24 yr in July and Judge was 25 last year. Judge is on the top for now ....but Shotani is on top with his fellow country men/women. Best regards, David PS Bellinger 39 hr vs. Judge 52 hr

dgrimes248 · Feb 15, 2018

Shohei Ohtani

katester44 · Feb 15, 2018

dgrimes248 said:
Shohei Ohtani

Fixed it! I had it correct in the actual post, but not the title. These are things that happen when you are trying to do 100 things at once!!!

katester44 · Mar 18, 2018

The way spring training has been going for both of them, not sure either are ready to be the next big thing this year!

Boots · Mar 18, 2018

It WILL be interesting to watch.
Judge has a great lineup around him, so they will not be able to pitch around him.
After Trout, Ohtani's protection is a bit more suspect. Pujols, Kinsler, Simmons, Valbuena and Calhoun need to step up.

Boots

katester44 · Mar 20, 2018

Boots said:
It WILL be interesting to watch.
Judge has a great lineup around him, so they will not be able to pitch around him.
After Trout, Ohtani's protection is a bit more suspect. Pujols, Kinsler, Simmons, Valbuena and Calhoun need to step up.

Boots

After watching Ohtani pitch, wondering if they might not be better served to just have him hit. Just another storyline for the upcoming season!

K.C._Royals! · Mar 20, 2018

Ohtani, baby!

GotMelky · Mar 20, 2018

I've heard rumors that Ohtani may start the year in the minor leagues or extended spring training.

I think Judge stays on top unless Ohtani proves he's a worthwhile investment.

katester44 · Mar 21, 2018

GotMelky said:
I've heard rumors that Ohtani may start the year in the minor leagues or extended spring training.

I think Judge stays on top unless Ohtani proves he's a worthwhile investment.

I can't disagree with this statement at all - but my guess is that regardless of where Ohtani starts the season, his cards will be selling like crazy.

seal006 · Mar 21, 2018

Ohtani is a bust. He might be a a good, NOT great pitcher. I just do not see any production from his batting. Invest in Hoskins and Acuna instead.

katester44 · Mar 22, 2018

seal006 said:
Ohtani is a bust. He might be a a good, NOT great pitcher. I just do not see any production from his batting. Invest in Hoskins and Acuna instead.

As a Phillies fan, nice to see Hoskins name appear! Not sure his cards will go the way of Judge or Ohtani though. Even if he isn't a HOF'r, Ohtani will have people snatching up his cards like crazy.

seal006 · Mar 22, 2018

I think you can see a downward turn on Ohtani cards already, and the season has not even started. Hoskins and Acuna have both looked quite well this spring.

David K. · Mar 22, 2018

I'm betting on Cody Bellinger......Wow...Thunder...... from the Pineapple Express hitting CA........so far about an inch of rain.....but a lot more in the mountains!! Best regards, David

katester44 · Mar 23, 2018

seal006 said:
I think you can see a downward turn on Ohtani cards already, and the season has not even started. Hoskins and Acuna have both looked quite well this spring.

I don't see the Asian market bottoming out too quickly on him, regardless of how the first year or two go.

David K. said:
I'm betting on Cody Bellinger......Wow...Thunder...... from the Pineapple Express hitting CA........so far about an inch of rain.....but a lot more in the mountains!! Best regards, David

Bellinger is another name to toss in there..... Lots of good young talent right now, let's hope they keep it up for years to come.

Boots · Mar 23, 2018

katester44 said:
I don't see the Asian market bottoming out too quickly on him, regardless of how the first year or two go.

Bellinger is another name to toss in there..... Lots of good young talent right now, let's hope they keep it up for years to come.

It could be a VERY fun season: Judge, Ohtani, Bellinger, Acuna, Devers, Hoskins, Hays and more! Let's hope so!

Boots

David K. · Mar 23, 2018

Spring training so far....Aaron Judge .278 avg 3 home runs........Cody Bellinger .270 avg 4 home runs. Should be interesting season! Best regards, David

katester44 · Mar 24, 2018

Boots said:
It could be a VERY fun season: Judge, Ohtani, Bellinger, Acuna, Devers, Hoskins, Hays and more! Let's hope so!

Boots

And getting closer to first pitch every day! This is about as excited I have been for the start of baseball season in quite a few years.

katester44 · Mar 29, 2018

Ohtani gets his first hit of the year before Trout and Judge get theirs.....His era has begun!!!!! No hot take overreaction here!

seal006 · Mar 29, 2018

LOL, we will replay this comment at the end of April. Though I think his ERA will be better than the other two.

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