Pete Crow-Armstrong and His Cards are Taking Off

For the Chicago Cubs, who haven’t made the post-season since 2020, the longer term might lastly be now. The NL Central-leading staff is barely 14-10 on the 12 months, however have an MLB-best +41 run differential and have been emboldened by the beginning of just lately acquired star Kyle Tucker and have a balanced offensive lineup that has already seen 9 Cubs drive in 10 runs or extra.

One spotlight of the season to this point has been the breakhrough of 23-year previous outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. The nineteenth total draft choose within the 2020 draft, Crow-Armstrong has risen rapidly by means of the ranks. His potential on the plate, in Middle Area and on the bottom paths have made him a fan favourite at Wrigley. A key cog with a vivid future in a valued outfield place, Crow-Armstrong has unsurprisingly seen his card market rise proper alongside along with his popularity within the Windy Metropolis.

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Crow-Armstrong didn’t come out of nowhere. The outfielder ranked sixteenth on MLB Pipeline’s Prime 100 prospects, and he is carried out extraordinarily properly all over the place he is been. The highest sale of a Crow-Armstrong card at writing is $10,099 in October 2024. Nevertheless, a more in-depth have a look at the top-end gross sales of the younger star present he is getting a bit extra respect from collectors.

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This PSA 10 2020 1st Bowman Auto /25 bought for $8,000 final week. The truth is, 4 of the highest seven gross sales of all-time have come since March 30. A PSA 10 of this card bought for simply over $6,000 solely 12 days earlier than the newest sale.

There have been 300 Crow-Armstrong gross sales of $200 or extra since March 1, per Card Ladder. 53 of these have come within the final week alone. This 2024 Topps Heritage bought for $220 on April 22.

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April has seen 12 four-figure Crow-Armstrong gross sales, together with this 2025 Topps Baseball Collection 1 MLB Tokyo Collection Murakami Auto /25, talked about on this piece yesterday, that bought for $1,300. It is the very best sale of a Cubs card from the set to this point. Solely Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts playing cards have bought for extra.

Crow-Armstong’s sturdy begin to the 12 months bodes properly for him and his collectors. He confirmed flashes of potential in a strong rookie season, during which he stole 27 bases in 123 video games, however he is taken his recreation to a different stage this 12 months. 24 hits in 24 video games, 8 stolen bases, whereas exhibiting enchancment in Batting Common, On Base Proportion, and Slugging Proportion. His WAR of 1.2 over 24 video games is have his complete of two.4 in 123 video games final 12 months. Within the discipline, his DWAR final 12 months was 1.6 in 117 video games. It sits at 0.5 by means of two-dozen video games to this point this time spherical.

As with all younger prospect, there’s far more work to be performed, however Crow-Armstrong has definitely given collectors many causes to belief his efficiency and potential this season. If a franchise as widespread because the Cubs can keep close to the highest of the sport, the younger star will discover himself in large spots this season, and be given each alternative to maintain introducing himself to The Passion.

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