Wednesday, May 10, 2023

2023 Bowman Prospects Cubs

 The 2023 Bowman prospect set has 150 cards and five belong to the Cubs.  Four of the five Cubs cards are designated as the player's first Bowman card.  That seems high as usually Bowman trickles in the new players.

 

 


The biggest name in the bunch is Matt Mervis.  He came out of nowhere last season and Topps didn't include him in Bowman.  He's in this year with his first Bowman card.  It's unusual for a player to make it to AAA before getting their first card in Bowman.  He was called up to the Cubs last weekend, so now there is a major leaguer in the prospect set.  That hasn't happened with the Cubs since 2020 when Brailyn Marquez pitched in one big league game.

And the others?  It will be a while, if ever, before we see any of these other four.

Moises Ballesteros - Low A 
Cristian Hernandez - Low A
Pedro Ramirez - Low A
Jefferson Rojas - in Arizona with the extended spring training team
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3 comments:

  1. JeremyMay 10, 2023 at 11:45 AM

    Just went to Ebay to see the price of a Matt Mervis auto...Wow, didn't expect to have to pay that much! Think I'll wait for the hype to die down.

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  2. Brett AlanMay 10, 2023 at 12:03 PM

    Surprised there's no Pete Crow-Armstrong. Obviously he's already had a bunch of cards, but I'd think he's a touted enough prospect that they'd still want him in the set.

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  3. John BatemanMay 10, 2023 at 8:16 PM

    I do like the design of this years Bowman

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