Drafted 13th overall in the 2024 draft by the San Francisco Giants and then traded to Boston for Devers and the traded to LA for Dustin May. Kid is gonna be a star. Almost hit for the cycle in AAA yesterday. He’s not on the prospects top 100 yet but he deserves to be. Keep an eye out for JTlll.

Jhonkensy Noel aka “Big Christmas” is a man with some huge raw power. If he can ever get his chase rate under control this 24 year old kid could be a monster. Currently with Baltimore hopefully he will find his path to greatness.

Prospecting is a very difficult hobby choice. I have had some huge wins throughout my collecting years like Gunnar Henderson, Bobby Witt Jr., Manny Machado, Francisco Lindor, Jackson Merrill and several others. I’ve also had many that didn’t pan out like Christian Pache, Clint Frazier, Blake Swihart, Austin Hendricks, and many more. I chose to collect Brett Lawrie over Mike Trout. I made an error by not collecting Skenes because of pitchers history of blowing out their arms. Nathan Flewelling could go to either list but I’m hoping for a superstar. It’s not about flipping for profit either. I really enjoy watching a kid grow into a man through the game of baseball. What are your thoughts on prospecting?

Several years ago I pulled a Topps stadium club 1/1 Tyler Stephenson auto. I had it up on EBay for $500 obo for a long time lol. I get a message for a person saying he was very interested in getting the 1/1 auto and that it was Stephenson himself. I immediately don’t believe him lol. Ask for proof. He sends a pic of himself with some jerseys in the background. Still skeptical I reached out to his Instagram and sure enough it’s really him. Long story short he sends me a signed game used bat, ball, 2 batting gloves and his sleeve. I was very happy to make that trade.

Randy Johnson was one of the most feared pitchers in baseball history, a towering left-hander whose combination of size, velocity, and intimidation made him a nightmare for hitters. Standing 6-foot-10 and firing fastballs in the upper 90s with a vicious slider sweeping across the plate, Johnson did not just beat batters, he overwhelmed them. His glare from the mound, wild-looking mechanics, and ability to make even great hitters look helpless gave him an almost mythic presence. When Randy Johnson was locked in, stepping into the batter’s box against him felt less like facing a pitcher and more like surviving an attack, which is exactly why he earned the reputation as one of the most terrifying and dominant arms the game has ever seen.