Disclaimer to kick things off: What Wander Franco did wasn't just wrong, it was reprehensible. With that context established...

It seems that with yesterday's ruling there are signs of an ever-so-slight uptick in Franco's card market, which frankly baffles me. Given US immigration laws a work visa seems highly unlikely regardless of whether the Rays or MLB want him back, which makes any speculative buying difficult to justify on its face. I can understand sellers wanting to unload their cards for whatever they can get. What I don't understand is why anyone would want to buy them, unless they somehow believe there's a realistic path back to the majors and are trying to "buy low" ahead of it.

Personally, this feels less like a forgotten market opportunity and more like a reminder that collecting carries risks that go far beyond on-field performance. Sometimes the biggest collapse in a player’s market has nothing to do with talent at all.