1. Jose Bautista 2006 Bowman Chrome Autos
Comments: Flash in the pan? No way Jose, says the guy leading the AL in BA (.356), HRs (8) and OPS (.1283). He’s nearly 200 points ahead of #2 in OPS (A-Rod). A certain segment of collectors has went ahead and identified Jose as the real deal and his 2006 Chrome Autos are going crazy. Base Autos moved from $15 last week to nearly $40 shipped this week and parallels are going bonkers.
1.Sam Fuld 2008 Topps Chrome Autos
Comments: For the second week ago, an undersized guy, who was hardly ever considered a prospect tops the list. Samuel Babson Fuld is the man this week. Why do I know his middle name is Babson? Well, that’s because his Wikipedia page is longer than some HOF’ers. His Wikipedia page also notes that Sam was at one point in time called an untouchable by Jim Hendry. Well in another flash of brilliance Jimbo re-negged on his prior statement and threw Sam in, in the Matt Garza trade (psst Matt’s 0-2, 4.74 right now). Sam is batting over .300, stealing bases, throwing his body all over the place in the outfield and generally delighting Tampa Bay Rays fans. As a result, his Topps Chrome Autos moved from $10 to $26 this week.