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The Essentials: 2014 Mets Autographs

The Prospect Boom Goes Bust

With all of the cards released across dozens of products in 2014, it can be hard to figure out what is worth collecting and what might as well be forgotten. What makes something essential? It’s a mix of collectibility, notability, and attainability. Popular brands/inserts and player debuts will dominate here, not big money low-numbered parallels or big stars. Just about everything mentioned here should still be fairly easy to find on the secondary market at reasonable prices.

2014 continued the Mets prospect autograph explosion that started in late 2013, but that fizzled out late in the year. While that meant lots of autographs for many top Mets prospects who had previously been overlooked, it was bad news for the Mets’ 2014 draft class, which is still waiting for its first autograph card from Topps.

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2011 Mets Draft Class Autographs

Jack Leathersich joins the club, has anyone seen Tyler Pill?

Full list of 2011 Mets draft picks

With a new front office in place and a woefully bare farm system to replenish, the Mets were more aggressive in the 2011 draft than they have been in years. Less than a year later, seven members of the 2011 draft class have appeared on certified autograph cards. Christian Montgomery appeared in a Team USA autograph in 2010 Bowman Chrome prior to his 11th round selection. Top picks Brandon Nimmo and Michael Fulmer made their debuts in 2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Picks and Prospects at the end of 2011. They were followed by Cory Mazzoni (2nd round), Logan Verrett (3rd round), and Phillip Evans (15th round) in January’s Donruss Elite Extra Edition. Jack Leathersich (5th round) made his autograph debut six weeks later in 2011 Playoff Contenders, skipping over Tyler Pill (4th round). I’ll update the board as more players (hopefully) join the certified autograph ranks in future products.

1 Brandon Nimmo 1s Michael Fulmer 2 Cory Mazzoni 3 Logan Verrett
4 Tyler Pill 5 Jack Leathersich 6 Joe Tuschak 7 Cole Frenzel
8 Daniel Muno 11 Christian Montgomery 13 Robert Gsellman 15 Phillip Evans
18 Travis Taijeron 21 John Gant 34 Seth Lugo 35 Chasen Bradford