 MLB is less than a week upon us and boys I got some information for you, so make sure to watch this whole video Yo, what's going on leaf nation sleeper back again and welcome back to the channel today, we are doing At least my opinions on cards to invest on an MLB now before we get into this video to the return which subscribers Hi, you know who I am already. Thank you for for watching once again to the potential new viewers are that are here Hi, my name is a leafer or Nick. I am a Toronto Maple Leaf fan a huge Toronto Maple Leaf fan If you can't tell from the whole backdrop here I'm also a huge Toronto Blue Jays fan and baseball fan, and I thought it is time to start making some MLB content So yeah, here we are and let's get into this video Okay So like I said today's video is going to be me going through every card that I think is going to have some huge Upgrades so pretty much. I'm trying to help you guys make some stubs Straight out the bat in MLB not straight away Obviously you're gonna wait for these guys to play well like I think they will and get their upgrades So I'm gonna drop a few names. I got some different categories of players So let me get through that first category is obviously going to be my bias opinion. I think Like all of its bias, but team bias if that makes sense We then have our rookies and then we do have our obvious guys and then Potentially the off-the-radar types so quickly we're gonna go through the rookies or not the rookies my team bias here So obviously as a Blue Jays fan Bo Bichette just comes to mind for me again These are just guesses so I have a feeling Bo Bichette's gonna start off as a silver and I think he's gonna progress to a diamond I mean it's Bo Bichette man He's a great young player to look out for as I assume he will be a silver Like I said at the start of the year and make his way to a diamond This players one of the faces of the franchise in Toronto and it's projected to do very well the season given his year from last year But he's not only a great hitter, but he plays some pretty good defense. He's obviously still progressing the guys only 22 But that would obviously help him towards his upgrade now in the first couple games of the season We hit two bombs in one game against the Rangers. I believe it was I think you know Invest your stubs into Bo Bichette. I think he's an easy Silver to diamond if not gold, but I can see him going to diamond next player is a Vladimir Guerrero Jr I mean, you know Bo Bichette was gonna be in this and Vladimir Guerrero Jr is gonna be in this So Vlad is by far one of the most powerful hitters in this league I mean if you watch any Blue Jays game if you're a baseball fan in general if you've seen this guy play You know this guy looks to crush balls and when he does man, he hits them with power If last year's Vlad did not convince you of that Wait till this year. That's all I'm gonna say in this first game with the Blue Jays played this year. He Was looking to destroy every ball that was coming his way In the single you hit on opening day against the Yankees He had an exit velocity from that hit that was a hundred and fourteen point one miles per hour So that doesn't convince you. I don't know what will also for what it's worth if Vlad lost over 40 pounds this offseason and Was said to see it was quoted saying he's felt stronger than ever. So I mean a skinny Vlad is Are very good Vlad so for Vlad I can see him going from a silver to a high gold maybe creeping his way into diamond, but For what it's worth. I haven't from silver going to a high gold. I'm moving on to the rookies We have Bobby delt back. I haven't gone from a bronze to a low gold So I mean a bronze to a low gold that is a huge upgrade and someone I would invest stubs into Bobby delt back is one of the latest rookies to enter the show in his short Playing time last season. He had 23 games collecting 80 at bats 21 hits eight of those were home runs He had a batting average of 0.263 and 16 ribbies Bobby delt back also had a great spring training He had 47 at bats scored 15 runs with 14 hits and also had seven home runs Now I know this is a short sample size from what we saw from delt back but those stats look to be very good and promising and From a young kid entering the league next we got cabrion Hayes He's another rookie obviously that just looks to you to be true man Let's just say it looks like the pirates have a gem of a player coming to the league man It's absolutely unreal in 24 games played in the 2020 season Hayes Had a batting average of 376 17 runs 11 RBI's in five home runs. He also had an on base percentage of 442 So this guy gets on base a lot. He is also followed up with a great spring training performance He had played 17 games With 22 hits nine runs and two home runs. He had a batting average of 431 Which is high up there in an on base percentage of 463 So as you can see this is a great young player like I said He is great at getting on base and collecting runs. It's just as simple as that He's also noted to be a great defensive player in Hayes opening day He already hit his first home run of the season and I predict like I said, I predict or I haven't said it I predict he's gonna go from a bronze to a diamond a huge upgrade for cabrion Hayes Someone I would definitely Invest stubs and do all right next rookie. We got Dylan Carlson I have him going from a bronze to a diamond another bronze to diamond rookie In his just started a young career Carlson has played 35 games in the show and those 35 games he collected 22 hits three home runs and 16 RBI's he had a batting average of 200 and on base percentage of 252 in spring training Carlson followed up those 35 games With some more great performances played in 17 games collecting seven runs 11 hits two home runs and eight RBI's He had a batting average of 239 and an on base percentage of 327 Carlson should have a good Spot a hitting spot in the Cardinals lineup hitting before or after Paul Goldschmidt or Nolan aeronautal He's also a switch hitter with high power, which is very Obviously very good will help him with his upgrades when Carlson make contact It's a high exit velocity and he has an elite barrel percentage So his underlying numbers say you should be producing a lot better So again another credit invests stubs in I seem going from a bronze to a diamond We're heading up the next category of the obvious guys here. Our first one is Randy era's arena I haven't gone from a high silver to a high gold. Randy has been in the league for two years now In those two years, he's had 84 at bats. So a small smaller sample size with this player But in those 84 at bats, he's collected 24 hits eight home runs and 13 RBI's He has an on base percentage of 384 and a batting average of 286 Randy also had an amazing postseason with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020 setting a single postseason record of 10 home runs Had a had an amazing Postseason with the raise and he had a decent spring training following that up with 15 games played He had nine hits three runs one RBI's and he did not hit any dingers But this is the type of player where you expect them to have a good season given what he had done in the past postseason So, yeah, that's why I haven't gone from a high silver to a high gold Next guy we have on our list is dan speed swanson. He made a name for himself in the five years. He's played in Atlanta five years dan speed had 1,815 at bats collecting 542 hits 50 home runs and 227 RBI's over his career He had held a 249 batting average and a 321 on base percentage Swanson had a pretty good 2020 season collecting 65 hits in 60 games along with 35 RBI's and 10 home runs Now, even though dan speed isn't the greatest Long ball hitter He is able to get on base a lot of the time and create scoring chances for his team or runs for his team This is why I have dan speed swanson having the potential to go from a low silver to a high gold So a guy that a little riskier to invest your stubs in but You could flip a profit off of dan speed swanson. This guy we have is Kyle Lewis. Kyle Lewis is a guy I have going from an average silver to a low gold in his young two-year career He has had 277 at bats with 73 hits 17 home runs and 41 RBI's He followed up his first two seasons with a pretty good spring training if I do say so myself In 14 games, he had 11 hits 7 RBI's in one home run He also had a batting average of 297 and an on base percentage of 386 Kyle Lewis also won rookie of the year in 2020 He has a bright future and I have a strong feeling that he will follow up his rookie His rookie of the year season with another great season So again, a guy that I can see flipping you a little decent profit with stubs All right, so moving on to the next obvious guy is Shohei Otani. I have him going Potentially starting off as a high bronze low sliver silver to a diamond. Um, I mean a shohei otane man He's a guy that you can bet on getting an easy upgrade in my opinion and making you some easy stubs Otane is not only a pitcher But he's a designated hitter with the Los Angeles angels. Um, he has some pretty crazy stats The guy you can pitch um and hit you can expect him to have some pretty crazy games causing him Tell more upgrades as the year goes on. So, um, yeah, good bet to have on shohei otani I think it's pretty safe to say he'll make you some stubs. Now moving on to yoan moncada. Um, he is a vet in this league He's been playing in the show for six years and going on seven now And uh, he has some pretty good career stats if I have to say so myself last year moncada had 200 of bats Collecting him 45 hits 28 runs 24 RBI's and six home runs He also had a pretty good spring training collecting 16 hits eight runs four RBI's and one home run Um, I'm a feeling moncada will have a great year with the white socks this year and I can see him going from a silver To a diamond. I know I know you guys are probably thinking maybe a gold. I can see him going to diamond Um, so yeah, if you have the stubs for it, um, you go for it next We have alec bone. We have him going from a bronze to a low gold So, uh, he just had his first year in the majors in 2020. Um, he had a pretty good first season Collecting 106 at bats with 54 hits 24 runs 23 RBI's and four home runs I can see bone having an even better season this time around with the fillies He also had a pretty hot start to spring training which just shows how ready is for the season Um, it's a second year and I can only see bone wanting to improve and get better And I can see him having a similar year if not better So I can see him going from a bronze to a low gold easily Next we have my main man Marcus Strowman the strow show the former blue jay Love this guy when he was here. Um, he opted out last season. So, uh, he's playing this year In a contract year as well And he played five games in spring training collecting two wins in those five games with an era of 344 and had 17 strikeouts as well I can see strowman having a great first full year with the new york mats Strowman entered spring training hitting a fastball exit velocity of 93 to 94 miles per hour Later accommodating saying I've never seen my exit below hit that high straight away So this just goes to show you how ready the strow show is for the season I can easily see him going from a silver to a gold So look out for Marcus Strowman a little biased in this one But yeah, I mean who doesn't love the strow show next we have Austin Riley I can see his card going from a bronze to a high silver Maybe even a potential low gold depending on how good he does this season Riley had a pretty good season last year playing in 51 games with the braves collecting eight home runs and 27 rbi's He followed that up with a pretty good spring training where he had 10 hits seven rbi's and two home runs Riley is a player who can hit the ball very hard He's also a very dynamic player who can play left field first base and third base So like I said very dynamic you could play anywhere on the Baseball diamonds. So again, I have him from a bronze to a high silver slash. So low gold So that's another obvious guy where I can see him getting a pretty good upgrade this season All right on to the last category the off the raider type cards here. So we got Mike Soroka I haven't gone from a silver to a diamond potentially Soroka is the first off the raider player that we're going to be talking about here In three years, we've seen us all a small a very small sample size from Soroka But from what we've seen it looks pretty good guys He is 15 and six in his career with 171 strikeouts And an era of 286 He had a small sample size of spring training as well. He just came off a season-ending Tommy John surgery So he's getting back into it. But this guy is a guy if he is fully recovered and healthy Can be a guy who stands out and has a great season causing him to upgrade. So Look for him Silver to a diamond. I'm calling it. Next we have Ken Omarte He's another off the radar guy that we're going to be talking about I can see him potentially going from a silver to a diamond as well He had a great he's he's had a great career. Sorry in the seven years that he's played Last year he had 45 games collecting 52 hits 17 rbi's And two home runs. He had a batting average of 287 and an on base percentage of 323 Marte also had a strong spring training where he collected 14 hits six rbi's and two dingers His batting average for spring training was 341 and his on base percentage was 449 So some pretty high numbers In the spring training Now I know those numbers like I said are super high And was in a span of like 15 games But if marte can keep up similar numbers, even if they drop a little bit, I can see him easily Making his way up to a diamond. Next we got paul deong What can I say I see him going from a silver to a high gold So I could see paul deong having a 30 home run season in my opinion I can 100% see that last year he had 40 he played in 45 games Collecting 38 hits 17 runs three home runs and 25 rbi's paul is not only a great on the offensive side of baseball But he is also one of the best offensive short stops in the league So it's an easy bet that you can see him going from a silver to a high gold Yeah, I guess an easy way to make stubs possibly on this card. All right last but not least we have brady singer Brady singer is a player where I can see him having a surprising season Where he could upgrade from a bronze to a low gold in my opinion Last year in his first year he collected four wins Had 61 strikeouts in an era of 406 a little high up there, but like I said, I can see him having a very good season Like I said, I've seen him having a good season, you know last year was his First year right now. He knows the league a little bit better even though Circumstances were different last season, but he knows the league a little bit better I can see him doing a bit better and having more confidence in my opinion in his spring training games He started four games and collected two wins He also had an area of 265, which is way better than the area he collected in the 2020 season Again a small sample size of spring training, but you can see the numbers going down Um now this is a player where you are risking your stubs But if you performs and get and he gets the upgrade i'm predicting you're going to get a very nice profit of stubs So, um, yeah, I mean again All these guys that i'm giving you are pretty much You know you're risking it like i'm not i can't i can't see into the future But i'm just trying to give you guys some insight on who to Potentially, um, you know invest your stubs into early on in the year so you can flip a profit now again I hope i'm able to help you guys with that. I think I am I can see a lot of these guys Upgrading the way i've been describing them So, um, you know take my advice if you want and if you make some coin or coins I'm talking as a hot player if you make some stubs, uh, let me know in the comment section below I hope I was able to help some of you guys out in this video. Uh, that's what i'm here for That's what I tried doing in this video So, um guys that is going to be it for today's video if you guys did enjoy Be sure to drop a like on it if you guys are new around here Make sure hit the subscribe button down below We're on the road to 4 000 subscribers and guys we are what less than a week or maybe a week away From the mlb 21 early release. Um, I cannot wait for the game I cannot wait to start grinding content on the channel for and I hope you guys are ready for some mlb videos Um, but yeah, like I said guys that is it for today's video. Thank you guys very much for watching and I'll talk to you later. Peace