Trade Me Anything XVIII: The Keepers

As you probably know, not every card from my annual Update box is available for trade.  It's been a while since getting anything really good (remembering a Kolten Wong 1/1 letter patch a few years ago), and this year continued the usual mediocrity, but there were a few things worth holding on to.

 

#89AU-VSC Victor Scott II 1989 Topps 35th Anniversary AUTO Black Border Parallel (022/199)

Here's the deal with this card.  If you know anything about me, you know that the Cardinals are my most hated team.  This card is better than your standard All-Star Game warmup jersey card, but not something I would choose for myself.  I am faced with a conundrum.  If I were to put the card up for trade, it basically guarantees that Scott becomes the second coming of Albert Pujols.  This turns into a $10,000 card, and Scott's batting average against the Brewers over the next 20 years will be .687.  I can't let that happen.  So, I choose to keep it, and Scott has an unremarkable career, and I sell this card for a dollar to a sketchy looking guy under the Gateway Arch.  Sorry, Victor, I am in control of your future, and it is looking bleak.

#89US-15 Rhys Hoskins 1989 Topps 35th Anniversary

Hey, I actually got a Brewer insert!  The best news of the off season came a couple of weeks ago when it became official that Hoskins would return to the Brew Crew in 2025.  He's someone who actually underperformed last year and has the potential to do great things.

 #89US-44 Jackson Chourio 1989 Topps 35th Anniversary

Chourio is the real deal.  For those of you who don't know much about the Brewers, he's the first in-house prospect to get really excited about since guys like Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun.  And this card looks great, too.  I'm usually not a big fan of the navy jersey, but put it in a combo with the new yellow-accented design and you start to have something.  The '89 design also gets a glow-up, favoring a lighter yellow for the team name and ribbon, a vast upgrade over the original mustardy yellow of 35-year-old Brewers cards.

Well, those are the keepers, a couple of Brewers and an on-card auto.  Calling this box a win.