Cal Raleigh

[hermanotarjeta]

That took a while as he’s seeing less pitches to mash.

#33!

[Cardsandcoffee]

Back that Dump Truck up!

[Cardsandcoffee]

He’s definitely getting pitched around as of late. I can’t blame opposing teams so the Mariners need to counter. Good to see Randy have a great game, need more consistency from the rest of the lineup

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by Cardsandcoffee

He’s definitely getting pitched around as of late. I can’t blame opposing teams so the Mariners need to counter. Good to see Randy have a great game, need more consistency from the rest of the lineup

Julio needs to wake up.

Good thing August is near!

Maybe the M’s can make a run.

[hermanotarjeta]

You can’t catch me, I’m the caldy man!

#34!

[Rbradleigh]

No shrump for Cal

[Rbradleigh]

Double doucer

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by Rbradleigh

Double doucer

Too many prunes! #35.

[marl1220]

Unfortunately, pitchers don't seem to be approaching him like he scares them.

[hermanotarjeta]

Josh Allen and Cal Raleigh - separated at birth?

[fabiani12333]

30 years ago, another up-the-middle player had an out-of-the-blue great season:

First 86 games:

1996 -- Brady Anderson: .288/.398/.652, 31 HR, 403 PA

2025 -- Cal Raleigh: .271/.379/.648, 35 HR, 380 PA

[Rbradleigh]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

30 years ago, another up-the-middle player had an out-of-the-blue great season:

First 86 games:

1996 -- Brady Anderson: .288/.398/.652, 31 HR, 403 PA

2025 -- Cal Raleigh: .271/.379/.648, 35 HR, 380 PA

While I don’t expect Raleigh to pump out 50 homer seasons, this didn’t exactly come out of nowhere being a bonafide slugger. The dude hit 34 last year and 30 the year prior. 27 in true Rookie season, people/power improves.

Brady hit 16 & 12 the two seasons prior to his explosion. Keep your dumbass narratives.

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by Rbradleigh

While I don’t expect Raleigh to pump out 50 homer seasons, this didn’t exactly come out of nowhere being a bonafide slugger. The dude hit 34 last year and 30 the year prior. 27 in true Rookie season, people/power improves.

Brady hit 16 & 12 the two seasons prior to his explosion. Keep your dumbass narratives.

It's funny the stuff people are saying about this guy. I understand if folks weren't paying attention to a Mariners catcher prior to 2025, but you are correct that this did not come "out of the blue". Even his 27 HR season was accomplished in only 119 games. He has yet to show that 30+ won't be his floor. Even Ohtani has only reached 50 one time and I wouldn't have referred to that season as "out of the blue".

[hermanotarjeta]

Brady Anderson didn’t even have a shovel compared to this dumper.

[NYRE2PECT]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Brady Anderson didn’t even have a shovel compared to this dumper.

I like big dumpers and I cannot lie.

You other brothers can't deny.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

I like big dumpers and I cannot lie.

You other brothers can't deny.

Oh my god, NYRE2PECT, look at his butt, it’s so big, ugh.

[no10pin]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

30 years ago, another up-the-middle player had an out-of-the-blue great season:

First 86 games:

1996 -- Brady Anderson: .288/.398/.652, 31 HR, 403 PA

2025 -- Cal Raleigh: .271/.379/.648, 35 HR, 380 PA

Not even remotely the same thing. Anderson had 72 HRs in 945 games before that season. Raleigh has averaged 30+ per year since his rookie season.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by Rbradleigh

While I don’t expect Raleigh to pump out 50 homer seasons, this didn’t exactly come out of nowhere being a bonafide slugger. The dude hit 34 last year and 30 the year prior. 27 in true Rookie season, people/power improves.

Brady hit 16 & 12 the two seasons prior to his explosion. Keep your dumbass narratives.

Wow -- looks like I hit a nerve.

While it's true that he's consistently displayed 30+ home run power the last three seasons -- unlike Brady Anderson, prior to his 50-home-run season in 1996 -- that wasn't my point. Cal is having a breakout MVP-caliber season, similar to Brady in 1996, without previously showing that level of production:

Brady Anderson:
1992: 5.3 fWAR; 130 OPS+
1993: 2.9 fWAR; 108 OPS+
1994: 3.0 fWAR; 96 OPS+
1995: 2.9 fWAR; 110 OPS+
Averages (1992-1995): 3.5 fWAR; 112 OPS+
1996: 6.9 fWAR; 156 OPS+

Cal Raleigh:
2022: 4.2 fWAR; 122 OPS+
2023: 4.4 fWAR; 114 OPS+
2024: 5.4 fWAR; 119 OPS+
Averages (2022-2024): 4.6 fWAR; 118 OPS+
2025 (on pace): 10.3 fWAR

[Cardsandcoffee]

Lots of Aaron Judge bag holders out there that feel threatened.

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Wow -- looks like I hit a nerve.

While it's true that he's consistently displayed 30+ home run power the last three seasons -- unlike Brady Anderson, prior to his 50-home-run season in 1996 -- that wasn't my point. Cal is having a breakout MVP-caliber season, similar to Brady in 1996, without previously showing that level of production:

Brady Anderson:
1992: 5.3 fWAR; 130 OPS+
1993: 2.9 fWAR; 108 OPS+
1994: 3.0 fWAR; 96 OPS+
1995: 2.9 fWAR; 110 OPS+
Averages (1992-1995): 3.5 fWAR; 112 OPS+
1996: 6.9 fWAR; 156 OPS+

Cal Raleigh:
2022: 4.2 fWAR; 122 OPS+
2023: 4.4 fWAR; 114 OPS+
2024: 5.4 fWAR; 119 OPS+
Averages (2022-2024): 4.6 fWAR; 118 OPS+
2025 (on pace): 10.3 fWAR

The difference is Brady Anderson's season came in year 9 and truly was out-of-the-blue, and he never got close to that level again. And even then he was 9th in MVP voting because that season so happened to be right in the middle of the steroid era where the stats were so inflated that even a 50 HR season wasn't impressive enough to give him a real shot at MVP. Brady will forever be remembered for that one season. I have no skin in this game as I'm not a Mariners fan and only have a couple of cheap Raleigh cards, but even I would consider it offensive to compare the two players.

Cal is younger and had already set a high floor in his first kinda-full season. He has displayed the typical progression you would expect from a future star and his breakout was imminent. It's shocking that his platinum glove didn't even get him into the ASG last year but barring a major injury he appears to be on track to be a perennial AS who will garner MVP consideration almost every year. By the time Cal's career is over, he won't ever be compared to Brady Anderson.

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by Cardsandcoffee

Lots of Aaron Judge bag holders out there that feel threatened.

What a silly comment. Judge is as liquid as gold right now and has been for awhile. Nobody is holding any bag of Judge unless they are choosing to. As a dealer I can't even keep him in stock. The moment I put him for sale, it's gone.

[Cardsandcoffee]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

What a silly comment. Judge is as liquid as gold right now and has been for awhile. Nobody is holding any bag of Judge unless they are choosing to. As a dealer I can't even keep him in stock. The moment I put him for sale, it's gone.

For sure. Absolutely silly. Just merely bringing up the point that there’s a lot of money in Judge, many collectors who have bought him this year, with the expectation that he will walk away with another MVP. And they are quick to poo-poo the pride of the Mariners because he is a threat, a legitimate threat, to that.

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by Cardsandcoffee

For sure. Absolutely silly. Just merely bringing up the point that there’s a lot of money in Judge, many collectors who have bought him this year, with the expectation that he will walk away with another MVP. And they are quick to poo-poo the pride of the Mariners because he is a threat, a legitimate threat, to that.

I still view Judge in the same light as Lebron. Lebron hasn't won an MVP in over a decade but nobody cares. He's still Lebron. I think if Cal did something crazy and actually won MVP this year, it wouldn't do a thing to Judge's card market. If I was stashing Judge in a PC I don't think I'd be worried from a monetary standpoint. He's not gonna win MVP every year.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

I still view Judge in the same light as Lebron. Lebron hasn't won an MVP in over a decade but nobody cares. He's still Lebron. I think if Cal did something crazy and actually won MVP this year, it wouldn't do a thing to Judge's card market. If I was stashing Judge in a PC I don't think I'd be worried from a monetary standpoint. He's not gonna win MVP every year.

Comparing Judge to LeBron?

But people actually like and truly collect Judge.

[Cardsandcoffee]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

I still view Judge in the same light as Lebron. Lebron hasn't won an MVP in over a decade but nobody cares. He's still Lebron. I think if Cal did something crazy and actually won MVP this year, it wouldn't do a thing to Judge's card market. If I was stashing Judge in a PC I don't think I'd be worried from a monetary standpoint. He's not gonna win MVP every year.

That’s a respectable. To me, Judge isn’t yet close to LBJ status but that’s neither here or there. What’s respectable is that you wouldn’t let another player threaten your perception of your own PC.