What ever happened to Bayron Lora, people thought he was gonna be great

Charismatic44th · 06-05-2023, 06:50 PM

I remember card investors telling people to buy this guy. Just checked out a recent orange Bowman Chrome 1st auto, sold for a whopping $60. What happened to him?

JRX · 06-05-2023, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Charismatic44th

I remember card investors telling people to buy this guy. Just checked out a recent orange Bowman Chrome 1st auto, sold for a whopping $60. What happened to him?

Apparently suspended for domestic violence and released by rangers.

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Charismatic44th · 06-05-2023, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Apparently suspended for domestic violence and released by rangers.

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That would explain it

coltsnsox07 · 06-05-2023, 07:03 PM

Pretty Houdini had to split up the Bayron Lora auto spot to a per case random because the price was so high! I had a spot in his 'Bayron Lora experiment' but didn't hit an auto. Am I remembering correctly?

Bosoxfan5990 · 06-05-2023, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JRX

Apparently suspended for domestic violence and released by rangers.

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Wasn't he in a car accident in the Dominican before that which kept him out of baseball for a while too?

awz50 · 06-05-2023, 07:48 PM

Him and pauson the two big international busts of that class

Midi · 06-05-2023, 07:50 PM

Ahhhh Bayron Lora is suspended 2 years!! I debated throwing away 40 1st Bowman Papers, but Im like, nah just cant do it.

vthobby · 06-05-2023, 08:03 PM

Insert any name that 90% of the guys people are "investing" in and you'd have the same situation.

Vintage is where it's at. Always has been. Always will be.

Badgers0821 · 06-05-2023, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by vthobby

Insert any name that 90% of the guys people are "investing" in and you'd have the same situation.

Vintage is where it's at. Always has been. Always will be.

Not even close to the same situation.

awz50 · 06-05-2023, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by vthobby

Insert any name that 90% of the guys people are "investing" in and you'd have the same situation.

Vintage is where it's at. Always has been. Always will be.

Such a tired and boring comment

skirk1 · 06-05-2023, 09:53 PM

I pulled this a few years back and sold it for I think like 4 or 5k....

marterburn · 06-05-2023, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by vthobby

Insert any name that 90% of the guys people are "investing" in and you'd have the same situation.

Vintage is where it's at. Always has been. Always will be.

How about, don't mess with people's joy & let them collect how they want without criticizing them?

There's so many ways that collecting prospects is fun, and it's a garbage take for you to dismiss it like that.

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Archangel1775 · 06-06-2023, 01:44 AM

His career is over with that domestic violence case

Merkle14 · 06-06-2023, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by marterburn

How about, don't mess with people's joy & let them collect how they want without criticizing them?

There's so many ways that collecting prospects is fun, and it's a garbage take for you to dismiss it like that.

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And to say vintage is where its at... I have tried so hard to get into vintage but buying random old guys I know nothing about, never saw them play but have value cause its an old card. I find no joy in that. If you like that side of the hobby, all the power to you. If that's where you like to spend your time and research go right ahead. It's definitely less volatile and I think speaks just to your overall risk level as a card buyer more than anything. I like researching the new guys, not the old. All about preference.

Merkle14 · 06-06-2023, 07:13 AM

To get back on topic, injuries and beating baby mamas will do this to you.

excel_b · 06-06-2023, 07:57 AM

True story:

A seller / breaker had three Bowman Chrome cases, and sold two to me personally. He opened the case for a break, and he pulled the Bayron Lora Superfractor Auto for the lucky Rangers slot winner.

I wonder if this winner did sell the Super Auto yet...

VandyCards · 06-06-2023, 08:09 AM

I remember buying a bunch of his (and Luciano and Marte and other guys I’m too embarrassed to list) first elite autos when they were DPL guys for like $1-3, and maybe a bit more for the low numbered ones. Made a nice little profit in that small window when they became known prospects but before they had bowman cards. I remember watching a grainy YouTube video of him hitting tanks as like a 14-15 year old and thinking “yeah, this is a guy prospector types will buy”. I may be revising history but I seem to recall that there was a lot less mainstream coverage of J2 guys prior to signing back in 2017ish.

Irrespective of his off the field stuff, I always thought he had an uphill battle to the bigs.

A thing I learned a while ago was that (largely) amateur scouts and pro side scouts don’t always talk much or have the same evaluation criteria. And there are moments where a group of pro scouts will see a hyped recently signed guy and say “wait, this is the big money guy?”. A big example of this was Maitan who (evidently) pro side scouts saw and immediately panned. I heard chatter that Lora was in a similar boat.

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theshowandme · 06-06-2023, 08:35 AM

Prospects gonna prospect

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Jolten Joe · 06-06-2023, 09:01 AM

Anybody remember Braves 3B prospect Héctor Olivera ? Think they are glad he washed out after beating his old lady and they ended up with Riley.

Ferg1945 · 06-06-2023, 09:25 AM

When was he a hot prospect? I'm usually good at remembering yesteryear hyped prospect names.... no clue who this guy is. What other prospects were popular that same time?

cardsin47 · 06-06-2023, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by vthobby

Vintage is where it's at. Always has been. Always will be.

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awz50 · 06-06-2023, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ferg1945

When was he a hot prospect? I'm usually good at remembering yesteryear hyped prospect names.... no clue who this guy is. What other prospects were popular that same time?

Pauson was the other huge international guy on the Athletics

glassofwater · 06-06-2023, 09:46 AM

Wasn’t he in a car accident

RedLabelRecords · 06-06-2023, 04:15 PM

Modern player investments are straight up gambles and the house always wins. You want to flip? Buy vintage. That’s all there is to it. Cards as an addiction is awful. The high just doesn’t cut it.

I only collect for my PC. I don’t ever expect to profit. The stories are all over this message board. The expected value is jack squat.

RedLabelRecords · 06-06-2023, 04:16 PM

Sorry to flip out like that. It’s been an awful week/month/year.

06-05-2023, 06:50 PM	#1
Charismatic44th Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 332	What ever happened to Bayron Lora, people thought he was gonna be great I remember card investors telling people to buy this guy. Just checked out a recent orange Bowman Chrome 1st auto, sold for a whopping $60. What happened to him?

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06-05-2023, 08:03 PM	#8
vthobby Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Virginia Tech Posts: 850	lol Insert any name that 90% of the guys people are "investing" in and you'd have the same situation. Vintage is where it's at. Always has been. Always will be.

06-05-2023, 09:53 PM	#11
skirk1 Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 141 skirk1	I pulled this a few years back and sold it for I think like 4 or 5k.... Attached Thumbnails

06-06-2023, 01:44 AM	#13
Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 20,333	His career is over with that domestic violence case __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

06-05-2023, 07:03 PM	#4
coltsnsox07 Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 21,169	Pretty Houdini had to split up the Bayron Lora auto spot to a per case random because the price was so high! I had a spot in his 'Bayron Lora experiment' but didn't hit an auto. Am I remembering correctly?

06-05-2023, 07:50 PM	#7
Midi Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Latham, NY Posts: 120 prospectsETC	Ahhhh Bayron Lora is suspended 2 years!! I debated throwing away 40 1st Bowman Papers, but Im like, nah just cant do it.

06-06-2023, 07:13 AM	#15
Merkle14 Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Virginia Posts: 696	To get back on topic, injuries and beating baby mamas will do this to you.

06-06-2023, 07:57 AM	#16
excel_b Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 11,791 excel_B	True story: A seller / breaker had three Bowman Chrome cases, and sold two to me personally. He opened the case for a break, and he pulled the Bayron Lora Superfractor Auto for the lucky Rangers slot winner. I wonder if this winner did sell the Super Auto yet...

06-06-2023, 08:09 AM	#17
VandyCards Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 5,390	I remember buying a bunch of his (and Luciano and Marte and other guys I’m too embarrassed to list) first elite autos when they were DPL guys for like $1-3, and maybe a bit more for the low numbered ones. Made a nice little profit in that small window when they became known prospects but before they had bowman cards. I remember watching a grainy YouTube video of him hitting tanks as like a 14-15 year old and thinking “yeah, this is a guy prospector types will buy”. I may be revising history but I seem to recall that there was a lot less mainstream coverage of J2 guys prior to signing back in 2017ish. Irrespective of his off the field stuff, I always thought he had an uphill battle to the bigs. A thing I learned a while ago was that (largely) amateur scouts and pro side scouts don’t always talk much or have the same evaluation criteria. And there are moments where a group of pro scouts will see a hyped recently signed guy and say “wait, this is the big money guy?”. A big example of this was Maitan who (evidently) pro side scouts saw and immediately panned. I heard chatter that Lora was in a similar boat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ I collect cards of former Vanderbilt baseball players. CURRENTLY SEEKING ANY AND ALL SERIAL NUMBERERD/SP TONY KEMP TOPPS CARDS.

06-06-2023, 08:35 AM	#18
theshowandme Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,662 theshowandme nova_cards	Prospects gonna prospect Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-06-2023, 09:01 AM	#19
Jolten Joe Banned - PBM Join Date: Dec 2022 Posts: 1,666	Anybody remember Braves 3B prospect Héctor Olivera ? Think they are glad he washed out after beating his old lady and they ended up with Riley.

06-06-2023, 09:25 AM	#20
Ferg1945 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 14,619	When was he a hot prospect? I'm usually good at remembering yesteryear hyped prospect names.... no clue who this guy is. What other prospects were popular that same time?

06-06-2023, 09:46 AM	#23
glassofwater Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 3,196	Wasn’t he in a car accident

06-06-2023, 04:15 PM	#24
RedLabelRecords Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Wine Country 🍷 Posts: 789 ___	Modern player investments are straight up gambles and the house always wins. You want to flip? Buy vintage. That’s all there is to it. Cards as an addiction is awful. The high just doesn’t cut it. I only collect for my PC. I don’t ever expect to profit. The stories are all over this message board. The expected value is jack squat.

06-06-2023, 04:16 PM	#25
RedLabelRecords Member Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: Wine Country 🍷 Posts: 789 ___	Sorry to flip out like that. It’s been an awful week/month/year.