Jac Caglianone hit Paul Skenes level card value, but what's next for him and Roman Anthony?
For now, Jac Caglianone has officially reached Paul Skenes territory within the baseball card hobby. And Roman Anthony could be next.
The most recognizable card for Cagilanone — his 2024 1st Bowman autographed card — in gem mint 10 from Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) has reached the $1,000 individual sale mark for the first time with the Kansas City Royals calling up their 2024 first-round pick last week.
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Given the excitement surrounding Anthony, the No. 1 MLB prospect according to The Athletic's Keith Law, a similar launch could also occur for the 1st Bowman autographed card in a PSA 10 for the new Boston Red Sox outfielder.
Like Skenes, the Royals slugger served as the coverboy for the latest Bowman Draft set. Also like the Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star pitcher, Caglianone lived up to the hype by reaching the Majors less than one year after being a first-round draft pick.
And now, the value of Caglianone's 2024 1st Bowman autograph with a PSA 10 grade has launched into the same conversation as the mega-hyped Skenes 2023 1st Bowman 1st auto.
Average sales for the Caglianone jumped into the four-digit range for the first time, according to Market Movers, which tracks trading card sales, with the card's price slightly above $1,157 as of June 8. It's also the first time Caglianone's card averaged a higher price than Skenes' card, which sold on average of $1,063 as of June 8.
Coincidence or not, Caglianone was coming off his best game since being called up last week, going 4 for 4 with three singles and a double in the team's 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on June 8. His card market pointed steeply north before his perfect day at the plate, though.
His climb began after May 4 when his 1st Bowman autographed card sold on average for $477, which was nearly 27 percent lower than when the card first hit the secondary market in December 2024. The card nearly tripled to its current average price in the next month.
One fascinating aspect of Caglianone's launch into hobby darling status stems from not being considered an immediate top prospect. Law ranked the Royals first baseman/outfielder at No. 60 in his preseason MLB prospect rankings. The former Florida standout springboarded nearly 50 slots up to No. 13 in Law's latest rankings in late May, just days before Kansas City called Caglianone up to the Majors.
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It's taken Anthony, Law's No. 1 MLB prospect in his preseason and late May rankings, a little bit longer to reach the Majors than Caglianone after being Boston's second-round pick in the 2022 draft. The reality of his promotion seemed inevitable, though, after an explosive 2025 spring training and early success in the minor leagues in the past couple of months.
But Anthony's 2023 1st Bowman auto card in a PSA 10 grade stood side by side with Caglianone in mid-March with both of their cards hovering around $550. It also felt like collectors were holding on to Anthony's card waiting for the promotion with only one sale ($550) since early May.
It would be no real surprise if Anthony's card trampolined upward in the next few weeks just like Caglianone. And the boost has already begun for Anthony's 1st Bowman auto PSA 10 card with a handful of sales north of $700 and two sales of at least $900 since June 8.
Maintaining the value will be the next step for Caglianone and Anthony collectors. Skenes and Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday may be the best recent test samples for Caglianone and Anthony, though.
Skenes is the example of how to maintain value.
The Pirates pitcher entered the league on a rocket booster of hype, aided by being the No. 1 pick and the popularity of his girlfriend — social influencer and former LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne. His popularity wouldn't have been sustained, though, without his immediate pitching dominance that earned him National League Rookie of the Year and NL Cy Young finalist honors.
Skenes' card apexed shortly after his All-Star Game start, when average sales hovered around $2,000. But the card has settled into a relatively consistent selling groove since hopping around regularly between $1,000-$1,300 for nearly a year. The jump began in early May 2024. His card averaged $502 right before he made his first start for the Pirates on May 11 last season. Prices for the card jumped to $850 the next week. It climbed to around $1,100 by early July and nearly doubled by mid-July around his starting nod at the All-Star Game.
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It's actually more remarkable for Skenes to remain one of the most sought after players to collect because pitchers generally don't attract meaningful collector interest.
The road for Holliday's card has been much bumpier.
Holliday stood atop many top prospect lists, including Law's, before being called up to the Majors for the first time last season. His 2022 1st Bowman auto card in a PSA 10 grade was selling around $1,500 in April 2024 when he was called up from the minors very early last season.
Then a cautionary tale occurred when the Orioles sent Holliday down to the minors two weeks later. The card dropped steeply after averaging sales as low as $610 two months later. His card climbed up to around $1,100 when the Orioles called him back to the Majors. Even being in the Majors for good, seemingly, hasn't helped the card maintain that value with the last sale going for $565 in mid-April.
Of course players entering the Majors moving forward will all have their Topps MLB Debut Patch autographed card values compared to the $1.1 million sale for Skenes' highly publicized one-of-one card earlier this year. It might take an all-time rookie season for either Caglianone or Anthony to have their Debut Patch cards hit seven figures. By comparison, Holliday's Debut Patch card sold for $198,000 in March.
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