This 2019 Alex Bregman card comes straight from APBA GO and is available for free along with the rest of the 2019 Houston Astros as well as the 2019 Washington Nationals.
Aside from his 41 homers and 37 doubles, Bregman drove in 112 runs and scored 122.
| Split | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Totals | 156 | 690 | 554 | 122 | 164 | 37 | 2 | 41 | 112 | 5 | 119 | 83 | .296 | .423 | .592 |
What really helps Bregman’s 2019 card is his league-leading 119 walks. That gives him six 14s. When APBA fans claim that a walk-prone hitter didn’t get enough hits, I’m ready to point out the 14s and how that alters the card’s average.
But you know what? I think the nay-sayers may have a point.
Bregman’s 2019 card may hit a few points below his real-life .296 batting average. Perhaps, once we see the grades from the entire set we’ll see the full picture.
Regardless, this Bregman card is power-laden (1-1-6-6) with plenty of on-base chances. On top of that he won’t slow you down since he is fast. His fielding is phenomenal as a Fielding One 3B and SS.
And how many 13s does Alex have? Just three.
I bet my buddy Don Smith can’t wait to play this card.
I figure batting average like this:
30 non-walk chances minus .17 for the 22 and .08 for the 19 (for HBP) minus 1 for the 39 gives you 28.75 ABs for the card. 8-8-9-9-10 are about .8 hits each, and the power numbers are 1 hit each, giving you 8.0 H for the card, making the expected batting average 8.0/28.75 = .278.
Steve, that’s pretty similar how I do it.
I don’t adjust for the 22 and the 19 (I’m not as smart as you :) ). Also, I give the 10 a .9 value.
thanks!!
I like Alex Bregman and I think this is a good card. Not a lot wrong with it at all – although I hate seeing a 31 14 on a player who hit .296.
But it no way would I consider this a “Monster” card. No 7’s. No 11’s. And only 4 power numbers (and no 2’s, 3’s, 4’s or 5’s).
I think of something (for 1990’s to present days players) like Jeff Bagwell’s, Tony Gwynn’s, & Frank Thomas’s 1994 Cards, Albert Belle’s 1995 card, Alex Rodriguez’s & Ellis Burks’ 1996 cards, Ken Griffey Jr’s & Larry Walker’s 1997 cards, Mark McGwire’s 1998 Card, Larry Walker’s 1999 card, Todd Helton’s 2000 card, Sammy Sosa & Luis Gonzalez 2001 cards, and Barry Bonds’ 2001-2004 cards to be examples of “Monster” cards.
Have all of these cards been covered on Monster Card Monday?