After an historic start to his much publicized career, Stephen Strasburg remains a mainstay atop our Hot List. Hobby enthusiasts and non-collectors alike have taken on a kinship with the buzz revolving around Strasburg and it has been reflected in the prices of most of his cards. On the heels of the greatest three-game start in MLB history, take a peak out our newest Hot List for June.

1. 2010 Bowman Prospects Stephen Strasburg Auto (1)
2. 2010 Bowman Chrome Prospects Stephen Strasburg (2)
3. 2008 Sweet Spot USA Signatures Black Stitch Red Auto Stephen Strasburg (3)
4. 2008 Upper Deck USA Stephen Strasburg (6)
5. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects David Price Auto (9)
6. 2010 Bowman Chrome USA Bryce Harper (4)
7. 2009 Upper Deck USA Bryce Harper (7)
8. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Brennan Boesch Auto (NR)
9. 2008 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Stanton Auto (NR)
10. 2003 Bowman Heritage Robinson Cano Auto (NR)
11. 2005 Donruss EEE Ubaldo Jimenez RC Auto (5)
12. 2005 Upper Deck SPx Ubaldo Jimenez RC Auto (8)
13. 2004 Bowman Chrome Prospects Phil Hughes Auto (NR)
14. 1997 Bowman Roy Halladay Auto (NR)
15. 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Trout Auto (22)
16. 2008 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Buster Posey Auto (NR)
17. 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Leake Auto (10)
18. 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter RC (13)
19. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Michael Moustakas Auto (15)
20. 2003 Upper Deck Prospects Andre Ethier RC Auto (14)
21. 1999 Topps Traded Josh Hamilton Auto (NR)
22. 2009 Bowman Chrome Prospects Carlos Santana Auto (NR)
23. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospect Jason Heyward Auto(11)
24. 2005 Bowman Chrome Draft Ryan Braun Auto (20)
25. 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Pick Evan Longoria Auto (21)

Happy collecting!

This our first look at the 2010 Bowman Chrome Baseball product. A much anticipated release from Topps after the resurgence of the Bowman line from the first 2010 release. The 2010 Bowman product, fueled by First Prospect cards of Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper the release has surged towards Upper Deck Exquisite-esque prices nearing $400 per box.

With Strasburg slated to have another autograph in the set, the newly crowned hobby hero, should help fuel the release of this product. Topps has also announced that Strasburg will be available in the rest of their 2010 products.

Quite a few other coveted prospected have been rumored to appear on their First Bowman Prospect Auto card as well:

• BCP197 TBD
• BCP198 Adeinis Hechavarria
• BCP199 Aroldis Chapman
• BCP200 Dee Gordon
• BCP201 Brett Wallace
• BCP202 Kyle Gibson
• BCP203 Max Kepler
• BCP204 Shelby Miller
• BCP205 Miguel Sano
• BCP206 Brett Oberholtzer
• BCP207 Gary Sanchez
• BCP208 Jacob Turner
• BCP209 Josh Satin
• BCP210 Matt Davidson
• BCP211 Arodys Vizcaino
• BCP212 TBD
• BCP213 Robinson Chirinos
• BCP214 Trayce Thompson
• BCP215 TBD
• BCP216 Corban Joseph
• BCP217 Noel Arguelles
• BCP218 Tim Beckham
• BCP219 Yonder Alonzo
• BCP220 Juan Urbina

While this may only be a preliminary checklist that Topps has issued for the set, it is leaving most prospector salivating at the idea that once Razor exclusives could possible be featured in the product. Other top prospects include Cuban defector and Reds Top Prospect Aroldis Champan and the Minnesota Twins 2009 First Round pick Kyle Gibson, who has a consensus top 10 pick going into the draft, but was injured prior to the draft, causing him to slide to the 22nd spot.

Be sure to check back for updates, as we will be updating information as we receive it.

The product is scheduled to hit shelves on Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

After just about every major media outlet picked up the story of the coveted Stephen Strasburg 2010 Bowman Chrome Prospect Superfractor hitting eBay last month, there has been much anticipation to when the Red Auto parallel would surface.

While the $50,000 price tag slapped on the Red Auto edition of the card, may deter many novice collectors, as of 6/15 there had 16 offers submitted on the card. For a card of this caliber, I feel a straight auction is the best approach, and I am unsure if this version of the card can command the same premium as the Superfractor version, which sold for $16,000 and some change.

The recent national exposure of Strasburg has sent a resurgence of enthusiasm into a hobby that had been clinging to life support for the past few years. Beckett recently published an article on the gentlemen who won the Superfractor, who admitted he hadn’t collected cards since the mid-1990’s. This is also evident across numerous web forums, like FreedomCardBoard, where new collectors and other sport collectors have been religious seeking out any and all Strasburg cards in hopes of cashing in on some of the hype.

Now that every major “chase” card of Strasburg has surfaced, aside from the 1/1 Printing Plates, prices of the 2010 Bowman products have reached all time highs, and continue to climb. The market is flooded with Stephen Strasburg cards, yet prices have kept a steady price. Beckett reported that last month the average sell price of all Strasburg cards was $67.77.

And there is plenty more room for growth and profit.