Does Free Agency Affect Card Buying

Free agency is one of the more exciting parts of an offseason. What will your team do? Who will you lose from your roster? All kinds of questions.

But what about card buying practices?

Free agency theoretically helps your team get better. And usually, not always, but usually when a team gets better and has success cards of players increase in value, or at least the speculation grows.

Take Corbin Burnes, now a pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s a rotation that on paper is set to get a big boost, boasting an all-star and former Cy Young award winner. While Burnes may be a bad example, he is a pitcher and is only on the field every five games.

But look at a position player, like Juan Soto and the mega deal he signed with the Mets. If Pete Alonso re-signs with the Mets, Soto provides a heap of protection for the Polar Bear, along with Francisco Lindor. So would that push buyers to pick up some Pete Alonso cards?

The same could be said for the trade market. Stefon Diggs was sent to the Buffalo Bills before the 2020 season. He went to a team with an elite quarterback.

Whether it’s free agency or a trade, do you watch the card market when moves are made?