Infuriating or Other Predictions for the 2023 Baseball Season and Cards

[jethrod3]

I was thinking about some things that really disappointed me during the 2022 MLB season, and how they will probably disappoint me again during the upcoming season. Some of these may or may not influence the values of cards of different players in the near-future and long-term.

My infuriating prediction is that we will see even more single-pitcher no-hitters broken up by managers pulling their starter due to pitch counts. Never mind that their team may be ahead by several runs, and never mind that the pitcher is still pitching masterfully and will still get at least 4 days of rest. Once you've reached X-number of pitches, you gotta hit the showers!

I hope that this does not come true, but I predict that Shohei Ohtani will flirt with a no-hitter, but will be pulled after 8 1/3 innings after issuing his 3rd walk of the night. Thankfully, this won't influence the value of his rookie cards. However, after completing his best season on the mound and raising his batting average significantly over last year, another MVP award certainly will influence their values!