tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276795185641137046.post2722264029598464887..comments2024-02-09T15:57:04.280+11:00Comments on Australian Custom Baseball Cards: A Dearth of Aussie MLB DebutsAdam and Elissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17154200201388022937noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276795185641137046.post-18794298667707420912013-10-15T23:48:26.725+11:002013-10-15T23:48:26.725+11:00Whoops, I meant 2016 above not 2015. Whoops, I meant 2016 above not 2015. Nicholas R.W. Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08066082986781177333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276795185641137046.post-88580894227326099832013-10-15T23:45:02.030+11:002013-10-15T23:45:02.030+11:00Adam, lots of great points. I think there are a nu...Adam, lots of great points. I think there are a number of factors at play here. I have written a previous posting identifying a possible generation gap amongst the Australian players currently playing professionally in the U.S. i.e. there are a lot in Rookie Ball and a decent number in AAA, but traditionally we are usually well represented in the three A Ball levels, and in 2013 we were quite light on there. What I predict is the 2010s to be a sporadic decade for debuts, specifically we will probably see more multiple players in a season debut and then go a few years without any. I'm sure we will see a debut or two in 2014, but I predict those to follow may not be until 2015 because of how thinly represented we are in the middle levels of professional baseball. Subsequently, the debuts will be sporadic because time will be needed for our highest volume of players to matriculate up the ranks. We do have a few though in AA and AAA who could debut in 2014. Nicholas R.W. Henninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08066082986781177333noreply@blogger.com