ROOKIE CARD

Carries the MLB rookie shield on the front. This is the base version, not a parallel or a serial-numbered card.

Why This Card Matters

Ethan Roberts struck out 32.6 percent of the batters he faced in 2021, a rate that carried the Tennessee Tech product onto the Cubs' Opening Day roster the following spring and had Baseball America ranking him the organization's No. 33 prospect entering 2022. The Cubs took him in the fourth round in June 2018 out of Sparta, Tennessee, and he built that strikeout rate on command of a high-spin fastball paired with a cutter and a two-plane slider. Across three minor league seasons he went 8-7 with a 3.09 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 128 innings. This is his base chrome rookie card, carrying the MLB rookie shield - not a Purple Refractor, Pink Wave, Blue /199, Aqua /250, Green /75, X-Fractor /99, Red /25 or Sapphire.

Market-Informed Pricing

Priced off recent verified sold Buy It Now comps for this exact card and this exact version, not off asking prices or book value. The full comp basis is kept on file for every card listed.

Professional Imaging

High-resolution scans and photos so you can inspect corners, edges, surface, and centering yourself. What you see is what you get.

Secure Shipping

Penny sleeve, top loader or card saver, team bag, and rigid protection in every shipment. Packed right, shipped fast, from a smoke-free environment.

Rookie Card

Rookie cards get sleeved on arrival and ship in a penny sleeve and rigid holder, packed flat with rigid backing.