You serious, Clarke?

Over the past couple of days, I've been picking up a few autographs of 2017 Yankees first rounder Clarke Schmidt.

His autographs are incredibly affordable right now for a recent Yankees first rounder. Once 2018 Bowman Draft came out, 2017 was easy to forget. Couple that with the fact that Schmidt has yet to establish himself as an upper tier prospect, and his prices have really been driven down.

Schmidt isn't a bust or anything. Far from it. The Yankees drafted him right after he had TJ Surgery in college, so right off the bat he missed a year+ when other first rounders were debuting. He did end up throwing 23 innings last year, but that was really all about getting back on the mound.

So it's been 1.5 seasons since he was a first rounder, and that's long enough for a lot of collectors to forget someone. This will be an important development year for him, and if he is able to establish himself as a potential future big leaguer, his prices will go back up.

For now, I feel like I got in at the grand floor, and look forward to him pitching well this year.