Bowman Market Movers: June 2026
The biggest two-week swings on the Bowman 1st auto board, and the through-line connecting them.
Two cards tell the whole June story. Jacob Misiorowski's base auto went from $291 to $811 in two weeks. Bobby Witt Jr.'s went from $1,940 to $1,165 over the same stretch. One's a callup catching fire, the other's a star cooling on an injury. That's the month: the money moved toward the guys arriving in the majors and away from the ones who'd already been bid up.
Here's what moved and why it matters.
What's up
The gainers are mostly recent callups, which is the sell-the-debut thesis playing out in real time. Bowman cards tend to peak right as a player reaches the majors and the casual buyers pile in.
- Jacob Misiorowski (Brewers): $291 to $811, +178%. The loudest move on the board. The stuff is real and the hobby noticed all at once.
- Dillon Dingler (Tigers): $66 to $141, +114%. A catcher producing at the MLB level is a buzz magnet.
- Paul Skenes (Pirates): $734 to $1,059, +44%. Already the most expensive arm in the class, and still climbing. Different tier entirely.
- Cam Schlittler (Yankees): $260 to $372. Bryce Eldridge (Giants): $132 to $208. Sebastian Walcott (Rangers): $50 to $82. Hunter Goodman (Rockies): $20 to $49.
Still climbing, not yet at a peak: Zac Veen ($51), Theo Gillen ($85, with a $263 PSA 10), Joshua Baez ($114), and Henry Bolte ($183) all have the most price momentum on the board without having spiked yet.
What's down
The decliners are the flip side of the same coin: names that already ran, now giving some back. A few are injury-driven, most are just hype cooling.
- Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals): $1,940 to $1,165, -40%. The base auto cooled hard. The most expensive card in the class moving 40% is the single biggest dollar swing of the month.
- Bubba Chandler (Pirates): -43%. Anthony Volpe (Yankees): -36%. Samuel Basallo (Orioles): -35%. Marcelo Mayer (Red Sox): -27%. Nolan McLean (Mets): -28%.
None of these are broken. They're corrections after earlier runs, which is exactly when the buy-the-dip crowd starts paying attention.
Bats worth watching
Price hasn't fully moved on these yet, but the production has been there over the last two weeks:
- Walker Jenkins (Twins, $140), George Lombard Jr. (Yankees, $196), Charlie Condon (Rockies, $98), Andrew Fischer (Brewers, $105), and Tommy White (Athletics, $31) all hit at a high level in the window. Anthony Eyanson (Red Sox, $73) was the standout arm.
The takeaway
June was a callup month. The cards that ran are the players showing up in big league box scores, and the cards that fell are the ones who'd already been bid to the moon. If you're holding callup names near their peak, this is the window the playbook was written for. If you're hunting, the dip names are where the discounts are.
I'll revisit the board at the end of the month.
This is not financial advice. These are cards. The data and analysis are here to inform. You make your own calls.
This article was generated with the assistance of AI and reviewed before publishing. Always verify latest market data, stats, or news.
Published: June 2026