{"id":649682,"date":"2026-03-29T01:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T01:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/649682\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T01:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T01:59:16","slug":"seattle-mariners-prepare-for-first-look-at-rhp-cole-wilcox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/649682\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners prepare for first look at RHP Cole Wilcox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\" style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans=\"\" text=\"\" sans-serif=\"\">SEATTLE &#8211; The Seattle Mariners have\u00a0recalled 6-foot-5 right-hander Cole Wilcox from Triple-A Tacoma. Wilcox fills the roster spot of Carlos Vargas, who was placed on the 15-day Injured List with a right lat strain.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\" style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans=\"\" text=\"\" sans-serif=\"\">A former 3rd-round pick, Wilcox was a key piece of the 2020 Blake Snell trade and is set to make his Mariners debut after a solid 2025 campaign where he posted a 3.71 ERA across Double-A and Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Wilcox Card Market &amp; Recent Sales<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\" style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans=\"\" text=\"\" sans-serif=\"\">Wilcox has been a &#8220;prospect to watch&#8221; for years, meaning his market is well-established with several high-end autographed options. Since he is officially a 2026 Rookie for the Mariners, his newest &#8220;RC&#8221; labeled cards are just hitting the market.<\/p>\n<p>Card DescriptionSale DatePrice (USD)2026 Topps Heritage #155 (Official Rookie Card)Mar 2026$1.552026 Topps Heritage Chrome #155 (\/999)Mar 2026$2.952026 Topps Heritage Light Blue Sparkle (Parallel)Active$3.992021 Bowman Platinum (Signed\/Auto)Jan 2026$12.472020 Leaf Valiant Green Auto (\/99)Mar 2026$9.002020 Panini USA Stars &amp; Stripes (Jersey Auto \/299)Mar 2026$3.992020 Leaf Valiant Black Prismatic Auto (BGS 9.5)Feb 2026$121.10<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\" style=\"font-family: \" google=\"\" sans=\"\" text=\"\" sans-serif=\"\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Market Analysis:<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0,0\" style=\" 1.15 !important; 0px !important;\">The &#8220;Mariners Effect&#8221;: Now that he has been recalled to the Big Leagues, his 2026 Topps Heritage rookie cards (Card #155) are the ones to watch. Prices are currently low ($1\u2013$4), but usually spike if a pitcher has a dominant debut week.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,1,0\" style=\" 1.15 !important; 0px !important;\">The &#8220;Bowman First&#8221; Factor: His most valuable cards remain his 2021 Bowman Chrome autographs from his time with the Rays.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,2,0\" style=\" 1.15 !important; 0px !important;\">Affordability: You can currently pick up a serial-numbered autograph for under $15, making him a low-risk &#8220;buy&#8221; for Mariners fans hoping he sticks in the rotation.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SEATTLE &#8211; The Seattle Mariners have\u00a0recalled 6-foot-5 right-hander Cole Wilcox from Triple-A Tacoma. Wilcox fills the roster spot&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2392],"tags":[5,620,4,619,65,83223,3235],"class_list":{"0":"post-649682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-mariners","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-seattle","12":"tag-seattle-mariners","13":"tag-seattle-mariners-prepare-for-first-look-at-rhp-cole-wilcox","14":"tag-seattlemariners"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116309994179405400","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}