搶先看:2016 Bowman’s Best Baseball

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Like the brand did in its 2015 revival, 2016 Bowman’s Best Baseball mixes big chrome designs with a checklist that balances prospects, rookies and veterans perhaps more than any other Bowman release.

Autographs are a major focal point with four landing in every 12-pack master box. These are packaged as a pair of six-pack mini boxes.



Base Set



The base components of the set feature everything from veterans all the way down to 2016 draft picks. For prospects, it’s likely they’ll be numbered separately to differentiate them and to adhere to the MLBPA’s rookie card guidelines.

Refractors are inserted one per pack. Atomic Refractors land one per master box. Other numbered Refractors include Green, Gold, Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Superfractor (1/1).



Autographs



The bulk of the signatures in 2016 Bowman’s Best Baseball fall under the Best of 2016 Autographs banner. Like the main set, these cover all levels of the game from current players down to draft picks. Also like the base set, they’re done on chromium stock.

Parallels include Refractors, Orange Refractors, Atomic Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5) and Superfractors.

Dual Autographs come with two on-card signatures and have Superfractor (1/1) versions as well.

1996 Bowman’s Best Autographs bring back the 20-year-old design. These have on-card signatures as well. Parallels are limited to Atomic Refractors (/25) and Superfractors (1/1).



Inserts

Project Forecast is a set of insert cards done in partnership with Baseball America. Adding a major prospecting element these cards include a projected call-up date from BA staff for when they think players will make their MLB debuts.

Stat Lines is a new insert for Bowman’s Best that highlights big games and performances from veterans and prospects.

Mirror Image has been part of Bowman’s Best from the brands early days more than two decades ago. Each card has two players that are paired up for various reasons.

1996 Bowman’s Best has a basic insert version as well. These cards mix up retired, current and rookie players as well as prospects with the old design.

All basic inserts have Orange Refractor (/25) and Superfractor (1/1) parallels. Some players in Stat Lines and Prospect Forecast also have autographs.




2016 Bowman’s Best Baseball at a glance:

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 5
Boxes per case: 8
Set size: TBA
Release date: December 21, 2016


What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 4
• Atomic Refractor – 1
• Additional Refractors – 11