搶先看:2016 BOWMAN BASEBALL

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Prospects, autographs, Chrome and Refractors — it’s the Bowman way. 2016 Bowman Baseball stays the course with a major focus of young players as well as lots of colors to chase.

Once again, hobby boxes come with the promise of one autograph.



Base Set and Prospects

With so much in the product centered on prospects, the 2016 Bowman Baseball base set is where you’re going to find most of the veteran content. It also has a strong rookie card crop of standouts like Kyle Schwarber and Miguel Sano.

Although technically inserts, the Prospects are often treated like a set within a set. A total of 150 players make up this portion of the release.

Paper parallels for both base cards and Prospects come in the following: Silver, Purple, Blue, Gold, hobby-only Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Metallic Border (1/1). All except Silver are serial numbered. Traditionally, retail packs have some parallels of their own.

On top of these, the 150 Prospects have Chrome versions that are virtually identical save for the slightly more up-scale card stock. Once again, Chrome Prospects have lots of Refractor parallels. In addition to basic Refractors, the following colored versions all come serial numbered: Purple, Blue, Gold, Orange (/25), Red (/5), Printing Plates and Superfractors (1/1).

Added to 2016 Bowman Baseball are Green, Blue and Red Shimmer Variation Refractors. Going by initial sales material, these could be replacing the Ice parallels that have been used in recent years.


Autographs

Chrome Prospect Autographs are, for many, the key part of any main Bowman release. Although autographs combine to land one per hobby box, collectors can expect the majority to fall under this category.

2016 Bowman Baseball Chrome Prospect Autographs come with the following numbered parallels, all of which are exclusive to hobby and jumbo packs: Refractors, Purple Refractors, Blue Refractors, Gold Refractors, Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5), Printing Plates, and Superfractors (1/1). Shimmer Refractors can also be found.

Prospects aren’t the only ones with base-style autographs. Chrome Rookie Autographs have signatures from players who have already made the jump to the big leagues. These have the same Refractor parallels as the Chrome Prospect Autographs minus the Shimmer and Purple Refractors.

Chrome Prospect and Chrome Rookie Autographs  are all signed on-card.

International Ink is a new insert that highlights signatures from players from around the world who signed in July, 2015.

Turn Two Autographs are also new. These are double-sided cards that are signed by two different players. The Chrome-style cards have Gold and SuperFractor parallels. There’s also basic Turn Two cards that don’t have autographs and are only found in hobby packs.

Other signed cards in 2016 Bowman Baseball include All-America Game Autographs and Ultimate Autograph book card, which has signatures from 24 players.


Inserts

Over the years, Bowman has become a product with some of the most content of the year. Besides the many base and Prospect cards as well as their many parallels, there are also a number of regular insert sets as well. 2016 Bowman Baseball is no different.

Bowman Scouts’ Top 100 returns, counting down what the card maker views as the best prospects entering the season. These have Gold, Orange (/25) and Superfractor parallels as well as a limited number of signed cards.
Rookie Recollections jumps back 25 years to the days of 1991 Bowman Baseball and the strong rookie crop that included Chipper

Jones and Jeff Bagwell. These retro-theme cards have Gold, Orange (/25), Red and Superfractor (1/1) parallels. Autographed versions are also randomly inserted.

Sophomore Standouts looks at the best second-year players like Kris Bryant and Carlos Correa who had their rookie cards last year. Blue, Orange (/25), Red (/5), Metallic (1/1) and numbered autograph parallels can also be found.

Family Tree is a new insert highlighting fathers and sons who have played professional baseball.  

2016 Bowman Baseball at a glance:

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Boxes per case: 12
Set size: Base Set – TBA, Prospects – 150 cards
Release date: April 27, 2016

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 1

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On the eve of the release of 2015 Bowman Draft, an unprecedented move was made in Major League Baseball – the Arizona Diamondbacks traded the 2015 top overall pick, sending shortstop Dansby Swanson to the Atlanta Braves.

Swanson’s first Bowman card appears in 2015 Bowman Draft, and he is also depicted on the box cover. But every image of him on the box and in the product shows him with the Diamondbacks – the team that drafted him.

When the trade was announced, the Bowman team scrambled to get Swanson into an Atlanta Braves uniform for 2016 Bowman Baseball, which comes out next April. Now, 2016 Bowman Baseball will include a base and an autographed card of Swanson in an Atlanta Braves.

While Swanson’s first Bowman card pictured him in a Diamondbacks uniform, his first card of him in an Atlanta Braves uniform will be coming soon.

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Who’s Signing 2016 Bowman Baseball Autographs? Find Out Here.

2016 Bowman Baseball is still a few weeks away, but the Bowman Twitter feed is starting to announce some of the Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs that will be included on the final checklist.

Actually, the first name was revealed last December. In an odd twist of hobby fate, Dansby Swanson was traded from Arizona to Atlanta the day before his MLB autograph debut came in 2015 Bowman Draft. So Topps is doing a rare thing with the first overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft. He’s getting a second Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph. His 2016 Bowman Baseball card will feature him in an Atlanta Braves uniform, though.

Another name that was teased to be part of the 2016 Bowman Baseball Chrome Prospect Autographs checklist was Anderson Espinoza. An image of his signed cards showed up online, however Topps had not yet confirmed whether they’d be inserted here or somewhere else — until now. He’s definitely part of 2016 Bowman Baseball.

As we wait for the full list of 2016 Bowman Baseball Chrome Prospect Autographs, here’s a running list of who has been confirmed. We’ve also included when they were drafted, age, team and a link to their MiLB profile so you can see how they’re doing (and track their progress in case you choose to bookmark this page for future reference.

2016 Bowman Baseball is scheduled to release on April 27. Chrome Prospect Autographs are inserted one per hobby box.

2016 Bowman Baseball Chrome Prospect Autographs Checklist

These are the confirmed names so far. We’ll add to the list as more are announced.

Anderson Espinoza



Boston Red Sox, P
DOB: March 9, 1998
Drafted: n/a
MiLB Profile



Daz Cameron

Houston Astros, OF
DOB: January 15, 1997
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (37th overall)
MiLB Profile




Dansby Swanson

Atlanta Braves, SS
DOB: February 11, 1994
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (1st overall)
MiLB Profile




Trey Mancini


Baltimore Orioles, 1B
DOB: March 18, 1992
Drafted: 2013, 8th round
MiLB Profile



Willson Contreras


Chicago Cubs, C
DOB: May 13, 1992
Drafted: n/a
MiLB Profile

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TREVOR STORY NAMED 2016 BOWMAN BASEBALL LUCKY AUTOGRAPH





Colorado Rockies rookie Trevor Story is the 2016 Bowman Baseball Lucky Autograph Redemption.

Baseball fans who are hanging on to the redemption card can redeem it for a Trevor Story autographed chrome  2016 Bowman Baseball Rookie Card.

Entering Thursday, Story was hitting. 272 with 12 home runs, 31 RBI and four triples. Story captured MLB fans' attention when he tied the rookie home run record for April with 10 blasts.

If you are looking for more Story items, check out Topps Authentics to find signed memorabilia.