搶先看:2019 Bowman Draft Baseball

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2019 Bowman Draft Baseball comes at the tail end of the baseball card year, focusing heavily on the year’s draft (hence, the name). Like the earlier 2019 Bowman and Bowman Chrome releases, autographs and Refractors both figure heavily. And while the cards themselves will look and feel similar, the configurations are very different from the previous sets.


2019 Bowman Draft has two hobby configurations, both of which are on the big side. Jumbo boxes have 32-card packs and three autographs. Super jumbo boxes feature five packs of 120 cards. Each of those packs has an autograph and eight Refractors.  



2019 Bowman Draft Baseball Base Set Basics


The main set has 200 cards. The checklist is a mix of 2019 draft picks and other prospects. All come in both regular Bowman and Bowman Chrome. As it has been for more than a decade, Draft is a two-in-one kind of product where the two similar lines intersect.


Bowman parallels include Sky Blue (/499), Purple 9/250), Blue (/150), Green (/99), Gold (/50), regular jumbo-exclusive Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Black (1/1).








Refractors make up the customary Bowman Chrome rainbow. Besides regular Refractors, other colors and styles include: Sky Blue, Purple (/250), Sparkles, Blue (/150), Green (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Superfractors (1/1). Sky Blue and Orange Refractors are only available in regular jumbo packs.


Both Bowman and Bowman Chrome cards come with one-of-one Printing Plates as well.


Image Variations are available for select cards as well. These also have autograph versions (/99 or less).  



Chrome Draft Pick Autographs


To many, the Chrome Draft Pick Autographs are the big draw of 2019 Bowman Draft Baseball. Arriving with on-card signatures, these are the first MLB autograph cards for members of the 2019 draft class. This is the third and final installment of 2019 Bowman Chrome autographs.


A checklist of signers won’t be available until shortly before the set’s release, but typically most of the top picks from the first couple of rounds make the cut.


The parallel breakdown has more than a dozen styles: Refractors (/499), Pruple Refractors (/250), Blue Refractors (/150), Blue Wave Refractors (/150), Green Refractors (/99), Sparkles Refractors (/71), Gold Refractors (/50), Gold Wave Refractors (/50), Red Refractors (/5), Red Wave Refractors (/5), Printing Plates (1/1), Black Wave Refractors (1/1), and Superfractors (1/1).   



Additional Autographs


Class of 2019 Autographs (/250) are case hits. These simply offer another chance at ink from key picks with a different design.


Draft Night Autographs (/99) include images from draft night.


Both of these have Gold Refractor (/50), Red Refractor (/5) and Superfractor (1/1) parallels.


A new batch or Under Armour Game Autographs (/199) are randomly inserted. These have early signatures from players signed while they were still in high school and before the draft.


Inserts


A couple of insert sets in 2019 Bowman Draft look at teams’ recent history with picks. Franchise Futures highlight a pair of players taken in 2019 by the same franchise. Draft Progression features prospects from the last three drafts by the same team.


Bowman’s Scout Draft Pick Breakdown cards offer insight into top picks.


All three of these inserts have Refractor (/250), Green Refractor (/99), Gold Refractor (/50), Red Refractor (/5) and Superfractor (1/1) parallels. Bowman Scout’s Draft Pick Breakdown and Franchise Futures also have autographs (/99) as well as autograph parallels numbered to 50 or less.


More 1989 Bowman 30th Anniversary cards are in the product as well. These “chrome” the 30-year-old design using 2019 draft picks. Parallels include Atomic Refractors (/150), Red Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1). Select cards also have autographs (/99) as well as corresponding Red Refractor (/5) and Superfractor (1/1) versions.





2019 Bowman Draft Baseball cards at a glance:


Cards per pack: Hobby – 32, Super Jumbo – 120
Packs per box: Hobby – 12, Super Jumbo – 5
Boxes per case: Hobby – 8, Super Jumbo – 6
Set size: Bowman – 200 cards, Bowman Chrome – 200 cards
Release date: December 4, 2019

What to expect in a hobby box:

• Autographs – 3

What to expect in a hobby super jumbo box:

• Autographs – 5
• Refractors – 40