Heya Baseball Showcase! After about a years worth of time away from buying cards (college started up again, almost got divorced, life, etc.), I got the itch to start ripping packs again. Normally I am a football collector, but with the Twins doing well, and nothing exciting me about football products recently, I decided to try some baseball.
So, after work the last night, I grabbed the last four blaster boxes of 2015 Bowman. I always knew Bowman was a prospect heavy product (not really my thing), but I figured it would give me a chance to learn some new players, and I know the base set isn't that large, so I should be able to complete it fairly easily. With all that... here are the highlights from my "break"...
Rookie Reflections:
Frank Thomas
Prospect Refractors (Maybe? Paper stock, unnumbered, "prizm" like background):
Mike Yastrzemski (Orioles)
Jon Gray (Rockies)
Farms Finest Minis:
Josh Bell (Pirates)
Kyle Freeland (Rockies)
Dylan Bundy (Orioles)
Trea Turner (Padres)
Clayton Blackburn (Giants)
Austin Kubitza (Tigers) - Purple - 174/250
Manuel Margot (Red Sox) - Green - 28/99
Bowman Scouts Top 100:
Julio Urias (Dodgers)
Michael Taylor (Nationals)
Jose Berrios (Twins)
Lucas Sims (Braves)
Jameson Taillon (Pirates) - Die Cut - 55/99
Kyle Chick (Giants) - Die Cut - 96/99
Colored Parallels:
Tanner Roark (Nationals) - Paper Stock - Gray - 064/499
Gregor Blanco (Giants) - Paper Stock - Purple - 073/250
Jimmy Reed (Cardinals) - Chrome Stock - Purple - 143/250
Francellis Montas (White Sox) - Paper Stock - Green - 28/99
Marco Gonzales (Cardinals) - Chrome Stock - Green - 47/99
Auto(!):
Adam Walker (Twins) - Paper Stock - Unnumbered
I have no idea if any of those are "good" hits or not, or approximate values... Like I said, just getting back in to baseball, and don't know a lot about the current prospects.
I also managed to get 76/150 of the veteran / rookie base set, so I'm pleased with that coming from blasters. I don't have enough card pages to sort through the prospect set, but it looks like I did well there too.
Anyway... after a year away, I figured it would be fun to share my first "break" back in the hobby. Thanks for reading, because I know this was longish... hope you enjoyed!
So, after work the last night, I grabbed the last four blaster boxes of 2015 Bowman. I always knew Bowman was a prospect heavy product (not really my thing), but I figured it would give me a chance to learn some new players, and I know the base set isn't that large, so I should be able to complete it fairly easily. With all that... here are the highlights from my "break"...
Rookie Reflections:
Frank Thomas
Prospect Refractors (Maybe? Paper stock, unnumbered, "prizm" like background):
Mike Yastrzemski (Orioles)
Jon Gray (Rockies)
Farms Finest Minis:
Josh Bell (Pirates)
Kyle Freeland (Rockies)
Dylan Bundy (Orioles)
Trea Turner (Padres)
Clayton Blackburn (Giants)
Austin Kubitza (Tigers) - Purple - 174/250
Manuel Margot (Red Sox) - Green - 28/99
Bowman Scouts Top 100:
Julio Urias (Dodgers)
Michael Taylor (Nationals)
Jose Berrios (Twins)
Lucas Sims (Braves)
Jameson Taillon (Pirates) - Die Cut - 55/99
Kyle Chick (Giants) - Die Cut - 96/99
Colored Parallels:
Tanner Roark (Nationals) - Paper Stock - Gray - 064/499
Gregor Blanco (Giants) - Paper Stock - Purple - 073/250
Jimmy Reed (Cardinals) - Chrome Stock - Purple - 143/250
Francellis Montas (White Sox) - Paper Stock - Green - 28/99
Marco Gonzales (Cardinals) - Chrome Stock - Green - 47/99
Auto(!):
Adam Walker (Twins) - Paper Stock - Unnumbered
I have no idea if any of those are "good" hits or not, or approximate values... Like I said, just getting back in to baseball, and don't know a lot about the current prospects.
I also managed to get 76/150 of the veteran / rookie base set, so I'm pleased with that coming from blasters. I don't have enough card pages to sort through the prospect set, but it looks like I did well there too.
Anyway... after a year away, I figured it would be fun to share my first "break" back in the hobby. Thanks for reading, because I know this was longish... hope you enjoyed!
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