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My box arrived today.
Here's some background info about the hobby boxes.
Each box is supposed to contain:
1 full 61-card set (see checklist below)
7 Autographs (including 5 on-card and 2 auto/relic cards)
3 Relic Cards
My box had (pictures at bottom):
The full base set
5 On-card autographs:
Michael Wacha Red Ink /99, Marcus Stroman, Nick Ciuffo, Corey Knebel, and Carson Fulmer
3 Auto/Relic Cards (base version #'d/214)
Tyler Naquin Gold Parallel /10, DJ Baxendale, and Jeremy Martinez
3 Relic Cards (base version #'d/240)
Brady Rodgers Red Parallel /25, Andrew Mitchell, and Chase DeJong
Overall, I'm very pleased with my box and ESPECIALLY pleased with the bonus hit I got (the third auto/relic). I think I got a couple nice autos: Michael Wacha Red Ink, Marcus Stroman, and Tyler Naquin Auto/Relic Gold parallel. The checklist for this set seems pretty strong as well with a bunch high draft picks from the 2012 draft in it.
While it's cool to get 2 other parallel cards besides the red ink card, this is also where my only beef with the set lies. The only difference between the red parallel or the gold parallel and the base cards is the coloring of the player's name and team - everything else is exactly the same as the base cards...pretty weak. I would normally expect more significant variations or a patch, but patches are only in the 1/1 parallels.
Thanks again to Cardboard Connection for hosting the contest that got me the box!
Base set checklist (highlighted key cards I'm aware of):
16 Under Team
Arden Pabst IF/C
Austin Meadows OF/LHP
Bryson Brigman IF/OF
Carson Sands LHP
Christian Pelaez LHP
Dany Toussaint RHP/OF
Dom Nuñez IF
Hunter Mercado-Hood OF
Jake Jarvis IF/RHP
Joe DeMers RHP
Jordan Sheffield RHP
Keegan Thompson RHP/OF
Matt Vogel RHP/IF
Nick Ciuffo C
Riley Unroe IF
Steven Farinaro RHP
Trevor Clifton RHP
Tyler Alamo C
William Abreu OF
Zach Collins 1B/C
18 Under Team
Addison Russell IF
Albert Almora OF
Alex Bregman IF
Carson Fulmer RHP
Carson Kelly IF/RHP
Chase DeJong RHP
Chris Okey C
Clate Schmidt RHP
Cole Irvin LHP
David Dahl OF
Gavin Cecchini IF
Hunter Virant LHP
Jeremy Martinez C
Jesse Winker OF
Joey Gallo IF/RHP
Mikey White IF
Nelson Rodriguez C
Nick Travieso RHP
Troy Conyers LHP
Walker Weickel RHP
Collegiate National Team
Andrew Mitchell RHP
Brady Rodgers RHP
Branden Kline RHP
Brian Johnson LHP
Chris Elder OF
Corey Knebel RHP
David Lyon C
Deven Marrero IF
DJ Baxendale RHP
Dominic Ficociello IF
Erich Weiss IF
Hoby Milner LHP
Josh Elander C/OF
Kevin Gausman RHP
Marcus Stroman RHP/IF
Mark Appel RHP
Matt Reynolds IF
Michael Lorenzen OF
Michael Wacha RHP
Nolan Fontana IF
Tom Murphy C
Tyler Naquin OF
Here's some background info about the hobby boxes.
Each box is supposed to contain:
1 full 61-card set (see checklist below)
7 Autographs (including 5 on-card and 2 auto/relic cards)
3 Relic Cards
My box had (pictures at bottom):
The full base set
5 On-card autographs:
Michael Wacha Red Ink /99, Marcus Stroman, Nick Ciuffo, Corey Knebel, and Carson Fulmer
3 Auto/Relic Cards (base version #'d/214)
Tyler Naquin Gold Parallel /10, DJ Baxendale, and Jeremy Martinez
3 Relic Cards (base version #'d/240)
Brady Rodgers Red Parallel /25, Andrew Mitchell, and Chase DeJong
Overall, I'm very pleased with my box and ESPECIALLY pleased with the bonus hit I got (the third auto/relic). I think I got a couple nice autos: Michael Wacha Red Ink, Marcus Stroman, and Tyler Naquin Auto/Relic Gold parallel. The checklist for this set seems pretty strong as well with a bunch high draft picks from the 2012 draft in it.
While it's cool to get 2 other parallel cards besides the red ink card, this is also where my only beef with the set lies. The only difference between the red parallel or the gold parallel and the base cards is the coloring of the player's name and team - everything else is exactly the same as the base cards...pretty weak. I would normally expect more significant variations or a patch, but patches are only in the 1/1 parallels.
Thanks again to Cardboard Connection for hosting the contest that got me the box!
Base set checklist (highlighted key cards I'm aware of):
16 Under Team
Arden Pabst IF/C
Austin Meadows OF/LHP
Bryson Brigman IF/OF
Carson Sands LHP
Christian Pelaez LHP
Dany Toussaint RHP/OF
Dom Nuñez IF
Hunter Mercado-Hood OF
Jake Jarvis IF/RHP
Joe DeMers RHP
Jordan Sheffield RHP
Keegan Thompson RHP/OF
Matt Vogel RHP/IF
Nick Ciuffo C
Riley Unroe IF
Steven Farinaro RHP
Trevor Clifton RHP
Tyler Alamo C
William Abreu OF
Zach Collins 1B/C
18 Under Team
Addison Russell IF
Albert Almora OF
Alex Bregman IF
Carson Fulmer RHP
Carson Kelly IF/RHP
Chase DeJong RHP
Chris Okey C
Clate Schmidt RHP
Cole Irvin LHP
David Dahl OF
Gavin Cecchini IF
Hunter Virant LHP
Jeremy Martinez C
Jesse Winker OF
Joey Gallo IF/RHP
Mikey White IF
Nelson Rodriguez C
Nick Travieso RHP
Troy Conyers LHP
Walker Weickel RHP
Collegiate National Team
Andrew Mitchell RHP
Brady Rodgers RHP
Branden Kline RHP
Brian Johnson LHP
Chris Elder OF
Corey Knebel RHP
David Lyon C
Deven Marrero IF
DJ Baxendale RHP
Dominic Ficociello IF
Erich Weiss IF
Hoby Milner LHP
Josh Elander C/OF
Kevin Gausman RHP
Marcus Stroman RHP/IF
Mark Appel RHP
Matt Reynolds IF
Michael Lorenzen OF
Michael Wacha RHP
Nolan Fontana IF
Tom Murphy C
Tyler Naquin OF
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