Card of the Day: Victor Victor Mesa 2019 Bowman Heritage Chrome Gold Refractor Auto

Preview: 2019 Bowman Draft Sapphire Edition

Members of the Topps 582 Montgomery Club got a look at the brand new online-exclusive 2019 Bowman Draft Sapphire Edition during a pre-sale today.  Once the limited pre-sale quantity has been reached the general public will get their opportunity to buy it.  $35 per box.  The pre-sale quantity sold out within an hour.

Product Highlights

• (1) pack per box
• (32) cards per pack – (30) base, (2) parallels
• Checklist

Parallels

• Blue Sapphire #’d/99
• Green Sapphire #’d/50
• Orange Sapphire #’d/25
• Gold Sapphire #’d/15
• Purple Sapphire #’d/10
• Red Sapphire #’d/5
• Padparadscha #’d 1/1

Card of the Day: 2019 Topps/Bowman Holiday Christmas Elf

Card of the Day: Bryson Stott 2019 Bowman Draft Chrome Draft Pick Auto

2019 Bowman Draft Baseball Hobby Jumbo Box Break & Review

The third and final major prospecting pillar of 2019 has arrived.  It all began with Bowman, then came Bowman Chrome, and now Bowman Draft.  I believe Bowman Draft receives the most attention as it has the first prospect cards for newly drafted 2019 players.  Collectors, flippers, and investors all want to get their hands on them.

2019 Bowman Draft’s base set consists of (200) cards.  Parallel cards that you can pull include Sky Blue #’ed/499, Purple #’ed/250, Blue #’ed/150, Green #’ed/99, Gold #’ed/50, Orange #’ed/25 (Jumbo), Red #’ed/5, Black #’ed 1/1, and Printing Plates #’ed 1/1.

Every single card in the main base set has a Chrome counterpart.  Parallels of the Chrome cards include Refractor, Sky Blue (Jumbo), Purple #’ed/250, Sparkles, Blue #’ed/150, Green #’ed/99, Gold #’ed/50, Orange #’ed/25 (Jumbo), Red #’ed/5, SuperFractor #’ed 1/1, and Printing Plates #’ed 1/1.

(14) Chrome cards have photo variations – Adley Rutschman, Alek Manoah, Josh Jung, Hunter Bishop, Riley Greene, Shea Langeliers, CJ Abrams, Victor Victor Mesa, Wander Franco, Andrew Vaughn, Joey Bart, J.J. Bleday, Nick Lodolo, and Seth Beer.  The CMP code for these variations ends in #763.  With the exception of Hunter Bishop and Alek Manoah, variations have autographed versions #’ed/99.

Coming (3) to a Jumbo box and (5) to a Super Jumbo box, autographs of newly drafted prospects are #1 on breaker’s radar.  Autograph types include Chrome Draft Pick Autographs, 1989 Bowman 30th Anniversary Autographs, Class of 2019 Autographs, Draft Night Autographs, Draft Pick Breakdown Autographs, Franchise Futures Dual Autographs, Under Armour Game Autographs, and Chrome Top of the Class Box Toppers Autographs.

Inserts include 1989 Bowman 30th Anniversary, Draft Pick Breakdown, Draft Progression Trios, Franchise Futures, and Chrome Top of the Class Box Toppers.

When it comes to products like Bowman Draft, you’ll find people spending thousands of dollars for a card picturing a player who is years away from making their MLB debut.  Others will attempt to convince you which players you should put you’re money into.  Don’t let any of this intimidate you.  Open what you want to open.  Collect what you want to collect.  Prospecting can be fun, but make sure you’re doing it within your own budget.  Do your own research.  Think for yourself.  Don’t worry about what others are doing.  Most importantly… have fun!

As a Phillies fan, I always hold out prospects from the Phillies.  I also hold out any cards of players who have photo variations too.  Players who have photo variations tend to be the ones in which people think have the most potential.  That’s my personal strategy.  Lots of future potential.

Checklist

Here is what I pulled:

Autos

• Davis Wendzel Chrome Draft Pick Purple Refractor Auto #’ed/250
• Ryan Zeferjahn Chrome Draft Pick Auto
• Tyler Baum Chrome Draft Pick Auto

Parallels

• Matt Mercer Green #’ed/99
• Anthony Seigler Purple #’ed/250
• Ethan Small Sky Blue #’ed/499
• Ronny Mauricio Chrome Green Refractor #’ed/99
• Cristian Javier Chrome Blue Refractor #’ed/150
• Eric Yang Chrome Sky Blue Refractor
• Jack Kochanowicz Chrome Refractor
• Nick Quintana Chrome Refractor
• Tyler Callihan Chrome Refractor
• Tony Locey Chrome Refractor
• Erik Rivera Chrome Refractor
• Anthony Prato Chrome Refractor
• Cal Mitchell Chrome Refractor
• Ronny Mauricio Chrome Refractor
• Spencer Brickhouse Chrome Refractor
• Tyler Fitzgerald Chrome Refractor
• Joey Bart Chrome Refractor
• Jared Triolo Chrome Refractor
• Royce Lewis Chrome Refractor
• Julio Rodriguez Chrome Refractor
• Brice Turang Chrome Refractor
• Jake Agnos Chrome Refractor
• Tim Tebow Chrome Refractor
• Josh Smith Chrome Refractor
• Logan Wyatt Chrome Refractor
• Andrew Schultz Chrome Refractor
• Conner Capel Chrome Refractor
• J.J. Bleday Chrome Refractor
• Hudson Head Chrome Refractor

Inserts

• CJ Abrams 1989 Bowman 30th Anniversary
• Hunter Bishop Draft Pick Breakdown
• CJ Abrams Draft Pick Breakdown
• MacKenzie Gore/Ryan Weathers/CJ Abrams Draft Progression
• Cal Mitchell/Travis Swaggerty/Quinn Priester Draft Progression
• Heliot Ramos/Joey Bart/Hunter Bishop Draft Progression
• Pavin Smith/Jake McCarthy/Corbin Carroll Draft Progression
• Kody Hoese/Michael Busch Franchise Futures
• Blake Walston/Brennan Malone Franchise Futures
• Quinn Priester/Sammy Siani Franchise Futures
• Adley Rutschman/Gunnar Henderson Franchise Futures

Preview: 2019 Bowman Heritage Baseball

During a pre-sale, members of the Topps 582 Montgomery Club were given a glimpse as to what the online-exclusive 2019 Bowman Heritage Baseball product is all about.  Topps set the pre-sale price for members at $100 per box.

Product Highlights:

• (24) packs per box
• (10) cards per pack
• (2) Chrome Prospect cards per pack
• (7) refractors per box
• Players in MLB uniforms
• (1) autograph per box
• Inspired by the 1953 design
• Checklist

VETERAN/ROOKIE BASE CARDS

• Veteran/Rookie Base Cards
• Prospect Base Cards

BASE CARD PAPER PARALLELS:

• Black & White Image Parallel: 1:3 packs

CHROME PROSPECTS

• Refractor: sequentially numbered to 199
• Blue Refractor: sequentially numbered to 99.
• Yellow Refractor: sequentially numbered to 75.
• Gold Refractor: sequentially numbered to 50.
• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: numbered 1/1.
• Printing Plates: numbered 1/1.

AUTOGRAPH CARDS:

CHROME PROSPECT AUTOGRAPHS

• Refractor: sequentially numbered to 99.
• Gold Refractor: sequentially numbered to 50.
• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: numbered 1/1.
• Printing Plates: numbered 1/1.

CHROME ROOKIE AUTOGRAPHS

• Refractor: sequentially numbered to 99.
• Gold Refractor: sequentially numbered to 50.
• Orange Refractor: sequentially numbered to 25.
• Red Refractor: sequentially numbered to 5.
• SuperFractor: numbered 1/1.
• Printing Plates: numbered 1/1.

Tigers ’19 Bowman Sterling Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to DetFan6897 on being the lucky winner of the Franklin Perez 2019 Bowman Sterling Prospect Auto.  Once DetFan6897 sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!