2013 Bowman Platinum
20 packs per box - 5 cards per pack
2 Auto'd refractors and 1 Auto'd Refractor Relic
I received the following:
24 Veteran Base
50 Prospect Base
Inserts
Colored Parallels
4 Gold
2 Blue
1 Red
1 Xfractor
None of which were numbered...
Chrome Parallels
5 Chrome
1 Green Refractor Chrome #ed to 399
Chrome Reprint
Top Prospects // Die Cut
4 Top Prospects
2 Die Cuts
Diamonds in the Rough
Marco Hernandez
Autos/Relics
Jesse Biddle
Adam Conley
Jarred Cosart
**********************************************
Bowman Platinum - good middle of the road issue. Good for set builders, good for player collectors and good for master set builders. One has a number of parallels to chase - in the various chromes, and the various background colors. The cards are reflective - not refractor - just reflective. The player is the only one pictured on the card (instead of a possible action shot - i.e. catcher tagging someone out, or a second baseman making a great catch with someone else in the shot, etc...)
I especially like the die cuts. Don't know why, just do. There are die cuts of the vets and the prospects alike.
Autos - 2 of mine are on the card - very good and one is a sticker.
Still haven't determined why the chrome retro / reprints were added - to me they seem out of place in this set - should be in the Bowman Chrome issue.
Puig - yes, I received a Puig base - and dang it, did not receive an auto, die cut or any other parallel of Puig or our newest Ray - Wil Myers....
Overall grade A very good effort.
Go buy several boxes and send the Myers parallels to me!
Duane
