Review 2016 Bowman Baseball

[hdjstuff]

2016 Bowman Baseball​

10 Cards per pack - 24 packs per box
1 Auto card per box

I received these:

Auto



Trea Turner

On card - blue Sharpee -- nice!!!

Green Shimmer Chrome Refractor



Lucius Fox #ed to 99

Top 100 Chrome



Bickford, Anderson, Bauers
Contreras - orange #ed to 25

Turn Two - Chrome





Baretto and Olsen - Oakland A's

Chrome RC Flashback



Jeff 'Bags' Bagwell

Parallels



One chrome refractor - DeJong - #ed to 499
Purple paper - Pujols #ed to 250

Grey/Light Black? Paper parallels



2 - Polanco and Rosario

International Ink / Sophomore Stars

Both paper



Intl Ink - Taveras and Vargas
Soph Stars - Synderggaard, Franco, Swihart

Family Resemblance



Tatis

Base



Veterans -- 100 paper -- no dupes - 66.6% of the base of 150



72 Bowman Prospects - 48% of the base set of 150



48 Bowman Chrome Prospects - 32% of the base set of 150

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Always one of my favorite issues of the new baseball year. (Suggestion for Topps --- why not make the paper for retail and the chrome for hobby stores only?) Bowman is a must for the set collector, and the prospect collector. Every year many of us go back 2, 3 or more years of cards to see who we might have that is now a shining star in the bigs. These cards are no exception. Of the 150 prospects, only a few will be really really good in the majors.

I like the number of inserts and parallels. One insert set would be really great to chase - the orange top 100 - only 25 of each -- how cool would that be to have that set? Whoever might collate that one would probably have a one of a kind!!

I also like the Turn Two chrome insert -- looks great!

The parallel collectors out there again will have one heck of a mountain to climb - refractors - labeled with the word 'refractor' and numbered!!! YES!, gold, red, blue, purple, and I am sure I left one or more out... plus the shimmer refractors.

Overall grade A+ - my favorite!!

Go buy several boxes --- I still need a few chromes to complete my set and as always - send the Rays parallels to me!

Duane

 

[cardinalscards]

Hey, nice cards! Are any of them for trade? You may have some cardinals I need.

Jacob

 

[JGerutfan9]

Duane,

I can use any of the following Indians:

Base: 28,29,37,117
Prospects: 7,52,98,120
Chrome Prospects: 7,52,98,120

Thanks in advance,
Eric

 

[XZYXZY]

Duane:

I can use the Corey Seager RC.

 

[David K.]

Nice break! Nice spotting the orange number to 25 in the scouting 100! I could use the Jake Bauer scouting 100 and in trade I have a TB scouting on Blake Snell for the trade. Let me know. Best regards, David

 

[hdjstuff]

Hey, nice cards! Are any of them for trade? You may have some cardinals I need.

Jacob

I need some of the chromes (probably 50 or so) and 4 paper BP - 42, 53, 86, 124

What Cardinal cards do you need?

Duane

 

[hdjstuff]

Duane:

I can use the Corey Seager RC.

yours... post as free.

Duane

 

[hdjstuff]

I have:

Base: 28,29,117
Prospects: 7,52,120
Chrome Prospects: 7,52,98,120

Post as free..

Duane

 

[hdjstuff]

Nice break! Nice spotting the orange number to 25 in the scouting 100! I could use the Jake Bauer scouting 100 and in trade I have a TB scouting on Blake Snell for the trade. Let me know. Best regards, David

You're killing me.... giving up one of my Rays... even though I am getting one in return... you could have asked for a Rockies player.

Post the trade.... you get Jake for Blake

Duane

 

[XZYXZY]

Duane:

Posted - please confirm.

Thanks.

 

[David K.]

You're killing me.... giving up one of my Rays... even though I am getting one in return... you could have asked for a Rockies player.

Post the trade.... you get Jake for Blake

Duane

Sorry.....I see it now....must be after effect of the cold...(much better the last few days..temps in the 90's) I'll take the Anderson or the Bickford top 100 ..Your choice. Posting trade! Best regards, David

 

[JGerutfan9]

I have:

Base: 28,29,117
Prospects: 7,52,120
Chrome Prospects: 7,52,98,120

Post as free..

Duane

Posted, much appreciated.

http://www.thebenchtrading.com/trader.php?action=viewtrade&tid=267027

Thanks,
Eric

 

[cardinalscards]

The Cardinals I needed was the Family Resemblence Tatis and the Paul DeJong Refractor for my cardinals team set. LMK what the value is and I'll tell you what I can trade.

Jacob

I need some of the chromes (probably 50 or so) and 4 paper BP - 42, 53, 86, 124

What Cardinal cards do you need?

Duane

 

[daktion]

Thanks for the review Duane. I'm really digging the design of bowman this year. Good job Topps. Please LMK if you pulled any of these.

48 49 50 94 106

BP9 BP21 BP27 BP67 BP146

Turn Two TT-KN

BTP-83
BTP-98

Thanks, Brett

 

[bdink25]

Duane, looking for Chrome cards. Have some to trade. Plmk if you have any available. Thanks Butch

I can use any Pirates from the set.

Need these Chrome cards:2, 5, 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28,
29, 31, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 46, 48, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59, 61, 67,
68, 72, 75, 79, 81, 83, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 104, 106, 107,
109, 114, 115, 116, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 127, 130, 132, 134, 135,
138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 147, 148.

Have these Chrome to trade:4, 6, 8, 11, 12, 16, 18, 21, 25, 27, 30, 32,
35, 36, 41, 43, 44, 49, 50, 51, 54, 55, 58, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70,
71, 76, 77, 80, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 92, 93, 94, 99, 100, 103, 105, 108,
110, 112, 113, 117, 119, 122, 128, 131, 133, 136, 142, 143, 145, 146, 150.

 

[LEONOFNJ]

Duane, I like the Bowmans to . But to give them A . They put 3 sets in one box to make sure you buy a lot . And half of the numbers you have a hard time reading. Red and blue on back . They did something like this on some other past set and there were a lot of complaints. I give them a B-
But I will still collect them.
Leon

 

[AndyDrummond]

Hey Duane,

Any chance you want to trade that Turner...haven't had any luck getting hold of his RC auto yet. Let me know what you might want in return.

Thanks,
Andy