2004 Hot Prospects Draft
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Description
2004 Hot Prospects Draft is a 120-card set released by Fleer in November, 2004.
In late 2004, the MLBPA, granted Donruss-Playoff, Fleer, and Upper Deck a one-time exemption to their licensing agreement that allowing each to produce a set featuring prospects, draft picks, and other non-union players. These exempt products were designed to compete with Topps' long-established Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects brand. Hot Prospect Draft was Fleer's exempted product.
The last 60 cards in the base set are short-printed and serial-numbered. Cards 61-70 and 112 and 113 make up the "Hot Prospects" subset and are serial-numbered to 1000 copies. Cards 71-111 and 114-120 are the "Signature Selections" and are all serial-numbered to 299 copies.
Collectors should be advised that a number of cards including Yadier Molina's RC (#112) packed out as redemptions, which, for all intents and purposes, expired during Fleer's 2005 bankruptcy.
Distribution
Hobby: 15 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $8.50). 12 boxes per case.
Retail: 24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $3). 20 boxes per case.
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Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 120 | - | ? | ? |
| short set | 60 | - | ? | ? |
| Hot Prospects | 12 | 1000 | 1:15 | 1:120 |
| Signature Selections | 48 | 299 | 1:9 | 1:990 |
| Red Hot | 70 | 150 | P | P |
| Red Hot Signature Selections | 48 | 25 | P | P |
| White Hot | 118 | one-of-one | P | P |
| Rewind | 30 | - | 1:5 | 1:5 |
| Tandems | 15 | - | 1:15 | 1:15 |
| MLB Hot Materials | 40 | 325 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| MLB Hot Materials Red Hot | 40 | 50 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| MLB Hot Materials White Hot | 40 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Jersey | 30 | varies | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Jersey Red Hot | 30 | 10 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Jersey White Hot | 30 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Patch | 30 | varies | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Patch Red Hot | 30 | 5 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Patch White Hot | 30 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Jersey | 19 | 100 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Jersey Red Hot | 19 | 25 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Jersey White Hot | 19 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Patch | 19 | 50 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Patch Red Hot | 19 | 10 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Patch White Hot | 19 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Autograph Patch Red Hot | 7 | 22 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Autograph Patch White Hot | 7 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Past Present Future Autograph | 18 | 33 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Past Present Future Autograph Red Hot | 18 | 3 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Past Present Future Autograph White Hot | 18 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Alumni Ink | 3 | 15 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Alumni Ink Red Hot | 3 | 5 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Alumni Ink White Hot | 3 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
P: Odds of finding a parallel: 1:15/Hobby packs
AU-GU: Odds of finding an autograph or game-used card: 1:12/Hobby packs, 1:24/retail packs
Checklist
Base Set
Hot Prospects
Each Hot Prospect is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
Signature Selections
Each Signature Selection is autographed and serial-numbered to 299 copies.
