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=Description=


=Description=
2007 SP Rookie Edition is a 284-card set released August 17, 2007.  The set features a 142-card short set with another 142 short-printed "rookie" cards done in the style of previous SP Baseball sets.  Unfortunately, since many of the same players are repeated in the SPs, only the "2007" design cards are considered the "true" RCs. 
 
Each 14-pack Hobby box is expected to yield 2 autographs.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=


=Reviews=
14 packs per box, eight cards per pack.  18 boxes per case.


=Insertion Ratios=
=Insertion Ratios=
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=Checklist=
=Checklist=


==Base Set==
==Promo Set==
 
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==Base==
 
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===2007 SP Rookie Card Design===
 
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===1995 SP Rookie Card Design===
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base/167/Daisuke-Matsuzaka.jpg?id=0956e15c-9445-4023-ada5-3a23b0f2d8ed&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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===1993 SP Rookie Card Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base/206/Josh-Hamilton.jpg?id=1ec634be-c187-4be5-a3e1-e2b473b05ee0&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base/206/Josh-Hamilton.jpg?id=1ec634be-c187-4be5-a3e1-e2b473b05ee0&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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===1996 SP Rookie Card Design===
 
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base/273/Micah-Owings.jpg?id=71f84e16-2918-4ae0-a896-181e4e8d0b77&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
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==Autographs==
 
Each of the 184 rookie subset cards (cards #101-#284) was intended to be released in a [[Sticker Autograph|autographed sticker]] parallel.  However, Hideki Okajima did not agree to sign for this release, bringing the set total down to 180 cards.  Additionally, some cards, including all four of the Daisuke Matsuzaka cards, were packed out as redemptions (which expired in 2009).  Upper Deck was never able to fulfill the Matsuzaka redemptions, further bringing the set total down to a final 176 cards.
 
It's important to note that a couple of counterfeit Matsuzaka autographs from this set have emerged on the market:  a 1993 SP design and a 1996 SP design.  The autographed stickers on these cards are legitimate and contain authentic Matsuzaka autographs, but these cards were not issued by Upper Deck.  It appears that a couple of autographed stickers were lifted from other Matsuzaka releases and then placed on a couple of his cards from this release.
 
Besides the autographed sticker, there are many ways to differentiate between the non-autographs and the autographs.  All non-autographs contain a silver, diamond shaped hologram on the back; whereas, all autographs contain a gold hologram on the back in the shape up the Upper Deck logo.  Also, non-autographs contain a short paragraph on the back about the player, as well as, a player statistics line.  The autographs, on the other hand, contain a congratulatory message in place of the short paragraph, and a facsimile signature from former Upper Deck CEO Richard McWilliam in place of the player statistics line.  Lastly, most autographed stickers were placed on the lower portion of the card. To ensure the dark blue ink would stand out against the backgrounds, Upper Deck used the photographic technique known as dodging to lighten the lower portion of the photographs of all the cards that were to receive autographed stickers. The non-autographs display no signs of this technique.
 
The differences mentioned above are shared by all four SP designs.  However, there additional differences that are unique to each of the four designs.  See each subset below for more detailed information.
 
Several of the autographed parallels are short-printed.  These are denoted below by "SP". Cards that were offered through redemptions are denoted by "EXCH".
 
===2007 SP Rookie Card Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base---Autographs-Autographed/103/Brian-Barden.jpg?id=aa99c468-4e41-4fd4-92cb-ae69ab51a9bf&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base---Autographs-Autographed/103/Brian-Barden.jpg?id=aa99c468-4e41-4fd4-92cb-ae69ab51a9bf&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
All autographs in this design contain a gold foil box on the front of the card, "behind" the player's name, as well as, a vertical gold stripe which divides the two pictures.  Additionally, the picture on the right will have a gold tint.  On the non-autographs, all of these elements are silver.  To the contrary, all autographs in this design have a silver-colored background on the back side of the card, whereas, the non-autographs have a gold-colored background on the back.
 
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===1995 SP Rookie Card Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base---Autographs-Autographed/154/Felix-Pie.jpg?id=3ab40084-f306-4dad-8b58-42a8245ad889&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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For autographs in this design, all foil elements on the front of the card, including player and team name and the Upper Deck name, are printed in silver foil. Additionally, the backs of the cards have silver backgrounds. For the non-autographs, all of these things will be gold in color.
 
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===1993 SP Rookie Card Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base---Autographs-Autographed/211/Rick-Vandenhurk.jpg?id=c64efba0-c26c-475e-9ebc-f9bfc21c0db1&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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All autographs in this design are stamped in silver foil on the front where the player name and position are located, as well as, the Upper Deck name and arc at the top. For the non-autographs, these elements are all gold foil.


==Parallels==
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===1996 SP Rookie Card Design===


==Inserts==
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https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2007/SP-Rookie-Edition---Base---Autographs-Autographed/275/Alexi-Casilla.jpg?id=2ddc4f87-f497-4a37-a2ca-b91d4c686247&size=original&side=back&.jpg


==Autographs & Game-Used==
The autographs in this design contain a silver-colored background on the back of the card, whereas, the non-autographs contain a gold-colored background. The fronts of the autographs and non-autographs in this design are totally identical.


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[[Category:2007]]
[[Category:2007]]
[[Category:Upper Deck]]
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Latest revision as of 18:29, 19 July 2021

Description

2007 SP Rookie Edition is a 284-card set released August 17, 2007. The set features a 142-card short set with another 142 short-printed "rookie" cards done in the style of previous SP Baseball sets. Unfortunately, since many of the same players are repeated in the SPs, only the "2007" design cards are considered the "true" RCs.

Each 14-pack Hobby box is expected to yield 2 autographs.

Distribution

14 packs per box, eight cards per pack. 18 boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 100 - 4:1 -
2007 SP Rookie Card Design 42 - 3:2 -
1995 SP Rookie Card Design 42 - 1:2 -
1993 SP Rookie Card Design 50 - 1:2 -
1996 SP Rookie Card Design 50 - 3:2 -
SP Rookie Edition Autographs 176 - 1:7 -

Checklist

Promo Set

Justin-Upton.jpg?id=aa70cd7d-2434-470a-962c-7e7660171d3b&size=original&side=front&.jpg Justin-Upton.jpg?id=aa70cd7d-2434-470a-962c-7e7660171d3b&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • SPRC1 Daisuke Matsuzaka
  • SPRC2 Justin Upton
  • SPRC3 Joba Chamberlain
  • SPRC4 Andrew Miller
  • SPRC5 Yunel Escobar
  • SPRC6 Cameron Maybin

Base

Matt-Holliday.jpg?id=6e941d51-4d53-4402-930b-af0db060a988&size=original&side=front&.jpg Matt-Holliday.jpg?id=6e941d51-4d53-4402-930b-af0db060a988&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 1 Chipper Jones
  • 2 Andruw Jones
  • 3 Jeff Francoeur
  • 4 Stephen Drew
  • 5 Randy Johnson
  • 6 Brandon Webb
  • 7 Alfonso Soriano
  • 8 Derrek Lee
  • 9 Aramis Ramirez
  • 10 Carlos Zambrano
  • 11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 12 Adam Dunn
  • 13 Bronson Arroyo
  • 14 Todd Helton
  • 15 Jeff Francis
  • 16 Matt Holliday
  • 17 Hanley Ramirez
  • 18 Dontrelle Willis
  • 19 Miguel Cabrera
  • 20 Lance Berkman
  • 21 Roy Oswalt
  • 22 Carlos Lee
  • 23 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 24 Jason Schmidt
  • 25 Juan Pierre
  • 26 Rafael Furcal
  • 27 Rickie Weeks
  • 28 Prince Fielder
  • 29 Ben Sheets
  • 30 David Wright
  • 31 Jose Reyes
  • 32 Pedro Martinez
  • 33 Carlos Beltran
  • 34 Cole Hamels
  • 35 Jimmy Rollins
  • 36 Ryan Howard
  • 37 Jason Bay
  • 38 Freddy Sanchez
  • 39 Zach Duke
  • 40 Jake Peavy
  • 41 Greg Maddux
  • 42 Trevor Hoffman
  • 43 Matt Cain
  • 44 Barry Zito
  • 45 Omar Vizquel
  • 46 Albert Pujols
  • 47 Chris Carpenter
  • 48 Jim Edmonds
  • 49 Scott Rolen
  • 50 Ryan Zimmerman
  • 51 Felipe Lopez
  • 52 Austin Kearns
  • 53 Miguel Tejada
  • 54 Erik Bedard
  • 55 Chris Ray
  • 56 David Ortiz
  • 57 Curt Schilling
  • 58 Manny Ramirez
  • 59 Jonathan Papelbon
  • 60 Jim Thome
  • 61 Paul Konerko
  • 62 Bobby Jenks
  • 63 Grady Sizemore
  • 64 Victor Martinez
  • 65 CC Sabathia
  • 66 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 67 Justin Verlander
  • 68 Joel Zumaya
  • 69 Jeremy Bonderman
  • 70 Gil Meche
  • 71 Mike Sweeney
  • 72 Mark Teahen
  • 73 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 74 Howie Kendrick
  • 75 Francisco Rodriguez
  • 76 Johan Santana
  • 77 Justin Morneau
  • 78 Joe Mauer
  • 79 Joe Nathan
  • 80 Alex Rodriguez
  • 81 Derek Jeter
  • 82 Johnny Damon
  • 83 Mariano Rivera
  • 84 Rich Harden
  • 85 Mike Piazza
  • 86 Nick Swisher
  • 87 Ichiro Suzuki
  • 88 Felix Hernandez
  • 89 Kenji Johjima
  • 90 Richie Sexson
  • 91 Carl Crawford
  • 92 Scott Kazmir
  • 93 B.J. Upton
  • 94 Michael Young
  • 95 Mark Teixeira
  • 96 Eric Gagne
  • 97 Hank Blalock
  • 98 Vernon Wells
  • 99 Roy Halladay
  • 100 Frank Thomas

2007 SP Rookie Card Design

Hunter-Pence.jpg?id=fd399060-380b-4e60-9ba8-25d75dfb8301&size=original&side=front&.jpg Hunter-Pence.jpg?id=fd399060-380b-4e60-9ba8-25d75dfb8301&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 101 Joaquin Arias (RC)
  • 102 Jeff Baker (RC)
  • 103 Brian Barden RC
  • 104 Michael Bourn (RC)
  • 105 Kevin Slowey (RC)
  • 106 Chase Wright RC
  • 107 Kory Casto (RC)
  • 108 Matt Chico (RC)
  • 109 Matt DeSalvo (RC)
  • 110 Homer Bailey (RC)
  • 111 Ryan Braun (RC)
  • 112 Felix Pie (RC)
  • 113 Jesus Flores RC
  • 114 Ryan Sweeney (RC)
  • 115 Ryan Z. Braun RC
  • 116 Alex Gordon RC
  • 117 Josh Hamilton (RC)
  • 118 Sean Henn (RC)
  • 119 Kei Igawa RC
  • 120 Akinori Iwamura RC
  • 121 Andy LaRoche (RC)
  • 122 Kevin Kouzmanoff (RC)
  • 123 Matt Lindstrom (RC)
  • 124 Tim Lincecum RC
  • 125 Daisuke Matsuzaka RC
  • 126 Gustavo Molina RC
  • 127 Miguel Montero (RC)
  • 128 Brandon Morrow RC
  • 129 Hideki Okajima RC
  • 130 Adam Lind (RC)
  • 131 Mike Rabelo RC
  • 132 Micah Owings (RC)
  • 133 Brandon Wood (RC)
  • 134 Alexi Casilla RC
  • 135 Joe Smith RC
  • 136 Hunter Pence (RC)
  • 137 Glen Perkins (RC)
  • 138 Chris Stewart RC
  • 139 Troy Tulowitzki (RC)
  • 140 Billy Butler (RC)
  • 141 Delmon Young (RC)
  • 142 Phil Hughes (RC)

1995 SP Rookie Card Design

Daisuke-Matsuzaka.jpg?id=0956e15c-9445-4023-ada5-3a23b0f2d8ed&size=original&side=front&.jpg Daisuke-Matsuzaka.jpg?id=0956e15c-9445-4023-ada5-3a23b0f2d8ed&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 143 Joaquin Arias
  • 144 Jeff Baker
  • 145 Brian Barden
  • 146 Michael Bourn
  • 147 Kevin Slowey
  • 148 Chase Wright
  • 149 Kory Casto
  • 150 Matt Chico
  • 151 Shawn Riggans
  • 152 Juan Salas
  • 153 Ryan Braun
  • 154 Felix Pie
  • 155 Jesus Flores
  • 156 Ryan Sweeney
  • 157 Ryan Z. Braun
  • 158 Alex Gordon
  • 159 Josh Hamilton
  • 160 Sean Henn
  • 161 Kei Igawa
  • 162 Akinori Iwamura
  • 163 Andy LaRoche
  • 164 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  • 165 Matt Lindstrom
  • 166 Tim Lincecum
  • 167 Daisuke Matsuzaka
  • 168 Gustavo Molina
  • 169 Miguel Montero
  • 170 Brandon Morrow
  • 171 Hideki Okajima
  • 172 Adam Lind
  • 173 Mike Rabelo
  • 174 Micah Owings
  • 175 Brandon Wood
  • 176 Alexi Casilla
  • 177 Joe Smith
  • 178 Hunter Pence
  • 179 Glen Perkins
  • 180 Chris Stewart
  • 181 Troy Tulowitzki
  • 182 Billy Butler
  • 183 Delmon Young
  • 184 Phil Hughes

1993 SP Rookie Card Design

Josh-Hamilton.jpg?id=1ec634be-c187-4be5-a3e1-e2b473b05ee0&size=original&side=front&.jpg Josh-Hamilton.jpg?id=1ec634be-c187-4be5-a3e1-e2b473b05ee0&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 185 Joaquin Arias
  • 186 Jeff Baker
  • 187 Mark Reynolds
  • 188 Joe Bisenius
  • 189 Michael Bourn
  • 190 Zack Segovia
  • 191 Kevin Slowey
  • 192 Chase Wright
  • 193 Rocky Cherry
  • 194 Danny Putnam
  • 195 Kory Casto
  • 196 Matt Chico
  • 197 John Danks
  • 198 Homer Bailey
  • 199 Ryan Braun
  • 200 Felix Pie
  • 201 Jesus Flores
  • 202 Andy Gonzalez
  • 203 Ryan Sweeney
  • 204 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  • 205 Alex Gordon
  • 206 Josh Hamilton
  • 207 Sean Henn
  • 208 Kei Igawa
  • 209 Akinori Iwamura
  • 210 Andy LaRoche
  • 211 Rick Vanden Hurk
  • 212 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  • 213 Matt Lindstrom
  • 214 Tim Lincecum
  • 215 Daisuke Matsuzaka
  • 216 Gustavo Molina
  • 217 Miguel Montero
  • 218 Brandon Morrow
  • 219 Hideki Okajima
  • 220 Adam Lind
  • 221 Mike Rabelo
  • 222 Brian Burres
  • 223 Micah Owings
  • 224 Brandon Wood
  • 225 Alexi Casilla
  • 226 Joe Smith
  • 227 Hunter Pence
  • 228 Glen Perkins
  • 229 Chris Stewart
  • 230 Ben Francisco
  • 231 Troy Tulowitzki
  • 232 Billy Butler
  • 233 Delmon Young
  • 234 Phil Hughes

1996 SP Rookie Card Design

Micah-Owings.jpg?id=71f84e16-2918-4ae0-a896-181e4e8d0b77&size=original&side=front&.jpg Micah-Owings.jpg?id=71f84e16-2918-4ae0-a896-181e4e8d0b77&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • 235 Joaquin Arias
  • 236 Jeff Baker
  • 237 Mark Reynolds
  • 238 Joe Bisenius
  • 239 Michael Bourn
  • 240 Zack Segovia
  • 241 Travis Buck
  • 242 Chase Wright
  • 243 Rocky Cherry
  • 244 Danny Putnam
  • 245 Kory Casto
  • 246 Matt Chico
  • 247 John Danks
  • 248 Juan Salas
  • 249 Ryan Braun
  • 250 Felix Pie
  • 251 Jesus Flores
  • 252 Andy Gonzalez
  • 253 Ryan Sweeney
  • 254 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  • 255 Alex Gordon
  • 256 Josh Hamilton
  • 257 Sean Henn
  • 258 Kei Igawa
  • 259 Akinori Iwamura
  • 260 Andy LaRoche
  • 261 Rick Vanden Hurk
  • 262 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  • 263 Matt Lindstrom
  • 264 Tim Lincecum
  • 265 Daisuke Matsuzaka
  • 266 Gustavo Molina
  • 267 Miguel Montero
  • 268 Brandon Morrow
  • 269 Hideki Okajima
  • 270 Adam Lind
  • 271 Mike Rabelo
  • 272 Brian Burres
  • 273 Micah Owings
  • 274 Brandon Wood
  • 275 Alexi Casilla
  • 276 Joe Smith
  • 277 Hunter Pence
  • 278 Glen Perkins
  • 279 Chris Stewart
  • 280 Ben Francisco
  • 281 Troy Tulowitzki
  • 282 Billy Butler
  • 283 Delmon Young
  • 284 Phil Hughes

Autographs

Each of the 184 rookie subset cards (cards #101-#284) was intended to be released in a autographed sticker parallel. However, Hideki Okajima did not agree to sign for this release, bringing the set total down to 180 cards. Additionally, some cards, including all four of the Daisuke Matsuzaka cards, were packed out as redemptions (which expired in 2009). Upper Deck was never able to fulfill the Matsuzaka redemptions, further bringing the set total down to a final 176 cards.

It's important to note that a couple of counterfeit Matsuzaka autographs from this set have emerged on the market: a 1993 SP design and a 1996 SP design. The autographed stickers on these cards are legitimate and contain authentic Matsuzaka autographs, but these cards were not issued by Upper Deck. It appears that a couple of autographed stickers were lifted from other Matsuzaka releases and then placed on a couple of his cards from this release.

Besides the autographed sticker, there are many ways to differentiate between the non-autographs and the autographs. All non-autographs contain a silver, diamond shaped hologram on the back; whereas, all autographs contain a gold hologram on the back in the shape up the Upper Deck logo. Also, non-autographs contain a short paragraph on the back about the player, as well as, a player statistics line. The autographs, on the other hand, contain a congratulatory message in place of the short paragraph, and a facsimile signature from former Upper Deck CEO Richard McWilliam in place of the player statistics line. Lastly, most autographed stickers were placed on the lower portion of the card. To ensure the dark blue ink would stand out against the backgrounds, Upper Deck used the photographic technique known as dodging to lighten the lower portion of the photographs of all the cards that were to receive autographed stickers. The non-autographs display no signs of this technique.

The differences mentioned above are shared by all four SP designs. However, there additional differences that are unique to each of the four designs. See each subset below for more detailed information.

Several of the autographed parallels are short-printed. These are denoted below by "SP". Cards that were offered through redemptions are denoted by "EXCH".

2007 SP Rookie Card Design

Brian-Barden.jpg?id=aa99c468-4e41-4fd4-92cb-ae69ab51a9bf&size=original&side=front&.jpg Brian-Barden.jpg?id=aa99c468-4e41-4fd4-92cb-ae69ab51a9bf&size=original&side=back&.jpg

All autographs in this design contain a gold foil box on the front of the card, "behind" the player's name, as well as, a vertical gold stripe which divides the two pictures. Additionally, the picture on the right will have a gold tint. On the non-autographs, all of these elements are silver. To the contrary, all autographs in this design have a silver-colored background on the back side of the card, whereas, the non-autographs have a gold-colored background on the back.

  • 101 Joaquin Arias
  • 102 Jeff Baker
  • 103 Brian Barden
  • 104 Michael Bourn
  • 105 Kevin Slowey
  • 106 Chase Wright
  • 107 Kory Casto
  • 108 Matt Chico
  • 109 Matt DeSalvo
  • 110 Homer Bailey
  • 111 Ryan Braun
  • 112 Felix Pie
  • 113 Jesus Flores
  • 114 Ryan Sweeney
  • 115 Ryan Z. Braun
  • 116 Alex Gordon SP
  • 117 Josh Hamilton
  • 118 Sean Henn
  • 119 Kei Igawa SP
  • 120 Akinori Iwamura SP
  • 121 Andy LaRoche
  • 122 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  • 123 Matt Lindstrom
  • 124 Tim Lincecum SP
  • 125 Daisuke Matsuzaka EXCH (never fulfilled)
  • 126 Gustavo Molina
  • 127 Miguel Montero
  • 128 Brandon Morrow
  • 130 Adam Lind
  • 131 Mike Rabelo
  • 132 Micah Owings
  • 133 Brandon Wood
  • 134 Alexi Casilla
  • 135 Joe Smith
  • 136 Hunter Pence SP
  • 137 Glen Perkins
  • 138 Chris Stewart
  • 139 Troy Tulowitzki SP
  • 140 Billy Butler
  • 141 Delmon Young SP
  • 142 Phil Hughes SP

1995 SP Rookie Card Design

Felix-Pie.jpg?id=3ab40084-f306-4dad-8b58-42a8245ad889&size=original&side=front&.jpg Felix-Pie.jpg?id=3ab40084-f306-4dad-8b58-42a8245ad889&size=original&side=back&.jpg

For autographs in this design, all foil elements on the front of the card, including player and team name and the Upper Deck name, are printed in silver foil. Additionally, the backs of the cards have silver backgrounds. For the non-autographs, all of these things will be gold in color.

  • 143 Joaquin Arias
  • 144 Jeff Baker
  • 145 Brian Barden
  • 146 Michael Bourn
  • 147 Kevin Slowey
  • 148 Chase Wright
  • 149 Kory Casto
  • 150 Matt Chico
  • 151 Shawn Riggans
  • 152 Juan Salas
  • 153 Ryan Braun
  • 154 Felix Pie
  • 155 Jesus Flores
  • 156 Ryan Sweeney
  • 157 Ryan Z. Braun
  • 158 Alex Gordon SP
  • 159 Josh Hamilton
  • 160 Sean Henn
  • 161 Kei Igawa SP
  • 162 Akinori Iwamura SP
  • 163 Andy LaRoche
  • 164 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  • 165 Matt Lindstrom
  • 166 Tim Lincecum SP
  • 167 Daisuke Matsuzaka EXCH (never fulfilled)
  • 168 Gustavo Molina
  • 169 Miguel Montero
  • 170 Brandon Morrow
  • 172 Adam Lind
  • 173 Mike Rabelo
  • 174 Micah Owings
  • 175 Brandon Wood
  • 176 Alexi Casilla
  • 177 Joe Smith
  • 178 Hunter Pence
  • 179 Glen Perkins
  • 180 Chris Stewart
  • 181 Troy Tulowitzki
  • 182 Billy Butler
  • 183 Delmon Young SP
  • 184 Phil Hughes SP

1993 SP Rookie Card Design

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All autographs in this design are stamped in silver foil on the front where the player name and position are located, as well as, the Upper Deck name and arc at the top. For the non-autographs, these elements are all gold foil.

  • 185 Joaquin Arias
  • 186 Jeff Baker
  • 187 Mark Reynolds
  • 188 Joe Bisenius
  • 189 Michael Bourn
  • 190 Zack Segovia
  • 191 Kevin Slowey
  • 192 Chase Wright
  • 193 Rocky Cherry
  • 194 Danny Putnam
  • 195 Kory Casto
  • 196 Matt Chico
  • 197 John Danks
  • 198 Homer Bailey
  • 199 Ryan Braun SP
  • 200 Felix Pie
  • 201 Jesus Flores
  • 202 Andy Gonzalez
  • 203 Ryan Sweeney SP
  • 204 Jarrod Saltalamacchia
  • 205 Alex Gordon SP
  • 206 Josh Hamilton SP
  • 207 Sean Henn
  • 208 Kei Igawa SP
  • 209 Akinori Iwamura SP
  • 210 Andy LaRoche
  • 211 Rick Vanden Hurk
  • 212 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  • 213 Matt Lindstrom
  • 214 Tim Lincecum SP
  • 215 Daisuke Matsuzaka EXCH (never fulfilled)
  • 216 Gustavo Molina
  • 217 Miguel Montero
  • 218 Brandon Morrow
  • 220 Adam Lind
  • 221 Mike Rabelo
  • 222 Brian Burres
  • 223 Micah Owings
  • 224 Brandon Wood SP
  • 225 Alexi Casilla
  • 226 Joe Smith
  • 227 Hunter Pence SP
  • 228 Glen Perkins
  • 229 Chris Stewart
  • 230 Ben Francisco
  • 231 Troy Tulowitzki SP
  • 232 Billy Butler SP
  • 233 Delmon Young SP
  • 234 Phil Hughes SP

1996 SP Rookie Card Design

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The autographs in this design contain a silver-colored background on the back of the card, whereas, the non-autographs contain a gold-colored background. The fronts of the autographs and non-autographs in this design are totally identical.

  • 235 Joaquin Arias
  • 236 Jeff Baker
  • 237 Mark Reynolds
  • 238 Joe Bisenius
  • 239 Michael Bourn
  • 240 Zack Segovia
  • 241 Travis Buck SP
  • 242 Chase Wright
  • 243 Rocky Cherry
  • 244 Danny Putnam
  • 245 Kory Casto
  • 246 Matt Chico
  • 247 John Danks
  • 248 Juan Salas
  • 249 Ryan Braun SP
  • 250 Felix Pie
  • 251 Jesus Flores
  • 252 Andy Gonzalez
  • 253 Ryan Sweeney
  • 254 Jarrod Saltalamacchia SP
  • 255 Alex Gordon SP
  • 256 Josh Hamilton
  • 257 Sean Henn
  • 258 Kei Igawa SP
  • 259 Akinori Iwamura SP
  • 260 Andy LaRoche
  • 261 Rick Vanden Hurk
  • 262 Kevin Kouzmanoff
  • 263 Matt Lindstrom
  • 264 Tim Lincecum SP
  • 265 Daisuke Matsuzaka EXCH (never fulfilled)
  • 266 Gustavo Molina
  • 267 Miguel Montero
  • 268 Brandon Morrow
  • 270 Adam Lind
  • 271 Mike Rabelo
  • 272 Brian Burres
  • 273 Micah Owings
  • 274 Brandon Wood
  • 275 Alexi Casilla
  • 276 Joe Smith
  • 277 Hunter Pence SP
  • 278 Glen Perkins
  • 279 Chris Stewart
  • 280 Ben Francisco
  • 281 Troy Tulowitzki SP
  • 282 Billy Butler SP
  • 283 Delmon Young SP
  • 284 Phil Hughes SP
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