Revision as of 18:48, 8 December 2015

Description

2008 Razor Signature Series is a 200-card draft pick set released in December, 2008. Razor, the predecessor of the modern incarnation of Leaf Trading Cards, signed 42 2008 MLB Draftees to exclusive trading card and autograph contracts for the remainder of 2008 -- keeping them away from Topps' 2008 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects in the process. Fifteen of the first 20 players drafted including the first four picks were all exclusive to Razor. Ironically, two of the better players to come out of the 2008 MLB Draft, Buster Posey and Giancarlo "Mike" Stanton, signed for both Razor and BDP&P.

Each pack will contain one autograph. The last 100 cards in the base set are all autographed and feature the same checklist as the first 100 cards. All autographs are "trapped cuts," that is, in lieu of sticker autographs, each player signed a paper "tab" that is mounted (or "trapped") on the card -- not unlike a cut signature.

The product is not licensed by either MLB Properties or the Collegiate Licensing Corporation (CLC) and as such players are depicted in either high school or airbrushed college uniforms.

Inclusion of Matt Wieters

Razor also signed Matt Wieters, the fifth pick overall in the 2007 draft, to a long-term exclusive contract that prohibited any other company from producing a Wieters card until after he had made his Major League debut (which he did in 2009). Because Topps is not subject to the MLBPA's Group Licensing Agreement and signs players to individual contracts, Wieters has (with the exception of a 2009 eTopps card) yet to appear on a Topps card.

Upper Deck was able to include Wieters in some of their late-season 2009 releases -- their last as a fully-licensed company -- as well as the retroactively-licensed 2010 Upper Deck set. To date, these remain the only fully-licensed Matt Wieters cards printed. Panini, which has had an MLBPA license since 2011, has regularly included Wieters in their checklists.

Distribution

Ten packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $12.50).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	200	-	4:1
short set	100	-	4:1
Autographs	100	varies	one-per-pack
Black	100	200	?
Blue	100	25	?
Autographs Black	100	199	?
Autographs Blue	100	25	?
Autographs Double Black	100	5	?
Exclusives Autographs	42	-	?
Dual Signatures	13	99	?
Dual Signatures Black	13	25	?
Dual Signatures Blue	13	5	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Tim Beckham

2 Pedro Alvarez

3 Eric Hosmer

4 Brian Matusz

5 Buster Posey

6 Kyle Skipworth

7 Yonder Alonso

8 Gordon Beckham

9 Aaron Crow

10 Jason Castro

11 Justin Smoak

12 Jemile Weeks

13 Brett Wallace

14 Aaron Hicks

15 Ethan Martin

16 Brett Lawrie

17 David Cooper

18 Ike Davis

19 Andrew Cashner

20 Joshua Fields

21 Ryan Perry

22 Reese Havens

23 Allan Dykstra

24 Anthony Hewitt

25 Christian Friedrich

26 Daniel Schlereth

27 Carlos Gutierrez

28 Lonnie Chisenhall

29 Casey Kelly

30 David Adams

31 Jeremy Bleich

32 Brett DeVall

33 Cutter Dykstra

34 Stephen Fife

35 Ryan Flaherty

36 Derrik Gibson

37 Pete Hissey

38 Destin Hood

39 Garrison Lassiter

40 Che-Hsuan Lin

41 Kyle Lobstein

42 Jordan Lyles

43 Brett Marshall

44 Tim Melville

45 Wade Miley

46 D.J. Mitchell

47 Robbie Ross

48 Tanner Scheppers

49 Ross Seaton

50 Chris Smith

51 Ryan Westmoreland

52 Robbie Weinhardt

53 Casper Wells

54 Matt Wieters

55 Michael Antonini

56 Jay Austin

57 Jeremy Beckham

58 Eric Berger

59 Charlie Blackmon

60 Bobby Bundy

61 Sawyer Carroll

62 Welington Castillo

63 Ryan Chaffee

64 Tyler Chatwood

65 Dusty Coleman

66 Brandon Crawford

67 Jordan Danks

68 James Darnell

69 Danny Espinosa

70 Jeremy Farrell

71 Tim Federowicz

72 Tim Fedroff

73 Logan Forsythe

74 Rolando Gomez

75 Anthony Gose

76 Robbie Grossman

77 Trey Haley

78 Brad Holt

79 Brett Hunter

80 Jake Jefferies

81 Lance Lynn

82 Jordy Mercer

83 Quinton Miller

84 Mike Montgomery

85 Tim Murphy

86 Petey Paramore

87 Cord Phelps

88 Bryan Price

89 Kevin Pucetas

90 Zach Putnam

91 Dennis Raben

92 J.P. Ramirez

93 Tyson Ross

94 Cody Satterwhite

95 Logan Schafer

96 Zeke Spruill

97 Michael Stanton

98 T.J. Steele

99 Niko Vasquez

100 Beamer Weems

Autographs

Each Autograph is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.

101 Tim Beckham auto 499

102 Pedro Alvarez auto 499

103 Eric Hosmer auto 699

104 Brian Matusz auto 699

105 Buster Posey auto 499

106 Kyle Skipworth auto 699

107 Yonder Alonso auto 699

108 Gordon Beckham auto 499

109 Aaron Crow auto 699

110 Jason Castro auto 1199

111 Justin Smoak auto 699

112 Jemile Weeks auto 699

113 Brett Wallace auto 499

114 Aaron Hicks auto 699

115 Ethan Martin auto 699

116 Brett Lawrie auto 499

117 David Cooper auto 1199

118 Ike Davis auto 499

119 Andrew Cashner auto 699

120 Joshua Fields auto 1199

121 Ryan Perry auto 699

122 Reese Havens auto 1199

123 Allan Dykstra auto 1199

124 Anthony Hewitt auto 1199

125 Christian Friedrich auto 1199

126 Daniel Schlereth auto 1499

127 Carlos Gutierrez auto 1199

128 Lonnie Chisenhall auto 699

129 Casey Kelly auto 1199

130 David Adams auto 1199

131 Jeremy Bleich auto 1199

132 Brett DeVall auto 1499

133 Cutter Dykstra auto 1199

134 Stephen Fife auto 1499

135 Ryan Flaherty auto 1199

136 Derrik Gibson auto 1199

137 Pete Hissey auto 1199

138 Destin Hood auto 699

139 Garrison Lassiter auto 1499

140 Che-Hsuan Lin auto 1499

141 Kyle Lobstein auto 699

142 Jordan Lyles auto 1499

143 Brett Marshall auto 1499

144 Tim Melville auto 699

145 Wade Miley auto 1499

146 D.J. Mitchell auto 1499

147 Robbie Ross auto 1499

148 Tanner Scheppers auto 1499

149 Ross Seaton auto 1499

150 Chris Smith auto 1499

151 Ryan Westmoreland auto 1199

152 Robbie Weinhardt auto 1499

153 Casper Wells auto 1499

154 Matt Wieters auto 499

155 Michael Antonini auto 499

156 Jay Austin auto 1499

157 Jeremy Beckham auto 1499

158 Eric Berger auto 699

159 Charlie Blackmon auto 1499

160 Bobby Bundy auto 1199

161 Sawyer Carroll auto 699

162 Welington Castillo auto 1199

163 Ryan Chaffee auto 1499

164 Tyler Chatwood auto 1499

165 Dusty Coleman auto 499

166 Brandon Crawford auto 699

167 Jordan Danks auto 1499

168 James Darnell auto 1499

169 Danny Espinosa auto 1499

170 Jeremy Farrell auto 699

171 Tim Federowicz auto 699

172 Tim Fedroff auto 1499

173 Logan Forsythe auto 1499

174 Rolando Gomez auto 699

175 Anthony Gose auto 1499

176 Robbie Grossman auto 1499

177 Trey Haley auto 1499

178 Brad Holt auto 1499

179 Brett Hunter auto 1499

180 Jake Jefferies auto 1199

181 Lance Lynn auto 1499

182 Jordy Mercer auto 1499

183 Quinton Miller auto 1499

184 Mike Montgomery auto 1499

185 Tim Murphy auto 1499

186 Petey Paramore auto 1499

187 Cord Phelps auto 1499

188 Bryan Price auto 1499

189 Kevin Pucetas auto 1499

190 Zach Putnam auto 1199

191 Dennis Raben auto 1499

192 J.P. Ramirez auto 1199

193 Tyson Ross auto 699

194 Cody Satterwhite auto 1199

195 Logan Schafer auto 699

196 Zeke Spruill auto 1199

197 Michael Stanton auto 1199

198 T.J. Steele auto 499

199 Niko Vasquez auto 1199

200 Beamer Weems auto 699

Parallels

Autographs & Game-Used

Exclusives autographs ES-01 Tim Beckham ES-02 Pedro Alvarez ES-03 Eric Hosmer ES-04 Brian Matusz ES-05 Kyle Skipworth ES-06 Yonder Alonso ES-07 Aaron Crow ES-08 Jason Castro ES-09 Justin Smoak ES-10 Jemile Weeks ES-11 Brett Wallace ES-12 Aaron Hicks ES-13 Ethan Martin ES-14 Brett Lawrie ES-15 David Cooper ES-16 Reese Havens ES-17 Casey Kelly ES-18 David Adams ES-19 Jeremy Bleich ES-20 Brett DeVall ES-21 Cutter Dykstra ES-22 Stephen Fife ES-23 Ryan Flaherty ES-24 Derrik Gibson ES-25 Pete Hissey ES-26 Destin Hood ES-27 Garrison Lassiter ES-28 Che-Hsuan Lin ES-29 Kyle Lobstein ES-30 Jordan Lyles ES-31 Brett Marshall ES-32 Tim Melville ES-33 Wade Miley ES-34 D.J. Mitchell ES-35 Robbie Ross ES-36 Tanner Scheppers ES-37 Ross Seaton ES-38 Chris Smith ES-39 Ryan Westmoreland ES-40 Robbie Weinhardt ES-41 Casper Wells ES-42 Matt Wieters

Dual Signatures DS-01 Tim Beckham/Pedro Alvarez 99 DS-02 Matt Wieters/Kyle Skipworth99 DS-03 Eric Hosmer/Ethan Martin 99 DS-04 Brian Matusz/Casey Kelly 99 DS-05 Yonder Alonso/Jemile Weeks 99 DS-06 Tim Beckham/Jeremy Beckham 99 DS-07 David Cooper/Brett Wallace 99 DS-08 Justin Smoak/Robbie Ross 99 DS-09 Brett Lawrie/Cutter Dykstra 99 DS-10 Destin Hood/Aaron Crow 99 DS-11 Stephen Fife/Casey Kelly 99 DS-12 Jason Castro/Jordan Lyles 99 DS-13 D.J. Mitchell/Brett Marshall 99