Revision as of 01:10, 1 November 2017

Description

2008 Playoff Contenders is a 130-card set released February 9th, 2009. Patterned after the long-established football card brand of the same name, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield five autographs. Only 700 12-box Hobby cases were produced.

The set features players selected in the 2008 MLB Draft, and other prospects. Like all Donruss-Playoff products of the period, it is not licensed by either MLB Properties or the MLBPA, and as such, does not feature any active MLB players. All players are depicted in either airbrushed jerseys, or college jerseys.

Notable players who signed for Playoff Contenders include Buster Posey, Giancarlo ("Mike") Stanton, and Rick Porcello. Contenders also features the first three players selected in the 2008 NBA Draft (Derrick Rose, Michael Beasley, and O.J. Mayo).

Distribution

24 packs per box, five cards per pack. Hobby only. 12 boxes per case. 700 cases produced.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	130	-	?
Season Tickets	50	-	4:1
Autographed Rookie Tickets	80	varies	AU
Playoff Tickets	130	199	?
Championship Season Tickets	50	one-of-one	?
Championship Autographed Rookie Tickets	80	one-of-one	?
Season Ticket Autographs	50	varies	AU
Round Numbers	5	1500	I
Round Numbers Gold	5	250	I
Round Numbers Black	5	100	I
Round Numbers Black Autos	5	25	AU
Draft Class	5	1500	I
Draft Class Gold	5	250	I
Draft Class Black	5	100	I
Draft Class Black Autos	5	25	AU
Rookie Roll Call	5	1500	I
Rookie Roll Call Gold	5	250	I
Rookie Roll Call Black	5	100	I
Rookie Roll Call Black Autos	5	25	AU
Legendary Rookies	5	1500	I
Legendary Rookies Gold	5	250	I
Legendary Rookies Black	5	100	I
Legendary Rookies Black Autos	5	25	AU

AU: Odds of finding an autograph: 1:4.8/packs.
I: Odds of finding an insert: 1:3/packs.

Checklist

Base Set

Season Tickets

1 Aaron Shafer
2 Adrian Nieto
3 Andrew Liebel
4 Blake Tekotte
5 Brad Mills
6 Brandon Waring
7 Brett Hunter
8 Byron Wiley
9 Caleb Gindl
10 Carlos Peguero
11 Carson Blair
12 Charlie Blackmon
13 Chris Johnson
14 Cody Adams
15 Cody Satterwhite
16 Cole Rohrbough
17 Cole St. Clair
18 Daniel Thomas
19 Dennis Raben
20 Derek Norris
21 Dominic Brown
22 Dusty Coleman
23 Gerardo Parra
24 Greg Halman
25 J.P. Ramirez
26 James Darnell
27 Jason Knapp
28 Jay Austin
29 Jesus Montero
30 Jharmidy De Jesus
31 Jose Duran
32 Josh Vitters
33 Kenn Kasparek
34 L. J. Hoes
35 Logan Schafer
36 Matt Harrison
37 Matt Mitchell
38 Max Ramirez
39 Mike Cisco
40 Niko Vasquez
41 Rolando Gomez
42 Ryan Kalish
43 Stolmy Pimentel
44 T.J. Steele
45 Tim Murphy
46 Tony Delmonico
47 Tyler Ladendorf
48 Tyler Sample
49 Vance Worley
50 Xavier Avery

Autographed Rookie Tickets

As is custom for the football version of this brand, none of the autographs are serial-numbered. Donruss-Playoff revealed short-prints and production figures a couple of weeks after Playoff Contenders' release.

51 Aaron Cunningham AU 283
52 Alex Buchholz AU
53 Allan Dykstra AU
54 Andrew Cashner AU 216
55 Andrew Walker AU 288
56 Angel Morales AU
57 Angel Villalona AU
58 Anthony Hewitt AU
59 Brad Hand AU 274
60 Brad Holt AU 236
61 Brandon Crawford AU 339
62 Bryan Price AU 165
63 Buster Posey AU
64 Carlos Gutierrez AU 87
65 Chase D'Arnaud AU 304
66 Chris Davis AU
67 Chris Hicks AU 230
68 Christian Friedrich AU
69 Clark Murphy AU
70 Cord Phelps AU 244
71 Curtis Petersen AU 244
72 Daniel Cortes AU 292
73 Daniel Schlereth AU 317
74 Danny Carroll AU
75 Danny Espinosa AU 395
76 Dayan Viciedo AU 395
77 Derek Holland AU
78 Derrick Rose AU BK 88
79 Devaris Gordon AU
80 Engel Beltre AU
81 Evan Frederickson AU 177
82 Gordon Beckham AU
83 Greg Veloz AU 339
84 Ike Davis AU
85 Isaac Galloway AU
86 Jared Bolden AU
87 Jarek Cunningham AU 229
88 Jhoulys Chacin AU
89 Jon Jay AU
90 Jordan Danks AU 354
91 Josh Lindblom AU 288
92 Juan Carlos Sulbaran AU
93 Juan Ramirez AU 267
94 Justin Parker AU 229
95 Kirk Nieuwenhuis AU
96 Pat Venditte AU
97 Lance Lynn AU
98 Logan Forsythe AU 262
99 Logan Morrison AU 314
100 Marcus Lemon AU
101 Mark Sobolewski AU 277
102 Mat Gamel AU
103 Michael Beasley AU BK 88
104 Michael Kohn AU
105 Michael Taylor AU 362
106 Michel Inoa AU
107 Mike Jones AU
108 Mike Montgomery AU
109 Mike Stanton AU 149
110 Neftali Feliz AU 246
111 Neftali Soto AU 249
112 O.J. Mayo AU BK 88
113 Pedro Baez AU
114 Petey Paramore AU
115 Rafael Rodriguez AU
116 Rashun Dixon AU
117 Rick Porcello AU
118 Robbie Grossman AU 227
119 Roger Kieschnick AU 289
120 Ryan Perry AU
121 Shane Peterson AU 399
122 Shooter Hunt AU 52
123 Trey Haley AU 309
124 Tyler Chatwood AU
125 Tyson Ross AU
126 Wilin Rosario AU
127 Wilmer Flores AU 75
128 Yamaico Navarro AU
129 Zach Collier AU 200
130 Zach Putnam AU

Parallels

All 130 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Playoff Tickets (serial-numbered to 199 copies; ALL cards UNAUTOGRAPHED)
Championship Tickets (one-of-one; Season Tickets unautographed, Rookie Tickets autographed)

Season Ticket Autographs

Season Ticket Autographs is an autographed parallel of the 50-card Season Ticket subset (cards #1-#50). Like with the base set Autographed Rookie Tickets, none of the cards are serial-numbered, but Donruss-Playoff revealed production figures for some cards about a month after Playoff Contenders' release. No more than 299 copies of any card were produced.

1 Aaron Shafer 35
2 Adrian Nieto 299
3 Andrew Liebel 141
4 Blake Tekotte 299
5 Brad Mills 127
6 Brandon Waring 149
7 Brett Hunter 121
8 Byron Wiley 299
9 Caleb Gindl 134
10 Carlos Peguero 72
11 Carson Blair 299
12 Charlie Blackmon 299
13 Chris Johnson 299
14 Cody Adams 299
15 Cody Satterwhite 90
16 Cole Rohrbough 299
17 Cole St. Clair 299
18 Daniel Thomas 299
19 Dennis Raben 38
20 Derek Norris 39
21 Dominic Brown 98
22 Dusty Coleman 299
23 Gerardo Parra 299
24 Greg Halman 88
25 J.P. Ramirez 299
26 James Darnell 299
27 Jason Knapp 124
28 Jay Austin 299
29 Jesus Montero 39
30 Jharmidy De Jesus 53
31 Jose Duran 299
32 Josh Vitters 299
33 Kenn Kasparek 299
34 L. J. Hoes 299
35 Logan Schafer 299
36 Matt Harrison 114
37 Matt Mitchell 299
38 Max Ramirez 39
39 Mike Cisco 123
40 Niko Vasquez 299
41 Rolando Gomez 113
42 Ryan Kalish 55
43 Stolmy Pimentel 39
44 T.J. Steele 299
45 Tim Murphy 55
46 Tony Delmonico 299
47 Tyler Ladendorf 299
48 Tyler Sample 299
49 Vance Worley 299
50 Xavier Avery 299

Inserts

All four inserts are serial-numbered to 1500 copies and available in the following parallels.

Gold (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
Black (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
Black Auto (autographed and serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Round Numbers

1 Buster Posey / Gordon Beckham
2 Daniel Schlereth / Ryan Perry
3 Allan Dykstra / Anthony Hewitt
4 Tyler Chatwood / Tyson Ross
5 Brandon Crawford / Chase D'Arnaud

Draft Class

1 Ike Davis / Kirk Nieuwenhuis
2 Curtis Petersen / Issac Galloway
3 Lance Lynn / Jon Jay
4 Chris Davis / Clark Murphy
5 Trey Haley / Zack Putnam

Rookie Roll Call

1 Mat Gamel
2 Michel Inoa
3 Rafael Rodriguez
4 Isaac Galloway
5 Angel Villalona

Legendary Rookies

1 Willie Mays
2 Pete Rose
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Mike Schmidt
5 Robin Yount