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==Inserts==
===Diamond Best===
The first ten cards are exclusive to Player of the Year series packs, while cards #11-20 are in Signature Series.
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===Possibilities===
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===Paul Konerko: Player of the Year===
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===Young Guns===
This set is exclusive to Player of the Year series retail packs.
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===Player of the Year Contender===


==Parallels==
This set is exclusive to Player of the Year series Hobby packs, and is hand-numbered to 400 copies.


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===Bets/Cornerstones===
 
Bets/Cornerstones feature the same checklist and (largely) the same designs.  Bets are exclusive to Signature Series retail packs, while Cornerstones are exclusive to Signature Series Hobby.
 
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===Number One Pick===
 
This set features all 42 players selected in the first round of the 1997 MLB Draft.  One card was randomly inserted into Signature Series Hobby boxes as a boxtopper.  Each card is serial-numbered to 900 copies.


==Autographs & Game-Used==
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==Autographs==


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Revision as of 20:59, 4 May 2023

Description

1998 Team Best is a 100-card set released in two series of fifty. The first half was issued in the "Team Best Player of the Year" product, while cards #51-100 were part of the "Team Best Signature Series."

Distribution

Signature Series: 18 packs plus one box topper per box, six cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Player of the Year Series

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Retail Odds Hobby Odds
Base 50 - ? ?
Diamond Best 10 - N/A 1:19
Possibilities 5 - N/A 1:19
Paul Konerko: Player of the Year 6 - N/A 1:36
Young Guns 10 - 1:90 N/A
Player of the Year Contender 10 400 N/A 1:90
Paul Konerko: Player of the Year Autographs 6 - N/A ?
Player of the Year Autographs 22 - N/A 1:19
Diamond Best Autographs 8 250 N/A 1:180

Signature Series

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Retail Odds Hobby Odds
Base 50 - ? ?
Diamond Best 10 - N/A 1:19
Bets 12 - 1:90 N/A
Cornerstone 12 - N/A 1:90
Autographs ? - 5:18

Checklist

Base Set

Player of the Year Series

  • 1 Ryan Anderson
  • 2 Lorenzo Barcelo
  • 3 Hiram Bocachica
  • 4 Dave Borkowski
  • 5 Russell Branyan
  • 6 Dermal Brown
  • 7 Brent Butler
  • 8 Enrique Calero
  • 9 Bruce Chen
  • 10 Ryan Christenson
  • 11 Pat Cline
  • 12 Scott Elarton
  • 13 Mario Encarnacion
  • 14 Mark Fischer
  • 15 Troy Glaus
  • 16 Alex Hernandez
  • 17 Norm Hutchins
  • 18 Geoff Jenkins
  • 19 Adam Kennedy
  • 20 Corey Koskie
  • 21 Mark Kotsay
  • 22 Ricky Ledee
  • 23 Carlos Lee
  • 24 Corey Lee
  • 25 Mike Lowell
  • 26 T.R. Marcinczyk
  • 27 Willie Martinez
  • 28 Darnell McDonald
  • 29 Jackson Melian
  • 30 Chad Meyers
  • 31 Ryan Minor
  • 32 Kenderick Moore
  • 33 Julio Moreno
  • 34 Rod Myers
  • 35 Abraham Nunez
  • 36 Vladimir Nunez
  • 37 Ramon Ortiz
  • 38 Chan Perry
  • 39 Ben Petrick
  • 40 Aramis Ramirez
  • 41 Grant Roberts
  • 42 Alex Sanchez
  • 43 Jared Sandberg
  • 44 Scott Schoeneweis
  • 45 Steve Shoemaker
  • 46 Matt White
  • 47 Paul Wilder
  • 48 Preston Wilson
  • 49 Kevin Witt
  • 50 Jay Yennaco

Signature Series

  • 51 Matt Anderson
  • 52 Rick Ankiel
  • 53 Tony Armas
  • 54 John Barnes
  • 55 Robbie Bell
  • 56 Kris Benson
  • 57 Lance Berkman
  • 58 Russell Branyan
  • 59 Brent Butler
  • 60 Troy Cameron
  • 61 Eric Chavez
  • 62 Bruce Chen
  • 63 Matt Clement
  • 64 Ben Davis
  • 65 J.D. Drew
  • 66 Tim Drew
  • 67 Derrick Gibson
  • 68 Troy Glaus
  • 69 Chad Hermansen
  • 70 Ramon Hernandez
  • 71 Gabe Kapler
  • 72 Mike Kinkade
  • 73 Scott Krause
  • 74 Mike Lowell
  • 75 Willie Martinez
  • 76 Donzell McDonald
  • 77 Gil Meche
  • 78 Juan Melo
  • 79 Wade Miller
  • 80 Ryan Minor
  • 81 Abraham Nunez
  • 82 Pablo Ozuna
  • 83 John Patterson
  • 84 Josh Paul
  • 85 Ben Petrick
  • 86 Calvin Pickering
  • 87 Placido Polanco
  • 88 Aramis Ramirez
  • 89 Julio Ramirez
  • 90 Luis Rivas
  • 91 Luis Rivera
  • 92 Ruben Rivera
  • 93 Grant Roberts
  • 94 Jimmy Rollins
  • 95 Bobby Seay
  • 96 Jason Standridge
  • 97 Dernell Stenson
  • 98 Vernon Wells
  • 99 Matt White
  • 100 Ed Yarnall

Inserts

Diamond Best

The first ten cards are exclusive to Player of the Year series packs, while cards #11-20 are in Signature Series.

  • 1 Darnell McDonald
  • 2 Adrian Beltre
  • 3 Derrick Gibson
  • 4 Mark Kotsay
  • 5 Braden Looper
  • 6 Carl Pavano
  • 7 Brian Rose
  • 8 Jared Sandberg
  • 9 Vernon Wells
  • 10 Sean Casey
  • 11 Rick Ankiel
  • 12 Michael Barrett
  • 13 Matt Clement
  • 14 J.D. Drew
  • 15 Bobby Estalella
  • 16 Troy Glaus
  • 17 Alex Gonzalez
  • 18 George Lombard
  • 19 Mike Lowell
  • 20 Dernell Stenson

Possibilities

    Paul Konerko: Player of the Year

      Young Guns

      This set is exclusive to Player of the Year series retail packs.

      • 1 Derrick Gibson
      • 2 Ben Grieve
      • 3 Ben Grieve
      • 4 Todd Helton
      • 5 Todd Helton
      • 6 Mark Kotsay
      • 7 Mark Kotsay
      • 8 Carl Pavano
      • 9 Brian Rose
      • 10 Brian Rose

      Player of the Year Contender

      This set is exclusive to Player of the Year series Hobby packs, and is hand-numbered to 400 copies.

        Bets/Cornerstones

        Bets/Cornerstones feature the same checklist and (largely) the same designs. Bets are exclusive to Signature Series retail packs, while Cornerstones are exclusive to Signature Series Hobby.

          Number One Pick

          This set features all 42 players selected in the first round of the 1997 MLB Draft. One card was randomly inserted into Signature Series Hobby boxes as a boxtopper. Each card is serial-numbered to 900 copies.

          • 1 Aaron Akin
          • 2 Matt Anderson
          • 3 Ryan Anderson
          • 5 Michael Barrett
          • 6 Kris Benson
          • 7 Lance Berkman
          • 8 Rocky Biddle
          • 9 Ryan Bradley
          • 10 Dermal Brown
          • 11 Troy Cameron
          • 12 Brett Caradonna
          • 13 Eric Chavez
          • 14 Michael Cuddyer
          • 15 John Curtice
          • 16 Glenn Davis
          • 17 J.J. Davis
          • 18 Jason Dellaero
          • 19 J.D. Drew
          • 20 Tim Drew
          • 21 Eric DuBose
          • 22 Mark Fischer
          • 23 Troy Glaus
          • 24 Geoff Goetz
          • 25 Jason Grilli
          • 26 Nathan Haynes
          • 27 Bryan Hebson
          • 28 Geoff Jenkins
          • 29 Adam Kennedy
          • 30 Billy Koch
          • 31 Matt LeCroy
          • 32 Mark Mangum
          • 33 Darnell McDonald
          • 34 Kevin Nicholson
          • 35 John Patterson
          • 36 Danny Peoples
          • 37 Dan Reichert
          • 38 Jason Romano
          • 39 Jason Standridge
          • 40 Vernon Wells
          • 41 Jayson Werth
          • 42 Matt White
          • 4 Shane Arthurs

          Autographs