2012 Bowman

This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.

Description

2012 Bowman Baseball is scheduled for release in May, 2012. The set features 220 cards and a 110 card Prospect "insert" set. Each Hobby box will yield one on-card autograph. Each pack will contain five base cards, one Gold parallel, two Prospects, two Chrome Prospects.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Jumbo: 12 packs per bix, 32 cards per pack (MSRP $10)

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	Jumbo Odds
Base	220	-	5:1	?	16:1
Prospects	110	-	2:1	?	8:1
Gold	220	-	1:1	?	1:1
International	330	-	1:8	?	?
Silver Ice	330	-	1:24	?	?
Blue	330	500	?	?	?
Orange	330	250	?	?	?
Red Ice	330	25	?	N/A	?
Red	330	one-of-one	?	N/A	?
Printing Plates	330	four for each	N/A	N/A	?
Bowman's Best	50	-	1:6	?	1:1
Bowman's Best Refractor	50	99	?	?	?
Bowman's Best X-Fractor	50	25	?	?	?
Bowman's Best Atomic Refractor	50	one-of-one	?	N/A	?
Chrome Prospects	110	-	2:1	?	6:1
Chrome Prospects Refractors	110	500	?	?	?
Chrome Prospects Blue Refractors	110	250	?	?	?
Chrome Prospects Gold Refractors	110	50	?	?	?
Chrome Prospects Orange Refractors	110	25	?	?	?
Chrome Prospects Red Refractors	110	5	?	N/A	?
Chrome Prospects SuperFractor	110	one-of-one	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies	?	-	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies Refractor	?	500	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies Blue Refractor	?	250	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies Gold Refractor	?	50	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies Orange Refractor	?	25	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies Red Refractor	?	5	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies SuperFractor	?	one-of-one	?	N/A	?
Chrome Autographed Rookies Printing Plates	?	four for each	N/A	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects	30	-	?	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects Refractors	30	500	?	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects Blue Refractors	30	150	?	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects Gold Refractors	30	50	?	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects Orange Refractors	30	25	?	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects Purple Refractors	30	10	N/A	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects Red Refractors	30	5	?	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects SuperFractor	30	one-of-one	?	N/A	?
Autographed Chrome Prospects Printing Plates	30	four for each	N/A	N/A	?
Bowman Black	25	25	?	N/A	?
Autographed Rookie Originals	10	25	?	N/A	?
AFLAC Autographs	?	?	?	N/A	?

Checklist

Inserts

Bowman's Best

Each Bowman's Best card is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

• X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

• Atomic Refractor (one-of-one, Hobby and HTA packs only)

Parallels

All 220 base cards and all 110 Prospect "inserts" are available in the following parallels.

• International

• Silver Ice

• Blue (serial-numbered to 500 copies)

• Orange (serial-numbered to 250 copies)

• Red Ice (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

• Red (one-of-one, Hobby and HTA packs only)

• Printing Plate (four for each, HTA Jumbos only)

Gold

All 220 base cards are available in a one-per-pack Gold parallel.

Chrome Refractors

All 110 Prospect inserts are available in a Chrome edition. In addition, Each Bowman Chrome Prospect is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (serial-numbered to 500 copies)

• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)

• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

• Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

• Red Refractor (serial numbered to five copies, Hobby and HTA packs only)

• SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby and HTA packs only)

Blue Wave Refractors

The entire 110-card Chrome Prospects insert set is available in a Blue Wave Refractor parallel. Collectors can receive a pack of five Blue Wave Refractors by redeeming 24 2012 Bowman Baseball Hobby wrappers. Randomly inserted into these redemption packs

• Red Wave Chrome Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

• Blue Wave Chrome Refractor Autographs (serial-numbered to 50 copies)