2007 SP Rookie Edition
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 | 184 | - | 1:7 | - |
Checklist
Promo Set
SPRC-1 Daisuke Matsuzaka
SPRC-2 Justin Upton
SPRC-3 Joba Chamberlain
SPRC-4 Andrew Miller
SPRC-5 Yunel Escobar
SPRC-6 Cameron Maybin
Base
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
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
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
117 Josh Hamilton
118 Sean Henn
119 Kei Igawa
120 Akinori Iwamura
121 Andy LaRoche
122 Kevin Kouzmanoff
123 Matt Lindstrom
124 Tim Lincecum
125 Daisuke Matsuzaka
126 Gustavo Molina
127 Miguel Montero
128 Brandon Morrow
129 Hideki Okajima
130 Adam Lind
131 Mike Rabelo
132 Micah Owings
133 Brandon Wood
134 Alexi Casilla
135 Joe Smith
136 Hunter Pence
137 Glen Perkins
138 Chris Stewart
139 Troy Tulowitzki
140 Billy Butler
141 Delmon Young
142 Phil Hughes
1995 SP Rookie Card Design
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
185 Joaquin Arias
186 Jeff Baker
187 Mark Reynolds
188 Joseph 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
235 Joaquin Arias
236 Jeff Baker
237 Mark Reynolds
238 Joseph 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 Upper Deck hologram on the back, and it is a regular diamond-shape, whereas, all autographs contain a gold hologram on the back, and it is diamond-shaped with a horizontal bar through the center. 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
All autographs in this design contain a gold foil box on the front of the card "behind" the players 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 SP EXCH (was never fulfilled)
126 Gustavo Molina
127 Miguel Montero
128 Brandon Morrow
130 Adam Lind
131 Mike Rabelo
132 Micah Owings EXCH
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
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 EXCH
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 EXCH
166 Tim Lincecum SP
167 Daisuke Matsuzaka SP EXCH (was 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
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 Joseph 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 SP EXCH (was 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
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 Joseph 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 SP EXCH (was 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