2008 Razor Signature Series
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