2002 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres
Description
2002 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres is a 109-card set released in November, 2002. Like the previous year's set, it was designed to compete with Topps' Bowman brands, and features NO current Major League players. As a result, this product is NOT licensed by the MLB Players Association and none of the cards are considered "true" rookie cards -- although the set is licensed by MLB and the players are depicted in their Major League uniforms.
Cards number 61 through 85 feature game-worn jersey swatches while cards 86-97 feature player's autographs. Cards 98-109 feature tribute cards to recently retired superstars Cal Ripken, Jr. and Mark McGwire along with Yankee great Joe DiMaggio.
Card #17 erroneously packed out with the wrong photo. A corrected version of the card was made available to collectors a few months after the product went live via a mail exchange program directly from Upper Deck.
Unlike the 2001 version, the set features key non-rookie "rookies" of Jon Lester, Curtis Granderson Nick Swisher, Joe Mauer, Prince Fielder, Zack Greinke, and B.J. Upton.
Each 18-pack Hobby box should yield one base set jersey card and one base set autograph.
Distribution
18 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
---|---|---|---|
Base | 109 | - | ? |
short set | 72 | - | ? |
Future Gems Jerseys | 25 | - | 1:18 |
Signed Future Gems | 12 | - | 1:18 |
Heroes of Baseball | 90 | - | one-per-pack |
Heroes of Baseball Quads | 24 | 85 | * |
Heroes of Baseball Quads | 8 | 25 | * |
Future Gems Quads | 33 | 600 | * |
- One over-sized Quad per sealed box.
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Josh Rupe
- 2 Blair Johnson
- 3 Jason Pridie
- 4 Tim Gilhooly
- 5 Kennard Jones
- 6 Darrell Rasner
- 7 Adam Donachie
- 8 Josh Murray
- 9 Brian Dopirak
- 10 Jason Cooper
- 11 Zach Hammes
- 12 Jon Lester
- 13 Kevin Jepsen
- 14 Curtis Granderson
- 15 David Bush
- 16 Joel Guzman
- 17 Matt Pender ERR (Photo is Curtis Granderson)
- 17 Matt Pender COR EXCH
- 18 Derick Grigsby
- 19 Jeremy Reed
- 20 Jonathan Broxton
- 21 Jesse Crain
- 22 Justin Jones
- 23 Brian Slocum
- 24 Brian McCann
- 25 Francisco Liriano
- 26 Fred Lewis
- 27 Steve Stanley
- 28 Chris Snyder
- 29 Dan Cevette
- 30 Kiel Fisher
- 31 Brandon Weeden
- 32 Pat Osborn
- 33 Taber Lee
- 34 Dan Ortmeier
- 35 Josh Johnson
- 36 Val Majewski
- 37 Larry Broadway
- 38 Joey Gomes
- 39 Eric Thomas
- 40 James Loney
- 41 Charlie Morton
- 42 Mark McLemore
- 43 Matt Craig
- 44 Ryan Rodriguez
- 45 Rich Hill
- 46 Bob Malek
- 47 Justin Maureau
- 48 Randy Braun
- 49 Brian Grant
- 50 Tyler Davidson
- 51 Travis Hanson
- 52 Kyle Boyer
- 53 James Holcomb
- 54 Ryan Williams
- 55 Ben Crockett
- 56 Adam Greenberg
- 57 John Baker
- 58 Matt Carson
- 59 Jonathan George
- 60 David Jensen
Jerseys
- 61 Nick Swisher
- 62 Brent Cleven
- 63 Royce Ring
- 64 Mike Nixon
- 65 Ricky Barrett
- 66 Russ Adams
- 67 Joe Mauer
- 68 Jeff Francoeur
- 69 Joe Blanton
- 70 Micah Schilling
- 71 John McCurdy
- 72 Sergio Santos
- 73 Josh Womack
- 74 Jared Doyle
- 75 Ben Fritz
- 76 Greg D. Miller
- 77 Luke Hagerty
- 78 Matt Whitney
- 79 Dan Meyer
- 80 Billl Murphy
- 81 Zach Segovia
- 82 Steve Obenchain
- 83 Matt Clanton
- 84 Mark Teahen
- 85 Kyle Pawelczyk
Autographs
- 85 Kyle Pawelczyk
- 86 Khalil Greene
- 87 Joe Saunders
- 88 Jeremy Hermida
- 89 Drw Meyer
- 90 Jeff Francis
- 91 Scott Moore
- 92 Prince Fielder
- 93 Zack Greinke
- 94 Chris Gruler
- 95 Scott Kazmir
- 96 B.J. Upton
- 97 Clint Evers
Tributes
- 98 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 99 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- 100 Mark McGwire
- 101 Mark McGwire
- 102 Mark McGwire
- 103 Mark McGwire
- 104 Mark McGwire
- 105 Joe DiMaggio
- 106 Joe DiMaggio
- 107 Joe DiMaggio
- 108 Joe DiMaggio
- 109 Joe DiMaggio
Inserts
Heroes of Baseball
Patterned after the Baseball Heroes inserts of the 90s, this 90-card set features nine different players on ten different cards.
- HCR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR8 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HCR9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HJD Joe DiMaggio
- HJD1 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD2 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD3 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD4 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD5 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD6 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD7 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD8 Joe DiMaggio
- HJD9 Joe DiMaggio
- HJM Joe Morgan
- HJM1 Joe Morgan
- HJM2 Joe Morgan
- HJM3 Joe Morgan
- HJM4 Joe Morgan
- HJM5 Joe Morgan
- HJM6 Joe Morgan
- HJM7 Joe Morgan
- HJM8 Joe Morgan
- HJM9 Joe Morgan
- HMC Mark McGwire
- HMC1 Mark McGwire
- HMC2 Mark McGwire
- HMC3 Mark McGwire
- HMC4 Mark McGwire
- HMC5 Mark McGwire
- HMC6 Mark McGwire
- HMC7 Mark McGwire
- HMC8 Mark McGwire
- HMC9 Mark McGwire
- HMM Mickey Mantle
- HMM1 Mickey Mantle
- HMM2 Mickey Mantle
- HMM3 Mickey Mantle
- HMM4 Mickey Mantle
- HMM5 Mickey Mantle
- HMM6 Mickey Mantle
- HMM7 Mickey Mantle
- HMM8 Mickey Mantle
- HMM9 Mickey Mantle
- HOS Ozzie Smith
- HOS1 Ozzie Smith
- HOS2 Ozzie Smith
- HOS3 Ozzie Smith
- HOS4 Ozzie Smith
- HOS5 Ozzie Smith
- HOS6 Ozzie Smith
- HOS7 Ozzie Smith
- HOS8 Ozzie Smith
- HOS9 Ozzie Smith
- HTG Tony Gwynn
- HTG1 Tony Gwynn
- HTG2 Tony Gwynn
- HTG3 Tony Gwynn
- HTG4 Tony Gwynn
- HTG5 Tony Gwynn
- HTG6 Tony Gwynn
- HTG7 Tony Gwynn
- HTG8 Tony Gwynn
- HTG9 Tony Gwynn
- HTS Tom Seaver
- HTS1 Tom Seaver
- HTS2 Tom Seaver
- HTS3 Tom Seaver
- HTS4 Tom Seaver
- HTS5 Tom Seaver
- HTS6 Tom Seaver
- HTS7 Tom Seaver
- HTS8 Tom Seaver
- HTS9 Tom Seaver
- HWS Willie Stargell
- HWS1 Willie Stargell
- HWS2 Willie Stargell
- HWS3 Willie Stargell
- HWS4 Willie Stargell
- HWS5 Willie Stargell
- HWS6 Willie Stargell
- HWS7 Willie Stargell
- HWS8 Willie Stargell
- HWS9 Willie Stargell
Heroes of Baseball Quads
These 5" X 7" jumbos reprint four cards from the Heroes of Baseball insert set. The eight single-player Quads are all serial-numbered to 25 copies, while the remaining 24 multi-player Quads are serial-numbered to 85 copies. Each sealed Hobby box contains either a Heroes of Baseball Quad or a Future Gems Quad.
- Joe DiMaggio / Tony Gwynn / Tony Gwynn / Joe DiMag 85
- Joe DiMaggio / Tony Gwynn / Cal Ripken, Jr. / Cal 85
- Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle / Willie Stargell / M 85
- Tony Gwynn / Tony Gwynn / Ozzie Smith / Willie Sta 85
- Tony Gwynn / Willie Stargell / Joe DiMaggio / Joe 85
- Toyn Gwynn / Willie Stargell / Cal Ripken, Jr. / O 85
- Mickey Mantle / Mark McGwire / Joe Morgan / Tom Se 85
- Mickey Mantle / Tom Seaver / Mickey Mantle / Tom S 85
- Mark McGwire / Joe Morgan / Mark McGwire / Joe Mor 85
- Mark McGwire / Cal Ripken, Jr. / Tony Gwynn / Joe 85
- Mark McGwire / Tome Seaver / Joe Morgan / Ozzie Sm 85
- Joe Morgan / Tony Gwynn / Joe Morgan / Tony Gwynn 85
- Joe Morgan / Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle / Cap Ri 85
- Joe Morgan / Joe DiMaggio / Willie Stargell / Tony 85
- Ozzie Smith / Joe DiMaggio / Ozzie Smith / Willie 85
- Ozzie Smith / Mark McGwire / Willie Stargell / Ton 85
- Ozzie Smith / Tom Seaver / Tom Seaver / Mark McGwi 85
- Cal Ripken, Jr. / Mickey Mantle / Joe DiMaggio / J 85
- Cal Ripken, Jr. / Mark McGwire / Cal Ripken, Jr. / 85
- Tom Seaver / Joe DiMaggio / Tom Seaver / Joe DiMag 85
- Tom Seaver / Joe Morgan / Ozzie Smith / Willie Sta 85
- Tom Seaver / Cal Ripken, Jr. / Mark McGwire / Mick 85
- Willie Stargell / Ozzie Smith / Ozzie Smith / Will 85
- Willie Stargell / Ozzie Smith / Tom Seaver / Joe M 85
- Joe DiMaggio 25
- Tony Gwynn 25
- Mickey Mantle 25
- Mark McGwire 25
- Joe Morgan 25
- Cal Ripken, Jr. 25
- Tom Seaver 25
- Ozzie Smith 25
Future Gems Quads
This 33-card set features four different cards on a 5" X 7" panel and are serial-numbered to 600 copies. Each sealed Hobby box contains either a Future Gems Quad or a Heroes of Baseball Quad.
- David Bush / Matt Craig / Josh Johnson / Brian McC
- Jason Cooper / Jonathan George / Larry Broadway /
- Matt Craig / Josh Murray / Brian McCann / Jason Pridie
- Jesse Crain / Brian Grant / Curtis Granderson / Jo
- Tyler Davidson / Val Majewski / Justin Jones / Dan
- Joe DiMaggio / Jon Lester / Mark McGwire / Mark Mc
- Jonathan George / Jeremy Reed / Adam Donachie / Ma
- Jonathan George / Eric Thomas / Irvin Guzman / Kie
- Tim Gilhooly / Brandon Weeden / Brian Slocum / Bri
- Brian Grant / Rich Hill / Joey Gomes / Joe DiMaggio
- Derick Grisby / Bob Malek / James Loney / Fred Lew
- Zach Hammes / James Holcomb / Cal Ripken, Jr. / Ke
- Rich Hill / Mark McGwire / Brian Grant / Matt Cars
- James Holcomb / David Jensen / Kennard Jones / Rya
- David Jensen / Francisco Liriano / Ryan Williams /
- Josh Johnson / Jessie Crain / Adam Greenberg / Cur
- Jon Lester / Jonathan George / Adam Donachie / Mar
- Francisco Liriano / Mark McGwire / Travis Hanson /
- Val Majewski / Charlie Morton / Daniel Cevette / J
- Bob Malek / Zach Hammes / Fred Lewis / Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Justin Maureau / Joe DiMaggio / Chris Snyder / Mar
- Mark McGwire / Bob Malek / Joe DiMaggio / Kyle Boy
- Charlie Morton / David Bush / Joey Gomes / Josh Jo
- Josh Murray / Mark McGwire / Jason Pridie / Joe DiMaggio
- Matt Pender / Mark McGwire / Mark McLemore / Ryan
- Jason Pridie / Josh Murray / Matt Craig / Brian Mc
- Jeremy Reed / Josh Johnson / Matt Carson / Adam Gr
- Cal Ripken, Jr. / Jason Cooper / Matt Carson / Lar
- Ryan Rodriguez / Eric Thomas / Pat Osborn / Randy
- Josh Rupe / Tyler Davidson / John Baker / Justin J
- Eric Thomas / Derick Grisby / Randy Braun / James
- Eric Thomas / Matt Pender / Kiel Fisher / Mark McL
- Brandon Weeden / Rich Hill / Brian Dopirak / Brian