Description

2003 Hot Prospects is a 123-card set issued by Fleer and released in two series. The first 115 cards (#1-119) were issued in August, 2003 as part of the Hot Prospects product. The 80-card short set is supplemented by 35 Future Swatch and Game Graph cards, each of which features a swatch of game-used material and/or an autograph and serial-numbered. Cards 88, 96, 106 and 108 do not exist. Each 15-pack Hobby box yields one autograph and three game-used cards.

The final eight cards (#120-127) were randomly inserted into packs of 2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats, and each was serial-numbered to 250 copies.

Distribution

15 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $12). 12 boxes per case.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	115	-	?
short set	80	-	?
Future Swatch/Certified Cuts/Game Graphs	35	varies	?
Cream of the Crop	15	-	1:5
Class Of	10	-	1:15
Class of Game Used	15	375
MLB Hot Materials	30	499	?
MLB Red Hot Materials	30	50	?
MLB Hot Tandems	25	100	?
MLB Red Hot Tandems	25	10	?
MLB Hot Triple Patch	15	50	?
Playergraphs	11	400	?
Playergraphs Red Hot	11	100	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Derek Jeter
2 Ryan Klesko
3 Troy Glaus
4 Jeff Kent
5 Frank Thomas
6 Gary Sheffield
7 Jim Edmonds
8 Pat Burrell
9 Jacque Jones
10 Jason Jennings
11 Pedro Martinez
12 Rafael Palmeiro
13 Jason Kendall
14 Tom Glavine
15 Josh Beckett
16 Luis Gonzalez
17 Edgar Martinez
18 Miguel Tejada
19 Fred McGriff
20 Adam Dunn
21 Lance Berkman
22 Magglio Ordonez
23 Darin Erstad
24 Rich Aurilia
25 Mike Piazza
26 Shawn Green
27 Larry Walker
28 Manny Ramirez
29 Juan Gonzalez
30 Eric Chavez
31 Torii Hunter
32 A.J. Burnett
33 Sammy Sosa
34 Eric Hinske
35 Brian Giles
36 Mike Sweeney
37 Sean Casey
38 Chipper Jones
39 Scott Rolen
40 Jason Giambi
41 Mo Vaughn
42 Roy Oswalt
43 Paul Konerko
44 Tim Salmon
45 Edgardo Alfonzo
46 Jermaine Dye
47 Ben Sheets
48 Todd Helton
49 Greg Maddux
50 Albert Pujols
51 Jim Thome
52 Vladimir Guerrero
53 Ivan Rodriguez
54 Nomar Garciaparra
55 Alex Rodriguez
56 Alfonso Soriano
57 Kazuhisa Ishii
58 Austin Kearns
59 Curt Schilling
60 Bret Boone
61 Mark Prior
62 Garret Anderson
63 Barry Bonds
64 Roger Clemens
65 Jeff Bagwell
66 Omar Vizquel
67 Jay Gibbons
68 Aubrey Huff
69 Bob Abreu
70 Richie Sexson
71 Bobby Higginson
72 Kerry Wood
73 Carlos Delgado
74 Sean Burroughs
75 Jose Vidro
76 Ken Griffey, Jr.
77 Randy Johnson
78 Ichiro
79 Barry Zito
80 Carlos Beltran

Future Swatch/Certified Cuts/Game Graphs

NOTES

Each game-used card is known as "Future Swatch."
Each autographed card is known as "Certified Cuts."
Each autographed game-used card is known as "Game Graphs."

81 Joe Borchard JSY 1250
82 Mark Teixeira BAT 1250
83 Brandon Webb JSY RC 1250
84 Shane Victorino PANTS AU RC 400
85 Hee Seop Choi JSY 1250
86 Hank Blalock BAY 1250
87 Brett Myers JSY 1250
89 Jesse Foppert JSY 1250
90 Lyle Overbay JSY 1250
91 Brian Stokes PANTS AU RC 400
92 Josh Hall BAT AU RC 400
93 Chris Waters PANTS AU RC 400
94 Lew Ford PANTS AU RC 400
95 Ian Ferguson AU RC* 500
97 Josh Stewart AU RC 500
98 Pete LaForest AU RC 500
99 Jose Contreras AU RC 300
100 Terrmel Sledge AU RC 500
101 Guillermo Quiroz AU RC 500
102 Alejandro Machado AU RC 500
103 Nook Logan PANTS AU RC 400
104 Robby Hammock PANTS AU RC 400
105 Hideki Matsui BASE RC 1250
107 Rocco Baldelli JSY 1250
109 Todd Wellemeyer PANTS AU RC 400
110 Mike Hessman PANTS AU RC 400
111 Jeremy Bonderman PANTS AU RC 400
112 Craig Brazell PANTS AU RC 400
113 Franc Rosario PANTS AU RC 400
114 Jeff Duncan PANTS AU RC 400
116 Dontrelle Willis PANTS AU 400
117 Cory Stewart AU RC* 500
118 Tim Olson PANTS AU RC 400
119 Chien-Ming Wang PANTS AU RC 500
115 Dan Cabrera PANTS AU RC 400

Rookies & Greats Series

Each Rookies & Greats series card features a swatch of game-used material and is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

120 Josh Willingham
121 Rickie Weeks
122 Prentice Redman
123 Mike Ryan
124 Oscar Villarreal
125 Ryan Wagner
126 Bo Hart
127 Edwin Jackson

Inserts

Cream of the Crop

1 Barry Bonds
2 Derek Jeter
3 Ichiro
4 Nomar Garciaparra
5 Roger Clemens
6 Alex Rodriguez
7 Greg Maddux
8 Mike Piazza
9 Sammy Sosa
10 Jason Giambi
11 Hideki Matsui
12 Albert Pujols
13 Vladimir Guerrero
14 Jim Thome
15 Pedro Martinez

Class Of

1 Barry Zito / Josh Beckett
2 Pat Burrell / J.D. Drew
3 Mark Prior / Mark Teixeira
4 Austin Kearns / Sean Burroughs
5 Troy Glaus / Lance Berkman
6 Darin Erstad / Todd Helton
7 Manny Ramirez / Shawn Green
8 Matt Morris / Kerry Wood
9 Nomar Garciaparra / Paul Konerko
10 Alex Rodriguez / Torii Hunter

Autographs & Game-Used

Class of Game Used

Each Class of Game Used card is serial-numbered to 375 copies.

AKSB Austin Kearns / Sean Burroughs JSY / JSY
ARTH Alex Rodriguez / Torii Hunter JSY / JSY
BZJB Barry Zito / Josh Beckett JSY / JSY
DETH Darin Erstad / Todd Helton JSY / JSY
MMKW Matt Morris / Kerry Wood JSY / JSY
MPMT Mark Prior / Mark Teixeira JSY / BAT
MRSG Manny Ramirez / Shawn Green JSY / JSY
NGPK Nomar Garciaparra / Paul Konerko JSY / JSY
PBJD Pat Burrell / J.D. Drew JSY / JSY
TGLB Troy Glaus / Lance Berkman JSY / JSY

MLB Hot Materials

Each MLB Hot Materials card is serial-numbered to 499 copies, with a Red Hot parallel numbered to 100.

AD Adam Dunn JSY
AR Alex Rodriguez JSY
AS Alfonso Soriano JSY
BA Tom Glavine JSY
CD Carlos Delgado JSY
CJ Chipper Jones JSY
DJ Derek Jeter JSY
GM Greg Maddux JSY
HC Hee Seop Choi JSY
JB Josh Beckett JSY
JG Jason Giambi JSY
JT Jim Thome JSY
LB Lance Berkman BAT
LO Lyle Overbay JSY
MPI Mike Piazza JSY
MPR Mark Prior JSY
MR Manny Ramirez JSY
MS Mike Sweeney JSY
MTJ Miguel Tejada JSY
MTX Mark Teixeira BAT
NG Nomar Garciaparra JSY
PB Pat Burrell JSY
RJ Randy Johnson JSY
RP Rafael Palmeiro JSY
SG Shawn Green JSY
SS Sammy Sosa JSY
TG Troy Glaus JSY
THE Todd Helton JSY
THU Torii Hunter JSY
VG Vladimir Guerrero JSY

MLB Hot Tandems

Each MLB Hot Tandem is serial-numbered to 100 copies, with a Red Hot parallel numbered to ten.

ARMT Alex Rodriguez / Miguel Tejada JSY / JSY
CJDJ Chipper Jones / Derek Jeter JSY / JSY
DJMT Derek Jeter / Miguel Tejada JSY / JSY
DJNG Derek Jeter / Nomar Garciaparra JSY / JSY
HCLO Hee Seop Choi / Lyle Overbay JSY / JSY
JBGM Josh Beckett / Greg Maddux JSY / JSY
JGTG Jason Giambi / Troy Glaus JSY / JSY
JTJG Jim Thome / Jason Giambi JSY / JSY
LBAD Lance Berkman / Adam Dunn BAT / JSY
LORJ Lyle Overbay / Randy Johnson JSY / JSY
MPCJ Mike Piazza / Chipper Jones JSY / JSY
MPDJ Mike Piazza / Derek Jeter JSY / JSY
MPJB Mark Prior / Josh Beckett JSY / JSY
MPSS Mark Prior / Sammy Sosa JSY / JSY
MTAR Mark Teixeira / Alex Rodriguez BAT / JSY
NGMT Nomar Garciaparra / Miguel Tejada JSY / JSY
PBJT Pat Burrell / Jim Thome JSY / JSY
RJGM Randy Johnson / Greg Maddux JSY / JSY
RPAD Rafael Palmeiro / Adam Dunn JSY / JSY
RPMT Rafael Palmeiro / Mark Teixeira JSY / BAT
SSPB Sammy Sosa / Pat Burrell JSY / JSY
TGSG Troy Glaus / Shawn Green JSY / JSY
THAD Torii Hunter / Lance Berkman JSY / BAT
THVG Torii Hunter / Vladimir Guerrero JSY / JSY
VGSG Vladimir Guerrero / Shawn Green JSY / JSY

MLB Hot Triple Patch

Each MLB Hot Triple Patch is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

JGR Derek Jeter / Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez
SMG Alfonso Soriano / Greg Maddux / Shawn Green
PCT Rafael Palmeiro / Hee Seop Choi / Mark Teixeira
PBT Mike Piazza / Pat Burrell / Jim Thome
PBM Mark Prior / Josh Beckett / Greg Maddux
JSG Randy Johnson / Alfonso Soriano / Shawn Green
JHP Derek Jeter / Torii Hunter / Mark Prior
HSG Torii Hunter / Sammy Sosa / Vladimir Guerrero
GTD Jason Giambi / Miguel Tejada / Adam Dunn
GSP Nomar Garciaparra / Sammy Sosa / Mike Piazza
GRT Jason Giambi / Alex Rodriguez / Miguel Tejada
GGJ Vladimir Guerrero / Troy Glaus / Chipper Jones
DJB Adam Dunn / Randy Johnson / Josh Beckett
BTB Pat Burrell / Jim Thome / Lance Berkman
BGJ Lance Berkman / Troy Glaus / Chipper Jones

Playergraphs

Each Playergraph is serial-numbered to 400 copies, with a Red Hot parallel numbered to 100 also available.

AH Aubrey Huff
BM Brett Myers
CZ Carlos Zambrano
FR Francisco Rodriguez
HB Hank Blalock
JR Jose Reyes
MP Mark Prior
MT Mark Teixeira
RO Roy Oswalt
VW Vernon Wells
XN Xavier Nady