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 Platinum is a 100-card set tentatively scheduled for release the week of July 25, 2012. The 100-card base set will be supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 20-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two Autographed Prospects, one Autographed Relic, five Prospect and four Top Prospect inserts, a pair of Cutting Edge die-cut inserts, and seven base set parallels.

Distribution

Hobby: 20 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $5). 12 boxes per case.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	100	-	5:1	?
Gold	100	-	1:5	?
Emerald	100	-	1:10	?
Ruby	100	-	1:20	?
Prospects	100	-	1:4	?
Prospects X-Fractor	100	-	1:20	?
Prospects Green Refractor	100	399	?	?
Prospects Blue Refractor	100	199	?	?
Prospects Gold Refractor	100	50	?	?
Prospects Red Refractor	100	25	?	?
Prospects Atomic Refractor	100	5	?	N/A
Prospects SuperFractor	100	one-of-one	?	N/A
Top Prospects	50	-	1:5	?
Top Prospects Die-Cut	50	25	?	?
Cutting Edge	50	-	1:10	?
Cutting Edge Relics	25	50	?	?
Cutting Edge Autographs	25	25	?	?
Jumbo Patches	35	5	?	N/A
Autographed Prospects	35	-	1:10	?
Autographed Prospects Green Refractor	35	399	?	?
Autographed Prospects Blue Refractor	35	199	?	?
Autographed Prospects Gold Refractor	35	50	?	?
Autographed Prospects Red Refractor	35	25	?	?
Autographed Prospects Atomic Refractor	35	5	?	N/A
Autographed Prospects SuperFractor	35	one-of-one	?	N/A
Autographed Prospects Printing Plates	35	four-for-each	?	N/A
Autographed Relics	35	-	1:20	?
Autographed Relics Blue Refractor	35	199	?	?
Autographed Relics Gold Refractor Patch	35	50	?	?
Autographed Relics Red Refractor Patch	35	25	?	?
Autographed Relics Atomic Refractor Patch	35	5	?	N/A
Autographed Relics SuperFractor Patch	35	one-of-one	?	N/A
Autographed Relics Printing Plates Patch	35	four-for-each	?	N/A
Purely Platinum Autographs	35	one-of-one	?	N/A
Dual Autographs	10	50	?	?
Triple Autographs	10	10	?	?
Hexagraphs	3	10	?	N/A
Bowman Black	25	50	?	N/A
Bryce Harper Bat Barrel	1	1	?	N/A
Arizona Fall League In-Tact Game-Used Redemptions	53	-	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Michael Pineda
2 Joe Mauer
3 Liam Hendricks RC
4 Adrian Beltre
5 Josh Johnson
6 Miguel Cabrera
7 Matt Kemp
8 Ichiro
9 Yu Darvish RC
10 Carlos Gonzalez
11 Jose Reyes
12 Eric Hosmer
13 Jay Bruce
14 Derek Jeter
15 Lance Berkman
16 Mike Trout
17 Tyler Pastornicky RC
18 Tommy Hanson
19 Dustin Pedroia
20 Prince Fielder
21 Yoenis Cespedes RC
22 Jose Bautista
23 Ian Kennedy
24 Chipper Jones
25 Jeremy Hellickson
26 James Shields
27 Brian McCann
28 David Price
29 Mike Napoli
30 Adrian Gonzalez
31 Andre Ethier
32 Giancarlo Stanton
33 Adam Jones
34 Ryan Braun
35 Joey Votto
36 Alex Rodriguez
37 Justin Verlander
38 Ian Kinsler
39 Justin Upton
40 Ubaldo Jimenez
41 Carlos Santana
42 Rickie Weeks
43 Mark Teixeira
44 Leonys Martin RC
45 Mariano Rivera
46 Andrew McCutchen
47 Ryan Howard
48 Kirk Nieuwenhuis RC
49 Robinson Cano
50 Josh Beckett
51 Troy Tulowitzki
52 Addison Reed RC
53 Desmond Jennings
54 Evan Longoria
55 Clayton Kershaw
56 Bryce Harper RC
57 Buster Posey
58 Paul Konerko
59 Josh Hamilton
60 Brad Peacock RC
61 C.J. Wilson
62 Alex Gordon
63 Dan Uggla
64 David Ortiz
65 Jesus Montero
66 Michael Morse
67 Cole Hamels
68 Albert Pujols
69 Drew Pomeranz RC
70 Jon Lester
71 Tim Hudson
72 Curtis Granderson
73 Madison Bumgarner
74 Nelson Cruz
75 Kevin Youkilis
76 Tim Lincecum
77 Pablo Sandoval
78 Jered Weaver
79 Starlin Castro
80 Stephen Strasburg
81 Hisashi Iwakuma RC
82 David Freese
83 Devin Mesoraco RC
84 Justin Morneau
85 Felix Hernandez
86 Ryan Zimmerman
87 Zack Greinke
88 CC Sabathia
89 Hanley Ramirez
90 David Wright
91 Cliff Lee
92 Wilin Rosario RC
93 Roy Halladay
94 Mat Latos
95 Asdrubal Cabrera
96 Jarrod Parker RC
97 Matt Holliday
98 Freddie Freeman
99 Matt Moore RC
100 Jacoby Ellsbury

Parallels

All 100 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Gold
Emerald
Ruby

Inserts

Prospects

All 100 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Prospects X-Fractor
Prospects Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
Prospects Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Prospects Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Prospects Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Prospects Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies, Hobby only)
Prospects SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

1 Matt Adams
2 Nolan Arenado
3 Manny Banuelos
4 Trevor Bauer
5 Chad Bettis
6 Gary Brown
7 Garin Cecchini
8 Michael Choice
9 Travis d'Arnaud
10 Brandon Drury
11 Robbie Erlin
12 Wilmer Flores
13 Anthony Gose
14 Robbie Grossman
15 Jedd Gyorko
16 Billy Hamilton
17 Joe Terdoslavich
18 Matt Harvey
19 Brett Jackson
20 Hak-Ju Lee
21 Taylor Lindsey
22 Rymer Liriano
23 Manny Machado
24 Starling Marte
25 Trevor May
26 Will Middlebrooks
27 Shelby Miller
28 Mike Montgomery
29 Jake Odorizzi
30 Mike Olt
31 Marcell Ozuna
32 Joe Panik
33 Wily Peralta
34 Martin Perez
35 Jurickson Profar
36 Eddie Rosario
37 Keenyn Walker
38 Gary Sanchez
39 Miguel Sano
40 Jonathan Schoop
41 Jonathan Singleton
42 Tyler Skaggs
43 Alexi Amarista
44 Noah Syndergaard
45 Jameson Taillon
46 Taijuan Walker
47 Allen Webster
48 Zack Wheeler
49 Christian Yelich
50 Drew Hutchison
51 Oscar Taveras
52 A.J. Cole
53 Jake Marisnick
54 Nick Franklin
55 Nestor Molina
56 Jeurys Familia
57 Tim Wheeler
58 Jonathan Galvez
59 Vincent Catricala
60 Keyvius Sampson
61 Archie Bradley
62 Brian Dozier
63 John Lamb
64 Dylan Bundy
65 Jean Segura
66 Daniel Corcino
67 Tyler Thornburg
68 Yorman Rodriguez
69 Gerrit Cole
70 Tyler Pastornicky
71 Zach Cone
72 Brandon Jacobs
73 Kevin Matthews
74 Jake Hager
75 Sean Buckley
76 Andrelton Simmons
77 Julio Rodriguez
78 Sonny Gray
79 Jabari Blash
80 Wil Myers
81 Jarred Cosart
82 Chris Archer
83 Guillermo Pimentel
84 Tyler Matzek
85 Javier Baez
86 Cory Spangenberg
87 John Hellweg
88 Chad James
89 Telvin Nash
90 Mason Williams
91 Heath Hembree
92 Bryce Brentz
93 Anthony Ranaudo
94 Tommy Joseph
95 Trey McNutt
96 Matt Davidson
97 Nick Castellanos
98 Jordan Swagerty
99 Sebastian Valle
100 Bubba Starling

Top Prospects

Also available in a Die-Cut parallel, serial-numbered to 25 copies.

TP-CY Christian Yelich
TP-MW Mason Williams
TP-ZW Zack Wheeler
TP-TW Tim Wheeler
TP-TJW Taijuan Walker
TP-TT Tyler Thornburg
TP-OT Oscar Taveras
TP-JT Jameson Taillon
TP-NS Noah Syndergaard
TP-JSW Jordan Swagerty
TP-BS Bubba Starling
TP-CS Cory Spangenberg
TP-TS Tyler Skaggs
TP-JSN Jonathan Singleton
TP-MA Matt Adams
TP-JS Jean Segura
TP-MS Miguel Sano
TP-KS Keyvius Sampson
TP-ER Eddie Rosario
TP-JR Julio Rodriguez
TP-JP Jurickson Profar
TP-JPK Joe Panik
TP-WM Wil Myers
TP-SM Shelby Miller
TP-WMK Will Middlebrooks
TP-TM Trevor May
TP-SME Starling Marte
TP-JM Jake Marisnick
TP-MM Manny Machado
TP-RL Rymer Liriano
TP-TL Taylor Lindsey
TP-JL John Lamb
TP-BJ Brett Jackson
TP-MH Matt Harvey
TP-BH Billy Hamilton
TP-JG Jedd Gyorko
TP-AG Anthony Gose
TP-JGZ Jonathan Galvez
TP-RE Robbie Erlin
TP-BD Brian Dozier
TP-Td Travis d'Arnaud
TP-GC Gerrit Cole
TP-MC Michael Choice
TP-VC Vincent Catricala
TP-NC Nick Castellanos
TP-GB Gary Brown
TP-BB Bryce Brentz
TP-TB Trevor Bauer
TP-MB Manny Banuelos
TP-NA Nolan Arenado

Autographs & Game-Used

Cutting Edge Relics

Checklist: TBD

Cutting Edge Autographs

Checklist: TBD

Jumbo Patches

Each Jumbo Patch is exclusive to Hobby packs and serial-numbered to five copies.

JP-AG Anthony Gose
JP-TB Tim Beckham
JP-MA Matt Adams
JP-MD Matt Dominguez
JP-MT Mike Trout
JP-NA Nolan Arenado
JP-TW Tim Wheeler
JP-JS Jean Segura
JP-MC Michael Choice
JP-BH Bryce Harper
JP-DH Danny Hultzen
JP-JPK Joe Panik
JP-GC Gerrit Cole
JP-AH Aaron Hicks
JP-GB Gary Brown
JP-JHA Josh Hamilton
JP-MMO Manny Machado
JP-JP Jurickson Profar
JP-MH Matt Harvey
JP-WMK Will Middlebrooks
JP-SM Starling Marte
JP-TS Tyler Skaggs
JP-RH Roy Halladay
JP-EL Evan Longoria
JP-BP Buster Posey
JP-MM Matt Moore
JP-DP Drew Pomeranz
JP-RB Ryan Braun
JP-TT Troy Tulowitzki
JP-RHD Ryan Howard
JP-JVO Joey Votto
JP-SS Stephen Strasburg
JP-JV Justin Verlander
JP-AP Albert Pujols
JP-HL Hak-Ju Lee

Autograph Prospects

Each Autographed Prospect is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies, Hobby only)
SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
Printing Plates (set of four-for-each, Hobby only)

AP-BS Bubba Starling EXCH
AP-GC Gerrit Cole EXCH
AP-DH Danny Hultzen
AP-TB Trevor Bauer
AP-AR Anthony Rendon EXCH
AP-DB Dylan Bundy
AP-MW Mike Wright
AP-LM Levi Michael
AP-GP Guillermo Pimentel EXCH
AP-MM Mikie Mahtook
AP-JT Joe Terdoslavich
AP-MP Matt Purke
AP-ASU Andrew Susac
AP-BB Bryan Brickhouse
AP-BJ Brandon Jacobs
AP-CC Carter Capps
AP-CH Clay Holmes
AP-CT Charlie Tilson
AP-DBU David Buchanan
AP-DC Daniel Corcino
AP-DM Dillon Maples
AP-DN Daniel Norris
AP-DNO Derek Norris EXCH
AP-EA Eric Arce
AP-GB Greg Bird
AP-JB Josh Bell EXCH
AP-JG Jonathan Galvez
AP-JM Jermaine Mitchell
AP-JR Joe Ross
AP-KC Kole Calhoun
AP-OA Oswaldo Arcia
AP-RR Robbie Ray
AP-TBK Tyler Bortnick
AP-TC Tyler Collins
AP-TJ Tyrell Jenkins EXCH
AP-TN Telvin Nash
AP-TW Taijuan Walker
AP-VC Vinnie Catricala
AP-YA Yazy Arbelo
AP-YC Yoenis Cespedes
AP-YD Yu Darvish
AP-ASU Andrew Susac
AP-BB Bryan Brickhouse
AP-BJ Brandon Jacobs
AP-CC Carter Capps
AP-CH Clay Holmes
AP-CT Charlie Tilson
AP-DBU David Buchanan
AP-DC Daniel Corcino
AP-DM Dillon Maples
AP-DN Daniel Norris
AP-DNO Derek Norris EXCH
AP-EA Eric Arce
AP-GB Greg Bird
AP-JB Josh Bell EXCH
AP-JG Jonathan Galvez
AP-JM Jermaine Mitchell
AP-JR Joe Ross
AP-KC Kole Calhoun
AP-OA Oswaldo Arcia
AP-RR Robbie Ray
AP-TBK Tyler Bortnick
AP-TC Tyler Collins
AP-TJ Tyrell Jenkins EXCH
AP-TN Telvin Nash
AP-TW Taijuan Walker
AP-VC Vinnie Catricala
AP-YA Yazy Arbelo
AP-YC Yoenis Cespedes
AP-YD Yu Darvish

Autographed Relics

Each Autographed Relic is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractor Patch (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Red Refractor Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Atomic Refractor Patch (serial-numbered to five copies, Hobby only)
SuperFractor Patch (one-of-one, Hobby only)
Printing Plates Patch (set of four-for-each, Hobby only)

AR-CM Carlos Martinez
AR-MT Mike Trout
AR-JA Jose Altuve EXCH
AR-DH Daniel Hudson
AR-PG Paul Goldschmidt
AR-BL Brett Lawrie
AR-MD Matt Dominguez EXCH
AR-MO Mike Olt
AR-MS Matt Szczur
AR-EH Eric Hosmer
AR-JW Jered Weaver EXCH
AR-FH Felix Hernandez EXCH
AR-NC Nelson Cruz
AR-MM Matt Moore
AR-JM J. D. Martinez
AR-CG Carlos Gonzalez
AR-DP Dustin Pedroia
AR-SM Starling Marte
AR-DU Dan Uggla
AR-AG Adrian Gonzalez
AR-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
AR-JMO Jesus Montero
AR-JPX James Paxton EXCH
AR-MMS Mike Morse
AR-AE Andre Ethier EXCH
AR-AR Anthony Rizzo
AR-DM Devin Mesoraco
AR-FM Francisco Martinez
AR-JB Jay Bruce EXCH
AR-JD Jaff Decker
AR-JJ Jon Jay
AR-TT Tyler Thornburg EXCH
AR-YD Yu Darvish EXCH

Purely Platinum Autographs

Each Purely Platinum Autograph is a one-of-one and exclusive to Hobby packs.

PP-CK Clayton Kershaw
PP-JV Justin Verlander
PP-BS Bubba Starling
PP-MM Matt Moore
PP-JM Jesus Montero
PP-NC Nelson Cruz
PP-BL Brett Lawrie
PP-EH Eric Hosmer
PP-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
PP-GC Gerrit Cole
PP-DH Danny Hultzen
PP-TB Trevor Bauer
PP-DP Dustin Pedroia
PP-FH Felix Hernandez
PP-AG Adrian Gonzalez
PP-MC Miguel Cabrera
PP-JB Jose Bautista
PP-RC Robinson Cano
PP-AP Albert Pujols
PP-PF Prince Fielder
PP-MT Mike Trout
PP-BH Bryce Harper
PP-BP Buster Posey
PP-EL Evan Longoria
PP-CJ Chipper Jones
PP-AR Anthony Rendon
PP-DB Dylan Bundy
PP-DW David Wright
PP-GS Giancarlo Stanton
PP-JW Jered Weaver
PP-MK Matt Kemp
PP-MP Michael Pineda
PP-RB Ryan Braun
PP-SC Starlin Castro
PP-YD Yu Darvish

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

DA-ST Andrelton Simmons / Joe Terdoslavich
DA-HM Jake Hager / Brandon Martin
DA-JP Tommy Joseph / Joe Panik
DA-TT Charlie Tilson / Oscar Taveras
DA-BS Blake Swihart / Matt Barnes
DA-CT Jameson Taillon / Gerrit Cole
DA-BJ Jed Bradley / Taylor Jungmann
DA-HP James Paxton / Danny Hultzen EXCH
DA-LB Javier Baez / Francisco Lindor
DA-SB Josh Bell / Bubba Starling EXCH

Triple Autographs

Each Triple Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies.

TA-RPH Anthony Rendon / Matt Purke / Bryce Harper
TA-BBJ Xander Bogaerts / Jackie Bradley, Jr. / Brandon Ja
TA-BCH Trevor Bauer / Gerrit Cole / Danny Hultzen
TA-BMG Josh Bell / Starling Marte / Robbie Grossman
TA-HPW Danny Hultzen / James Paxton / Taijuan Walker
TA-LBP Francisco Lindor / Javier Baez / Joe Panik
TA-MAT Carlos Martinez / Matt Adams / Oscar Taveras
TA-SRS Bubba Starling / Anthony Rendon / Cory Spangenberg
TA-SSB Bubba Starling / Brandon Nimmo / Josh Bell
TA-WHF Zack Wheeler / Matt Harvey / Jeurys Familia

Hexagraphs

Each Hexagraph is serial-numbered to ten copies and exclusive to Hobby packs.

HBC-2 Trevor Bauer / Danny Hultzen / Gerrit Cole / Felix
HBC-1 Trevor Bauer / Gerrit Cole / Danny Hultzen / Archi
HBC-3 Anthony Rendon / Josh Bell / Javier Baez / Ryan Zi

Bowman Black

See 2012 Bowman Black.

Bryce Harper Bat Barrel

This one-of-one card features the nameplate of a bat used by Bryce Harper in a 2011 Arizona Fall League game.

Arizona Fall League In-Tact Game-Used Redemptions

Randomly inserted into packs are 53 redemption cards good for in-tact items used/worn in a 2011 Arizona Fall League game.