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

2016 Diamond Kings is a 185-card set to be released by Panini April 6th. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two Framed parallels and two autographs/game-used cards.

Distribution

12 packs per box, eight cards per pack (Panini MAPP Price: $67/box). 12 or 24 boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	185	-	?
short set	140	-	?
Rookies	45	-	2:1
Variations	15	-	1:6
Artist's Proof	200	99	?
Artist's Proof Silver	200	25	?
Artist's Proof Black	200	one-of-one	?
Framed	200	-	F
Framed Blue	200	99	F
Framed Red	200	99	F
Framed Green	200	5	F
Framed Black	200	one-of-one	F
DK Minis	208	-	M
DK Minis Black	208	one-of-one	M
Aficionado	20	-	1:6
Aficionado Sapphire	20	25	?
Memorable Feats	20	-	1:6
Memorable Feats Sapphire	20	25	?
Expressionists	20	-	1:6
Expressionists Sapphire	20	25	?
DK Originals	20	-	1:6
DK Originals Sapphire	20	25	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Babe Ruth
2 Bill Dickey
3 Billy Martin
4 Frank Chance
5 George Kelly
6 Gil Hodges
7 Honus Wagner
8 Jimmie Foxx
9 Joe DiMaggio
10 Joe Jackson
11 Lefty Gomez
12 Leo Durocher
13 Lou Gehrig
14 Luke Appling
15 Mel Ott
16 Pee Wee Reese
17 Roberto Clemente
18 Roger Maris
19 Rogers Hornsby
20 Stan Musial
21 Ted Williams
22 Tony Lazzeri
23 Ty Cobb
24 Walter O'Malley
25 Don Hoak
26 Earl Averill
27 Elston Howard
28 Frankie Crosetti
29 Frankie Frisch
30 Gabby Hartnett
31 Gil McDougald
32 Goose Goslin
33 Bob Meusel
34 Bob Turley
35 Chuck Klein
36 Dom DiMaggio
37 Harry Brecheen
38 Heinie Groh
39 Jake Daubert
40 Jim Bottomley
41 John McGraw
42 Johnny Sain
43 Moose Skowron
44 Roger Bresnahan
45 Tom Yawkey
46 Kirby Puckett
47 Jim Gilliam
48 Miller Huggins
49 Nap Lajoie
50 Lefty O'Doul
51 Adam Jones
52 Adam Wainwright
53 Adrian Beltre
54 Adrian Gonzalez
55 Albert Pujols
56 Andrew McCutchen
57 Anthony Rendon
58 Anthony Rizzo
59 Bryce Harper
60 Buster Posey
61 Chris Davis
62 Clayton Kershaw
63 Dallas Keuchel
64 David Ortiz
65 David Wright
66 Dustin Pedroia
67 Edwin Encarnacion
68 Eric Hosmer
69 Evan Gattis
70 Evan Longoria
71 Felix Hernandez
72 Freddie Freeman
73 Garrett Richards
74 George Springer
75 Giancarlo Stanton
76 Ichiro
77 Jake Arrieta
78 Jason Heyward
79 Joe Mauer
80 Jonathan Lucroy
81 Jose Abreu
82 Jose Altuve
83 Jose Bautista
84 Josh Donaldson
85 Justin Upton
86 Madison Bumgarner
87 Manny Machado
88 Max Scherzer
89 Michael Brantley
90 Miguel Cabrera
91 Mike Trout
92 Mookie Betts
93 Nelson Cruz
94 Paul Goldschmidt
95 Robinson Cano
96 Salvador Perez
97 Sonny Gray
98 Starling Marte
99 Stephen Strasburg
100 Todd Frazier
101 Troy Tulowitzki
102 Wei-Yin Chen
103 Xander Bogaerts
104 Yadier Molina
105 Yoenis Cespedes
106 Yu Darvish
107 Matt Kemp
108 David Price
109 Kris Bryant
110 Yasmany Tomas
111 Rusney Castillo
112 Jorge Soler
113 Joc Pederson
114 Maikel Franco
115 Noah Syndergaard
116 Prince Fielder
117 Zack Greinke
118 Chris Archer
119 Corey Kluber
120 Matt Carpenter
121 Michael Taylor
122 Carlos Correa
123 Vladimir Guerrero
124 A.J. Pollock
125 Nolan Arenado
126 Ken Griffey, Jr.
127 George Brett
128 Cal Ripken, Jr.
129 Nolan Ryan
130 Rickey Henderson
131 Mariano Rivera
132 Dave Winfield
133 Jung-Ho Kang
134 Roger Clemens
135 Bob Gibson
136 Addison Russell
137 James McCann
138 Dalton Pompey
139 Joey Gallo
140 Carlos Rodon

Rookies

141 Kyle Schwarber
142 Corey Seager
143 Miguel Sano
144 Michael Conforto
145 Stephen Piscotty
146 Trea Turner
147 Aaron Nola
148 Ketel Marte
149 Raul Mondesi
150 Henry Owens
151 Greg Bird
152 Richie Shaffer
153 Brandon Drury
154 Kaleb Cowart
155 Travis Jankowski
156 Colin Rea
157 Dariel Alvarez
158 Zach Davies
159 Rob Refsnyder
160 Peter O'Brien
161 Brian Johnson
162 Kyle Waldrop
163 Luis Severino
164 Jose Peraza
165 Jonathan Gray
166 Hector Olivera
167 Max Kepler
168 Carl Edwards Jr.
169 Tom Murphy
170 Mac Williamson
171 Gary Sanchez
172 Miguel Almonte
173 Michael Reed
174 Jorge Lopez
175 Zach Lee
176 Elias Diaz
177 Luke Jackson
178 John Lamb
179 Pedro Severino
180 Alex Dickerson
181 Brian Ellington
182 Socrates Brito
183 Kelby Tomlinson
184 Trayce Thompson
185 Frankie Montas

Variations

141 Kyle Schwarber
142 Corey Seager
143 Miguel Sano
144 Michael Conforto
145 Stephen Piscotty
7 Honus Wagner
9 Joe DiMaggio
13 Lou Gehrig
17 Roberto Clemente
21 Ted Williams
23 Ty Cobb
46 Kirby Puckett
59 Bryce Harper
91 Mike Trout
109 Kris Bryant

Parallels

All 185 base cards and all 15 Variations are available in the following parallels.

Framed
Framed Blue (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Framed Red (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Framed Green (serial-numbered to five)
Framed Black (one-of-one)
Artist's Proof (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Artist's Proof Silver (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Artist's Proof Black (one-of-one)

===DK Minis

DK Minis is a full mini-sized parallel of the 185-card base set plus an additional 23 cards exclusive to this set. Each card is also available in a one-of-one Black parallel.

186 Lucas Giolito
187 Yoan Moncada
188 Tyler Glasnow
189 Dansby Swanson
190 Blake Snell
191 Nomar Mazara
192 Aaron Judge
193 Wei-Chieh Huang
194 Alex Bregman
195 Josh Bell
196 Willy Adames
197 Brett Phillips
198 Jameson Taillon
199 Rafael Devers
200 Ken Griffey, Jr.
201 Frank Robinson
202 Andy Pettitte
203 Omar Vizquel
204 Rickey Henderson
205 Johnny Bench
206 Greg Maddux
207 Randy Johnson
208 Roger Clemens

Inserts

All inserts are available in a Sapphire parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Aficionado

1 Albert Pujols
2 Josh Donaldson
3 Jake Arrieta
4 Dallas Keuchel
5 Joey Votto
6 Chris Davis
7 Paul Goldschmidt
8 Kris Bryant
9 Carlos Correa
10 Nolan Arenado
11 Jose Bautista
12 Gerrit Cole
13 Adam Wainwright
14 Felix Hernandez
15 Jacob deGrom
16 Adrian Beltre
17 Todd Frazier
18 Dee Gordon
19 Nelson Cruz
20 A.J. Pollock

Memorable Feats

1 Babe Ruth
2 Roberto Clemente
3 Lou Gehrig
4 Ty Cobb
5 Honus Wagner
6 Jimmie Foxx
7 Joe Jackson
8 Roger Maris
9 Stan Musial
10 Ted Williams
11 Rogers Hornsby
12 Mel Ott
13 Bill Dickey
14 Walter O'Malley
15 Gil Hodges
16 Tony Lazzeri
17 Nap Lajoie
18 Frankie Frisch
19 Elston Howard
20 Hack Wilson

Expressionists

1 Robinson Cano
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Randy Johnson
4 Andy Pettitte
5 Troy Tulowitzki
6 Jose Bautista
7 Alex Gordon
8 Felix Hernandez
9 Andrew McCutchen
10 Yadier Molina
11 David Ortiz
12 Salvador Perez
13 Ozzie Smith
14 Justin Upton
15 Kris Bryant
16 Rickey Henderson
17 Addison Russell
18 Miguel Sano
19 Gregory Polanco
20 David Wright

DK Originals

1 Mike Trout
2 Buster Posey
3 Bryce Harper
4 Clayton Kershaw
5 Jake Arrieta
6 Giancarlo Stanton
7 Josh Donaldson
8 Albert Pujols
9 Kris Bryant
10 Carlos Correa
11 Ken Griffey, Jr.
12 George Brett
13 Cal Ripken, Jr.
14 Rickey Henderson
15 Nolan Ryan
16 Kirby Puckett
17 Pete Rose
18 Frank Thomas
19 Bo Jackson
20 Mariano Rivera

Autographs & Game-Used