2018 Bowman's Best
Description
[edit]2018 Bowman's Best was released December 19th, 2018, and was the final product released by Topps for the year. The base set consists of 70 cards supplemented by a 29-card "Top Prospects" subset. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs.
Distribution
[edit]Two, six-pack miniboxes per box, five cards per pack. Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
[edit]Insertion Ratios
[edit]| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 70 | - | ? |
| Top Prospects | 29 | - | ? |
| Refractor | 99 | - | REF |
| Atomic Refractor | 99 | - | 1:12 REF |
| Purple Refractor | 99 | 250 | 1:20 REF |
| Blue Refractor | 99 | 150 | 1:33 REF |
| Green Refractor | 99 | 99 | 1:50 REF |
| Gold Refractor | 99 | 50 | 1:99 REF |
| Orange Refractor | 99 | 25 | 1:197 REF |
| Red Refractor | 99 | 10 | 1:492 REF |
| Superfractor | 99 | one-of-one | 1:4845 REF |
| 1998 Best Performers Refractor | 40 | - | 1:3 |
| 1998 Best Performers Atomic Refractor | 40 | - | 1:48 |
| 1998 Best Performers Gold Refractor | 40 | 50 | 1:246 |
| 1998 Best Performers SuperFractor | 40 | one-of-one | 1:12,050 |
| Early Indications Refractor | 30 | - | 1:4 |
| Early Indications Atomic Refractor | 30 | - | 1:48 |
| Early Indications Gold Refractor | 30 | 50 | 1:328 |
| Early Indications SuperFractor | 30 | one-of-one | 1:15,664 |
| Neophyte Sensations Refractor | 10 | - | 1:18 |
| Neophyte Sensations Atomic Refractor | 10 | - | 1:192 |
| Neophyte Sensations Gold Refractor | 10 | 50 | 1:982 |
| Neophyte Sensations SuperFractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:46,992 |
| Power Producers Refractor | 20 | - | 1:6 |
| Power Producers Atomic Refractor | 20 | - | 1:96 |
| Power Producers Gold Refractor | 20 | 50 | 1:492 |
| Power Producers SuperFractor | 20 | one-of-one | 1:23,496 |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs | 87 | - | AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Refractor | 87 | - | 1:20 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Green Refractor | 87 | 99 | 1:61 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Gold Refractor | 87 | 50 | 1:115 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Atomic Refractor | 87 | 25 | 1:227 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Red Refractor | 87 | 10 | 1:567 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs SuperFractor | 87 | one-of-one | 1:5595 AU |
| Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs Printing Plates | 87 | four for each | 1:1442 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs | 35 | varies | 1:121 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs Gold Refractor | 35 | 50 | 1:321 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs Atomic Refractor | 35 | 25 | 1:551 AU |
| 1998 Best Performers Autographs SuperFractor | 35 | one-of-one | 1:13,054 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs | 24 | 100 | 1:193 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs Gold Refractor | 24 | 50 | 1:386 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs Atomic Refractor | 24 | 25 | 1:770 AU |
| Early Indications Autographs SuperFractor | 24 | one-of-one | 1:18,797 AU |
| Neophyte Sensations Autographs | 8 | 99 | 1:512 AU |
| Neophyte Sensations Autographs SuperFractor | 8 | one-of-one | 1:46,992 AU |
| Power Producers Autographs | 13 | varies | 1:487 AU |
| Power Producers Autographs SuperFractor | 13 | one-of-one | 1:33,566 AU |
| Dual Autographs | 8 | 25 | 1:2398 AU |
| Dual Autographs Atomic Refractor | 8 | 10 | 1:4796 AU |
| Dual Autographs SuperFractor | 8 | one-of-one | 1:46,992 AU |
- REF: One Refractor parallel per pack.
- AU: Odds of finding an Autograph: 1:3/packs.
Checklist
[edit]Base Set
[edit]
- 1 Shohei Ohtani RC
- 2 Walker Buehler RC
- 3 George Springer
- 4 Rafael Devers RC
- 5 Bryce Harper
- 6 Andrew McCutchen
- 7 Chris Sale
- 8 Cody Bellinger
- 9 Austin Meadows RC
- 10 Manny Machado
- 11 Carlos Correa
- 12 Fernando Romero RC
- 13 Carlos Carrasco
- 14 Craig Kimbrel
- 15 Justin Verlander
- 16 Khris Davis
- 17 Mookie Betts
- 18 Francisco Lindor
- 19 Jose Ramirez
- 20 Brian Dozier
- 21 Harrison Bader RC
- 22 Andrew Benintendi
- 23 Dustin Fowler RC
- 24 Joey Votto
- 25 Aaron Judge
- 26 Nick Williams RC
- 27 Jose Altuve
- 28 Josh Donaldson
- 29 Juan Soto RC
- 30 Amed Rosario RC
- 31 Luis Severino
- 32 Didi Gregorius
- 33 Alex Verdugo RC
- 34 Jose Abreu
- 35 Trea Turner
- 36 Rhys Hoskins RC
- 37 Victor Robles RC
- 38 J.P. Crawford RC
- 39 Justin Upton
- 40 Mike Soroka RC
- 41 Jack Flaherty RC
- 42 Jacob deGrom
- 43 Eddie Rosario
- 44 Jean Segura
- 45 Aroldis Chapman
- 46 Clint Frazier RC
- 47 Charlie Blackmon
- 48 J.D. Martinez
- 49 Miguel Andujar RC
- 50 Gleyber Torres RC
- 51 Ronald Acuña, Jr. RC
- 52 Anthony Rizzo
- 53 Freddie Freeman
- 54 Ozzie Albies RC
- 55 Willy Adames RC
- 56 Francisco Mejia RC
- 57 Nolan Arenado
- 58 Giancarlo Stanton
- 59 Clayton Kershaw
- 60 Scott Kingery RC
- 61 Corey Kluber
- 62 Brian Anderson RC
- 63 Max Scherzer
- 64 Paul Goldschmidt
- 65 Mike Trout
- 66 Javier Baez
- 67 Christian Yelich
- 68 Whit Merrifield
- 69 Blake Snell
- 70 Noah Syndergaard
Top Prospects
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NOTE: Copies of card #TP-28 have yet to surface. We believe it was pulled from production.
- TP-1 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
- TP-2 Mitch Keller
- TP-3 Kyle Tucker
- TP-4 Michael Kopech
- TP-5 Austin Riley
- TP-6 Jo Adell
- TP-7 Eloy Jimenez
- TP-8 Alec Bohm
- TP-9 Logan Gilbert
- TP-10 Justus Sheffield
- TP-11 Sixto Sanchez
- TP-12 Connor Scott
- TP-13 Brendan Rodgers
- TP-14 Jonathan India
- TP-15 Jarred Kelenic
- TP-16 Nick Madrigal
- TP-17 Matthew Liberatore
- TP-18 Royce Lewis
- TP-19 Taylor Trammell
- TP-20 Travis Swaggerty
- TP-21 Grayson Rodriguez
- TP-22 Alek Thomas
- TP-23 Ryan Weathers
- TP-24 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- TP-25 Brendan McKay
- TP-26 Jordyn Adams
- TP-27 Jordan Groshans
- TP-29 Triston Casas
- TP-30 Casey Mize
Parallels
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All 70 base cards and all 29 Top Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
Inserts
[edit]NOTE: All inserts are Refractors and available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Atomic Refractor
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
1998 Best Performers
[edit]
- 98BP-AB Alec Bohm
- 98BP-AM Austin Meadows
- 98BP-AR Anthony Rizzo
- 98BP-ARO Alex Rodriguez
- 98BP-BM Brendan McKay
- 98BP-BS Brady Singer
- 98BP-BT Brice Turang
- 98BP-CM Casey Mize
- 98BP-CSC Connor Scott
- 98BP-DG Didi Gregorius
- 98BP-EF Estevan Florial
- 98BP-FL Francisco Lindor
- 98BP-GM Greg Maddux
- 98BP-GR Grayson Rodriguez
- 98BP-GT Gleyber Torres
- 98BP-HG Hunter Greene
- 98BP-JA Jordyn Adams
- 98BP-JAD Jo Adell
- 98BP-JC Jose Canseco
- 98BP-JG Jordan Groshans
- 98BP-JI Jonathan India
- 98BP-JK Jarred Kelenic
- 98BP-JS Juan Soto
- 98BP-KB Kris Bryant
- 98BP-ML Matthew Liberatore
- 98BP-MM Mark McGwire
- 98BP-MT Mike Trout
- 98BP-NM Nick Madrigal
- 98BP-NN Noah Naylor
- 98BP-OA Ozzie Albies
- 98BP-PM Pedro Martinez
- 98BP-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- 98BP-RC Roger Clemens
- 98BP-RH Rhys Hoskins
- 98BP-RJ Randy Johnson
- 98BP-RL Royce Lewis
- 98BP-RW Ryan Weathers
- 98BP-SO Shohei Ohtani
- 98BP-TS Travis Swaggerty
- 98BP-WA Willy Adames
Early Indications
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- EI-1 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- EI-2 Keston Hiura
- EI-3 Luis Robert
- EI-4 Brandon Marsh
- EI-5 Cristian Pache
- EI-6 Jose Siri
- EI-7 Brendan McKay
- EI-8 Hunter Greene
- EI-9 Franklin Perez
- EI-10 Brent Rooker
- EI-11 Jeter Downs
- EI-12 Kevin Kramer
- EI-13 Estevan Florial
- EI-14 MacKenzie Gore
- EI-15 Jeren Kendall
- EI-16 Pavin Smith
- EI-17 Corbin Burnes
- EI-18 Jesus Luzardo
- EI-19 Carter Kieboom
- EI-20 Keibert Ruiz
- EI-21 Jo Adell
- EI-22 Jose Albertos
- EI-23 Justin Williams
- EI-24 Heliot Ramos
- EI-25 Yordan Alvarez
- EI-26 Colton Welker
- EI-27 Luis Urias
- EI-28 Adbert Alzolay
- EI-29 Michel Baez
- EI-30 Royce Lewis
Neophyte Sensations
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- NS-AR Amed Rosario
- NS-GT Gleyber Torres
- NS-JS Juan Soto
- NS-MA Miguel Andujar
- NS-OA Ozzie Albies
- NS-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- NS-RD Rafael Devers
- NS-RH Rhys Hoskins
- NS-SO Shohei Ohtani
- NS-WB Walker Buehler
Power Producers
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- PP-AB Alec Bohm
- PP-AJ Aaron Judge
- PP-AR Anthony Rizzo
- PP-BH Bryce Harper
- PP-BM Brendan McKay
- PP-EJ Eloy Jimenez
- PP-GT Gleyber Torres
- PP-JA Jo Adell
- PP-JAL Jose Altuve
- PP-JK Jarred Kelenic
- PP-JS Juan Soto
- PP-KL Kyle Lewis
- PP-MT Mike Trout
- PP-NG Nolan Gorman
- PP-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- PP-RH Rhys Hoskins
- PP-SO Shohei Ohtani
- PP-TC Triston Casas
- PP-TL Trevor Larnach
- PP-VGJ Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
Autographs
[edit]Best of 2018 Early Form Autographs
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Each Best of 2018 Early Form Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial–numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- B18-AA Adbert Alzolay
- B18-AAL Aramis Ademan
- B18-ABO Alec Bohm
- B18-AG Andres Gimenez
- B18-AJ Aaron Judge
- B18-AM Austin Meadows
- B18-AR Anthony Rizzo
- B18-ARO Amed Rosario
- B18-AS Anthony Seigler
- B18-AT Alek Thomas
- B18-AV Alex Verdugo
- B18-BG Brusdar Graterol
- B18-BM Brendan McKay
- B18-BMA Brandon Marsh
- B18-BSN Brady Singer
- B18-BSN Blake Snell
- B18-BT Brice Turang
- B18-CF Clint Frazier
- B18-CK Carter Kieboom
- B18-CM Casey Mize
- B18-CP Cristian Pache
- B18-CSC Connor Scott
- B18-CV Christian Villanueva
- B18-CW Colton Welker
- B18-CWI Cole Winn
- B18-DL Daniel Lynch
- B18-EF Estevan Florial
- B18-EH Ethan Hankins
- B18-EW Evan White
- B18-FP Franklin Perez
- B18-FR Fernando Romero
- B18-FT Fernando Tatis, Jr.
- B18-GR Grayson Rodriguez
- B18-HG Hunter Greene
- B18-HR Heliot Ramos
- B18-JA Jose Altuve
- B18-JAD Jo Adell
- B18-JAD Jordyn Adams
- B18-JALEI Jose Albertos
- B18-JD Jeter Downs
- B18-JG Jordan Groshans
- B18-JH Jordan Hicks
- B18-JI Jonathan India
- B18-JK Jeren Kendall
- B18-JKE Jarred Kelenic
- B18-JL Jesus Luzardo
- B18-JS Jose Siri
- B18-JSO Juan Soto
- B18-JST Josh Stowers
- B18-JW Justin Williams
- B18-KB Kris Bryant
- B18-KD Khris Davis
- B18-KH Keston Hiura
- B18-KK Kevin Kramer
- B18-KR Keibert Ruiz
- B18-KRO Josh Breaux
- B18-LE Luis Escobar
- B18-LG Logan Gilbert
- B18-LR Luis Robert
- B18-LU Luis Urias
- B18-MD Mason Denaburg
- B18-MG MacKenzie Gore
- B18-ML Matthew Liberatore
- B18-MO Matt Olson
- B18-MT Mike Trout
- B18-NG Nolan Gorman
- B18-NH Nico Hoerner
- B18-NM Nick Madrigal
- B18-NN Noah Naylor
- B18-NSC Nick Schnell
- B18-OA Ozzie Albies
- B18-PD Paul DeJong
- B18-PS Pavin Smith
- B18-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- B18-RAD Riley Adams
- B18-RL Royce Lewis
- B18-RR Ryan Rolison
- B18-RW Ryan Weathers
- B18-SA Sandy Alcantara
- B18-SK Scott Kingery
- B18-SM Shane McClanahan
- B18-SO Shohei Ohtani
- B18-TC Triston Casas
- B18-TL Trevor Larnach
- B18-TST Trevor Stephan
- B18-VR Victor Robles
- B18-YA Yordan Alvarez
1998 Best Performers Autographs
[edit]
Each 1998 Best Performers Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial–numbered to 25 copies)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
NOTES
- Card #SO is unavailable in the Gold or Atomic Refractors.
- Cards #KB and #MT are unavailable in the Gold Refractor.
- 98BPA-AB Alec Bohm 100
- 98BPA-AM Austin Meadows 100
- 98BPA-AT Alek Thomas 150
- 98BPA-BM Brendan McKay 100
- 98BPA-BS Brady Singer 150
- 98BPA-CM Casey Mize 75
- 98BPA-CP Cristian Pache 150
- 98BPA-CSC Connor Scott 150
- 98BPA-CW Cole Winn 150
- 98BPA-CWE Colton Welker 150
- 98BPA-EF Estevan Florial 150
- 98BPA-GR Grayson Rodriguez 150
- 98BPA-HG Hunter Greene 100
- 98BPA-JA Jordyn Adams 150
- 98BPA-JG Jordan Groshans 150
- 98BPA-JI Jonathan India 100
- 98BPA-JK Jarred Kelenic 100
- 98BPA-JS Juan Soto 100
- 98BPA-KB Kris Bryant 50
- 98BPA-KR Keibert Ruiz 100
- 98BPA-LG Logan Gilbert 150
- 98BPA-LR Luis Robert 150
- 98BPA-ML Matthew Liberatore 150
- 98BPA-MT Mike Trout 30
- 98BPA-NG Nolan Gorman 150
- 98BPA-NM Nick Madrigal 100
- 98BPA-NN Noah Naylor 150
- 98BPA-OA Ozzie Albies 100
- 98BPA-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr. 50
- 98BPA-RL Royce Lewis 75
- 98BPA-RW Ryan Weathers 150
- 98BPA-SK Scott Kingery 100
- 98BPA-SO Shohei Ohtani 10
- 98BPA-TC Triston Casas 150
- 98BPA-TS Travis Swaggerty 150
Early Indications Autographs
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Each Early Indications Autograph is serial-numbered to 100 copies and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial–numbered to 25 copies)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
- EIA-AA Adbert Alzolay
- EIA-BM Brendan McKay
- EIA-CK Carter Kieboom
- EIA-CP Cristian Pache
- EIA-CW Colton Welker
- EIA-EF Estevan Florial
- EIA-FP Franklin Perez
- EIA-HG Hunter Greene
- EIA-HR Heliot Ramos
- EIA-JA Jo Adell
- EIA-JAL Jose Albertos
- EIA-JK Jeren Kendall
- EIA-JL Jesus Luzardo
- EIA-JS Jose Siri
- EIA-JW Justin Williams
- EIA-KH Keston Hiura
- EIA-KR Keibert Ruiz
- EIA-LR Luis Robert
- EIA-LU Luis Urias
- EIA-MB Michel Baez
- EIA-MG MacKenzie Gore
- EIA-PS Pavin Smith
- EIA-RL Royce Lewis
- EIA-YA Yordan Alvarez
Neophyte Sensations Autographs
[edit]Each Neophyte Sensations Autograph is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
NOTE: Card #NS-SO is serial-numbered to 50 copies.
- NS-AR Amed Rosario
- NS-JS Juan Soto
- NS-MA Miguel Andujar
- NS-OA Ozzie Albies
- NS-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- NS-RH Rhys Hoskins
- NS-SO Shohei Ohtani
- NS-WB Walker Buehler
Power Producers Autographs
[edit]
Each Power Producers Autograph is also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.
- PP-AB Alec Bohm 99
- PP-AR Anthony Rizzo 35
- PP-BM Brendan McKay 50
- PP-JA Jo Adell 99
- PP-JAL Jose Altuve 40
- PP-JK Jared Kelenic 99
- PP-JS Juan Soto 99
- PP-NG Nolan Gorman 99
- PP-RAJ Ronald Acuña, Jr. 40
- PP-RH Rhys Hoskins 75
- PP-SO Shohei Ohtani 15
- PP-TC Triston Casas 99
- PP-TL Trevor Larnach 99
Dual Autographs
[edit]Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Atomic Refractor (serial–numbered to ten)
- Superfractor (one-of-one)
- DA-AA Jose Albertos / Adbert Alzolay
- DA-AAL Ronald Acuña, Jr. / Ozzie Albies
- DA-AM Brandon Marsh / Jo Adell
- DA-BR Anthony Rizzo / Kris Bryant
- DA-GM Brendan McKay / Hunter Greene
- DA-JJ Aaron Judge / Derek Jeter
- DA-TO Mike Trout / Shohei Ohtani
- DA-VR Keibert Ruiz / Alex Verdugo
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