2015 Finest
Description
2015 Finest is a 111-card set released the week of June 10. For the first time in five years, the base set will feature short-printed base cards and each six-pack mini box will yield an autograph.
Distribution
Two, six-pack mini boxes per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50 per mini box). Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 111 | - | ? |
| short set | 100 | - | 5:1 |
| SPs | 11 | - | ? |
| Refractor | 100 | - | ? |
| Black Refractor | 100 | - | ? |
| Prism Refractor | 100 | - | ? |
| Purple Refractor | 100 | 250 | 1:12 |
| Blue Refractor | 100 | 150 | 1:24 |
| Green Refractor | 100 | 99 | 1:30 |
| Gold Refractor | 100 | 50 | 1:60 |
| Orange Refractor | 100 | 25 | 1:114 |
| Red Refractor | 100 | 5 | 1:552 |
| SuperFractor | 100 | one-of-one | 1:2754 |
| Printing Plates | 100 | four for each | 1:684 |
| SP Refractor | 11 | 25 | 1:1098 |
| SP Red Refractor | 11 | 5 | 1:5442 |
| SP SuperFractor | 11 | one-of-one | 1:26,112 |
| Generations | 50 | - | ? |
| Generations Refractor | 50 | 25 | 1:222 |
| Generations Red Refractor | 50 | 5 | 1:1098 |
| Generations SuperFractor | 50 | one-of-one | 1:5442 |
| Firsts | 10 | - | ? |
| Firsts Refractor | 10 | 25 | 1:1098 |
| Firsts Red Refractor | 10 | 5 | 1:5442 |
| Firsts SuperFractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:26,112 |
| Derek Jeter Career Die-Cut | 10 | - | ? |
| Derek Jeter Career Die-Cut Refractor | 10 | 25 | 1:1098 |
| Derek Jeter Career Die-Cut Red Refractor | 10 | 5 | 1:5442 |
| Derek Jeter Career Die-Cut SuperFractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:26,112 |
| 1995 Finest | 20 | - | ? |
| 1995 Finest Refractor | 20 | 25 | 1:552 |
| 1995 Finest Red Refractor | 20 | 5 | 1:2754 |
| 1995 Finest SuperFractor | 20 | one-of-one | 1:13,746 |
| Autograph | 48 | - | ? |
| Autograph Blue Refractor | 48 | 150 | 1:42 |
| Autograph Green Refractor | 48 | 99 | 1:60 |
| Autograph Gold Refractor | 48 | 50 | 1:114 |
| Autograph Orange Refractor | 48 | 25 | 1:192 |
| Autograph Red Refractor | 48 | 5 | 1:948 |
| Autograph SuperFractor | 48 | one-of-one | 1:4752 |
| Autograph Printing Plates | 48 | four for each | 1:1182 |
| Generations Autograph | 18 | 25 | 1:732 |
| Firsts Autograph | 6 | - | 1:150 |
| Firsts Autograph Blue Refractor | 6 | 150 | 1:264 |
| Firsts Autograph Green Refractor | 6 | 99 | 1:396 |
| Firsts Autograph Gold Refractor | 6 | 50 | 1:788 |
| Firsts Autograph Orange Refractor | 6 | 25 | 1:1566 |
| Firsts Autograph Red Refractor | 6 | 5 | 1:7680 |
| Firsts Autograph SuperFractor | 6 | one-of-one | 1:37,308 |
| Firsts Autograph Printing Plates | 6 | four for each | 1:9672 |
| Greats Autograph | 16 | - | 1:174 |
| Greats Autograph Gold Refractor | 16 | 50 | 1:366 |
| Greats Autograph Orange Refractor | 16 | 25 | 1:732 |
| Greats Autograph Red Refractor | 16 | 5 | 1:3630 |
| Greats Autograph SuperFractor | 16 | one-of-one | 1:17,412 |
| Greats Autograph Printing Plates | 16 | four for each | 1:4584 |
| Affiliations Autograph | 9 | 50 | 1:552 |
| Affiliations Autograph Red Refractor | 9 | 5 | 1:5442 |
| Affiliations Autograph SuperFractor | 9 | one-of-one | 1:26,1112 |
| Autographed Rookie Redemptions | 3 | 99 | 1:924 |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Albert Pujols
- 2 Christian Yelich
- 3 Cory Spangenberg RC
- 4 Mike Foltynewicz RC
- 5 Miguel Cabrera
- 6 Jonathan Lucroy
- 7 Dustin Pedroia
- 8 Samuel Tuivailala RC
- 9 Hanley Ramirez
- 10 Joe Mauer
- 11 David Ortiz
- 12 Michael Taylor RC
- 13 Clayton Kershaw
- 14 Dalton Pompey RC
- 15 Eric Hosmer
- 16 Jose Abreu
- 17 Troy Tulowitzki
- 18 Andrelton Simmons
- 19 Giancarlo Stanton
- 20 Jose Pirela RC
- 21 Joc Pederson RC
- 22 Buster Posey
- 23 Josh Reddick
- 24 Matt Barnes RC
- 25 Stephen Strasburg
- 26 David Peralta
- 27 Jose Altuve
- 28 Starling Marte
- 29 Yu Darvish
- 30 Jason Heyward
- 31 Jose Fernandez
- 32 Kyle Seager
- 33 Michael Brantley
- 34 Yoenis Cespedes
- 35 Gregory Polanco
- 36 Daniel Norris RC
- 37 Jorge Soler RC
- 38 Nelson Cruz
- 39 Buck Farmer RC
- 40 Alex Gordon
- 41 Yordano Ventura
- 42 Bryce Harper
- 43 Chris Sale
- 44 Javier Baez RC
- 45 Jacoby Ellsbury
- 46 Cole Hamels
- 47 Joey Votto
- 48 Anthony Ranaudo RC
- 49 Christian Walker RC
- 50 Rymer Liriano RC
- 51 Freddie Freeman
- 52 Josh Harrison
- 53 Justin Verlander
- 54 Koji Uehara
- 55 Evan Longoria
- 56 Anthony Rendon
- 57 Kolten Wong
- 58 Brandon Phillips
- 59 Elvis Andrus
- 60 Rusney Castillo RC
- 61 Manny Machado
- 62 Madison Bumgarner
- 63 David Wright
- 64 Anthony Rizzo
- 65 Josh Donaldson
- 66 Phil Hughes
- 67 Felix Hernandez
- 68 Mike Trout
- 69 Salvador Perez
- 70 Brandon Finnegan RC
- 71 Brandon Crawford
- 72 Edwin Escobar RC
- 73 Max Scherzer
- 74 Adam Jones
- 75 Carlos Gonzalez
- 76 Adrian Gonzalez
- 77 Maikel Franco RC
- 78 Daniel Corcino RC
- 79 Jake Lamb RC
- 80 Julio Teheran
- 81 Matt Carpenter
- 82 Trevor May RC
- 83 Yasiel Puig
- 84 Chase Utley
- 85 Gary Brown RC
- 86 Jose Bautista
- 87 CC Sabathia
- 88 George Springer
- 89 Matt Kemp
- 90 Yimi Garcia RC
- 91 Dilson Herrera RC
- 92 Jacob deGrom
- 93 Zack Wheeler
- 94 Sonny Gray
- 95 Charlie Blackmon
- 96 Masahiro Tanaka
- 97 Joe Panik
- 98 Corey Kluber
- 99 Kennys Vargas
- 100 Matt Adams
SPs
- 101 Josh Hamilton SP
- 102 Wil Myers SP
- 103 Adam Wainwright SP
- 104 Edwin Encarnacion SP
- 105 Adrian Beltre SP
- 106 Andrew McCutchen SP
- 107 Paul Goldschmidt SP
- 108 Ryan Braun SP
- 109 Mark Teixeira SP
- 110 Robinson Cano SP
- 111 Kris Bryant SP RC
Parallels
Refractors
All 100 short-set base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Prism 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 five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
SP Refractors
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All 111 SPs (cards #101-#111) are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Black "Hot Box" Refractors
All 100 short-set cards are available in a Black Refractor. Black Refractors are exclusive to randomly inserted "Hot Boxes" where every base card has been replaced with a Black Refractor.
Inserts
All inserts are also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Generations
- FG-01 Stan Musial
- FG-02 Tom Glavine
- FG-03 Steve Carlton
- FG-04 Ozzie Smith
- FG-05 Ernie Banks
- FG-06 Frank Robinson
- FG-07 Barry Larkin
- FG-08 Chipper Jones
- FG-09 Mike Schmidt
- FG-10 Rickey Henderson
- FG-11 Mark McGwire
- FG-12 Nolan Ryan
- FG-13 Cal Ripken, Jr.
- FG-14 Roger Clemens
- FG-15 Mike Piazza
- FG-16 Sandy Koufax
- FG-17 Johnny Bench
- FG-18 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- FG-19 Tom Seaver
- FG-20 Robin Yount
- FG-21 Phil Niekro
- FG-22 Juan Marichal
- FG-23 Bo Jackson
- FG-24 Frank Thomas
- FG-25 Mariano Rivera
- FG-26 Lou Brock
- FG-27 Orlando Cepeda
- FG-28 Dennis Eckersley
- FG-29 Luis Aparicio
- FG-30 Andre Dawson
- FG-31 Rod Carew
- FG-32 Alex Rodriguez
- FG-33 Randy Johnson
- FG-34 Albert Pujols
- FG-35 Greg Maddux
- FG-36 Tony Gwynn
- FG-37 Chase Utley
- FG-38 Derek Jeter
- FG-39 Wade Boggs
- FG-40 Joe Morgan
- FG-41 Willie Mays
- FG-42 Clayton Kershaw
- FG-43 Mike Trout
- FG-44 Cole Hamels
- FG-45 David Price
- FG-46 Andrew McCutchen
- FG-47 Adrian Beltre
- FG-48 Giancarlo Stanton
- FG-49 Miguel Cabrera
- FG-50 Robinson Cano
Firsts
- FF-1 Joc Pederson
- FF-2 Maikel Franco
- FF-3 Anthony Ranaudo
- FF-4 Dalton Pompey
- FF-5 Brandon Finnegan
- FF-6 Javier Baez
- FF-7 Jorge Soler
- FF-8 Daniel Norris
- FF-9 Trevor May
- FF-10 Rusney Castillo
Derek Jeter Career Die-Cut
This would be the first of an annual series paying tribute to a recently retired player of the Finest era.
- JETER-1 Derek Jeter
- JETER-2 Derek Jeter
- JETER-3 Derek Jeter
- JETER-4 Derek Jeter
- JETER-5 Derek Jeter
- JETER-6 Derek Jeter
- JETER-7 Derek Jeter
- JETER-8 Derek Jeter
- JETER-9 Derek Jeter
- JETER-10 Derek Jeter
1995 Finest
While this set is done in the style of the 1995 Finest set, it is sequentially-numbered with a "94F-XX" prefix. (Thanks Topps!)
- 94F-01 Clayton Kershaw
- 94F-02 Jose Abreu
- 94F-03 Mike Trout
- 94F-04 Albert Pujols
- 94F-05 Robinson Cano
- 94F-06 Masahiro Tanaka
- 94F-07 Adam Jones
- 94F-08 Freddie Freeman
- 94F-09 Matt Kemp
- 94F-10 David Ortiz
- 94F-11 Brandon Phillips
- 94F-12 Troy Tulowitzki
- 94F-13 Giancarlo Stanton
- 94F-14 Ryan Braun
- 94F-15 David Wright
- 94F-16 Chase Utley
- 94F-17 Madison Bumgarner
- 94F-18 Adrian Beltre
- 94F-19 Max Scherzer
- 94F-20 Jose Bautista
Autographs
Autograph
All Autographs are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- 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 five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- FA-AG Adrian Gonzalez
- FA-AJ Adam Jones
- FA-AR Anthony Rizzo
- FA-BB Bryce Brentz
- FA-BC Brandon Crawford
- FA-BF Buck Farmer
- FA-CK Clayton Kershaw
- FA-CR Carlos Rodon
- FA-CSE Chris Sale
- FA-CSG Cory Spangenberg
- FA-CW Christian Walker
- FA-CY Christian Yelich
- FA-DC Daniel Corcino
- FA-DH Dilson Herrera
- FA-DP Dustin Pedroia
- FA-EE Edwin Escobar
- FA-FF Freddie Freeman
- FA-GB Gary Brown
- FA-GSR George Springer
- FA-HR Hanley Ramirez
- FA-JA Jose Abreu
- FA-JDM Jacob deGrom
- FA-JDN Josh Donaldson
- FA-JF Jose Fernandez
- FA-JL Jake Lamb
- FA-JMN James McCann
- FA-JT Julio Teheran
- FA-JV Joey Votto
- FA-KB Kris Bryant
- FA-KG Kendall Graveman
- FA-KL Kyle Lobstein
- FA-KU Koji Uehara
- FA-KW Kolten Wong
- FA-MA Matt Adams
- FA-MTR Michael Taylor
- FA-MTT Mike Trout
- FA-RB Ryan Braun
- FA-RCA Rusney Castillo
- FA-RCO Robinson Cano
- FA-RL Rymer Liriano
- FA-SG Sonny Gray
- FA-SM Steven Moya
- FA-ST Samuel Tuivailala
- FA-TM Trevor May
- FA-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- FA-XS Xavier Scruggs
- FA-YG Yimi Garcia
- FA-YT Yasmany Tomas
Generations Autograph
- FGA-BL Barry Larkin
- FGA-CJ Chipper Jones
- FGA-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- FGA-DE Dennis Eckersley
- FGA-FR Frank Robinson
- FGA-JB Johnny Bench
- FGA-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- FGA-LB Lou Brock
- FGA-MM Mark McGwire
- FGA-MP Mike Piazza
- FGA-MR Mariano Rivera
- FGA-NR Nolan Ryan
- FGA-OS Ozzie Smith
- FGA-RCS Roger Clemens
- FGA-RH Rickey Henderson
- FGA-SC Steve Carlton
- FGA-SK Sandy Koufax
- FGA-TG Tom Glavine
Firsts Autograph
All Firsts Autographs are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- 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 five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- FFA-BF Brandon Finnegan
- FFA-DP Dalton Pompey
- FFA-JB Javier Baez
- FFA-JP Joc Pederson
- FFA-JS Jorge Soler
- FFA-MF Maikel Franco
Greats Autograph
All Greats Autographs are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractor
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- FGA-BL Barry Larkin
- FGA-CF Carlton Fisk
- FGA-CJ Chipper Jones
- FGA-FR Frank Robinson
- FGA-FT Frank Thomas
- FGA-GM Greg Maddux
- FGA-HA Hank Aaron
- FGA-JB Johnny Bench
- FGA-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- FGA-LB Lou Brock
- FGA-NR Nolan Ryan
- FGA-OS Ozzie Smith
- FGA-RC Roger Clemens
- FGA-RH Rickey Henderson
- FGA-RJ Randy Johnson
- FGA-TG Tom Glavine
Affiliations Autograph
All Affiliations Autographs are serial-numbered to 50 copies and available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
- FAA-BSR Javier Baez / Jorge Soler
- FAA-CP Dustin Pedroia / Robinson Cano
- FAA-GS John Smoltz / Tom Glavine
- FAA-JM Mark McGwire / Reggie Jackson
- FAA-KS Chris Sale / Clayton Kershaw
- FAA-MP Mike Mussina / Jorge Posada
- FAA-RC Rusney Castillo / Hanley Ramirez
- FAA-SD Ryne Sandberg / Andre Dawson
- FAA-TA Jose Abreu / Frank Thomas
Autographed Rookie Redemptions
Each Autographed Rookie Redemption is serial-numbered to 99 copies. Collectors had until May 31st, 2018 to redeem their Rookie Redemption cards.
1 Byron Buxton
2 Joc Pederson
3 Francisco Lindor
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