Where Are the Tyler White Rookie Cards?
By Ryan Cracknell | Hobby Editor
Trevor Story wasn’t the only rookie to have a stellar first week of the 2016 season. Tyler White might not have hit as many home runs (although he mash three), but the first baseman did hit well over .500. Sure, it’s a pace that can’t be maintained but it has folks taking notice. But if you want to translate that into Tyler White cards, you currently don’t have a lot of options.
Generally speaking, not many 33rd round draft picks get a lot of love in the hobby. That means that very few Tyler White cards existed when he made his MLB debut.
In fact, 2015 Panini Elite Extra Edition was the only product to include Tyler White cards. While these are considered pre-rookie prospect cards, there’s currently nothing else to compare it to.
In addition to a base card, there’s also a Tyler White autograph. All told, between both versions, the Astros infielder has 20 different cards including parallels. Fourteen of these are signed.
Not long before the season started, White’s 2015 Elite Extra Edition autographs could be found for less than $10. By the end of his first week in the majors, the basic versions were consistently selling for $60-100+ on eBay.
As far as MLB cards go, White never cracked a Bowman checklist on his way up through the minors. That means no Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs. His first card in an Astros uniform came in the online-exclusive 2016 Topps Now set. No matter how things pan out in the weeks and months ahead, expect to see lots of Tyler White rookie cards in upcoming 2016 sets from Topps.
In the meantime, here’s a full checklist of all his 2015 Panini Elite Extra Edition cards and parallels.
2015 Panini Elite Extra Edition Tyler White Checklist
2015 Elite Extra Edition Tyler White #75
Parallels:
- Aspirations Die-Cut – /200
- Status Blue Die-Cut – /100
- Status Emerald Die-Cut – /25
- Status Gold Die-Cut – /5
- Status Black Die-Cut – 1/1
2015 Elite Extra Edition Prospect Autographs Tyler White #75
Parallels:
- Aspirations Die-Cut – /100
- Status Purple Die-Cut – /75
- Status Blue Die- Cut – /50
- Red Ink – /25
- Status Emerald Die-Cut – /25
- Green Ink – /10
- Status Orange Die-Cut – /10
- Status Gold Die-Cut – /5
- Printing Plates Black – 1/1
- Printing Plates Cyan – 1/1
- Printing Plates Magenta – 1/1
- Printing Plates Yellow – 1/1
- Status Black Die-Cut – 1/1
Comments? Questions? Contact Ryan Cracknell on Twitter @tradercracks.
This is frustrating: “No matter how things pan out in the weeks and months ahead, expect to see lots of Tyler White rookie cards in upcoming 2016 sets from Topps.” Why can one company have as many RCs as it wants for a player? (I know the definition, and perhaps it should change.) With this basically being a monopoly anyway, I don’t see how they can legitimately be worth anything to anyone that understands economics.