2015 Bowman Draft autographs checklist and breakdown

By Ryan Cracknell | Hobby Editor

It started with Dansby Swanson and Brendan Rodgers, two of the top three picks in the 2015 MLB Draft. As you go through the 2015 Bowman Draft Baseball autograph, it becomes clear that top picks are the focus.

The final list of 2015 Bowman Chrome Draft Autographs has 60 cards, just over half of which are 2015 first round picks. This includes eight of the top ten picks and 17 of the first 20. Autographs of all but five of the players taken in the first round are included in the product.

Another theme on the checklist is MLB bloodlines. A handful of signers have fathers who were notable major leaguers. They include Tate Matheny, Mariano Rivera, Tyler Nevin and Conor Biggio.

The majority of the autographs in 2015 Bowman Draft Baseball are Chrome Draft Picks. Usually, these are the first signed cards players have in their MLB uniforms. Collectors can expect on-card signatures and lots of Refractor parallels.

Below is the full 2015 Bowman Draft Baseball Chrome Draft Picks Autographs as well as some vitals and a link to their MiLB page in case you want to learn more about them now or in the future.

If you’re a team collector or considering getting in on some group breaks, we’ve also included team counts. The only team not to have at least one autograph in this part of the set is Toronto. Atlanta, Colorado and the Yankees have the most with four each.

2015 Bowman Chrome Draft Autographs Checklist

BCA-AB Andrew Benintendi

Boston Red Sox, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (7th overall)
DOB: July 6, 1994
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BCA-AR Ashe Russell

Kansas City Royals, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (21st overall)
DOB: August 28, 1996
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BCA-ARI Austin Riley

Atlanta Braves, 3B
Drafted: 2015, CBA round (41st overall)
DOB: April 2, 1997
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BCA-ASM Austin Smith

San Diego Padres, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: July 9, 1996
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BCA-ASU Andrew Suarez

San Francisco Giants, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: September 11, 1992
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BCA-AY Alex Young

Arizona Diamondbacks, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: September 9, 1993
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BCA-BB Beau Burrows

Detroit Tigers, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (22nd overall)
DOB: September 18, 1996
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BCA-BL Brett Lilek

Miami Marlins, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: August 10, 1993
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BCA-BR Brendan Rodgers

Colorado Rockies, SS
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (3rd overall)
DOB: August 9, 1996
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BCA-CB Chris Betts

Tampa Bay Rays, C
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: March 10, 1997

BCA-CBI Conor Biggio

Houston Astros, OF
Drafted: 2015, 34th round
DOB: January 7, 1993

BCA-CF Carson Fulmer

Chicago White Sox, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (8th overall)
DOB: December 13, 1993
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BCA-CG Cam Gibson

Detroit Tigers, OF
Drafted: 2015, 5th round
DOB: February 12, 1994
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BCA-CP Cody Ponce

Milwaukee Brewers, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: April 25, 1994
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BCA-CS Chris Shaw

San Francisco Giants, 1B
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (31st overall)
DOB: October 20, 1993
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BCA-CST Christin Stewart

Detroit Tigers, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (34th overall)
DOB: December 10, 1993
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BCA-DD Donnie Dewees

Chicago Cubs, OF
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: September 29, 1993
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BCA-DF Drew Finley

New York Yankees, P
Drafted: 2015, 3rd round
DOB: July 10, 1996
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BCA-DL Desmond Lindsay

New York Mets, OF
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: January 15, 1997
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BCA-DS Dansby Swanson

Arizona Diamondbacks, SS
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (1st overall)
DOB: February 11, 1994
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BCA-DST D.J. Stewart

Baltimore Orioles, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (25th overall)
DOB: November 30, 1993
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BCA-DT Dillon Tate

Texas Rangers, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (4th overall)
DOB: May 1, 1994
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BCA-EJ Eric Jenkins

Texas Rangers, OF
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: January 30, 1997
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BCA-GW Garrett Whitley

Tampa Bay Rays, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (13th overall)
DOB: March 13, 1997
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BCA-IH Ian Happ

Chicago Cubs, OF
Drafted: August 12, 1994
DOB: 2015, 1st round (9th overall)
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BCA-JD Jeff Degano

New York Yankees, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: October 30, 1992
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BCA-JH Juan Hillman

Cleveland Indians, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: May 15, 1997
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BCA-JK James Kaprielian

New York Yankees, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (16th overall)
DOB: March 2, 1994
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BCA-JN Josh Naylor

Miami Marlins, 1B
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (12th overall)
DOB: June 22, 1997
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BCA-JNI Jacob Nix

San Diego Padres, P
Drafted: 2015, 3rd round
DOB: January 9, 1996
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BCA-JW Jake Woodford

St. Louis Cardinals, P
Drafted: 2015, CBA round
DOB: October 28, 1996
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BCA-KA Kolby Allard

Atlanta Braves, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (14th overall)
DOB: August 13, 1997
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BCA-KH Kyle Holder

New York Yankees, SS
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (30th overall)
DOB: May 25, 1994
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BCA-KHA Ke’Bryan Hayes

Pittsburgh Pirates, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (32nd overall)
DOB: January 28, 1997
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BCA-KN Kevin Newman

Pittsburgh Pirates, SS
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (19th overall)
DOB: August 4, 1993
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BCA-KT Kyle Tucker

Houston Astros, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (5th overall)
DOB: January 17, 1997
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BCA-LH Lucas Herbert

Atlanta Braves, C
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: November 28, 1996
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BCA-MM Michael Matuella

Texas Rangers, P
Drafted: 2015, 3rd round
DOB: June 3, 1994
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BCA-MR Mariano Rivera

Washington Nationals, P
Drafted: 2015, 4th round
DOB: October 4, 1993
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BCA-MS Michael Soroka

Atlanta Braves, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (28th overall)
DOB: August 4, 1997
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BCA-MW Mike Nikorak

Colorado Rockies, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (27th overall)
DOB: September 16, 1996
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BCA-MWO Max Wotell

New York Mets, P
Drafted: 2015, 3rd round
DOB: September 13, 1996
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BCA-NK Nathan Kirby

Milwaukee Brewers, P
Drafted: 2015, CBA round
DOB: November 23, 1993
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BCA-NN Nick Neidert

Seattle Mariners, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: November 20, 1996
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BCA-NP Nick Plummer

St. Louis Cardinals, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (23rd overall)
DOB: July 31, 1996
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BCA-NW Nolan Watson

Kansas City Royals, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (33rd overall)
DOB: January 25, 1997
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BCA-PB Phil Bickford

San Francisco Giants, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (18th overall)
DOB: July 10, 1995
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BCA-PL Peter Lambert

Colorado Rockies, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: April 18, 1997
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BCA-RM Richie Martin

Oakland Athletics, SS
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (20th overall)
DOB: December 22, 1994
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BCA-RMO Ryan Mountcastle

Baltimore Orioles, SS
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (36th overall)
DOB: February 18, 1997
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BCA-SK Scott Kingery

Philadelphia Phillies, 2B
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: April 29, 1994
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BCA-TC Trent Clark

Milwaukee Brewers, OF
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (15th overall)
DOB: November 1, 1996
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BCA-TE Thomas Eshelman

Houston Astros, P
Drafted: 2015, 2nd round
DOB: June 20, 1994
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BCA-TJ Tyler Jay

Minnesota Twins, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (6th overall)
DOB: April 19, 1994
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BCA-TMA Tate Matheny

Boston Red Sox, OF
Drafted: 2015, 4th round
DOB: February 9, 1994
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BCA-TN Tyler Nevin

Colorado Rockies, 3B
Drafted: 2015, CBA round
DOB: May 29, 1997
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BCA-TR Tanner Rainey

Cincinnati Reds, P
Drafted: 2015, CBB round
DOB: December 25, 1992
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BCA-TS Tyler Stephenson

Cincinnati Reds, C
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (11th overall)
DOB: August 16, 1996
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BCA-TW Taylor Ward

Los Angeles Angels, C
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (26th overall)
DOB: December 14, 1993
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BCA-WP Walker Buehler

Los Angeles Dodgers, P
Drafted: 2015, 1st round (24th overall)
DOB: July 28, 1994
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2015 MLB Draft 1st Round Picks

Here’s a full list of all the first round picks from the 2015 MLB Draft. We’ve highlighted the names of players with 2015 Bowman Draft Baseball autographs in bold for easy visual reference.

1. Dansby Swanson, Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
3. Brendan Rodgers, Colorado Rockies
4. Dillon Tate, Texas Rangers
5. Kyle Tucker, Houston Astros
6. Tyler Jay, Minnesota Twins
7. Andrew Bentintendi, Boston Red Sox
8. Carson Fulmer, Chicago White Sox
9. Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs
10 Cornelius Randolph, Philadelphia Phillies
11. Tyler Stephenson, Cincinnati Reds
12. Josh Naylor, Miami Marlins
13. Garrett Whitley, Tampa Bay Rays
14. Kolby Allard, Atlanta Braves
15. Trent Clark, Milwaukee Brewers
16. James Kaprielian, New York Yankees
17. Brady Aiken, Cleveland Indians
18. Phil Bickford, San Francisco Giants
19. Kevin Newman, Pittsburgh Pirates
20. Richie Martin, Oakland Athletics
21. Ashe Russell, Kansas City Royals
22. Beau Burrows, Detroit Tigers
23. Nick Plummer, St. Louis Cardinals
24. Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers
25. D.J. Stewart, Baltimore Orioles
26. Taylor Ward, Los Angeles Angels
27. Mike Nikorak, Colorado Rockies
28. Michael Soroka, Atlanta Braves
29. Jon Harris, Toronto Blue Jays
30. Kyle Holder, New York Yankees
31. Chris Shaw, San Francisco Giants
32. Ke’Bryan Hayes, Pittsburgh Pirates
33. Nolan Watson, Kansas City Royals
34. Christin Stewart, Detroit Tigers
35. Kyle Funkhouser, Los Angeles Dodgers
36. Ryan Mountcastle, Baltimore Orioles

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