The Daily: 2004 Bowman Chrome Draft AFLAC Autograph Refractors Andrew McCutchen
The Card: 2004 Bowman Chrome Draft AFLAC Autograph Refractors Andrew McCutchen #AA-AM /125
If you’re a Pittsburgh Pirates fan, you were probably still mourning the loss of Gerrit Cole when word of Andrew McCutchen being traded to San Francisco came down. If you’re a Giants fan, you’re probably happy San Francisco was finally able to close a big deal. They’d been in the thick of the rumor mill for several deals this off-season, including Giancarlo Stanton but nothing major had come to pass until now.
In Pittsburgh, it’s the end of an era. The 2013 National League MVP had been the face of the franchise for years. He’d been their biggest star since Barry Bonds. And now, like Bonds, he’s off to the Giants.
Not only was McCutchen a great player on the field, but an active member of the community. So much so that his contributions were honored with the 2015 Roberto Clemente Award by Major League Baseball.
Those who pulled one of the Gold Refractor redemptions were given the option of opting for a set of four Refractor Autographs. McCutchen was one of them. Numbered to 125 copies, it’s not an easy card to find.
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