First look: 2009 Topps Finest Baseball
Topps released images and information for its 2009 Finest set on Thursday — with an autographed Rookie letter patch per mini box.
There will be only two mini boxes per master box this year. Read all the details from Topps after the jump. (Raw from Topps as it’s a busy week here at Beckett HQ.)
AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIE LETTER
PATCH CARDS • ONE PER MINI BOX!
Each card, numbered* to 299 or less, highlights
an autographed letter patch from the last name
of one of 10 rookie subjects!
ON-PATCH AUTOGRAPHS – NO STICKERS!
FINEST MOMENT AUTOGRAPH CARDS
16 players each sign their cards depicting a highlight from the 2008 season.
REFRACTOR PARALLEL CARDS:
X-Fractor: ONE OF ONE!
Red: Numbered* to 75
REFRACTOR PARALLEL CARDS:
White-Framed X-Fractor: ONE OF ONE!
Red: Numbered* to 5
Gold: Numbered* to 10
Blue: Numbered* to 25
Refractor: Numbered* to 75
BASE CARDS
150 Top MLB Veterans and Rookies!
REFRACTOR PARALLEL CARDS
5 PER MINI BOX!
White-Framed X-Fractor: ONE OF ONE!
Red: Numbered* to 25
Gold: Numbered* to 50
Green: Numbered* to 99
Blue: Numbered* to 399
Refractor
ROOKIE CARD REDEMPTION
PROGRAM • ONE PER MASTER BOX!
Get a first look at 10 top 2009 Rookies! Each
rookie is represented with randomly inserted
redemption cards, which can be redeemed for
an actual 2009 rookie card.
NEW! REFRACTOR PARALLEL CARDS:
Gold: Numbered* to 50
Refractor: Numbered* to 199
Update: Here’s a full checklist as released by Topps:
Base Cards
1 Kosuke Fukudome
2 Derek Jeter
3 Evan Longoria
4 Alex Gordon
5 David Wright
6 Ryan Howard
7 Jose Reyes
8 Ryan Braun
9 Hunter Pence
10 Chipper Jones
11 Jimmy Rollins
12 Alfonso Soriano
13 Alex Rodriguez
14 Paul Konerko
15 Dustin Pedroia
16 Brian McCann
17 Ken Griffey
18 Daisuke Matsuzaka
19 Josh Beckett
20 Jorge Posada
21 Nick Markakis
22 Xavier Nady
23 Carlos Pena
24 Grady Sizemore
25 Mark Teixeira
26 Chase Utley
27 Vladimir Guerrero
28 Prince Fielder
29 Brian Roberts
30 Magglio Ordonez
31 Cliff Lee
32 Josh Hamilton
33 Justin Morneau
34 David Ortiz
35 Cole Hamels
36 Edinson Volquez
37 Hanley Ramirez
38 Carlos Zambrano
39 Brett Myers
40 Chien-Ming Wang
41 John Lackey
42 B.J. Upton
43 Gary Sheffield
44 Jake Peavy
45 Carlos Lee
46 Jacoby Ellsbury
47 Francisco Liriano
48 Torii Hunter
49 Eric Chavez
50 Jamie Moyer
51 Ichiro
52 CC Sabathia
53 Matt Holliday
54 Ervin Santana
55 Hideki Matsui
56 Mark Buehrle
57 Johan Santana
58 Francisco Rodriguez
59 Jorge Cantu
60 Joe Mauer
61 Ian Kinsler
62 Joba Chamberlain
63 Stephen Drew
64 J.D. Drew
65 Justin Upton
66 Troy Glaus
67 Chone Figgins
68 David DeJesus
69 Joey Votto
70 Alex Rios
71 Adam Jones
72 Miguel Tejada
73 Michael Young
74 Vernon Wells
75 Tim Lincecum
76 Ryan Zimmerman
77 Nate McLouth
78 Carl Crawford
79 Dan Haren
80 Brandon Webb
81 Tim Hudson
82 Rafael Furcal
83 Ben Sheets
84 Carlos Beltran
85 Lance Berkman
86 Garret Anderson
87 Aramis Ramirez
88 Aubrey Huff
89 Johnny Damon
90 Carlos Quentin
91 Yunel Escobar
92 Scott Kazmir
93 Delmon Young
94 Jermaine Dye
95 Miguel Cabrera
96 Zack Greinke
97 Chris Young
98 Derrek Lee
99 Manny Ramirez
100 Jay Bruce
101 Garrett Atkins
102 Curtis Granderson
103 Adrian Gonzalez
104 Raul Ibanez
105 Roy Halladay
106 Jon Lester
107 Adam Dunn
108 A.J. Burnett
109 Gavin Floyd
110 Russ Martin
111 Dan Uggla
112 Andre Ethier
113 Casey Kotchman
114 Matt Garza
115 Kevin Youkilis
116 Felix Hernandez
117 Rich Harden
118 Roy Oswalt
119 Jason Bay
120 Geovany Soto
121 Ryan Ludwick
122 Joe Saunders
123 Gil Meche
124 Jim Thome
125 Albert Pujols
126 Andrew Carpenter RC
127 Aaron Cunningham RC
128 Phil Coke RC
129 Alcides Escobar RC
130 Dexter Fowler RC
131 Michael Hinckley RC
132 Brad Nelson RC
133 Scott Lewis RC
134 Juan Miranda RC
135 Jason Motte RC
136 Travis Snider RC
137 Wade LeBlanc RC
138 Matt Tuiasosopo RC
139 Humberto Sanchez RC
140 Freddy Sandoval RC
141 Chris Lambert RC
142 John Jaso RC
143 James McDonald RC
144 Luis Valbuena RC
145 Rich Rundles RC
146 Josh Whitesell RC
147 Jeff Baisley RC
148 Ramon Ramirez RC
149 Jason Bourgeois RC
150 Jesus Delgado RC
Finest Moments Autographs
FMA-JR Jose Reyes
FMA-AC Asdrubal Cabrera
FMA-JL Jon Lester
FMA-JB Jay Bruce
FMA-JC Joba Chamberlain
FMA-DW David Wright
FMA-EV Evan Longoria
FMA-AI Akinori Iwamura
FMA-HP Hunter Pence
FMA-RC Robinson Cano
FMA-JBA Jason Bay
FMA-DO David Ortiz
FMA-JT Jim Thome
FMA-JV Joey Votto
FMA-AR Alex Rodriguez
FMA-RH Ryan Howard
Autographed Rookie Letter Patches
151 Mat Gamel
152 Will Venable
153 Michael Bowden
154 Conor Gillaspie
155 Matt Antonelli
156 Greg Golson
157 Kila Ka’aihue
158 Bobby Parnell
159 Gabby Sanchez
160 TBD
Rookie Card Redemption Program
1-10 TBD