![]() It may backfire this year when the USA checklist is filled with a lot of unrecognizable names. I think Topps read that as a desire for more USA cards. For the last two years, these cards were desirable because of the big names in them (Strasburg, Harper, Cole, etc). There's also a lot of focus on the USA cards, autographed and non-autographed. Now, Leaf did beat Bowman Draft to the market with two 2011 draft sets (Metal Draft and Valiant) that had deeper checklists (cough, Rendon, cough), but the Bowman Chrome autos are still king as reflected by eBay prices. ![]() ![]() The 2011 draft class was praised as one of the deepest in a long time, and 2011 Bowman Draft has a good sampling of autographs from some of the biggest names, including Bauer, Starling, Gray, Springer, Swihart, Bundy, Bradley, Wong and more. Maybe it's time to drop the non-chrome and focus solely on the Chrome? Checklist: 4.7/5.0 Why do they still exist? Sure, I understand Topps' desire for retail autos that differ from hobby autographs but when the base cards mirror the Chrome base cards, it seems a lot of wasted time and money. My biggest complaint with the design though is the base Bowman cards. That killed my enjoyment of 2011 Bowman Chrome, so I was leery going into this one. However, a free slab for a great up-and-comer is a great offer.Īnd there are no Bowman bends this time around. Topps has united with PSA to allow those who pull the cards to get them slabbed for free, which adds value, but it is value-added due to a mistake. Somehow, they did not get numbered, which unfortunately opens up the secondary market to potential fraud. Even better, the disclaimer on the back of the patch confirms the patch actually came from the 2011 Futures game. The Futures patches, especially the jumbo patches, are noteworthy. ![]() The semi-transparent, white signing-surface is just large enough to show off the signature without breaking up the continuity of the image on the card. I said it before, it's a very impressive design.īut really, a lot of the excitement for this product comes from the autographs, which also continue the quality design from Bowman Chrome. 2011 Bowman Draft continues with a decent base prospect card design. ![]()
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