2017 Bowman's Best
Description
2017 Bowman's Best was released December 20th. The base set is 65 cards and is supplemented by a 35-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and an Atomic Refractor parallel.
Distribution
Five cards per pack (MSRP: $10), 12 packs per box. Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 65 | - | ? |
| Top Prospects | 35 | - | ? |
| Refractor | 100 | - | ? |
| Atomic Refractor | 100 | - | 1:12 |
| Purple Refractor | 100 | 250 | ? |
| Blue Refractor | 100 | 150 | ? |
| Green Refractor | 100 | 99 | ? |
| Gold Refractor | 100 | 50 | ? |
| Orange Refractor | 100 | 25 | ? |
| Red Refractor | 100 | 10 | ? |
| SuperFractor | 100 | one-of-one | ? |
| 1997 Best Cuts | 30 | - | ? |
| 1997 Best Cuts Atomic Refractor | 30 | - | ? |
| 1997 Best Cuts Gold Refractor | 30 | 50 | ? |
| 1997 Best Cuts SuperFractor | 30 | one-of-one | ? |
| Baseball America's 2017 Deans List | 40 | - | ? |
| Baseball America's 2017 Deans List Atomic Refractor | 40 | - | ? |
| Baseball America's 2017 Deans List Gold Refractor | 40 | 50 | ? |
| Baseball America's 2017 Deans List SuperFractor | 40 | one-of-one | ? |
| Mirror Image | 20 | - | ? |
| Mirror Image Atomic Refractor | 20 | - | ? |
| Mirror Image Gold Refractor | 20 | 50 | ? |
| Mirror Image SuperFractor | 20 | one-of-one | ? |
| Raking Rookies | 10 | - | ? |
| Raking Rookies Atomic Refractor | 10 | - | ? |
| Raking Rookies Gold Refractor | 10 | 50 | ? |
| Raking Rookies SuperFractor | 10 | one-of-one | ? |
| Best of 2017 Autographs | 87 | - | ? |
| Best of 2017 Autographs Refractor | 87 | - | ? |
| Best of 2017 Autographs Green Refractor | 87 | - | ? |
| Best of 2017 Autographs Gold Refractor | 87 | 50 | ? |
| Best of 2017 Autographs Atomic Refractor | 87 | 25 | ? |
| Best of 2017 Autographs Red Refractor | 87 | 10 | ? |
| Best of 2017 Autographs SuperFractor | 87 | one-of-one | ? |
| Monochrome Autographs | 34 | - | ? |
| Monochrome Autographs Gold Refractor | 34 | 50 | ? |
| Monochrome Autographs Atomic Refractor | 34 | 25 | ? |
| Monochrome Autographs SuperFractor | 34 | one-of-one | ? |
| 1997 Best Cuts Autographs | 18 | ? | ? |
| Baseball America's 2017 Deans List Autographs | 26 | ? | ? |
| Raking Rookies | 8 | ? | ? |
| Dual Autographs | 6 | - | ? |
| Dual Autographs Atomic Refractor | 6 | 10 | ? |
| Dual Autographs SuperFractor | 6 | one-of-one | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Aaron Judge RC
- 2 Max Scherzer
- 3 Tyler Glasnow RC
- 4 Daniel Murphy
- 5 Freddie Freeman
- 6 Alex Reyes RC
- 7 Clayton Kershaw
- 8 Manny Machado
- 9 Jose Altuve
- 10 Corey Seager
- 11 David Dahl RC
- 12 Jose De Leon RC
- 13 Franklin Barreto RC
- 14 Andrew Benintendi RC
- 15 Paul Goldschmidt
- 16 Jose Berrios
- 17 Robinson Cano
- 18 Miguel Sano
- 19 Chris Sale
- 20 Giancarlo Stanton
- 21 Yoan Moncada RC
- 22 Brett Phillips RC
- 23 Miguel Cabrera
- 24 Jose Ramirez
- 25 Mike Trout
- 26 Buster Posey
- 27 Craig Kimbrel
- 28 Nolan Arenado
- 29 Yu Darvish
- 30 Jorge Alfaro RC
- 31 Bryce Harper
- 32 Luke Weaver RC
- 33 Noah Syndergaard
- 34 Christian Arroyo RC
- 35 Anthony Rizzo
- 36 Joey Votto
- 37 Hunter Renfroe RC
- 38 Ian Happ RC
- 39 Charlie Blackmon
- 40 Kenley Jansen
- 41 Yulieski Gurriel RC
- 42 Lewis Brinson RC
- 43 Sean Newcomb RC
- 44 Francisco Lindor
- 45 Aroldis Chapman
- 46 Mookie Betts
- 47 Trey Mancini RC
- 48 Carlos Correa
- 49 Josh Donaldson
- 50 Kris Bryant
- 51 Andrew McCutchen
- 52 Ichiro
- 53 Khris Davis
- 54 Alex Bregman RC
- 55 Raimel Tapia RC
- 56 George Springer
- 57 Corey Kluber
- 58 Ryon Healy RC
- 59 Josh Bell RC
- 60 Jake Lamb
- 61 Dansby Swanson RC
- 62 Yoenis Cespedes
- 63 Wil Myers
- 64 Bradley Zimmer RC
- 65 Cody Bellinger RC
Top Prospects
- TP-1 Amed Rosario
- TP-2 Austin Meadows
- TP-3 Mickey Moniak
- TP-4 Jo Adell
- TP-5 Alex Faedo
- TP-6 Austin Beck
- TP-7 Clint Frazier
- TP-8 Victor Robles
- TP-9 Michael Kopech
- TP-10 Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- TP-11 Kyle Wright
- TP-12 Rafael Devers
- TP-13 Kevin Maitan
- TP-14 Jay Groome
- TP-15 Adam Haseley
- TP-16 Gleyber Torres
- TP-17 Shane Baz
- TP-18 Brendan Rodgers
- TP-19 MacKenzie Gore
- TP-20 Brendan McKay
- TP-21 Brendan McKay
- TP-22 Eloy Jimenez
- TP-23 Kyle Tucker
- TP-24 Clarke Schmidt
- TP-25 Keston Hiura
- TP-26 Brent Honeywell
- TP-27 Nick Senzel
- TP-28 Pavin Smith
- TP-29 Blake Rutherford
- TP-30 Jake Burger
- TP-31 Triston McKenzie
- TP-32 Willy Adames
- TP-33 Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
- TP-34 Evan White
- TP-35 Royce Lewis
Parallels
All 65 base cards and all 35 Top Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor
- Atomic Refractor
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Inserts
All inserts are available in the following Refractor inserts.
- Atomic Refractor
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
1997 Best Cuts
NOTE: This set is done in the style of the insert from 1997 Bowman's Best. Unfortunately, unlike the 1997 originals, these were not laser cut -- thereby defeating the whole point.
- 97BC-AB Alex Bregman
- 97BC-ABE Andrew Benintendi
- 97BC-AG Andres Galarraga
- 97BC-AJ Aaron Judge
- 97BC-BH Bryce Harper
- 97BC-CB Cody Bellinger
- 97BC-CC Carlos Correa
- 97BC-CS Corey Seager
- 97BC-DC Dylan Cozens
- 97BC-DJ Derek Jeter
- 97BC-DS Dominic Smith
- 97BC-EJ Eloy Jimenez
- 97BC-GT Gleyber Torres
- 97BC-HA Hank Aaron
- 97BC-JB Jeff Bagwell
- 97BC-JT Jim Thome
- 97BC-KB Kris Bryant
- 97BC-KGJ Ken Griffey Jr.
- 97BC-LA Lazarito Armenteros
- 97BC-LB Lewis Brinson
- 97BC-MM Mark McGwire
- 97BC-MP Mike Piazza
- 97BC-MT Mike Trout
- 97BC-NG Nomar Garciaparra
- 97BC-NS Nick Senzel
- 97BC-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- 97BC-RH Rhys Hoskins
- 97BC-TO Tyler O'Neill
- 97BC-WC Willie Calhoun
- 97BC-YM Yoan Moncada
Baseball America's 2017 Deans List
- BADL-AR Amed Rosario
- BADL-AS Tony Santillan
- BADL-AV Alex Verdugo
- BADL-BD Bobby Dalbec
- BADL-BH Bryce Harper
- BADL-BHO Brent Honeywell
- BADL-BR Blake Rutherford
- BADL-CF Clint Frazier
- BADL-CS Corey Seager
- BADL-CST Christin Stewart
- BADL-DC Dylan Cozens
- BADL-DS Dominic Smith
- BADL-EJ Eloy Jimenez
- BADL-FM Francisco Mejia
- BADL-GT Gleyber Torres
- BADL-JD Jon Duplantier
- BADL-JG Jason Groome
- BADL-JM Jorge Mateo
- BADL-JN Josh Naylor
- BADL-JS Justus Sheffield
- BADL-JSA Jesus Sanchez
- BADL-KB Kris Bryant
- BADL-KM Kevin Maitan
- BADL-LA Lazarito Armenteros
- BADL-LE Lucas Erceg
- BADL-MK Mitch Keller
- BADL-MM Mickey Moniak
- BADL-MT Mike Trout
- BADL-NS Nick Senzel
- BADL-PW Patrick Weigel
- BADL-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- BADL-RD Rafael Devers
- BADL-RH Rhys Hoskins
- BADL-RM Ryan Mountcastle
- BADL-SK Scott Kingery
- BADL-SS Sixto Sanchez
- BADL-TM Triston McKenzie
- BADL-TO Tyler O'Neill
- BADL-TT Taylor Trammell
- BADL-WC Willie Calhoun
Raking Rookies
NOTE: There are no Bowman's Best logos or other Bowman's Best branding on these cards.
- RR-AB Alex Bregman
- RR-ABE Andrew Benintendi
- RR-AJ Aaron Judge
- RR-BZ Bradley Zimmer
- RR-CB Cody Bellinger
- RR-FB Franklin Barreto
- RR-HR Hunter Renfroe
- RR-IH Ian Happ
- RR-RH Ryon Healy
- RR-YG Yulieski Gurriel
Mirror Image
- MI-1 Giancarlo Stanton / Aaron Judge
- MI-2 Cody Bellinger / Joey Votto
- MI-3 Andrew Benintendi / Christian Yelich
- MI-4 Rougned Odor / Yoan Moncada
- MI-5 Jacob Faria / Michael Fulmer
- MI-6 A.J. Pollock / Victor Robles
- MI-7 Rafael Devers / Mike Moustakas
- MI-8 Max Scherzer / Michael Kopech
- MI-9 Miguel Sano / Kevin Maitan
- MI-10 Amed Rosario / Francisco Lindor
- MI-11 Brendan McKay / Anthony Rizzo
- MI-12 Brendan McKay / Clayton Kershaw
- MI-13 MacKenzie Gore / Chris Sale
- MI-14 Kyle Wright / Corey Kluber
- MI-15 Austin Beck / Mike Trout
- MI-16 Eric Hosmer / Pavin Smith
- MI-17 Michael Brantley / Adam Haseley
- MI-18 Keston Hiura / Dustin Pedroia
- MI-19 Jo Adell / Mookie Betts
- MI-20 Carlos Correa / Royce Lewis
Autographs
Best of 2017 Autographs
- Refractor
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- B17-AB Alex Bregman
- B17-ABE Andrew Benintendi
- B17-AE Anderson Espinoza
- B17-AF Alex Faedo
- B17-AH Adam Haseley
- B17-AJ Aaron Judge
- B17-AR Anthony Rizzo
- B17-ARO Amed Rosario
- B17-AUB Austin Beck
- B17-AV Alex Verdugo
- B17-BH Bryce Harper
- B17-BM Brendan McKay
- B17-BMC Brendan McKay
- B17-BP Brett Phillips
- B17-BR Blake Rutherford
- B17-CA Christian Arroyo
- B17-CAD Chance Adams
- B17-CB Cody Bellinger
- B17-CC Carlos Correa
- B17-CF Clint Frazier
- B17-CR Cole Ragans
- B17-CSA Chris Sale
- B17-CSC Clarke Schmidt
- B17-CSE Christopher Seise
- B17-DC Dylan Cozens
- B17-DD Dane Dunning
- B17-DE Drew Ellis
- B17-DF Dustin Fowler
- B17-DF Derek Fisher
- B17-DH D.L. Hall
- B17-DM Daniel Murphy
- B17-DPE David Peterson
- B17-DS Dansby Swanson
- B17-EW Evan White
- B17-FM Francisco Mejia
- B17-GT Gleyber Torres
- B17-HR Heliot Ramos
- B17-IH Ian Happ
- B17-JA Jo Adell
- B17-JB Jorge Bonifacio
- B17-JBU Jake Burger
- B17-JC J.P. Crawford
- B17-JD Jeter Downs
- B17-JDU Jon Duplantier
- B17-JG Jason Groome
- B17-JMO Jordan Montgomery
- B17-JS Justus Sheffield
- B17-KB Kris Bryant
- B17-KH Keston Hiura
- B17-KM Kevin Maitan
- B17-KME Kevin Merrell
- B17-KW Kyle Wright
- B17-LA Lazarito Armenteros
- B17-LB Lewis Brinson
- B17-LE Lucas Erceg
- B17-LGJ Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- B17-LW Logan Warmoth
- B17-MG MacKenzie Gore
- B17-MK Mitch Keller
- B17-MKO Michael Kopech
- B17-MM Mickey Moniak
- B17-MMA Manny Machado
- B17-MS Matt Sauer
- B17-MT Mike Trout
- B17-MW Mitchell White
- B17-NPE Nate Pearson
- B17-NS Noah Syndergaard
- B17-NSE Nick Senzel
- B17-PC P.J. Conlon
- B17-PS Pavin Smith
- B17-QH Quentin Holmes
- B17-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- B17-RL Royce Lewis
- B17-RM Ryan Mountcastle
- B17-RR Roniel Raudes
- B17-SB Shane Baz
- B17-TC Trevor Clifton
- B17-TH Tanner Houck
- B17-TL Tristen Lutz
- B17-TM Triston McKenzie
- B17-TR Trevor Rogers
- B17-TTR Taylor Trammell
- B17-YG Yulieski Gurriel
- B17-YM Yoan Moncada
Monochrome Autographs
Each Monochrome Autograph is serial-numbered to 125 copies, and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- MA-AB Austin Beck
- MA-ABE Andrew Benintendi
- MA-ABR Alex Bregman
- MA-AH Adam Haseley
- MA-AJ Aaron Judge
- MA-AV Alex Verdugo
- MA-BM Brendan McKay
- MA-BMC Brendan McKay
- MA-BR Blake Rutherford
- MA-CB Cody Bellinger
- MA-CF Clint Frazier
- MA-CS Clarke Schmidt
- MA-DF Dustin Fowler
- MA-DH D.L. Hall
- MA-EW Evan White
- MA-GT Gleyber Torres
- MA-JA Jo Adell
- MA-JB Jake Burger
- MA-JG Jason Groome
- MA-KB Kris Bryant
- MA-KH Keston Hiura
- MA-KM Kevin Maitan
- MA-KW Kyle Wright
- MA-LB Lewis Brinson
- MA-LG Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- MA-MG MacKenzie Gore
- MA-MK Michael Kopech
- MA-MM Mickey Moniak
- MA-MT Mike Trout
- MA-NS Nick Senzel
- MA-PS Pavin Smith
- MA-RL Royce Lewis
- MA-SB Shane Baz
- MA-TR Trevor Rogers
1997 Best Cuts Autographs
Each 1997 Best Cuts Autograph is serial-numbered to 150 copies, and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- 97BCA-AB Alex Bregman
- 97BCA-ABE Andrew Benintendi
- 97BCA-CB Cody Bellinger
- 97BCA-CC Carlos Correa
- 97BCA-DJ Derek Jeter
- 97BCA-DO David Ortiz
- 97BCA-GT Gleyber Torres
- 97BCA-HA Hank Aaron
- 97BCA-JB Jeff Bagwell
- 97BCA-JT Jim Thome
- 97BCA-KB Kris Bryant
- 97BCA-LA Lazarito Armenteros
- 97BCA-MM Mark McGwire
- 97BCA-MT Mike Trout
- 97BCA-NG Nomar Garciaparra
- 97BCA-NS Nick Senzel
- 97BCA-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- 97BCA-YM Yoan Moncada
Baseball America's 2017 Deans List Autographs
Each Deans List Autograph is serial-numbered to 75 copies.
- BADL-AS Tony Santillan
- BADL-AV Alex Verdugo
- BADL-BD Bobby Dalbec
- BADL-CF Clint Frazier
- BADL-DC Dylan Cozens
- BADL-DS Dominic Smith
- BADL-EJ Eloy Jimenez
- BADL-FM Francisco Mejia
- BADL-GT Gleyber Torres
- BADL-JG Jason Groome
- BADL-JM Jorge Mateo
- BADL-JN Josh Naylor
- BADL-JS Justus Sheffield
- BADL-KM Kevin Maitan
- BADL-LA Lazarito Armenteros
- BADL-LE Lucas Erceg
- BADL-MK Mitch Keller
- BADL-MM Mickey Moniak
- BADL-NS Nick Senzel
- BADL-PW Patrick Weigel
- BADL-RA Ronald Acuña, Jr.
- BADL-RD Rafael Devers
- BADL-SK Scott Kingery
- BADL-TM Triston McKenzie
- BADL-TT Taylor Trammell
- BADL-WC Willie Calhoun
Raking Rookies Autographs
Each Raking Rookies Autograph is serial-numbered to 99 copies.
- RR-ABE Andrew Benintendi
- RR-AJ Aaron Judge
- RR-BZ Bradley Zimmer
- RR-CB Cody Bellinger
- RR-HR Hunter Renfroe
- RR-IH Ian Happ
- RR-RH Ryon Healy
- RR-YG Yulieski Gurriel
Dual Autographs
Each Bowman's Best Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 25 copies and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- BDA-CB Carlos Correa / Alex Bregman
- BDA-GG Yulieski Gurriel / Lourdes Gurriel, Jr.
- BDA-JF Aaron Judge / Clint Frazier
- BDA-SG Chris Sale / Jason Groome
- BDA-SM Dansby Swanson / Kevin Maitan
- BDA-TB Mike Trout / Kris Bryant
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