2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects

This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.

Description

2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects is a proposed 55-card set (supplemented by a 165 card Draft Picks "insert" set) tentatively scheduled for release November 28th, 2012. BDP&P will follow a similar format as in previous year's product; however, for the first time, will be available in the popular HTA-exclusive jumbo pack format. Also, for the first time since the mid-2000s, BDP&P will be released exclusive to Hobby outlets.

Each Wax box will contain one Autographed Chrome Card, and HTA boxes three.

Distribution

Wax: 24 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 12 boxes per case.

HTA: 12 packs per box, 32 cards per pack (MSRP: $10). Eight boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	HTA Odds
Base	55	-	2:1	?	5:1
Draft Picks	165	-	3:1	?	20:1
Blue	220	500	?	?	?
Orange	220	250	?	?	?
Red Ice	220	25	?	?	?
Purple Ice	220	10	?	?	?
Red	220	one-of-one	?	?	?
Printing Plates	220	four for each	?	?	?
Chrome	55	-	2:1	?	2:1
Chrome Refractors	55	300	?	?	?
Chrome Draft Picks	165	-	2:1	?	4:1
Chrome Draft Picks Refractors	165	-	1:4	?	?
Chrome Blue Refractor	220	250	?	?	?
Chrome Gold Refractor	220	50	?	?	?
Chrome Orange Refractor	220	25	?	?	?
Chrome Red Refractor	220	5	?	?	?
Chrome SuperFractor	220	one-of-one	?	?	?
Chrome Printing Plates	220	four for each	?	?	?
Bowman's Best	50	-	1:6	?	?
Bowman's Best Refractor	50	99	?	?	?
Bowman's Best X-Fractor	50	25	?	?	?
Bowman's Best Atomic Refractor	50	one-of-one	?	?	?
Dual Top 10 Picks	10	-	?	?	one-per-pack
All-Star Future's Game Relic	?	199	?	?	?
All-Star Future's Game Jumbo Patch	?	25	?	?	?
All-Star Future's Game Patch Book	?	one-of-one	?	?	?
All-Star Future's Game MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo patch	?	one-of-one	?	?	?
Autographed Dual Top 10 Picks	?	25	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs	?	-	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs Refractor	?	-	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs Blue Refractor	?	150	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs Gold Refractor	?	50	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs Orange Refractor	?	25	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs Purple Refractor	?	10	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs Red Refractor	?	5	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs SuperFractors	?	one-of-one	?	?	?
Bowman Chrome Autographs Printing Plates	?	four for each	?	?	?
Bowman Black	25	25	?	?	?
AFLAC/perfectgame.org/Under Armor Autographs	?	?	?	?	?

Checklist

NOTE: The entire checklist is TBD

Inserts

Bowman's Best

Each Bowman's Best card is also available in the following parallels.

• Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Atomic Refractor (One-of-one)

Parallels

All 55 base cards and 165 Prospect inserts are available in the following parallels.

• Blue (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
• Orange (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
• Red Ice (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Ice (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Chrome

All 55 base cards and 165 Prospect inserts are available in a Chrome edition. In addition, Each Bowman Chrome Prospect is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (Base: serial-numbered to 300 copies; Prospects: un-numbered)
• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial numbered to five copies, Hobby and HTA packs only)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby and HTA packs only)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Autographs & Game-Used

All-Star Future's Game Relics

Each card features a piece of a jersey worn in the 2012 Futures Game and is serial-numbered to 199 copies. In addition, the set is also available in the following parallels.

• Jumbo Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Patch Book (one-of-one)
• MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo patch (one-of-one)

Autographed Dual Top 10 Picks

Each is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

Chrome Autographs

The Autographed Chrome Prospects are also available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor
• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Bowman Black

See 2012 Bowman Black

AFLAC/perfectgame/Under Armor Autographs

NOTE: In 2011, perfectgame.org took over the sponsorship of the All-American Baseball Classic from AFLAC. In addition, for the first time, autographs from the Under Armor All-American Game will be included.