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 Chrome is a 220-card set, supplemented with a 110-card Prospects insert set, tentatively scheduled for release October 17, 2012. As in past years, every 18-pack Hobby box will contain an autograph. New for 2012, every third Hobby box will contain a second autograph.

Distribution

Hobby: 18 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 12 boxes per case.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	2:1	?
Prospects	110	-	2:1	2:1
Refractors	330	-	1:4	1:4
Blue Refractor	330	250	?	?
Purple Refractor	330	199	?	?
Gold Refractor	330	50	?	?
Orange Refractor	330	25	?	?
Red Refractor	330	5	?	?
SuperFractor	330	one-of-one	?	N/A
Printing Plates	330	four for each	?	N/A
Legends in the Making Die-Cuts	25	-	1:24	1:24
Franchise All-Stars	20	-	1:18	1:18
Futures Game	45	-	1:18	1:18
Autographed Prospects	30+	-	?	?
Autograph Prospects Refractor	30+	500	?	?
Autograph Prospects Blue Refractor	30+	150	?	?
Autograph Prospects Gold Refractor	30+	50	?	?
Autograph Prospects Orange Refractor	30+	25	?	?
Autograph Prospects Purple Refractor	30+	10	?	N/A
Autograph Prospects Red Refractor	30+	five	?	N/A
Autograph Prospects SuperFractor	30+	one-of-one	?	N/A
Autograph Prospects Printing Plates	30+	four for each	?	N/A
Legends in the Making Die-Cut Autographs	15	15	?	?
Franchise All-Stars Dual Autographs	5	25	?	N/A
Futures Game Patch Relics	45	10	?	?
Futures Game Autographed Patch Relics	10	5	?	N/A
Bowman Black	25	25	?	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

185 Wri-Yin Chen RC
1 Roy Halladay
2 Josh Johnson
3 Buster Posey
4 Jeremy Hellickson
5 Giancarlo Stanton
6 Alex Liddi RC
7 Mat Latos
8 Anibal Sanchez
9 Hanley Ramirez
10 Derek Jeter
11 Derek Norris RC
12 Daniel Hudson
13 Brandon Morrow
14 Pablo Sandoval
15 Josh Beckett
16 David Price
17 Tim Hudson
18 Joe Benson RC
19 Doug Fister
20 Nick Markakis
21 Brad Peacock
22 Adam Jones
23 Billy Butler
24 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
25 Jordan Danks RC
26 CC Sabathia
27 Zack Greinke
28 Mark Reynolds
29 Jose Bautista
30 Brett Lawrie RC
31 Cole Hamels
32 Jayson Werth
33 Carl Crawford
34 Chipper Jones
35 Ervin Santana
36 Miguel Cabrera
37 Michael Pineda
38 Brandon Beachy
39 Liam Hendriks
40 Alex Gordon
41 Martin Prado
42 Tim Lincecum
43 Vance Worley
44 Yoenis Cespedes RC
45 Clayton Kershaw
46 Devin Mesoraco
47 Andrelton Simmons RC
48 B.J. Upton
49 Ivan Nova
50 Nyjer Morgan
51 Carlos Santana
52 Norichika Aoki RC
53 David Wright
54 Joey Votto
55 Felix Hernandez
56 Troy Tulowitzki
57 Dellin Betances
58 Evan Longoria
59 Addison Reed
60 Derek Holland
61 Gio Gonzalez
62 Shin-Soo Choo
63 Jose Reyes
64 Ian Kinsler
65 Jimmy Rollins
66 Alex Rodriguez
67 Cory Luebke
68 J.D. Martinez
69 Carlos Gonzalez
70 Chris Archer RC
71 Yovani Gallardo
72 Kevin Youkilis
73 Neftali Feliz
74 Xavier Avery RC
75 Jemile Weeks
76 Matt Hague RC
77 Drew Smyly RC
78 Yadier Molina
79 Yunel Escobar
80 Jason Motte
81 Drew Hutchinson RC
82 Jordany Valdespin RC
83 Justin Masterson
84 Yu Darvish RC
85 Alex Avila
86 Nick Swisher
87 Mark Teixeira
88 Dan Haren
89 Jaime Garcia
90 Melky Cabrera
91 Brian Dozier RC
92 Matt Garza
93 Hunter Pence
94 Brandon Phillips
95 Ubaldo Jimenez
96 Prince Fielder
97 Matt Kemp
98 Freddie Freeman
99 Jarrod Parker
100 Daniel Bard
101 Corey Hart
102 Ike Davis
103 Curtis Granderson
104 Eric Hosmer
105 Madison Bumgarner
106 Michael Bourn
107 Albert Pujols
108 Matt Moore
109 Matt Holliday
110 Tyler Pastornicky
111 Colby Rasmus
112 Nelson Cruz
113 Craig Kimbrel
114 Desmond Jennings
115 Irving Falu RC
116 Jon Lester
117 John Axford
118 Wilin Rosario
119 Todd Helton
120 Ryan Zimmerman
121 Josh Hamilton
122 Paul Konerko
123 Dee Gordon
124 J.P. Arencibia
125 J.J. Hardy
126 David Ortiz
127 Shane Victorino
128 James Shields
129 Mariano Rivera
130 Jon Niese
131 Paul Goldschmidt
132 Aramis Ramirez
133 Emilio Bonifacio
134 Salvador Perez
135 C.J. Wilson
136 Jhonny Peralta
137 Chris Parmelee
138 Ryan Howard
139 Mark Trumbo
140 Asdrubal Cabrera
141 Lucas Duda
142 Dan Uggla
143 Rickie Weeks
144 Johnny Cueto
145 Shaun Marcum
146 Elvis Andrus
147 Michael Young
148 Donovan Solano RC
149 Adrian Beltre
150 Drew Pomeranz
151 Lance Berkman
152 Heath Bell
153 Dustin Ackley
154 Stephen Strasburg
155 Ichiro
156 Michael Cuddyer
157 Mike Trout
158 Brett Gardner
159 Wade Miley RC
160 Chris Young
161 Jordan Zimmermann
162 Matt Dominguez
163 Jay Bruce
164 Max Scherzer
165 Ricky Romero
166 Brandon McCarthy
167 Brian McCann
168 Jordan Pacheco
169 Chris Carpenter
170 Joe Mauer
171 Carlos Ruiz
172 Jacoby Ellsbury
173 Trevor Bauer RC
174 Ryan Braun
175 Torii Hunter
176 Tommy Hanson
177 Elian Herrera RC
178 Quintin Berry RC
179 Adam Lind
180 Andrew McCutchen
181 Adrian Gonzalez
182 Jose Valverde
183 Justin Upton
184 Hisashi Iwakuma RC
186 Ted Lilly
187 Jeremy Hefner RC
188 Kole Calhoun RC
189 Will Middlebrooks RC
190 Starlin Castro
191 Adam Wainwright
192 Ian Kennedy
193 Michael Morse
194 Mike Moustakas
195 Matt Cain
196 Tom Milone
197 Chase Utley
198 Ryan Vogelsong
199 Wily Peralta RC
200 Jered Weaver
201 Cliff Lee
202 Jason Heyward
203 Jesus Montero
204 Clay Buchholz
205 David Freese
206 Justin Morneau
207 Christian Friedrich RC
208 Mike Napoli
209 Robinson Cano
210 Aroldis Chapman
211 Alexi Ogando
212 Brennan Boesch
213 R.A. Dickey
214 Bryce Harper RC
215 Matt Adams RC
216 Jamie Moyer
217 Dustin Pedroia
218 Justin Verlander
219 Miguel Montero
220 Ben Zobrist

Parallels

Each of the 220 base cards AND all of the 110 Prospects "inserts" (see below) are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors
Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each)

Inserts

All Insert checklists are TBD.

Prospects

Legends in the Making Die-Cuts

Franchise All-Stars

Futures Game

Autographs & Game-Used

Autograph Prospects

Refractors (serial-numbered to 500 copies)
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 10 copies)
Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
SuperFractor (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each)

Shawon Dunston, Jr.

Nick Castellanos

Jake Marisnick

Matt Sczcur

Pratt Maynard

Jonathan Singleton

Legends in the Making Die-Cut Autographs

Each card is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

Albert Pujols

Yoenis Cespedes

Yu Darvish

Buster Posey

Clayton Kershaw

Felix Hernandez

Franchise All-Stars Dual Autographs

Each card is serial-numbered to to 25 copies.

TBD

Futures Game Patch Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to ten copies.

TBD

Futures Game Autographed Patch Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to five copies.

TBD

Bowman Black

See 2012 Bowman Black.