Description

2020 Panini Contenders is a 162-card set released October 30th. The brand has been reconfigured away from a "draft pick" product to include active Major League players, in addition to rookies, prospects, and draft picks. For the first time, Contenders will also be released to retail outlets.

The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association (even though Panini does have an MLBPA license).

Each pack contains three Purple parallels and an autograph.

Distribution

Hobby: Six packs per box, 18 cards per pack (MSRP: $20). 12 boxes per case.

Retail: Six packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $20).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	162	-	?	?
short set	100	-	?	?
Rookie Tickets	62	-	?	?
Green Season Ticket	100	-	?	?
Purple Season Ticket	100	-	?	?
Green Draft Ticket	100	299	?	?
Blue Draft Ticket	100	149	?	?
Rookie Blue Draft Ticket	62	varies	?	?
Purple Draft Ticket	100	99	?	?
Red Draft Ticket	100	99	?	?
Rookie Red Draft Ticket	62	75	?	?
Cracked Ice Ticket	162	23	?	?
Playoff Ticket	162	18	?	?
Diamond Ticket	162	15	?	?
Building Blocks Ticket	162	10	?	?
Fame Ticket	162	5	?	?
Championship Ticket	162	one-of-one	?	?
Printing Plates	162	four for each	?	?
Rookie Ticket Variations	49	-	?	?
Rookie Red Draft Ticket Variations	49	99	?	?
Rookie Blue Draft Ticket Variations	49	75	?	?
Rookie Cracked Ice Ticket Variations	49	23	?	?
Rookie Playoff Ticket Variations	49	18	?	?
Rookie Diamond Ticket Variations	49	15	?	?
Rookie Building Blocks Ticket Variations	49	10	?	?
Rookie Fame Ticket Variations	49	5	?	?
Rookie Championship Ticket Variations	49	one-of-one	?	?
Rookie Printing Plate Variations	49	four for each	?	?
Season Ticket Optic	41	-	FOTL	?	?
Season Ticket Optic Cracked Ice	41	23	FOTL	?	?
Season Ticket Optic Gold Vinyl	41	one-of-one	FOTL	?	?
Game Day	10	-	?	?
Game Day Gold	10	99	?	?
Game Day Cracked Ice	10	23	?	?
Game Day Championship	10	one-of-one	?	?
Legacy	10	-	?	?
Legacy Gold	10	99	?	?
Legacy Cracked Ice	10	23	?	?
Legacy Championship	10	one-of-one	?	?
First Rounders	15	-	?	?
First Rounders Gold	15	99	?	?
First Rounders Cracked Ice	15	23	?	?
First Rounders Championship	15	one-of-one	?	?
Future Stars	20	-	?	?
Future Stars Gold	20	99	?	?
Future Stars Cracked Ice	20	23	?	?
Future Stars Championship	20	one-of-one	?	?
Legendary	8	-	?	?
Legendary Gold	8	99	?	?
Legendary Cracked Ice	8	23	?	?
Legendary Championship	8	one-of-one	?	?
Potential	12	-	?	?
Potential Gold	12	99	?	?
Potential Cracked Ice	12	23	?	?
Potential Championship	12	one-of-one	?	?
Up and Coming	10	-	?	?
Up and Coming Gold	10	99	?	?
Up and Coming Cracked Ice	10	23	?	?
Up and Coming Championship	10	one-of-one	?	?
Winning Tickets	15	-	?	?
Winning Tickets Gold	15	99	?	?
Winning Tickets Cracked Ice	15	23	?	?
Winning Tickets Championship	15	one-of-one	?	?
Gold Rush	4	-	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs	19	-	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Blue	19	99	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Red	19	75	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Cracked Ice	19	23	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Playoff Ticket	19	18	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Diamond Ticket	19	15	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Building Blocks Ticket	19	10	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Fame Ticket	19	5	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Championship Ticket	19	one-of-one	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Autographs Printing Plates	19	four for each	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs	20	-	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Blue	20	99	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Red	20	75	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Cracked Ice	20	23	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Playoff Ticket	20	18	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Diamond Ticket	20	15	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Building Blocks Ticket	20	10	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Fame Ticket	20	5	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Championship Ticket	20	one-of-one	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket 2 Autographs Printing Plates	20	four for each	?	?
Prospect Autographs	5	-	?	?
Prospect Autographs Red Draft Ticket	5	99	?	?
Prospect Autographs Blue Draft Ticket	5	75	?	?
Prospect Autographs Cracked Ice	5	23	?	?
Prospect Autographs Playoff Ticket	5	18	?	?
Prospect Autographs Diamond Ticket	5	15	?	?
Prospect Autographs Building Blocks Ticket	5	10	?	?
Prospect Autographs Fame Ticket	5	5	?	?
Prospect Autographs Championship Ticket	5	one-of-one	?	?
Prospect Autographs Printing Plates	5	four for each	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs	10	-	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Red Draft Ticket	10	99	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Blue Draft Ticket	10	75	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Cracked Ice	10	23	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Playoff Ticket	10	18	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Diamond Ticket	10	15	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Building Blocks Ticket	10	10	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Fame Ticket	10	5	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Championship Ticket	10	one-of-one	?	?
Prospect 2 Autographs Printing Plates	10	four for each	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs	15	-	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Blue Draft Ticket	15	99	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Red Draft Ticket	15	75	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Cracked Ice	15	23	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Playoff Ticket	15	18	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Diamond Ticket	15	15	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Building Blocks Ticket	15	10	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Fame Ticket	15	5	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Championship Ticket	15	one-of-one	?	?
Retro 1998 Rookie Autographs Printing Plates	15	four for each	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs	10	-	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Blue Draft Ticket	10	99	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Red Draft Ticket	10	75	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Cracked Ice	10	23	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Playoff Ticket	10	18	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Diamond Ticket	10	15	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Building Blocks Ticket	10	10	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Fame Ticket	10	5	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Championship Ticket	10	one-of-one	?	?
Retro 1999 Rookie Autographs Printing Plates	10	four for each	?	?
Autographs	45	-	?	?
Autographs Cracked Ice	45	23	?	?
Autographs Championship	45	one-of-one	?	?
Legendary Contenders Autographs	10	-	?	?
Legendary Contenders Autographs Cracked Ice	10	2	?	?
Legendary Contenders Autographs Championship	10	one-of-one	?	?
Rookie Roundup Autographs	15	-	?	?
Rookie Roundup Autographs Cracked Ice	15	23	?	?
Rookie Roundup Autographs Championship	15	one-of-one	?	?
Rookie Ticket Variations	30	-	?	?
Rookie Ticket Variations Cracked Ice	30	23	?	?
Rookie Ticket Variations Championship	30	one-of-one	?	?
ROY Contenders	19	-	?	?
ROY Contenders Cracked Ice	19	23	?	?
ROY Contenders Championship	19	one-of-one	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Optic Autographs	5	-	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Optic Autographs Cracked Ice	5	23	?	?
Draft Pick Ticket Optic Autographs Gold Vinyl	5	one-of-one	?	?
Rookie Ticket Optic Autographs	25	-	?	?
Rookie Ticket Optic Autographs Cracked Ice	25	23	?	?
Rookie Ticket Optic Autographs Gold Vinyl	25	one-of-one	?	?
Round Numbers Dual Autographs	4	-	?	?
Round Numbers Dual Autographs Cracked Ice	4	23	?	?
Round Numbers Dual Autographs Gold Vinyl	4	one-of-one	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Anthony Rendon
2 Max Muncy
3 Francisco Lindor
4 Elvis Andrus
5 Mike Soroka
6 Josh Bell
7 Justin Verlander
8 Chris Paddack
9 Cavan Biggio
10 Eugenio Suarez
11 Hyun-Jin Ryu
12 Kyle Seager
13 Matt Olson
14 Yadier Molina
15 Xander Bogaerts
16 Matt Boyd
17 Gleyber Torres
18 Christian Yelich
19 Aaron Nola
20 Trey Mancini
21 Jonathan Villar
22 George Springer
23 Mike Clevinger
24 Austin Meadows
25 Bryce Harper
26 Lucas Giolito
27 Joey Votto
28 Charlie Morton
29 Kyle Hendricks
30 J.T. Realmuto
31 Ozzie Albies
32 Anthony Rizzo
33 John Means
34 Shane Bieber
35 Shohei Ohtani
36 Rafael Devers
37 Trevor Story
38 Josh Hader
39 Jose Berrios
40 Jacob deGrom
41 Jorge Soler
42 Josh Donaldson
43 Manny Machado
44 Mike Moustakas
45 Juan Soto
46 Freddie Freeman
47 Joey Gallo
48 Kevin Newman
49 Fernando Tatis, Jr.
50 Matt Chapman
51 Buster Posey
52 Miguel Cabrera
53 Nelson Cruz
54 Aaron Judge
55 DJ LeMahieu
56 Yoan Moncada
57 Whit Merrifield
58 Alex Bregman
59 Kris Bryant
60 Nolan Arenado
61 Jack Flaherty
62 Jose Altuve
63 Lance Lynn
64 Ronald Acuna, Jr.
65 Eduardo Escobar
66 Cody Bellinger
67 Rhys Hoskins
68 Mike Minor
69 Bryan Reynolds
70 Paul Goldschmidt
71 Ketel Marte
72 Gerrit Cole
73 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.
74 Marco Gonzales
75 Zack Greinke
76 Tyler Glasnow
77 Brandon Crawford
78 J.D. Martinez
79 Trea Turner
80 Javier Baez
81 Eduardo Rodriguez
82 Marcus Semien
83 Jorge Polanco
84 Tim Anderson
85 Luis Castillo
86 Mookie Betts
87 David Fletcher
88 Clayton Kershaw
89 Pete Alonso
90 Sandy Alcantara
91 Charlie Blackmon
92 Brian Anderson
93 Blake Snell
94 Mike Trout
95 Albert Pujols
96 Jose Ramirez
97 Hunter Dozier
98 Eloy Jimenez
99 Max Scherzer
100 Jeff McNeil

Rookie Ticket

Each Rookie Ticket is autographed.

101 A.J. Puk
102 Zac Gallen
103 Yoshitomo Tsutsugo
104 Aaron Civale
105 Yordan Alvarez
106 Shun Yamaguchi
107 Adbert Alzolay
108 Adrian Morejon
109 Aristides Aquino
110 Bo Bichette
111 Shogo Akiyama
112 Sheldon Neuse
113 Brendan McKay
114 Brusdar Graterol
115 Dustin May
116 Sean Murphy
117 Nico Hoerner
118 Nick Solak
119 Luis Robert
120 Kyle Lewis
121 Kwang-Hyun Kim
123 Isan Diaz
124 Dylan Cease
125 Gavin Lux
126 Brock Burke
127 Randy Arozarena
129 Edwin Rios
130 Jake Rogers
131 Tony Gonsolin
132 Trent Grisham
134 Deivy Grullon
135 Jose Urquidy
136 Andres Munoz
137 Yonathan Daza
138 Bobby Bradley
139 Jonathan Hernandez
140 Matt Thaiss
141 Tres Barrera
142 Abraham Toro
143 Ronald Bolanos
145 T.J. Zeuch
146 Logan Webb
147 Domingo Leyba
148 Rico Garcia
149 Mauricio Dubon
150 Willi Castro
151 Anthony Kay
152 Michel Baez
153 Danny Mendick
154 Sam Hilliard
155 Lewis Thorpe
156 Justin Dunn
157 Logan Allen
158 Michael King
159 Bryan Abreu
160 Travis Demeritte
161 Jake Fraley
162 Jaylin Davis
163 Yu Chang
165 Patrick Sandoval
166 Zack Collins
167 Jordan Yamamoto

Parallels

All 162 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Draft Ticket (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Cracked Ice Ticket (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Diamond Ticket (serial-numbered to fifteen)
Building Blocks Tickets (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame Ticket (serial-numbered to five)
Championship Ticket (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Inserts

All inserts are available in the following parallels.

Cracked Ice (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Diamond (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame (serial-numbered to five)
Championship (one-of-one)

Game Day Ticket

1 Adley Rutschman
2 Alek Manoah
3 Andrew Vaughn
4 Bobby Witt, Jr.
5 Braden Shewmake
6 Bryson Stott
7 CJ Abrams
8 Riley Greene
9 Hunter Bishop
10 JJ Bleday
11 Josh Jung
12 Kameron Misner
13 Kody Hoese
14 Logan Davidson
15 Logan Wyatt
16 Michael Busch
17 Nick Lodolo
18 Shea Langeliers
19 Will Wilson
20 Zack Thompson

Legacy

1 Bobby Witt, Jr.
2 Josh Jung
3 Shea Langeliers
4 Adley Rutschman
5 Andrew Vaughn
6 Will Wilson
7 Nolan Gorman
8 Adley Rutschman
9 Riley Greene
10 CJ Abrams

School Colors

1 Adley Rutschman
2 Alek Manoah
3 Andrew Vaughn
4 Bobby Witt, Jr.
5 Braden Shewmake
6 Bryson Stott
7 CJ Abrams
8 Riley Greene
9 Hunter Bishop
10 JJ Bleday
11 Josh Jung
12 Kameron Misner
13 Kody Hoese
14 Logan Davidson
15 Logan Wyatt
16 Michael Busch
17 Nick Lodolo
18 Shea Langeliers
19 Will Wilson
20 Zack Thompson

Autographs

Draft Ticket Autographs

Each Draft Ticket Autograph is also available in the following parallels.

Prospect (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Cracked Ice (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Playoff (serial-numbered to 18 copies)
Diamond (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame (serial-numbered to five)
Championship (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: Cards #49 is not available in the base or the Cracked Ice, Playoff, or Diamond Ticket parallels.

1 Logan Davidson
2 Daniel Espino
3 Zack Thompson
4 Brennan Malone
5 Jackson Rutledge
6 George Kirby
7 Michael Busch
8 Rece Hinds
9 Logan Wyatt
11 Seth Johnson
14 J.J. Goss
15 Matt Canterino
16 Drey Jameson
17 Trejyn Fletcher
18 Chase Strumpf
21 Gunnar Henderson
22 Kyle Stowers
23 Kendall Williams
24 Nasim Nunez
25 Tyler Baum
26 Sammy Siani
27 Ethan Small
28 Josh Wolf
30 Logan Driscoll
31 T.J. Sikkema
32 Ryan Jensen
33 Anthony Volpe
34 Michael Toglia
35 Korey Lee
36 Kody Hoese
37 Davis Wendzel
38 John Doxakis
40 Matt Wallner
42 Ryan Garcia
43 Brady McConnell
44 Tommy Henry
45 Matt Gorski
47 Greg Jones
48 Aaron Schunk
49 Nick Quintana
51 Isaiah Campbell
52 Josh Smith
53 Karl Kauffmann
54 Kyren Paris
56 Yordys Valdes
58 Alec Marsh
59 Dominic Fletcher
60 Jared Triolo

RPS Draft Ticket Autographs

Each of the 16 players in the RPS Draft Ticket Autographs set has two cards -- for some reason. It is believed that both versions are produced in the same quantities. Each is also available in the following parallels.

Draft Ticket (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Cracked Ice Ticket (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Playoff Ticket (serial-numbered to 18 copies)
Diamond Ticket (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks Ticket (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame Ticket (serial-numbered to five)
Championship Ticket (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTE: Cards #49 is not available in the base or the Cracked Ice, Playoff, or Diamond Ticket parallels.

1 Adley Rutschman
2 Bobby Witt, Jr.
3 CJ Abrams
4 Andrew Vaughn
5 Riley Greene
6 Shea Langeliers
7 Corbin Carroll
8 Josh Jung
9 Hunter Bishop
10 Kameron Misner
11 Bryson Stott
12 Brett Baty
13 Nick Lodolo
14 JJ Bleday
15 Alek Manoah
16 Will Wilson

International Ticket Autographs

Each International Ticket Autograph is also available in the following parallels.

Draft Ticket (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Cracked Ice Ticket (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Playoff Ticket (serial-numbered to 18 copies)
Diamond Ticket (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks Ticket (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame Ticket (serial-numbered to five)
Championship Ticket (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

1 Noelvi Marte
2 Kevin Alcantara
3 Richard Gallardo
4 Diego Cartaya
5 Marco Luciano
6 Osiel Rodriguez
7 Orelvis Martinez

Prospect Autographs

Each Prospect Autograph is available in the following parallels.

Draft Ticket (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Cracked Ice Ticket (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Playoff Ticket (serial-numbered to 18 copies)
Diamond Ticket (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks Ticket (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame Ticket (serial-numbered to five)
Championship Ticket (one-of-one)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTES

Card #1 is not available in the Draft, Playoff, or Diamond Ticket parallels.
Card #10 is not available in the Draft or Playoff Ticket parallels.
Card #11 is not available in the Draft Ticket parallel.

1 Wander Franco
2 Shervyen Newton
3 Royce Lewis
4 Casey Mize
5 Jhoan Duran
6 Moises Gomez
8 Carlos Rodriguez
9 Gavin Lux
10 Yordan Alvarez
11 Nick Madrigal
12 Jonathan India
13 Nolan Gorman
14 Luis Robert
15 Randy Florentino
16 Livan Soto
17 Victor Victor Mesa
18 Vidal Brujan
19 Nico Hoerner
20 Michael King
21 Miguel Vargas
22 Gabriel Maciel
23 Jarred Kelenic
24 Antonio Cabello
25 Luis Toribio

Legacy Signatures

Each Legacy Signature is available in the following parallels.

Cracked Ice Ticket (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Diamond Ticket (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks Ticket (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame Ticket (serial-numbered to five)
Championship Ticket (one-of-one)

1 Bobby Witt, Jr.
4 Adley Rutschman
5 Andrew Vaughn
7 Nolan Gorman
8 Adley Rutschman
9 Riley Greene
10 CJ Abrams

School Colors Signatures

Each School Colors Signature is available in the following parallels.

Cracked Ice Ticket (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Diamond Ticket (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks Ticket (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame Ticket (serial-numbered to five)
Championship Ticket (one-of-one)

1 Adley Rutschman
2 Andrew Vaughn
3 Bobby Witt, Jr.
4 Bryson Stott
5 CJ Abrams
6 Corbin Carroll
7 Kody Hoese
8 Hunter Bishop
9 JJ Bleday
10 Josh Jung
13 Logan Davidson
14 Logan Wyatt
15 Michael Busch
16 Nick Lodolo
17 Riley Greene
18 Shea Langeliers
19 Will Wilson
20 Zack Thompson

Optic College Ticket Autographs

Each Optic College Ticket Autographs is also available in the following Prizm parallels.

Hyper Prizm (serial-numbered to 20 copies)
Mojo Prizm (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Gold Prizm (serial-numbered to ten)
Green Prizm (serial-numbered to five)
Black Prizm (one-of-one)

1 Adley Rutschman
2 Bobby Witt, Jr.
3 CJ Abrams
4 Andrew Vaughn
5 Riley Greene
6 Shea Langeliers
7 Corbin Carroll
8 Josh Jung
9 Hunter Bishop
10 Kameron Misner
11 Bryson Stott
12 Logan Davidson
13 Nick Lodolo
14 Michael Busch
15 Zack Thompson
16 Brett Baty
17 Will Wilson
18 Alek Manoah
19 JJ Bleday
20 Jackson Rutledge

Collegiate Connections Signatures

Each Collegiate Connections Signature is available in the following parallels.

Cracked Ice Ticket (serial-numbered to 23 copies)
Diamond Ticket (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
Building Blocks Ticket (serial-numbered to ten)
Fame Ticket (serial-numbered to five)
Championship Ticket (one-of-one)

NOTES

Card #2 is not available in the Cracked Ice, Diamond, or Fame parallels.
Card #3 is not available in the base set, only the parallels.
Card #6 is not available in the base, Cracked Ice, Diamond, and Building Blocks parallels.

1 Nick Madrigal / Adley Rutschman
2 Shea Langeliers / Davis Wendzel
3 Braden Shewmake / John Doxakis
4 Chase Strumpf / Michael Toglia
6 Hunter Bishop / Reggie Jackson
9 Dominic Fletcher / Isaiah Campbell
10 Tyler Baum / Michael Busch

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