2005 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects
Description
2005 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects is a 165-card set released in November, 2005. As has become custom to this set, the Chrome edition was bundled into the product; each seven-card Hobby pack will contain two Chrome cards. The Chrome edition also contains an additional 15 Autographed base cards.
The set consists of 90 2005 MLB Draftees, 45 participants in the 2003 MLB All-Star Futures Game, and 30 First-Year Players.
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one autograph and one game-used Relic card.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards plus two Chrome cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99). 10 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 165 | - | 4:1 | 4:1 |
| Gold | 165 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
| White | 165 | 225 | 1:35 | 1:72 |
| Red | 165 | one-of-one | 1:6609 | N/A |
| Printing Plates | 165 | four for each | 1:828 | N/A |
| Chrome | 165 | - | 2:1 | 2:1 |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome | 15 | - | 1:69 | ? |
| Chrome Refractor | 165 | - | 1:11 | 1:11 |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome Refractor | 15 | 500 | 1:186 | 1:186 |
| Chrome X-Fractor | 165 | 250 | 1:31 | 1:64 |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome X-Fractor | 15 | 250 | 1:372 | 1:371 |
| Chrome Blue Refractor | 165 | 150 | 1:52 | 1:107 |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome Blue Refractor | 15 | 150 | 1:619 | 1:619 |
| Chrome Gold Refractor | 165 | 50 | 1:155 | 1:323 |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome Gold Refractor | 15 | 50 | 1:1857 | 1:1856 |
| Chrome Red Refractor | 165 | one-of-one | 1:6609 | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome Red Refractor | 15 | one-of-one | 1:73,645 | N/A |
| Chrome SuperFractor | 165 | one-of-one | 1:6609 | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome SuperFractor | 15 | one-of-one | 1:73,645 | N/A |
| Chrome Printing Plates | 165 | four for each | 1:826 | N/A |
| Autographed First-Year Chrome Printing Plates | 15 | four for each | 1:18,411 | N/A |
| AFLAC Exchange Set | 1 | - | 1:32 | N/A |
| AFLAC Printing Plates Exchange Set | 1 | four for each | ? | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome Exchange Set | 1 | - | 1:109 | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome Refractor Exchange Set | 1 | 500 | 1:2184 | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome X-Fractor Exchange Set | 1 | 250 | 1:4369 | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome Blue Refractor Exchange Set | 1 | 150 | 1:7261 | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome Gold Refractor Exchange Set | 1 | 50 | 1:21,937 | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome Red Refractor Exchange Set | 1 | one-of-one | 1:1,034,040 | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome SuperFractor Exchange Set | 1 | one-of-one | 1:1,034,040 | N/A |
| AFLAC Chrome Printing Plates Exchange Set | 1 | four for each | ? | N/A |
| Futures Game Jersey Relics | 30 | - | 1:24 | N/A |
| Signs of the Future | 14 | - | ? | ? |