2004 Hot Prospects Draft
Description
2004 Hot Prospects Draft is a 120-card set released by Fleer in November, 2004.
In late 2004, the MLBPA, granted Donruss-Playoff, Fleer, and Upper Deck a one-time exemption to their licensing agreement that allowing each to produce a set featuring prospects, draft picks, and other non-union players. These exempt products were designed to compete with Topps' long-established Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects brand. Hot Prospect Draft was Fleer's exempted product.
The last 60 cards in the base set are short-printed and serial-numbered. Cards 61-70 and 112 and 113 make up the "Hot Prospects" subset and are serial-numbered to 1000 copies. Cards 71-111 and 114-120 are the "Signature Selections" and are all serial-numbered to 299 copies.
Collectors should be advised that a number of cards including Yadier Molina's RC (#112) packed out as redemptions, which, for all intents and purposes, expired during Fleer's 2005 bankruptcy.
Distribution
Hobby: 15 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $8.50). 12 boxes per case.
Retail: 24 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $3). 20 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 120 | - | ? | ? |
| short set | 60 | - | ? | ? |
| Hot Prospects | 12 | 1000 | 1:15 | 1:120 |
| Signature Selections | 48 | 299 | 1:9 | 1:990 |
| Red Hot | 70 | 150 | P | P |
| Red Hot Signature Selections | 48 | 25 | P | P |
| White Hot | 118 | one-of-one | P | P |
| Rewind | 30 | - | 1:5 | 1:5 |
| Tandems | 15 | - | 1:15 | 1:15 |
| MLB Hot Materials | 40 | 325 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| MLB Hot Materials Red Hot | 40 | 50 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| MLB Hot Materials White Hot | 40 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Jersey | 30 | varies | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Jersey Red Hot | 30 | 10 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Jersey White Hot | 30 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Patch | 30 | varies | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Patch Red Hot | 30 | 5 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Rewind Patch White Hot | 30 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Jersey | 19 | 100 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Jersey Red Hot | 19 | 25 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Jersey White Hot | 19 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Patch | 19 | 50 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Patch Red Hot | 19 | 10 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Patch White Hot | 19 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Autograph Patch Red Hot | 7 | 22 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Double Team Autograph Patch White Hot | 7 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Past Present Future Autograph | 18 | 33 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Past Present Future Autograph Red Hot | 18 | 3 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Past Present Future Autograph White Hot | 18 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Alumni Ink | 3 | 15 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Alumni Ink Red Hot | 3 | 5 | AU-GU | AU-GU |
| Alumni Ink White Hot | 3 | one-of-one | AU-GU | AU-GU |
P: Odds of finding a parallel: 1:15/Hobby packs
AU-GU: Odds of finding an autograph or game-used card: 1:12/Hobby packs, 1:24/retail packs
Checklist
Base Set
- 1 Miguel Tejada
- 2 Jose Vidro
- 3 Hideki Matsui
- 4 Roger Clemens
- 5 Craig Wilson
- 6 Bobby Crosby
- 7 Pat Burrell
- 8 Mike Sweeney
- 9 Craig Biggio
- 10 Scott Rolen
- 11 Roy Halladay
- 12 Lyle Overbay
- 13 Rocco Baldelli
- 14 Mike Piazza
- 15 Rafael Palmeiro
- 16 Hank Blalock
- 17 Sammy Sosa
- 18 Dontrelle Willis
- 19 Alfonso Soriano
- 20 Gary Sheffield
- 21 Jim Thome
- 22 Ivan Rodriguez
- 23 Adam Dunn
- 24 Kerry Wood
- 25 Khalil Greene
- 26 Richie Sexson
- 27 Nomar Garciaparra
- 28 Andruw Jones
- 29 Tom Glavine
- 30 Carlos Beltran
- 31 Chipper Jones
- 32 Jeff Bagwell
- 33 Tim Hudson
- 34 Alex Rodriguez
- 35 Omar Vizquel
- 36 Albert Pujols
- 37 Frank Thomas
- 38 Ben Sheets
- 39 Jason Schmidt
- 40 Miguel Cabrera
- 41 Carlos Delgado
- 42 Ichiro
- 43 Curt Schilling
- 44 Todd Helton
- 45 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 46 Mark Prior
- 47 Vladimir Guerrero
- 48 Pedro Martinez
- 49 Manny Ramirez
- 50 Joe Mauer
- 51 Jorge Posada
- 52 Troy Glaus
- 53 Randy Johnson
- 54 Adrian Beltre
- 55 Eric Gagne
- 56 Josh Beckett
- 57 Jason Giambi
- 58 Barry Zito
- 59 Lance Berkman
- 60 Derek Jeter
Hot Prospects
Each Hot Prospect is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
- 61 Kaz Matsui RC
- 62 Jason Bartlett RC
- 63 John Gall RC
- 64 Chris Saenz RC
- 65 Merkin Valdez RC
- 66 Akinori Otsuka RC
- 67 Joey Gathright RC
- 68 Brad Halsey RC
- 69 David Aardsma RC
- 70 Scott Kazmir RC
- 112 Yadier Molina RC EXCH
- 113 Shingo Takatsu RC EXCH
Signature Selections
Each Signature Selection is autographed and serial-numbered to 299 copies.
- 71 Matt Bush AU RC
- 72 John Bowker AU RC
- 73 Mike Ferris AU RC*
- 74 Brian Bixler AU RC EXCH
- 75 Scott Elbert AU RC
- 76 Josh Fields AU RC
- 77 Bill Bray AU RC
- 78 Greg Golson AU RC
- 79 Neil Walker AU RC
- 80 Philip Hughes AU RC
- 81 Chris Nelson AU RC
- 82 Mark Rogers AU RC
- 83 Trevor Plouffe AU RC
- 84 Chris Garcia AU RC EXCH
- 85 Thomas Diamond AU RC
- 86 B.J. Szymanski AU RC
- 87 Richie Robnett AU RC*
- 88 Seth Smith AU RC
- 89 Kyle Waldrop AU RC
- 90 Curtis Thigpen AU RC
- 91 J.P. Howell AU RC EXCH
- 92 Blake DeWitt AU RC
- 93 Taylor Tankersley AU RC
- 94 Zach Jackson AU RC
- 95 Justin Orenduff AU RC*
- 96 Tyler Lumsden AU RC
- 97 Danny Putnam AU RC
- 98 Jon Poterson AU RC
- 99 Matt Fox AU RC
- 100 Gio Gonzalez AU RC
- 101 Huston Street AU RC
- 102 Jay Rainville AU RC*
- 103 Matt Durkin AU RC
- 104 Brett Smith AU RC
- 105 Justin Hoyman AU RC
- 106 Erick San Pedro AU RC*
- 107 Jeff Marquez AU RC
- 108 Hunter Pence AU RC
- 109 Dustin Pedroia AU RC
- 110 Kurt Suzuki AU RC
- 111 Billy Buckner AU RC
- 114 J.C. Holt AU RC EXCH
- 115 Homer Bailey AU RC
- 116 David Purcey AU RC
- 117 Jeremy Sowers AU RC
- 118 Chris Lambert AU RC EXCH
- 119 Eric Hurley AU RC
- 120 Grant Johnson AU RC