Oneil Cruz - Pirates - Cruz got a brief, two-game call-up to the major league squad to finish off the 2021 season after being a max exit velo god and dominating the minor league season. He came back up in May and it was the same old story.

However, until then, not much to get excited about. Hard pass for me. At best, he competes for a closers role at some point in the future. For example, hobby exclusive cards are found in the hobby and jumbo boxes but not in the retail formats. Matt Brash - Mariners - He debuted in 2022, but got called up in late September 2021 and never pitched. Had a rough two-start debut in 2021, put up three decent to good games in 2022, and then got blown up by the Braves in his first start in June, resulting in him being sent back down to Triple-A. Per the checklist, these are the base cards noted with the RC logo. The print runs may be discernible by using the odds printed on the boxes vs. other known data. WOOF!!! He has a slider, curveball, and changeup to round out the arsenal. I mean, COME ON TOPPS.!! Card #367 Wander RC does not exist or is a sssp as nobody has seen this ghost card on the base rookie checklistthanks Topps. A mid-rotation ceiling, but hes fallen into the bottom of Tier 3 for me with how little hes pitched lately (hes been on the minor league COVID-IL since mid-May) and not really having done anything eye-opening in his 2021 MLB debut or so far in 2022. Nothing great about series two so will not be buying anymore. Colton Welker - Rockies - A hit tool first corner infielder with past and current shoulder problems whose seen the shine come off his prospect status in the past few years. Hes on the verge of Tier 3 for me, but Im not completely bought in yet, so he gets a top of Tier None slot for now. I am also expecting another 10 cards in a base Home Field Advantage insert set and probably another 5 cards in a shorter printed Legendary Home Field Advantage insert set. PARALLEL CARDS: Black #/50 or less, Gold #/25 or less, Red #/10 or less, Platinum 1/1.

Had a rookie auto in 2022 Series 1, but this is his first flagship base rookie card. jumbo rednails2 2022 Topps Series 2 Baseball Jumbo 6 Box Case, 2022 Topps Update Series Baseball Jumbo Box, 2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Hobby Box, 2022 Topps Stadium Club Baseball Hobby Box. He barely even looked at us when we asked. Yeah, youre right.

2022 Topps Series 2 Baseball will be released in six different formats. Suddenly we were seeing a potential ace, and then he went under the knife in March of 2022 to clean up loose bodies in his elbow. And why a 2nd Wander RC..? Im thinking we see something like 2018 with those 1 per box or 1 in 2 box NNO Short Prints with Witt, Torkelson and possibly J-rod. All-Star Alumni displays manufactured MLB All-Star Game logos and Silver Slugger Award Winner Patches covers 25 past winners with an added Silver Slugger patch.

Didnt have the strongest start to 2022 and then took a stray batting practice ball to nose resulting in a fracture and missing all of May. All teams listed in the Main Attraction section below are the teams shown on the card and not necessarily the team that they are currently on due to trades, free agency, etc. Home Store Store Sports Baseball Baseball Boxes 2022 Baseball 2022 TOPPS SERIES 2 BASEBALL HOBBY BOX. He pairs that with a plus slider that is consistently target the glove-side lower quadrant of the zone and plays well off of the elevated four seamer. Jacob Robson - Tigers - The Maple Hammer is an org depth piece that can provide some emergency outfield depth with some speed on the basepaths, but really nothing much more to speak of here. NEW! Unless they do NNO SPs for Witt/JRod/Tork, this is the worst checklist for any single Topps release I can remember. Edward Cabrera - Marlins - Needs to figure out the walks but has been excellent in two starts so far in 2022. Each 2022 Topps Series 2 Baseball Hobby Box contains 1 autograph or relic card! Add in the Coors field offensive inflation and that could be a Tier 3 bat. Javascript disabled! If the release date is changed it will be updated on this product page. This is apparently enough to qualify him for a rookie card in the eyes of Topps and the MLB. L9G1N1 There is little power in the profile at the moment, although playing in Great American Smallpark means he should pick up some home runs regardless. Well see where Ramos ends up next, but any chance at hobby interest has long since gone. Youll have a chance to find those on release day.

Any educated guesses as to which HOT Rookie Cards might be in Series 2? I like the base design of 22 Topps, but inserts kill this line. Also acted as 1st base coach. The Pirates decided he needed to go back to Triple-A to start the season and it did not start well at all slashing .176/.282/.284 with 1 home run in April. Has a sweeping slider and a curveball that are both effective pitches when well commanded. Products marked as online only on our website are not available in store. Parallels include Red Foilboard (#/199) and Independence Day (#/76), as well as several other choices. Need more info to confirm this.

The best and brightest rookies will always garner the most attention and the highest price tags. Hobby only.

A swingman, mutli-inning reliever pitchability lefty with a variety of offerings. Lots of missing names on the rookie list. As a starting pitcher there was a glimmer of Tier 3 back-end rotation hope, but that has been snuffed out, at least for the time being. Janson Junk - Angels - Acquired by the Angels along with Elvis Peguero at the 2021 trade deadline from the Yankees in exchange for Andrew Heaney.

Here are the top deals on Jumbo boxes currently listed on eBay. Continuing the flagship MLB line, 2022 Topps Series 2 Baseball supplies the second installment of cards for the year. Will also throw a curveball and a slider, but those are average pitches at the moment. Topps carries some insert sets over while introducing new lines. Glenn Otto - Rangers - Acquired from the Yankees at the 2021 trade deadline along with Trevor Hauver, Ezequiel Duran, and Josh Smith for Joey Gallo (and Joely Rodriguez). There may have been a Tier 3 player here years ago. An aggressive hitter that makes a good amount of contact that results in a low strikeout rate but also a very low walk rate. (5-20). Kevin Smith - Blue Jays* -Traded in the off-season to the Athletics in the Matt Chapman deal. Four pitch mix with a above average fastball and curveball, average slider, and a show-me changeup. Look for more of his autos on eBay. No-Hit Club Showcasing pitchers who have thrown no-hitters during their MLB careers.

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Collectors will find the remaining cards in Update Series. Adley R and Nolan Gorman missed the deadline. LIMITED AND VERY RARE, NEW! The checklist features players not featured in the initial release and rookie cards for the games top new stars. Luis Robert headlined the 2020 rookie class, and 2021 by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and KeBryan Hayes. Printed on foilboard. Some collectors have noted that it looks more like a Bowman design and is somewhat uninspired.

A mid-rotation starter seems easily attainable with the potential for more.

Unfortunately, all that movement brings command concerns to the forefront. Is mostly throwing a curveball as his second pitch and not really doing much with anything else. Please check back frequently for updates. There will be autographs on the usual 1987 Topps design and the 1987 Topps All-Star design.

I saw him play yesterday (6/19) at Gwinnett, GA.

Finally, theres a unique 1/1 Cut Signatures set full of MLB legends.

The autograph seekers say hes a very tough auto to get. See also: 2021 Topps Series 2 Baseball Cards. The Main Attraction in Flagship releases is the base rookie cards and all of their associated parallels. Hobby only. Granted those starts were against the Rockies albeit in Colorado and the Nationals. A year later and some of the shine has come off of Frias leading me to knock him down into the upper half of Tier None. SSA-KG Ken Griffey Jr. - Seattle Mariners. While he started 2022 in the Pirates bullpen, he was sent down to Triple-A once the MiLB season started in late April to stretch out to a starters workload. I like his long term outlook as a potential SP3-4, but it will take some patience to get there. I think Id rather take the outside shot on Espinal becoming something rather than the bench role that Hernandez plays. He started off 2022 on the MLB roster, but only picked up three hits in 25 at bats before getting sent down to Triple-A. So far hes only gotten run in Triple-A, but for a Tigers team that hasnt been great, he might get some more playing time. Hobby only. This also applies to pre-order items ordered at the same time as in-stock items. There might be quick sell opportunities if he gets hot as he has above average power, but other than that, very little of interest here. Debuted with the Twins in 2021 and then signed with the Lotte Giants in the Korean Baseball League (KBO). OTAS-1 Mookie Betts - Los Angeles Dodgers, OTAS-14 Fernando Tatis Jr. - San Diego Padres, 87OASA-MM Manny Machado - San Diego Padres. Hobby and Jumbo boxes will be released first, on June 8.

Serial numbered #/10 or less.

If he cant get his strikeout rates back under 30% like he was sporting prior to his MLB call up in 2021, then he could slide down into Tier None. If he can stick in the rotation and be more than a backend, five and dive guy, then there is Tier 2 upside. Using Gypsy Queen and Tribute as a reference, Bobby Witt Jr and Julio Rodriguez seems logical since there are autos present in those sets. Henry Ramos - Diamondbacks - Fifth outfielder type that had a lackluster MLB debut for the Diamondbacks at the age of 29. - Autograph Parallel (select subjects) - #d to 10 or less. His fastball is the star of the show with good metrics. Had a rookie auto in 2022 Series 1, but this is his first flagship base rookie card. He found some unexpected minor league power in 2021 as well, but hes going to have to find those contact rate improvements for it to be usable at the MLB level. All in all, a nice baseball piece and relevant in deeper fantasy leagues but not relevant in the hobby. Add in the fact that the Cardinals lineup is typically stacked year after year giving Yepez more opportunities for counting stats and that they are a highly collectible team and its enough for me to push Yepez into Tier 2. Josh Lowe - Rays - The younger brother of former Rays and current Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, Josh is a power/speed outfielder that can take a walk but also will strike out at an above average clip. 30 cards. Will throw for strikes but doesnt do anything of particular note. Limited to one use per coupon per customer. NEW! We should get Bobby Witt and J-Rod though. There are a handful of insert sets in the 2022 Topps Series 2 release. Here are the top deals on Hobby boxes currently listed on eBay. Looks like a poor checklist. Four seamer sits around 93 with a curveball and changeup as his main secondaries. A double plus fastball that he throws about 70% of the time, and why not when its as good as he is. Retail only. If he can find the command, he can be an effective bullpen piece. NEW! 1 per pack. I will include them in the Flagship write up for the Series in which they have a base rookie card. Plenty of pitchers, catchers, role players, hit tool only bats, defense first players, etc.

Primarily first base although he can play the corner outfield. Yepez put up 27 home runs with a .286/.383/.586 slash line across Double-A and Triple-A in his 2021 breakout. Mid-90s fastball with a plus slider. He pinch hit late in the game and then played 2 innings in Left Field. The slider is at a minimum above average and it has been quite effective this year with a very strong 31.5% CSW. If he ever, and its a big if, figures out the bat side of the equation, he should find a full time role and potentially jump into Tier 3. No-Hit Club Showcasing pitchers who have thrown no-hitters during their MLB careers. Blue Parallel - limited Black Parallel - #d to 299 Gold Parallel - #d to 75 Red Parallel - #d to 10 Platinum Parallel - #d 1/1 Autograph Parallel (select subjects) - #d to 10 or less, NEW! Why cant these card companies cut down on production? Players that dont have base rookie cards but do have insert and/or auto rookie cards like Julio Rodriguez and Bobby Witt Jr., are not included in this write up. That will likely take some significant changes to get there and hes more likely a second division regular/4th outfielder type that would mash over in Asia. Stephen Ridings - Yankees - 68 relief arm that throws upper 90s plus heater and pairs it with a hard up and down slider. The slider is getting a nice 17 SwStr% in 2022 so far. If he was more of a strike thrower, I would probably have pushed him into Tier 3. Below average bat and in-game power although there is some raw pop in there. 1 per retail pack RETAIL EXCLUSIVE Red Parallel - #d to 75 Black Parallel - #d to 25 Platinum Parallel - #d 1/1, CHROME Stars of MLB - 1:10 retail packs RETAIL EXCLUSIVE Red Refractor - #d to 75 Black Refractor - #d to 25 Superfractor - #d 1/1, Commemorative Batting Helmet Cards 50 players are featured alongside commemorative textured batting helmets. 1987 Topps All Star Baseball Blue Parallel - limited Black Parallel - #d to 299 Gold Parallel - #d to 75 Red Parallel - #d to 10 Platinum Parallel - #d 1/1 NEW! Jose Siri - Astros - Siri put up some eye-opening surface level stats in his 21 games of rookie-debut work in 2021 leading to him getting a job out of Spring Training on the Astros MLB roster. Theres probably more than just those two. I dont make them, I just follow them. Combination of high-end Hit and Power tools that won't end up as designated hitters. Really nothing of interest here. Mostly relies on generating weak/ground ball contact. 1 per boxRETAIL EXCLUSIVE Autograph Parallel select subjects, numbered to 10 or less, Baseball Stars Autographs Showcasing stars of the game. Black Parallel - #d to 199 Gold Parallel - #d to 50 Red Parallel - #d to 25 Platinum Parallel - #d 1/1, Baseball Stars Dual Autographs Sequentially numbered to 5 or less, 1987 Topps Baseball Autograph Cards Black Parallel #d to 199 or less Gold Parallel #d to 50 or less, 1987 Topps All Star Baseball Autograph Cards Black Parallel #d to 50 or less Gold Parallel #d to 25 or less. If you notice, I believe there are 3 players that are listed twice (Swanson, Stanton and Ohtani) maybe another. But better than 2021. Noted as "limited and very rare," Salute to The Mick is another carryover set.

Another player that is going into that Tier None bucket of generic relievers.

Throws two dominant pitches with a 97-100 four-seam fastball and a high 80s slider, each of which generates a ton of whiffs. Variety of other secondary pitches in his arsenal that hes tried to find success with but has yet to really do so. Too often he seems to be trending towards a streaky Quad A bat that strikes out more than youd like without showing the in-game power that his raw pop promises.

His lack of in-game power and positional versatility will limit his big league opportunities. Exclusively found in Hobby Jumbo boxes. Printed on foilboard. Blue Parallel - limited Black Parallel - #d to 299 Gold Parallel - #d to 75 Red Parallel - #d to 10 Platinum Parallel - #d 1/1 Autograph Parallel (select subjects) - #d to 10 or less, NEW! Hit over power lefty with good plate discipline that regular runs strikeout rates in the 20% range.

SMLB-46 Salvador Perez - Kansas City Royals. If not, hes likely going to bounce around upper minors and second division bullpens for the next few years. Unfortunately, he hasnt done much with it, but very few rookies have so far this year. With Wade Miley (DFA), Sonny Gray (Trade), and Luis Castillo (Injury) not in the 2022 Reds starting rotation to start the season, Sanmartin got to start the second game of the season.

That could lead to a minor bump in hobby interest. NEW!

The 2018 and 2019 Topps Series 2 releases have increased their value somewhat. But check him out for the details. Alexy has recently cleaned up his mechanics to keep a back end starting role in the cards. Those are numbered to 10 or less.

While the flagship releases are anything but high-end, they include some sensational hits and iconic rookie cards.

Tier None - The likelihood of widespread short-term hobby interest, and most likely long term as well, is close to none.

87BA-JKR John Kruk - Philadelphia Phillies. I see where he was in a few late 2021 games for Pittsburgh. On the short side, Kolozsvary is a third catcher that provides decent defensive value but leaves the offensive side of his game wanting. Add in some timing distractions hell throw into his delivery to get that extra bit of deception a la Johnny Cueto. So far, he has speculated that Series 2 was printed in roughly half the quantity of Series 1.

PARALLEL CARDS: Black #/199 or less, Gold #/50 or less, Red #/25 or less, Platinum 1/1. Sweet Shades The future is bright for these players wearing some of the coolest sunglasses in the game. The Nationals sure need starting pitching, so I wouldnt be surprised if Adon has a long leash. Is there really no jack suwinski in this checklist??? Not great Bob. Serial numbered #/10. Hes currently sporting a 31% strikeout rate with a 7% walk rate. It averages 98.5 MPH and will hit triple digits getting a 15% swinging strike rate and a 30% CSW.

Now hes being used exclusively out of the pen and the results have left a fair amount to be desired. Backend rotation starter with a full complement of pitches in his arsenal. 2022 has not followed the same story as his lack of plate discipline and swing and miss have been a big problem.

He has gone threw a few rehab starts with no issues and is poised to make his return to the MLB staff most likely in a matter of days as of this writing. However, you wont make a profit unless the rookie class includes a future superstar. I love it when we get to see the players personalities and its just different and new.

Tier Three - May have some hobby interest due to a single factor such as prospect pedigree, team interest, general hobby hype, an interesting carrying tool, etc. REFRACTOR PARALLELS: Red #/75, Black #/25, Platinum 1/1. Oversized 1987 Topps All Star Boxloaders Up to 25 all-time MLB All-Stars on the classic 1987 Topps ASG Commemorative Set design. That would be quite the oversight by Topps. Yonny Hernandez - Rangers* - A speedy second division utility infielder that takes a passive approach at the plate resulting in high walk rates and low strikeout rates. Tier One - Cream of the crop. I second the question why are we getting a second Wander RC? PARALLEL CARDS: Blue, Black #/299, Gold #/75, Red #/10, Platinum 1/1. Mike Baumann - Orioles - Prior to 2022, Baumann was a hard-throwing starting pitcher with three above average offerings and when controlled, the slider has plus potential. The Ronald Acuna Jr. bat down SSP is one of the most popular Series 2 cards ever. As our own Justin Dunbar alluded to in a previous Dynasty Notes Patreon post, this feels very much like a Michael Kopech situation. I like to see that. *Excludes all presales. He showed quite a bit of improvement by dropping his strikeout rate to the 12% range while in Reno.

Only had one game in 2021 at the MLB level as a COVID call-up for Chris Sale and has spent all of 2022 in Triple-A including a stint on the IL for a strained pectoral. Relies on that arm slot to keep hitters off balance and generate weak contact.

Elvis Peguero - Angels - Acquired by the Angels along with Janson Junk for Andrew Heaney at the 2021 trade deadline.

Full-time run was a question given the Blue Jays depth. An SP2 profile is within reach although with the Pirates it may be depressed just because he wont be regularly picking up wins. Throws a mid-90s 4-seamer up in the zone and a plus high-80s cutter. BASE CARDS: The base set continues here with an additional 330 cards (#s 331-660) featuring MLB veterans, rookies, team cards, and Future Stars.

low 90s fastball that plays up with plus IVB and VAA characteristics.



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