Topps changed up the timing of their Finest issue a little bit this year, putting it out late in the year instead of early in the year. They also got rid of the manufactured rookie patches and replaced them with actual game used stuff, which I think most people would consider a positive (although I didn't hate the manufactured letters). Beyond that, it's pretty similar to what this brand has been in the past. That is, heavy on parallels and light on inserts.
As far as the design of the cards go, I kind of like it. It is probably the best design for Finest in several years. And the die-cut parallels #/10 are awesome looking, these might be the best parallels of the year. Unfortunately, the Cubs are only represented by Starlin Castro, Andrew Cashner, and Darwin Barney in the set. That should tell you something about the state of the team at this point.
The breakdown is below!
Base Set - 11 Versions - Base, Refractors (#/549), Green Refractors (#/199), Orange Refractors (#/99), Gold Refractors (#/50), Red Refractors (#/25), Purple Refractors (#/5), Superfractors (1/1), Xfractors (#/299), Die-Cut Mosaics (#/10), Canary Diamond (1/1), and four colors of printing plates
#33 Starlin Castro
#87 Andrew Cashner
#92 Darwin Barney
Rookie Autos - 9 Versions - Refractors (Base, #/499), Green Refractors (#/199), Orange Refractors (#/99), Gold Refractors (#/59), Red Refractors (#/25), Purple Refractors (#/5), Superfractors (1/1), Xfractors (#/299), Die-Cut Mosaics (#/10), plus four colors of printing plates
Some of these parallel the base cards, some have different photos
No Cubs included
Rookie Double Relic Autos - 8 Versions - Refractors (Base, #/499), Green Refractors (#/199), Orange Refractors (#/99), Gold Refractors (#/59), Red Refractors (#/25), Purple Refractors (#/5), Superfractors (1/1), Die-Cut Mosaics (#/10), plus four colors of printing plates
Some of these parallel the base cards, some have different photos
#87 Andrew Cashner
#92 Darwin Barney
Rookie Jumbo Patches - 3 Versions - Orange Refractors (Base, #/10) Purple Refractors (#/5), Superfractors (1/1)
Some of these parallel the Double Relic Auto cards and the base set, some have different photos
#87 Andrew Cashner
#92 Darwin Barney
Finest Foundations - 3 Versions - Base, Orange Refractors (#/99), Purple Refractors (#/5)
No Cubs Included
Finest Freshmen - 3 Versions - Base, Orange Refractors (#/99), Purple Refractors (#/5)
#13 Andrew Cashner
Finest Moments - 7 Versions - Base, Orange Refractors (#/99), Purple Refractors (#/5), Relic Autos (Vaied Numbering), Relic Autos Orange Refractors (#/99), Relic Autos Purple Refractors (#/5), Relic Autos Superfractors (1/1)
No Cubs Included
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