This prospect heavy issue arrived on the market recently, and this year's edition is pretty similar to what it has been in previous years. And honestly, that's a pretty good thing. Donruss Elite Extra Edition has the niche as an alternative to Bowman Draft Picks (or perhaps a complementary issue), and they fill it quite nicely. I don't make any secret that I love Chrome cards, but the foil cards in this issue are usually pretty attractive and the player pool is deeper than Bowman.
Speaking of the player pool, this year's issue delivers a grand slam for Cubs collectors. Eleven different Cubs prospects are featured, plus a 'Rated Rookie' card of Starlin Castro. This is the first card for several of the players and all of them have relatively few cards on the market. What more could we ask for?
As far as card design goes, I have to admit that I think this year's design is a little less attractive than in past years. And I don't think the die-cut pattern on the base cards is as good looking as in the past either. But one of the things about this issue is that the designs aren't all that different from year to year. So disliking the design is relative, it definitely doesn't kill the set.
The breakdown for the Cubs is below!
Prospects Base Set - 13 Versions - Base, Aspirations (#/200), Status (#/100), Status Emerald (#/25), Status Gold (#/10), Franchise Futures Autos (Varied numbering), Autos Aspirations (#/100), Autos Status (#/50), Autos Status Emerald (#/25), Autos Status Gold (#/10), Autos Status Black (1/1), Autos Red Ink (Most #/25), Autos Green Ink (Most #/10).
#7 Justin Bour (#/784)
#32 Dan Vogelbach (#/237)
#44 Neftali Rosario (#/781)
#51 Dillon Maples (#/564)
#54 Zeke DeVoss (#/664)
#65 Tony Zych (#/663)
#152 Shawon Dunston Jr. (#/735)
#157 Elliot Soto (#/825)
#159 Pierre LePage (#/955)
#P15 Javier Baez (No Base Version, Auto #/565)
#P21 Matt Szczur (No Base Versions , Auto #/783)
Numbering listed above is for Franchise Futures Auto Version
Stars & Rookies Base Set - 6 Versions - Base, Aspirations (#/200), Status (#/100), Status Emerald (#/25), Status Gold (#/10), Status Black (1/1)
#11 Starlin Castro
Back to the Future Autos (Varied Numbering)
No Cubs Included
Best Compared To - 2 Versions - Base (#/499), Auto (#/25)
#9 Javier Baez & Hanley Ramirez
Building Blocks Dual - 2 Versions - Base, Dual Auto (#/49)
No Cubs Included
Building Blocks Triple - Base, Triple Auto (#/25)
#3 Dan Vogelbach, Dillon Maples, and Matt Szczur
Building Blocks Quad (2 Sided cards) - 2 Versions - Base, Quad Auto (#/10)
#2 Javier Baez, Francisco Lindor, Jake Hager, and Levi Michael
Elite Series - 2 Versions - Base, Auto (Varied Numbering)
#11 Zeke DeVoss (Auto Version #/199)
Two Sport Stars - 2 Versions - Base (#/499), Auto (#/25)
#7 Matt Szczur
Yearbook - 2 Versions - Base, Auto (Varied Numbering)
#15 Dan Vogelbach (Auto Version #/199)
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