Bowman is a name that is synonymous with baseball prospects and that continues with 2014 Bowman Platinum Baseball. The biggest draw for most is the Prospect Autographs, which all feature on-card signatures. Combine that with a deep checklist including Kris Bryant, Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa, Jose Abreu, Mark Appel and Oscar Taveras, and it is clear why collectors have shown considerable interest in the 2014 Bowman Platinum Baseball Prospect Autographs
The design sees a layout switch from the 2013 Bowman Platinum Baseball Prospect Autographs, and goes with a vertical setup versus a horizontal card. The Refractor finish gives the card a polished look and multiple parallels provide different options for collectors. Excluding printing plates, there are eight total parallels with increasing rarity and various colors:
- Green Refractor #/399
- Blue Refractor #/199
- Gold Refractor #/50
- Camo Refractor #/35 (Retail)
- Red Refractor #/25
- Black Refractor #/10 (Hobby)
- Atomic Refractor #/5 (Hobby)
- Superfractor 1/1 (Hobby)
While redemptions are a major source of frustration for many collectors, out of the 42 subjects featured in 2014 Bowman Platinum Baseball Prospect Autographs, only two are issued as redemptions.
Mark Appel and Javier Baez are the two players in question, however Baez does have a few live autographs from other inserts in the product. Appel, on the other hand, only appears to have live autographs on the multi-player signed cards. Also, no Mark Appel base Prospect Autographs have surfaced and only parallel redemptions have shown up so far.
A full visual guide can be seen below for all the 2014 Bowman Platinum Baseball Prospect Autographs.
2014 Bowman Platinum Baseball Prospect Autographs Visual Checklist
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AP-AG Alexander Guerrero, Los Angeles Dodgers
AP-AT Andrew Thurman, Houston Astros
AP-BBU Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins
AP-CB Christian Binford, Kansas City Royals
AP-CCO Carlos Correa, Houston Astros
AP-CFR Clint Frazier, Cleveland Indians
AP-CT Chris Taylor, Seattle Mariners
AP-DR Daniel Robertson, Oakland Athletics
AP-ER Eduardo Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles
AP-HR Hunter Renfroe, San Diego Padres
AP-JB Jake Barrett, Arizona Diamondbacks
AP-JC Jose Campos, New York Yankees
AP-JS Jake Sweaney, Philadelphia Phillies
AP-LT Lewis Thorpe, Minnesota Twins
AP-MAP Mark Appel, Houston Astros - Redemption
AP-MS Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins
AP-RH Rosell Herrera, Colorado Rockies
AP-RT Raimel Tapia, Colorado Rockies
AP-SS Shae Simmons, Atlanta Braves
AP-TD Tyler Danish, Chicago White Sox
AP-YG Yimi Garcia, Los Angeles Dodgers
AP-AK Akeem Bostick, Texas Rangers
AP-BB Bryce Bandilla, San Francisco Giants
AP-BS Braden Shipley, Arizona Diamondbacks
AP-CC Curt Casali, Tampa Bay Rays
AP-CF Chris Flexen, New York Mets
AP-CS Cord Sandberg, Philadelphia Phillies
AP-CV Cory Vaughn, New York Mets
AP-DT Devon Travis, Detroit Tigers
AP-GY Gabriel Ynoa, New York Mets
AP-JA Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
AP-JBA Javier Baez, Chicago Cubs - Redemption
AP-JG Joan Gregorio, San Francisco Giants
AP-KB Kris Bryant, Chicago Cubs
AP-MA Miguel Almonte, Kansas City Royals
AP-MR Michael Ratterree, Milwaukee Brewers
AP-OT Oscar Taveras, St. Louis Cardinals
AP-RHE Ryon Healy, Oakland Athletics
AP-SG Sean Gilmartin, Minnesota Twins
AP-SSC Scott Schebler, Los Angeles Dodgers
AP-WR Wendell Rijo, Boston Red Sox
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