2016 Topps Bowman's Best Baseball Checklist

2016 Bowman's Best Baseball is a December 21, 2016 chromium release with a 65-card veteran and rookie base and 35 Top Prospects. Its retro insert revives the 1996 Bowman's Best design, and Stat Lines and Baseball America Prospect Forecast add insert and autograph sets of their own.

What's in the checklist

• Base and Top Prospects: 65 base cards and 35 Top Prospects with Atomic Refractor, Blue /250, Green /99, Gold /50, Orange /35, Red /5 and SuperFractor 1/1 parallels
• Inserts: 1996 Bowman's Best (30), Stat Lines (35), Mirror Image (20) and Baseball America Prospect Forecast (10)
• Best of 2016 Autographs: 77 signers with Refractor, Green /99, Orange /50, Atomic /25, Red /5, SuperFractor and Printing Plate parallels
• Other autographs: First Impressions, 1996 Bowman's Best Autographs /75, Bowman's Choice, Stat Lines, Prospect Forecast and Dual Autographs /25

Key rookies and prospects

Mike Trout leads the base with rookies Gary Sanchez, Michael Conforto, Aaron Nola, Luis Severino, Trevor Story and Albert Almora. Top Prospects includes Yoan Moncada, Brendan Rodgers, Rafael Devers and A.J. Puk. First Impressions Autographs feature 2016 draftees such as Alex Kirilloff, Gavin Lux, Forrest Whitley, Ian Anderson and Mickey Moniak.

Grading considerations

Gary Sanchez rookie refractors and First Impressions Autographs are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. The chromium surface scratches easily, and Atomic Refractors can hide light print lines, so tilt them under light before submitting. See our grading scale.