First Buzz: 2023 Bowman Draft baseball cards (updated)

What: 2023 Bowman Draft baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 12
Box basics: Three autos per 12-pack hobby jumbo boxes (eight per case); five autos per super-jumbo box (six per case)
Prospect Tip Sheet: Click here
Odds: Click here
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman Draft drops next month and early teaser images and the box basics and checklist are here, confirming that this one will be the home to a 1995 Bowman Tom Brady card as a prospect for the Montreal Expos.

See a gallery and more ... below.

The Basics: Based on the checklist (link above), the base set will be 200 cards and they will be joined by Chrome parallels, the Brady insert, two "extended" Chrome cards of Carl Yastrzemski and Josh Gibson, image variations for 10 notable players and die-cut cards for 15 others for starters. Among the inserts will be Transformative Talent, Draft Picks & Prospects, Bowman Draft Night, Bowman Glass, Mood Ring (one in five cases) and Bowman '54 Flag Variations (/54). Base parallels are noted in the gallery. The Brady card will fall under Dream Draft Picks and will be "limited" with Refractor, Aqua Lava (/199) Blue (/150), Green (/99), Yellow Lava (/75), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and a 1/1 Superfractor parallel.

For autographs, Brady will be signing versions of his card -- Gold, Orange, Red and a Super -- as will Yastrzemski, while a deep checklist of Chrome prospect autos will be in play along with autographs for the 10 variation players. There also will be Franchise Futures dual autos for two pairings, Class of 2023 autos, Bowman Glass autos, Positioned For Excellence autos, Picked For Excellence autos, Bowman 54 autos, Mood Ring autos, Draft Picks & Prospects autos, Draft Night autos and then four players on previously signed prep all-star autos. Standard auto parallels are noted in the gallery. Joining those will be Mood Ring Red autos (/5) with 1/1 Supers as well as Red Bowman '54 autos (/5) with a 1/1 Super. Franchise Futures Dual autos (/99) will have Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and 1/1 Supers, while also in play will be Draft Picks & Prospects autos (/99) with a Reds and Supers for parallels. Ink for other inserts will include parallels, too, with all on the rarer side of things (/99 or less).

Initial prices via Topps.com were $479.99 per jumbo and $649.99 per super-jumbo box.

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