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Overview: 2004 Topps Traded & Rookies Baseball
The
late-season sets are among the most popular sets each year. The reason
is simple: rookies, rookies and more rookies. Sure, they might try
and convince you that the traded veterans have some sway, but in this
age of dozens of sets each year, by the time the traded sets appear,
said traded vets have already appeared in many sets already wearing
their new logos.
And of all the traded sets, Topps Traded is the groundbreaker. What started as a boxed set has transformed in recent years to become a highly anticipated multi-brand product including updates for both Topps and Topps Chrome.
This year's set will include 20 draft picks from this year's draft (list below) as well as additional rookies and traded stars such as Alex Rodriguez as a Yankee and Nomar Garciaparra as a Cub. The breakdown of the 220-card base set is as follows: 65 veterans, 110 rookies, 20 prospects, five managers, 20 draft picks.
Announced
list of draft picks included in 2004 Topps Traded & Rookie Baseball:
T71 Matt Bush, San Diego Padres (First Overall Pick)
T72 Homer Bailey, Cincinnati Reds (11th Pick)
T73
Greg Golson, Philadelphia Phillies (21st Pick)
T74 Kyle Waldrop, Minnesota Twins (25th Pick)
T75 Richie Robnett, Oakland Athletics (26th Pick)
T76 Jay Rainville, Minnesota Twins (39th Pick)
T77 Bill Bray, Montreal Expos (13th Pick)
T78 Phillip Hughes, New York Yankees (23rd Pick)
T79 Scott Elbert, Los Angeles Dodgers (17th Pick)
T80 Josh Fields, Chicago White Sox (18th Pick)
T81 Justin Orenduff, Los Angeles Dodgers (33rd Pick)
T82 Tyler Lumsden, Chicago White Sox (34th Pick)
T83 Chris Nelson, Colorado Rockies (9th Pick)
T84 Blake DeWitt, Los Angeles Dodgers (28th Pick)
T85 J.P. Howell, Kansas City Royals (31st Pick)
T86 Huston Street, Oakland Athletics (40th Pick)
T87 Kurt Suzuki, Oakland Athletics (67th Pick)
T88 Erick San Pedro, Montreal Expos (54th Pick)
T89 Matt Tuiasosopo, Seattle Mariners (93rd Pick)
T90 Matt Macri, Colorado Rockies (140th Pick)
Set Breakdown:
Base
Set:
220
cards
Cards
per pack: 10 (8 Topps, 2 Topps Chrome)
Packs per box: 24
Suggested Retail Price: $3.00
Release Date: October 18, 2004
Inserts
-
Gold Border Parallel: (220 cards, #'d/2004)
-
Base Card 1/1 Parallel: (220 cards, #'d/1)
- Chrome Refractors: (220 cards)
- Blue Chrome Refractors: (220 cards, #'d/1)
- HTA-Only Uncirculated Black X-Fractors: (220 cards, #'d/30)
- Press Plates: (1760 total, #'d/1)
- Transactions Relics: (20 cards)
- Dual Transactions Relics: (3 cards)
- Future Phenoms Relics: (17 cards)
- Hall of Fame Relics: (2 cards)
- Dual Hall of Fame Relics: (1 card)
- Signature Cuts Autographs: (3 cards, #'d/1) Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Johnny Mize
- Signature Moves Autographs: (9 cards)
© Ryan Cracknell, Trader Crack's; August 10, 2004
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