Dissecting the 2014 Bowman Auto Checklist

Always fun to break them down into tiers. Until I'm finished, and see just how many 1's and 2's there are.


5-stars
BCAP-JAB Jose Abreu Chicago White Sox®
BCAP-KB Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs®


4-stars
BCAP-MA Mark Appel Houston Astros®
BCAP-MF Maikel Franco Philadelphia Phillies®
BCAP-MB Mookie Betts Boston Red Sox®


3-stars
BCAP-CB Christian Binford Kansas City Royals®
BCAP-CD Chase DeJong Toronto Blue Jays®
BCAP-CP Cesar Puello New York Mets®
BCAP-DR Daniel Robertson Oakland Athletics™
BCAP-DH David Holmberg Cincinnati Reds®
BCAP-DT Devon Travis Detroit Tigers®
BCAP-ED Edwin Diaz Seattle Mariners™
BCAP-JHA Josh Hader Houston Astros®
BCAP-JHU Jason Hursh Atlanta Braves™
BCAP-JW Jesse Winker Cincinnati Reds®
BCAP-KP Kyle Parker Colorado Rockies™
BCAP-LJ Luke Jackson Texas Rangers®
BCAP-LT Lewis Thorpe Minnesota Twins®
BCAP-MJ Micah Johnson Chicago White Sox®
BCAP-PJ Pierce Johnson Chicago Cubs®
BCAP-RH Rosell Herrera Colorado Rockies™
BCAP-RT Raimel Tapia Colorado Rockies™
BCAP-WR Wendell Rijo Boston Red Sox®


2-stars
BCAP-AM Adam Morgan Philadelphia Phillies®
BCAP-AY Alex Yarbrough Angels®
BCAP-AT Andrew Toles Tampa Bay Rays™
BCAP-BB Billy Burns Washington Nationals®
BCAP-CBO Chris Bostick Texas Rangers®
BCAP-CF Chris Flexen New York Mets®
BCAP-CK Chris Kohler Oakland Athletics™
BCAP-CM Casey Meisner New York Mets®
BCAP-CT Chris Taylor Seattle Mariners™
BCAP-DM Daniel McGrath Boston Red Sox®
BCAP-FC Franchy Cordero San Diego Padres™
BCAP-GE Gabriel Encinas New York Yankees®
BCAP-KM Ketel Marte Seattle Mariners™
BCAP-JBE Javier Betancourt Detroit Tigers®
BCAP-JG Joan Gregorio San Francisco Giants®
BCAP-JB Jake Barrett Arizona Diamondbacks®
BCAP-SG Severino Gonzalez Philadelphia Phillies®
BCAP-TN Tucker Neuhaus Milwaukee Brewers™
BCAP-ZB Zach Borenstein Angels®


1-star
BCAP-ARI Armando Rivero Chicago Cubs®
BCAP-BT Brandon Trinkwon Los Angeles Dodgers®
BCAP-DF Dylan Floro Tampa Bay Rays™
BCAP-JS Jacob Scavuzzo Los Angeles Dodgers®
BCAP-LM Leonardo Molina New York Yankees®
BCAP-MM Mike Mayers St. Louis Cardinals®
BCAP-PT Preston Tucker Houston Astros®
BCAP-RB Rony Bautista New York Yankees®
BCAP-SMB Seth Mejias-Brean Cincinnati Reds®
BCAP-TB Ty Buttrey Boston Red Sox®
BCAP-TW Tyler Wade New York Yankees®
BCAP-YM Yohander Mendez Texas Rangers®

I also decided to rank each team in terms of value. I included the RC autos as well.

1. Cubs (Rivero, Bryant, Johnson)
2. Red Sox (McGrath, Betts, Buttrey, Rijo, Bogaerts)
3. White Sox (Abreu, Johnson)
4. Astros (Hader, Appel, Tucker)
5. Reds (Holmberg, Winker, Brean, Hamilton)
6. Mets (Flexen, Meisner, Puello, d'Arnaud, Flores)
7. Mariners (Taylor, Marte, Diaz, Walker)
8. Rockies (Parker, Herrera, Tapia)
9. Rangers (Bostick, Jackson, Mendez, Choice)
10. Phillies (Morgan, Franco, Gonzalez)
11. Yankees (Molina, Bautista, Wade, Encinas, Murphy)
12. Tigers (Travis, Betancourt, Castellanos)
13. DBacks (Owings, Barrett, Davidson)
14. Rays (Toles, Floro, Rivero)
15. Royals (Binford, Ventura)
16. A's (Kohler, Robertson)
17. Angels (Yarbrough, Borenstein)
18. Twins (Thorpe)
19. Braves (Hursh)
20. Brewers (Neuhaus, Nelson)
21. Cardinals (Mayers, Wong)
22. Blue Jays (DeJong)
23. Dodgers (Trinkwon, Scavuzzo)
24. Padres (Cordero)
25. Giants (Gregorio)
26. Orioles (Schoop)
27. Marlins (Marisnick)
28. Nationals (Burns)
T29. Pirates & Indians (None)

I counted 54 autos on your list, so I assume the 70 autos mentioned on BO refers to the RC autos too. I'm just amazed by how high the demand is for the wax for this product - just doesn't make sense to me.

bear0555 said:

I counted 54 autos on your list, so I assume the 70 autos mentioned on BO refers to the RC autos too. I'm just amazed by how high the demand is for the wax for this product - just doesn't make sense to me.

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Yes, my team rankings include all 70 prospects/rookies, whereas the tiers do not.

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One freaking Brewer. One.

sheetskout said:

One freaking Brewer. One.

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Two.

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Hopefully Billy Burns actually is in an A's uniform, since he was traded long before production started.

Anyone have guesses on the initial pricing on the top 6 or so guys off the Jump? Meaning Bryant, Appel, Franco, Betts, Herrera, Abreu...

ballerskrip said:

Anyone have guesses on the initial pricing on the top 6 or so guys off the Jump? Meaning Bryant, Appel, Franco, Betts, Herrera, Abreu...

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My predictions:
Bryant - $150
Abreu - $125
Appel - $100
Franco -$50
Betts - $50
Herrera - $40

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Jaypers said:

My predictions:
Bryant - $150
Abreu - $125
Appel - $100
Franco -$50
Betts - $50
Herrera - $40

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I am almost in complete agreement, but I don't think Appell will be that high, maybe sale #1 or #2 , but see him more in the $60-$70 range.

Jaypers said:

Two.

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One freaking Brewer prospect card. One.