2011 Historic Autographs "Ball of Fame" Baseball Box
2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition Baseball Hobby 20 Box Case
Configuration: 20 boxes per case. 20 packs per box. 5 cards per pack.
Set consists of 25 MLBPA stars, as well as a 150-player Prospects subset - including 50 on-card Autographed Prospects!
NEW THIS YEAR - Look for the first Elite Extra Edition "Building Blocks" Dual, Tri and Quad Autographs: Quad Autographs are #'d to just 10 copies each! - Best Compared To: Insert comparing a 2011 Draft Pick with a current major leaguer whom he best compares to in style of play. There are also autographed versions, signed by the prospect, and #'d to just 25 each. - Two-Sport Stars: Insert highlighting those top baseball prospects who also excelled in other sports in high school and/or college. Autographed versions are #'d to just 25. - First Panini appearance of MLBPA stars such as Josh Hamilton, Clayton Kershaw, Justin Verlander, Eric Hosmer and others
BOX BREAK - Look for an average of 6 autographs per box
CASE BREAK: - Each 20-box case yields four Hot Boxes, with each Hot Box containing an average of 10 autographs! - Each case will contain an average of 136 autographs!
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS - 150 Prospects signing for the set - 50 On-card autographs, including more than 30 first-rounders - Look for Aspirations Signature Die-Cuts (#'d/100), Blue Status Signature Die-Cuts (#'d/50), Emerald Status Signature Die-Cuts (#'d/25), Gold Status Signature Die-Cuts (#'d/5) and Black Status Signature Die-Cuts (#'d/1). Non-autographed versions of the parallel die-cutsare #'d no higher than 200 and as low as 10 per copy
Among the 50 on-card signers: - 2011 Golden Spikes Winner Trevor Bauer - First-overall pick Gerrit Cole - Danny Hultzen - Anthony Rendon - Bubba Starling - 2011 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year - Dylan Bundy - Archie Bradley - Matthew Purke - Jackie Bradley Jr. - Leonys Martin - Josh Bell, a top outfield prospect whom the Pittsburgh Pirates signed away from a University of Texas scholarship with an eye-popping $5 million bonus