On the heels of announcing that Topps had signed an exclusive agreement with 2010 Number 1 Draft Pick, Bryce Harper, Topps announced today their plans for including Harper in some of their upcoming products.

2011 Bowman

Harper will make his first appearance as a Washington National in 2011 Bowman. In addition, Harper will sign autographs for this release.

2010 Bowman Chrome

Harper will be added to the recently-announced Autographed 2010 Bowman Chrome USA BUYBACK program. Cards will be sequentially numbered with foil stamping to 100 and will also include James Taillon, Yasmani Grandal, Drew Pomeranz, Michael Choice, Christian Colon, Manny Machado and Bryce Brentz. These on-card autographs will be available via redemption.

2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects

Harper’s 2009 AFLAC Autographed cards will be inserted into packs of 2010 Bowman DP&P. Each of Harper’s on-card autographs from the 2009 AFLAC All-American Game will be sequentially numbered with foil stamping.

What does it take to vault 16 spots to our number one spot? Most would say a Herculean effort, but for Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants, it’s just another day at the office. The number five overall pick by San Fransisco in the 2008 Draft is paying off much earlier dividends than originally expected. Through the first 20 days of July, Buster is hitting .481 (25/52) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 7 home runs and 17 RBIs. Buster has emerged as a favorite from this loaded NL rookie class that features titans like Strasburg, Heyward, Leake, Stanton, and many others who have previously graced our #1 spot.

1. 2008 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Buster Posey Auto (16)
2. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects David Price Auto (5)
3. 2010 Bowman Prospects Stephen Strasburg Auto (1)
4. 2010 Bowman Chrome Prospects Stephen Strasburg (2)
5. 1999 Topps Traded Josh Hamiliton RC Auto (21)
6. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Michael Moustakas Auto (19)
7. 2009 Donruss Elite Brandon Belt Auto (NR)
8. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospects Brennan Boesch Auto (8)
9. 2010 Bowman Chrome USA Bryce Harper (4)
10. 2008 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Stanton Auto (9)
11. 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Mike Minor Auto (NR)
12. 2005 Donruss EEE Ubaldo Jimenez RC Auto (5)
13. 2005 Upper Deck SPx Ubaldo Jimenez RC Auto (8)
14. 2004 Bowman Chrome Prospects Phil Hughes Auto (NR)
15. 1997 Bowman Roy Halladay Auto (NR)
16. 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Mike Trout Auto (22)
17. 1999 Topps Traded Carl Crawford RC Auto (NR)
18. 1993 Upper Deck SP Derek Jeter RC (13)
19. 2003 Upper Deck Prospects Andre Ethier RC Auto (14)
20. 1999 Topps Traded Josh Hamilton Auto (NR)
21. 2009 Bowman Chrome Prospects Carlos Santana Auto (NR)
22. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospect Jason Heyward Auto(11)
23. 2003 Bowman Heritage Robinson Cano Auto (10)
24. 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Pick Evan Longoria Auto (21)
25. 2008 Bowman Chrome Prospect JP Arencibia Auto (NR)

Happy collecting!

There is nothing more beautiful than a rainbow, especially if it’s made up an amazing collection of a young and talented Evan Longoria 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Auto. Just like at the end of a real rainbow, the owner of this sweet collection is hoping there is a pot of gold for them at the end of the auction. With a BIN of $350,000.00, this 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft Auto Evan Longoria Rainbow is sure to grab some attention. With a majority of the cards in the collection a BGS 9.5 or PSA 10 – you are going to be hard pressed to find a set in better condition, but, for $350k – I could find a lot better things to spend my money on.

As always, happy bidding!