Now that the 2011 Topps USA Boxed Set has been released, the patch autos have returned, but with a twist.  Instead of a parallel being #’d to /99 or #’d to /50, the patch autographs are 1/1′s.  A bit of a let down for the USA brand, since it makes it hard to justify breaking the product now for plain relic autos, but man are they nice looking! (check out the Dom Nunez that’s full of dirt. Awesome!)

Clean design, multiple patch pieces, and some really nice swatches.  Enjoy the gallery and click the links for the auctions!

GAVIN CECCHINI

BRADY RODGERS

DOM NUNEZ

COLE IRVIN

CHRIS OKEY

As usual, the progression of information is a bit “off” at the Topps offices.  We brought you the extremely vague information about the 2011 Topps USA Boxed Set release, but it had no checklist or card images.  The product is set to release very soon and we still haven’t seen a legit sell sheet with any more info.

Thanks to Gilmore at Freedom Card Board, we have actual scans of the cards.  Very interesting stuff.  We’re still debating on the design, but it seems to be all on-card autographs, which is nice.  Check them out for yourself and let us know what you think.

This is a bit of a teaser, but at least it has some info for you all.  Topps has released some preliminary info for the 2011 USA Baseball Boxed Set. We have yet to see any images of the cards, as well as a checklist, but we do know the key points in regards to the structure of the product.

• 61 card base set
• 3 teams are featured: Collegiate (22 players), 18U (19 players), and 16U (20 players)
• Each sealed boxed set will include (7) Autographs and (3) Relics
• All base cards will feature 1/1 printing plates

For the autographed cards and triple relic cards, there is a new addition to the product structure…

…..new this year will be Gold parallels — cards limited to just 25 copies singed in gold ink. There also will be red (/99) and Green 1/1 parallels as well. Autographed Triple Relics will have Gold (/20) and Green (1/1) foil parallels as new additions along with the Reds limited to 25.

Triple Relics will be paralleled with Red foil (/25) and Gold (/10) while there also will be Green 1/1s to be found.

For insight into the rosters for the Collegiate/18U/16U teams, check out USAbaseball.com for names eligible for the set.  Once the checklist goes live, check back for more info on this USA release from Topps.

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It took a little while (probably longer than it should have), but the first 2011 Bowman Chrome USA 18U Superfractor auto entered and exited the market.  It turned out to be one of the players with the most upside, both hobby-wise and potential, in the entire set.

I really thought it would sell for more, given the prices of the other parallels.  Whoever ended up snagging it got a pretty solid deal.

Watch out for Walker Weickel.  Already standing at 6’6 205lbs, he’s about as projectable as a pitcher comes from the right side.  Touching 94 at this point can only mean scout salivate over his potential as he fills out down the road.