2014 Topps Finest Baseball Cards
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Product Details
You can't accuse 2014 Topps Finest Baseball of not being colorful. Featuring one of the wilder designs in recent years. Hobby boxes are highlighted by a pair of on-card autographs and the familiar mix of Refractors that add even more color to the product.
The 2014 Topps Finest Baseball base set has 100 cards. It's not huge but it has a mix of both veterans and rookies. In total, there are more than ten types of Refractors. Unnumbered parallels include basic Refractors and X-Fractors. Color-based Refractors come in Green (#/199), Blue (#/125), Black (#/99), Gold (#/50), Red (#/25) and Magenta (#/15). The rarest of them all are Atomic Refractors (#/5) and SuperFractors (1/1). Collectors can also find randomly inserted hot boxes where every base card is replaced with an Orange Refractor.
Autographs combine to fall two per master box. The majority fall under two categories, both of which have on-card signatures, Rookie Autographs and new Finest Greats Autographs. Rookies are self-explanatory, focusing on top young players. Finest Greats has an all-retired player checklist.
Both Rookie and Finest Greats Autographs have an expansive parallel rainbow as well: X-Fractors (#/149), Blue Refractors (#/125), Black Refractors (#/99), Gold Refractors (#/50), Red Refractors (#/25), Atomic Refractors (#/5), Printing Platers and Superfractors (1/1).
Autographed Rookie Redemptions return. Players will be announced after the set is announced, adding some mystery to the cards. Redeemed cards will be numbered to 100.
Most of the basic inserts in 2014 Topps Finest Baseball are based on past designs. 1994 Finest goes back 20 years to the brand's sophomore release and with current stars. These have Refractor (#/25) and Superfractor (1/1) parallels.
Topps Sterling takes a similar approach with a 1996 subset. Moving ahead to 1997 are the Competitiors (#/50) and Finest Warriors Die-Cut inserts. Parallels for all three of these inserts include Gold Refractors (#/25), Red Refractors (#/10) and Superfractors (1/1). Finest Warriors, which focuses on rookies, and Competitors also have autographed versions that are numbered to 15 or less.
The 2014 Topps Finest Baseball insert lineup rounds out with the new Finest Vintage. These look at legends from every decade dating back to the 1950s. Refractor versions are done in Gold (#/25), Red (#/10), Superfractors (1/1) and Autographs (#/15 or less).
Product Configuration: 12 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
Price Point: Mid-End Baseball Card
Target Audience: Autograph Collectors, Refractor Collectors, Rookie Card Collectors
2014 Topps Finest Baseball Box Break
- 2 On-Card Autographs
- 60 Total Cards
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Set Checklist
2014 Topps Finest Baseball Set Checklist
Base Set Checklist
2 Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
3 Luis Sardinas, Texas Rangers RC
4 Alex Rios, Texas Rangers
5 Alex Guerrero, Los Angeles Dodgers RC
6 Michael Choice, Texas Rangers RC
7 Tim Beckham, Tampa Bay Rays RC
8 Jay Bruce, Cincinnati Reds
9 Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers
10 Jimmy Nelson, Milwaukee Brewers RC
11 Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers
12 Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
13 Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers
14 Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee Brewers
15 Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals RC
16 Andre Rienzo, Chicago White Sox RC
17 Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox RC
18 Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
19 Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco Giants
20 Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
21 Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds RC
22 Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox RC
23 Prince Fielder, Texas Rangers
24 Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
25 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
26 Rafael Montero, New York Mets RC
27 David Wright, New York Mets
28 Chris Owings, Arizona Diamondbacks RC
29 Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
30 Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
31 Marcus Semien, Chicago White Sox RC
32 John Ryan Murphy, New York Yankees RC
33 Ian Kinsler, Detroit Tigers
34 Enny Romero, Tampa Bay Rays RC
35 Wil Myers, Tampa Bay Rays
36 C.J. Cron, Angels RC
37 Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
38 Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
39 George Springer, Houston Astros RC
40 Rougned Odor, Texas Rangers RC
41 Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves
42 Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals
43 Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
44 Josmil Pinto, Minnesota Twins RC
45 Freedie Freeman, Atlanta Braves
46 Cliff Lee, Philadelphia Phillies
47 Jacoby Ellsbury, New York Yankees
48 Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
49 Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates
50 Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
52 Christian Bethancourt, Atlanta Braves RC
53 Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays
54 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
55 David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
56 Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
57 Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
58 Adam Jones, Baltimore Orioles
59 Jonathan Schoop, Baltimore Orioles RC
60 Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins
61 Jason Kipnis, Cleveland Indians
62 Josh Donaldson, Oakland Athletics
63 Yangervis Solarte, New York Yankees RC
64 David Price, Tampa Bay Rays
65 Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals
66 Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
67 Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
68 Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto Blue Jays
69 Shin-Soo Choo, Texas Rangers
70 Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
71 Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati Reds
72 Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh Pirates
73 Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
74 Trevor Rosenthal, St. Louis Cardinals
75 Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees RC
76 Erisbel Arruebarrena, Los Angeles Dodgers RC
77 Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs
78 Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox
79 Erik Johnson, Chicago White Sox RC
80 Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
81 Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians RC
82 Yordano Ventura, Kansas City Royals RC
83 Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
84 Travis d’Arnaud, New York Mets RC
85 Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
86 Matt Holliday, St. Louis Cardinals
87 Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians
88 Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals
89 Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox RC
90 Marcus Stroman, Toronto Blue Jays RC
91 Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
92 Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
93 Albert Pujols, Angels
94 Jake Marisnick, Miami Marlins RC
95 Jose Reyes, Toronto Blue Jays
96 Justin Upton, Atlanta Braves
97 Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins
98 Wilmer Flores, New York Mets RC
99 Hanley Ramirez, Los Angeles Dodgers
100 Mike Trout, Angels
Autographed Rookies Set Checklist
RA-AH Andrew Heaney, Miami Marlins
RA-AL Andrew Lambo, Pittsburgh Pirates
RA-CB Christian Bethancourt, Atlanta Braves
RA-CO Chris Owings, Arizona Diamondbacks
RA-EA Erisbel Arruebarruena, Los Angeles Dodgers
RA-EB Eddie Butler, Colorado Rockies
RA-EM Ethan Martin, Philadelphia Phillies
RA-ER Enny Romero, Tampa Bay Rays
RA-GP Gregory Polanco, Pittsburgh Pirates
RA-JM J.R. Murphy, New York Yankees
RA-JMA Jake Marisnick, Miami Marlins
RA-GS George Springer, Houston Astros
RA-JA Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
RA-JR Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians
RA-JS Jonathan Schoop, Baltimore Orioles
RA-KW Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
RA-MC Michael Choice, Texas Rangers
RA-MD Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox
RA-NC Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
RA-OG Onelki Garcia, Los Angeles Dodgers
RA-OT Oscar Taveras, St. Louis Cardinals
RA-TM Tommy Medica, San Diego Padres
RA-TW Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
RA-WF Wilmer Flores, New York Mets
RA-XB Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
RA-YV Yordano Ventura, Kansas City Royals
Rookie Autograph Redemption Set Checklist
2 Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
3 Kennys Vargas, Minnesota Twins
1994 Finest Set Checklist
94F-AM Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
94F-BH Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
94F-BHA Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds
94F-BP Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
94F-CK Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
94F-DJ Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
94F-DP Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
94F-EL Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
94F-FH Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
94F-GS George Springer, Houston Astros
94F-JA Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
94F-JF Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins
94F-JU Justin Upton, Atlanta Braves
94F-MC Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
94F-MM Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
94F-MT Mike Trout, Angels
94F-MTA Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees
94F-SS Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals
94F-TT Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
94F-TW Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
94F-WM Wil Myers, Tampa Bay Rays
94F-XB Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
94F-YP Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
Finest Competitors Refractor Set Checklist
FC-AM Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
FC-BH Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
FC-BP Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
FC-CK Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
FC-DO David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
FC-DP Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
FC-DW David Wright, New York Mets
FC-EL Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays
FC-JE Jacoby Ellsbury, New York Yankees
FC-JV Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
FC-MC Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
FC-MT Mike Trout, Angels
FC-PG Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
FC-RC Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
FC-TT Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
FC-WM Wil Myers, Tampa Bay Rays
FC-YD Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
FC-YP Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
Finest Competitors Autographs Set Checklist
FC-DP Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
FC-MC Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
FC-MT Mike Trout, Angels
FC-TT Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
Finest Greats Autographs Set Checklist
FGA-EB Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs
FGA-KG Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
FGA-LB Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals
FGA-MM Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals
FGA-MR Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
FGA-MS Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies
FGA-OS Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals
FGA-RJ Randy Johnson, Seattle Mariners
FGA-RY Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers
FGA-SC Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies
FGA-SK Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers
Finest Vintage Set Checklist
FV-DS Duke Snider, Brooklyn Dodgers
FV-GS Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves
FV-HA Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves
FV-JB Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds
FV-MP Mike Piazza, Los Angeles Dodgers
FV-MS Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies
FV-NR Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros
FV-OZ Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals
FV-RH Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics
FV-SK Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers
FV-TG Tony Gwynn, San Diego Padres
FV-TS Tom Seaver, New York Mets
FV-WM Willie Mays, New York Giants
FV-YB Yogi Berra, New York Yankees
Finest Vintage Autographs Set Checklist
FV-GS Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves
FV-NR Nolan Ryan, Houston Astros
FV-OZ Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals
FV-RH Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics
Finest Warriors Die-Cut Refractor Set Checklist
FW-JA Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox
FW-KW Kolten Wong, St. Louis Cardinals
FW-MC Michael Choice, Texas Rangers
FW-MD Matt Davidson, Chicago White Sox
FW-MT Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees
FW-NC Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
FW-TD Travis d’Arnaud, New York Mets
FW-TW Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
FW-XB Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox
Finest Warriors Die-Cut Autographs Set Checklist
FW-NC Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
FW-TD Travis d’Arnaud, New York Mets
FW-TW Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
Sterling Set Checklist
TS-AM Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
TS-BH Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
TS-BHA Billy Hamilton, Cincinnati Reds
TS-BP Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
TS-CD Chris Davis, Baltimore Orioles
TS-CG Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
TS-CK Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
TS-DJ Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
TS-DO David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
TS-DW David Wright, New York Mets
TS-FH Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners
TS-GS Giancarlo Stanton, Miami Marlins
TS-JF Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins
TS-MC Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
TS-MM Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
TS-MT Mike Trout, Angels
TS-MTA Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees
TS-MW Michael Wacha, St. Louis Cardinals
TS-PG Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
TS-RC Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners
TS-TW Taijuan Walker, Seattle Mariners
TS-YD Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
TS-YP Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
Product Review
2014 Topps Finest Baseball Product Review
Reviewed by Ryan Cracknell
Good: Basic elements are easy to collect, wild designs make for cards that stand out, on-card autographs.
Bad: Too much new nostalgia, other than serial numbers, many of the Refractor types are difficult to discern.
The Bottom Line: While no product is for everyone, 2014 Topps Finest Baseball is likely to a more polarizing product than most. It basks in some very colorful designs that are anything but traditional. What's refreshing is how, overall, this isn't that hard of a set to chase. The checklist is kept very reasonable without much to complicate things.
Card Design: 4.0/5.0
I understand that lots of people loathe 2014 Finest. It's understandable. It's not your average design. It's loud. It's colorful. And I actually like it. I'll admit to having my reservations based on mock-ups photos and scans. But in person, I think the base cards look good.
With the darker backgrounds, Refractors are tougher to spot, especially those that aren't serial numbered. Perhaps the biggest issue for me is the fact that the colored parallels aren't very distinct from one another outside of their numbering. This might be a place to phase out the colors and go more for the patterns that are growing in Bowman Chrome. I can speak to the X-Fractors here working out nicely.
The amount of on-card autographs (and lack of redemptions) is also a very good thing. The Rookie Autographs are merely extensions of the base set but the Finest Greats evoke some good nostalgia, even if it is a new design.
Checklist: 4.5/5.0
If you like building sets, you probably don't think of Finest, at least not for modern sets. Yet this is one of the simplest checklists of the year. Outside of Refractors, it's very managable. No short prints are to be found. Whether you want to delve into just the base set or go for inserts, it feels much more doable than a lot of other current sets.
One theme I found to be a little much is the multiple throwback inserts. Last year, the 1993 cards made sense given the brand's 20th anniversary. Is 1994 Finest worth revisiting? Since this isn't Finest Heritage (nor should it be), I don't see a lot of reason for it, especially with the retro Competitors, Warriors and Sterling cards as well.
Value: 3.0/5.0
2014 Topps Finest Baseball doesn't have a lot of massive hits considering its price. But what it does have is a lot of mid-range cards that bring attention. By opting for rookies, the autographs don't pack a ton of punch. Jose Abreu is great but outside of a couple of others, there isn't much else. Finest Greats is a great case hit. While the best players are short prints, there are several top retired players to be found.
Outside of autographs, some of the inserts are different and rare enough that they should bring some appeal as well, especially with Masahiro Tanaka avoiding signing.
The Fun Factor: 4.0/5.0
This isn't a big break, but it brought with it a nice amount of variety. It's a good balance between going overboard and not having enough. Given the wild design, some are likely to want to avoid it. However, I'm a fan. It's a welcome change of pace in that regard. My biggest wishes for the future of Finest would be to make the Refractors stand out a little more and a little less nostalgia given there's not enough with Finest to begin with. However, I think other brands could take notes on the configuration. It's nice to see a base set that's short print-free and an insert list that's manageable and not overwhelming.
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Supplies
2014 Topps Finest Baseball Card Supply Guide
In order to maximize both the aesthetic appeal and monetary value of your collection, it's absolutely crucial that you store them using the correct high-quality supplies. We've made it easier than ever by putting together the first ever set-specific card supply guides. Each 2014 Topps Finest Baseball subset is listed below according to which type of Ultra Pro toploader and Magnetic Case you should use for storage.
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Brian Dean
This Product is actually Pretty Awesome!!! So far I got hits like Nolan Ryan Magenta /15 Vintage Auto, And being an Abreu collecto I GARAUNTEE I AM THE ONLY ONE Who has 6 Autos (/25,/50,/99,/125,/149,
& base) AND have All matching refractors
(/25,/50,/99,/125,/199, xfractor, hot box orange,
base refractor & base) AND ALL THREE GOLD REFRACTOR INSERTS ALL #’D/25 (1994,96 & 97) , So if ANYBODY has the Atomic or plates or magenta if exists, I will buy from you. Briandeanmp at gee male dat cam is my email, so if anyone can help me complete my set, I pay big money for them. So overall This product IS Pretty decent and is challenging to complete. Took me 3 years so far to get the 21 out of I believe is 25 cards so if you have the 1/1 or an atomic, definitely contact me ok!!!! Can you imagine the joy of actually havimg all 6 of 8 Autos, all graded a 9.5 , and all their matching refractors, and all of the inserts, as well as all 3 gold refractor inserts, but then the frustration sets in when hitting that WALL where you cant find the last remaining couple cards anywhere.??? Took me 2 years to land the 97 competitors gold /25. I seen it once 2 years ago, never since until this past week and I got it on ebay wasting no time. Hey when you see a card you like or want in this set GET IT. Because you never know how long it will be until you see it again. Oh how I wish we could upload photos. You should see them all TOGETHER!!! VERY IMPRESSIVE!!! I think thats what the designer had in mind for these cards when they designed them. I agree, not so attractive individually, but once you put a set together, WOW WHAT A SIGHT TO SEE!!! Took me 3 years to make this Jose Abreu set but very well worth it as it stands out in my 350 card collection of Jose Abreu, inbedded in 50 Autographs. They sure stand out!!! What I DON’T Understand is why they did not number the Xfractor as they did with the Auto or number the base green auto /199 like they did the green parallel. Other than that I do not see any other issues. Like I said, Anyone have the 1/1 or Atomic (Auto or SP) Please contact me and help me end the frustration. Paying big money for them.