2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Cards
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Product Details
While an assortment of patterns still populate the set, 2017 Topps High Tek Baseball goes even bigger.
Whereas the 2016 release had one autograph and eight total cards per box, the 2017 Topps High Tek checklist greatly expands that to 40 total cards, including two on-card autographs.
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Base Patterns / Parallels
Promising even more patterns and variations, the base set is once again broken into different groups. Pattern 1 includes Blackout (4 per box), Tidal Defractor (#'d), Green Rainbow (#/99), Blue Rainbow (#/50), Orange Magma Diffractor (#/25), Red Orbit Diffractor (#/10), and Gold Galactic Diffractor (1/1) parallels. Averaging one per box are the Pattern 2 Blackout parallels. There are also many pattern variations to chase.
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Variations / Inserts
Incorporating Magma Diffractor foil, the themed Image Variation cards are numbered to 50 copies. New inserts include Jubilation (#/50) for displays of excitement and TwiliTEK (#/50), which evokes the look of twilight. In addition, top first-year players are found in the Rookies (#/50) insert with Magma Diffractor foil. All inserts have a Gold Galactic Diffractor parallel (1/1).
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Autographs
Dropping two signed cards per box, 2017 Topps High Tek Baseball features base Autographs with Green Rainbow (#'d), Blackout (#'d), Blue Rainbow (#/50), Orange Magma Diffractor (#/25), Red Orbit Diffractor (#/10), and Gold Galactic Diffractor (1/1) parallels.
Each insert noted above also offers a hard-signed autograph set that is serial numbered. Reaching back into the High Tek history (1998-2000) are on-card Buyback Autograph issues that are limited to only ten copies.
Release Date: 11/15/2017
Product Configuration: 40 cards per pack, 1 pack per box, 12 boxes per case
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Hobby Box Break
- 2 Autographs
- 5 Pattern Parallels
- 3 #'d Base or Inserts (On average)
- 40 Total Cards
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Case Hits
- 1 SpectTEKular Base Diffractor (#/15 or less)
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Set Checklist
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Checklist
Base Set Checklist
HT-AJ Aaron Judge - New York Yankees RC
HT-AR Addison Russell - Chicago Cubs
HT-AB Adrian Beltre - Texas Rangers
HT-AP Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels
HT-AD Aledmys Diaz - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-ABR Alex Bregman - Houston Astros RC
HT-AG Amir Garrett - Cincinnati Reds RC
HT-ABE Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox RC
HT-ANP Andy Pettitte - New York Yankees
HT-ARI Anthony Rizzo - Chicago Cubs
HT-BZ Ben Zobrist - Chicago Cubs
HT-BA Bobby Abreu - Philadelphia Phillies
HT-BH Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
HT-BP Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants
HT-CRJ Cal Ripken Jr. - Baltimore Orioles
HT-CC Carlos Carrasco - Cleveland Indians
HT-CC Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
HT-CP Chad Pinder - Oakland Athletics RC
HT-CSA Chris Sale - Boston Red Sox
HT-CA Christian Arroyo - San Francisco Giants RC
HT-CK Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-CBE Cody Bellinger - Los Angeles Dodgers RC
HT-CKL Corey Kluber - Cleveland Indians
HT-CS Corey Seager - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-DV Dan Vogelbach - Seattle Mariners RC
HT-DM Daniel Murphy - Washington Nationals
HT-DS Dansby Swanson - Atlanta Braves RC
HT-DO David 0rtiz - Minnesota Twins
HT-DPR David Price - Boston Red Sox
HT-DJ Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
HT-DL Derrek Lee - Florida Marlins
HT-DG Didi Gregorius - New York Yankees
HT-DP Dustin Pedroia - Boston Red Sox
HT-ER Edgar Renteria - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-ET Eric Thames - Milwaukee Brewers
HT-FL Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
HT-FF Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves
HT-GS Gary Sheffield - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-GSP George Springer - Houston Astros
HT-GST Giancarlo Stanton - Miami Marlins
HT-GM Greg Maddux - Atlanta Braves
HT-HA Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
HT-HO Henry Owens - Boston Red Sox
HT-HR Hunter Renfroe - San Diego Padres RC
HT-IH Ian Happ - Chicago Cubs RC
HT-I Ichiro - Miami Marlins
HT-IR Ivan Rodriguez - Texas Rangers
HT-JDE Jacob deGrom - New York Mets
HT-JBA Javier Baez - Chicago Cubs
HT-JB Jeff Bagwell - Houston Astros
HT-JW Jesse Winker - Cincinnati Reds RC
HT-JCO Jharel Cotton - Oakland Athletics RC
HT-JE Jim Edmonds - Anaheim Angels
HT-JT Jim Thome - Cleveland Indians
HT-JJ Joe Jimenez - Detroit Tigers RC
HT-JS John Smoltz - Atlanta Braves
HT-JD Johnny Damon - Kansas City Royals
HT-JV Jonathan Villar - Milwaukee Brewers
HT-JAB Jose Abreu - Chicago White Sox
HT-JA Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
HT-JDL Jose De Leon - Tampa Bay Rays RC
HT-JBE Josh Bell - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
HT-JD Josh Donaldson - Toronto Blue Jays
HT-JU Julio Urias - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-KH Kelvin Herrera - Kansas City Royals
HT-KGJ Ken Griffey Jr. - Cincinnati Reds
HT-KB Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
HT-KSC Kyle Schwarber - Chicago Cubs
HT-KS Kyle Seager - Seattle Mariners
HT-LG Lucas Giolito - Chicago White Sox
HT-LS Luis Severino - New York Yankees
HT-LW Luke Weaver - St. Louis Cardinals RC
HT-MF Maikel Franco - Philadelphia Phillies
HT-MM Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
HT-MMA Manny Margot - San Diego Padres RC
HT-MMC Mark McGwire - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-MAT Masahiro Tanaka - New York Yankees
HT-MC Matt Carpenter - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-MS Max Scherzer - Washington Nationals
HT-MFU Michael Fulmer - Detroit Tigers
HT-MCA Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers
HT-MP Mike Piazza - New York Mets
HT-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
HT-MH Mitch Haniger - Seattle Mariners RC
HT-MB Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
HT-NS Noah Syndergaard - New York Mets
HT-NA Nolan Arenado - Colorado Rockies
HT-NG Nomar Garciaparra - Boston Red Sox
HT-OA Orlando Arcia - Milwaukee Brewers RC
HT-PG Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks
HT-PK Paul Konerko - Chicago White Sox
HT-PM Pedro Martinez - Boston Red Sox
HT-RT Raimel Tapia - Colorado Rockies RC
HT-RA Roberto Alomar - Baltimore Orioles
HT-RC Roger Clemens - New York Yankees
HT-SK Sandy Koufax - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-SL Seth Lugo - New York Mets RC
HT-SS Stephen Strasburg - Washington Nationals
HT-TR Tim Raines - New York Yankees
HT-TF Todd Frazier - Chicago White Sox
HT-TGL Tom Glavine - Atlanta Braves
HT-TT Trea Turner - Washington Nationals
HT-TS Trevor Story - Colorado Rockies
HT-TM Trey Mancini - Baltimore Orioles RC
HT-TA Tyler Austin - New York Yankees RC
HT-TG Tyler Glasnow - Pittsburgh Pirates RC
HT-WM Wil Myers - San Diego Padres
HT-XB Xander Bogaerts - Boston Red Sox
HT-YM Yoan Moncada - Chicago White Sox RC
HT-YG Yulieski Gurriel - Houston Astros RC
Clubhouse Image Variations Set Checklist
CI-AR Anthony Rizzo - Chicago Cubs
CI-CC Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
CI-CS Corey Seager - Los Angeles Dodgers
CI-DP David Price - Boston Red Sox
CI-FL Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
CI-KB Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
CI-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
CI-NS Noah Syndergaard - New York Mets
Clubhouse Image Variations Autographs Set Checklist
CI-KB Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
CI-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
High Tek Autographs Set Checklist
HT-AJ Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
HT-AR Addison Russell - Chicago Cubs
HT-AB Adrian Beltre - Texas Rangers
HT-AP Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels
HT-AD Aledmys Diaz - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-ABR Alex Bregman - Houston Astros
HT-AG Amir Garrett - Cincinnati Reds
HT-ABE Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
HT-ANP Andy Pettitte - New York Yankees
HT-ARI Anthony Rizzo - Chicago Cubs
HT-BZ Ben Zobrist - Chicago Cubs
HT-BH Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
HT-BP Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants
HT-CC Carlos Carrasco - Cleveland Indians
HT-CC Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
HT-CP Chad Pinder - Oakland Athletics
HT-CSA Chris Sale - Boston Red Sox
HT-CA Christian Arroyo - San Francisco Giants
HT-CBE Cody Bellinger - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-CKL Corey Kluber - Cleveland Indians
HT-CS Corey Seager - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-DV Dan Vogelbach - Seattle Mariners
HT-DO David 0rtiz - Minnesota Twins
HT-DPR David Price - Boston Red Sox
HT-DJ Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
HT-DG Didi Gregorius - New York Yankees
HT-ER Edgar Renteria - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-ET Eric Thames - Milwaukee Brewers
HT-FL Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
HT-FF Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves
HT-GS Gary Sheffield - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-GM Greg Maddux - Atlanta Braves
HT-HA Hank Aaron - Atlanta Braves
HT-HR Hunter Renfroe - San Diego Padres
HT-IH Ian Happ - Chicago Cubs
HT-I Ichiro - Miami Marlins
HT-IR Ivan Rodriguez - Texas Rangers
HT-JDE Jacob deGrom - New York Mets
HT-JBA Javier Baez - Chicago Cubs
HT-JCO Jharel Cotton - Oakland Athletics
HT-JT Jim Thome - Cleveland Indians
HT-JJ Joe Jimenez - Detroit Tigers
HT-JVO Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds
HT-JV Jonathan Villar - Milwaukee Brewers
HT-JA Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
HT-JD Josh Donaldson - Toronto Blue Jays
HT-JU Julio Urias - Los Angeles Dodgers
HT-KH Kelvin Herrera - Kansas City Royals
HT-KB Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
HT-KS Kyle Seager - Seattle Mariners
HT-LG Lucas Giolito - Chicago White Sox
HT-LS Luis Severino - New York Yankees
HT-LW Luke Weaver - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-MF Maikel Franco - Philadelphia Phillies
HT-MM Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
HT-MMA Manny Margot - San Diego Padres
HT-MMC Mark McGwire - St. Louis Cardinals
HT-MFU Michael Fulmer - Detroit Tigers
HT-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
HT-MH Mitch Haniger - Seattle Mariners
HT-NS Noah Syndergaard - New York Mets
HT-NG Nomar Garciaparra - Boston Red Sox
HT-PK Paul Konerko - Chicago White Sox
HT-PM Pedro Martinez - Boston Red Sox
HT-RT Raimel Tapia - Colorado Rockies
HT-RA Roberto Alomar - Baltimore Orioles
HT-RC Roger Clemens - New York Yankees
HT-SK Sandy Koufax - Brooklyn Dodgers
HT-SL Seth Lugo - New York Mets
HT-TR Tim Raines - New York Yankees
HT-TGL Tom Glavine - Atlanta Braves
HT-TS Trevor Story - Colorado Rockies
HT-TM Trey Mancini - Baltimore Orioles
HT-TA Tyler Austin - New York Yankees
HT-TG Tyler Glasnow - Pittsburgh Pirates
HT-WM Wil Myers - San Diego Padres
HT-YG Yulieski Gurriel - Houston Astros
Jubilation Set Checklist
J-ABE Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
J-AJ Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
J-BH Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
J-CC Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
J-CK Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
J-DS Dansby Swanson - Atlanta Braves
J-FL Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
J-JD Josh Donaldson - Toronto Blue Jays
J-KB Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
J-MB Mookie Betts - Boston Red Sox
J-MM Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
J-MS Max Scherzer - Washington Nationals
J-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
J-RC Robinson Cano - Seattle Mariners
Jubilation Autographs Set Checklist
J-ABE Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
J-BH Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals
J-CC Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
J-FL Francisco Lindor - Cleveland Indians
J-JD Josh Donaldson - Toronto Blue Jays
J-KB Kris Bryant - Chicago Cubs
J-MM Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles
J-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
Rookie Tek Set Checklist
RT-ABE Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
RT-AJ Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
RT-AR Alex Reyes - St. Louis Cardinals
RT-DD David Dahl - Colorado Rockies
RT-DS Dansby Swanson - Atlanta Braves
RT-HR Hunter Renfroe - San Diego Padres
RT-JA Jorge Alfaro - Philadelphia Phillies
RT-JDL Jose De Leon - Tampa Bay Rays
RT-LW Luke Weaver - St. Louis Cardinals
RT-OA Orlando Arcia - Milwaukee Brewers
RT-TG Tyler Glasnow - Pittsburgh Pirates
RT-YG Yulieski Gurriel - Houston Astros
RT-YM Yoan Moncada - Chicago White Sox
Rookie Tek Autographs Set Checklist
RT-ABE Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
RT-AJ Aaron Judge - New York Yankees
RT-AR Alex Reyes - St. Louis Cardinals
RT-DD David Dahl - Colorado Rockies
RT-DS Dansby Swanson - Atlanta Braves
RT-HR Hunter Renfroe - San Diego Padres
RT-LW Luke Weaver - St. Louis Cardinals
RT-TG Tyler Glasnow - Pittsburgh Pirates
RT-YG Yulieski Gurriel - Houston Astros
TwiliTEK Set Checklist
TW-ABE Andrew Benintendi - Boston Red Sox
TW-BZ Ben Zobrist - Chicago Cubs
TW-CC Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
TW-CS Corey Seager - Los Angeles Dodgers
TW-GS Giancarlo Stanton - Miami Marlins
TW-GSA Gary Sanchez - New York Yankees
TW-I Ichiro - Miami Marlins
TW-MAT Masahiro Tanaka - New York Yankees
TW-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
TW-NA Nolan Arenado - Colorado Rockies
TW-PG Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks
TW-TS Trevor Story - Colorado Rockies
TW-YM Yoan Moncada - Chicago White Sox
TwiliTEK Autographs Set Checklist
TW-BZ Ben Zobrist - Chicago Cubs
TW-CC Carlos Correa - Houston Astros
TW-CS Corey Seager - Los Angeles Dodgers
TW-I Ichiro - Miami Marlins
TW-MT Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
TW-PG Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks
TW-TS Trevor Story - Colorado Rockies
Tek Buyback Autographs Set Checklist
Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
Gary Sheffield - Los Angeles Dodgers
Greg Maddux - Atlanta Braves
Ivan Rodriguez - Texas Rangers
Jim Thome - Cleveland Indians
Nomar Garciaparra - Boston Red Sox
Pedro Martinez - Boston Red Sox
Roger Clemens - Toronto Blue Jays
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Product Review
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Product Review
Reviewed by Trey Treutel
Good: Captivating look to the cards; hard-signed autographs; unique inserts; appears that redemption autographs are a bonus hit.
Bad: More clarity on patterns is still needed; subject duplication per box can be an issue; all autographs should be numbered.
The Bottom Line: While the brand itself did not change much, the 2017 Topps High Tek Baseball format did, and the result is a very different experience. It can feel a bit like quantity over quality, but luckily High Tek has enough quality to absorb the evolution of the product. It's still a little pricey for what is contains, but the acetate designs look great and the patterns are interesting.
Card Design: 4.0/5.0
I'm still not sure how I feel about the main design for 2017, but I do like the diagonal ribbon more than the rounded, robotic look of 2016. As with past sets, the patterns aren't really a selling point for me. I'm here for the acetate and on-card signatures.
Of course, the dance continues with the patterns. Topps can keep their games as far as which patterns are the rarest, and even which players fall into what group, but it doesn't seem to be too much to ask for pattern notations on the card backs, preferably a specific name. This way, collectors immediately know what they are looking at and also know exactly what they still need.
Another plus for the design of the set is the inserts. While many sets struggle with this concept, High Tek (at least for me) does a good job producing inserts that are distinct while still fitting the larger theme of the brand. The downside is that all the inserts are very rare, falling no more than 1:20 boxes per set, on average. This year's insert designs went a little more segmented than I would prefer, but they still work.
Checklist: 3.5/5.0
I'm never quite sure how/why they end up with 112 subjects in the base set, but it largely does a solid job with mixing past and present. It does go a little heavy on the rookies but I imagine this is because they need to fill out the 2017 Topps High Tek Baseball autograph checklist.
With two autographs per box and 79 total signers in the main autograph set, that's a lot of signatures floating around. While our review box actually had print runs on one of the autographs (a green parallel), given this format, I would expect full print runs.
Like any Topps autograph checklist of this size, there are high highs (Jeter, Trout, Ichiro, Koufax, Judge) and low lows with the many less desirable rookie autographs.
The other checklist element of note, I feel the variations are lost in the shuffle. Variations don't have to be in every set. At least they are numbered to only 50 and have a different card number that the base.
Value: 3.0/5.0
2016 had eight cards (including one autograph) for around $50-60 per box. 2017 pushes that much higher at 40 cards (with a second autograph) for $110. So you are essentially paying double the price. While I appreciate the extra base cards, a second autograph and a stack of patterns does not feel like it's worth twice the price.
If value was tough at one autograph for $50, this is twice as true at two autographs for $100+.
The Fun Factor: 4.0/5.0
In prior editions, I felt the fun was capped by a limited format of eight cards in a box. Topps addressed this by increasing the lone pack to 40 cards, which is more like a small blaster in sizing now. Therefore, the fun increased, at least for me. A problem with this is the larger card amount came with a substantial price increase. Of course, this is more a question of value, but in my mind, part of the fun ties into getting fair value. Value is okay here but the fun of the set increases the overall experience.
2017 Topps High Tek Baseball Hit Gallery and NPN / Box Odds
The box used for this review was provided by Topps.
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William Pittman
Love the high quality and thickness of these cards plus the pattern variations.