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Zack Greinke Rookie Cards Checklist and Guide

Zack Greinke

Date of Birth: 10/21/1983

Rookie Card Year: 2002

Investment Rating: 7.5

When he's healthy and on, Zack Greinke is one of baseball's best pitchers. However, Zack Greinke rookie cards still have a tendency to float under the radar.

Making it easier on collectors, he has just two rookie cards. 2002 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Baseball offers both paper and Chrome versions. In addition, 2002 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres Baseball has Greinke's first autograph card. However, because it's a prospect set, many don't consider it to be an official rookie card.

Because his MLB debut came in 2004, some view the 2004 cards as his rookies.

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Greinke's rookie cards aren't likely to see any huge increases short of some postseason heroics, but if Cooperstown eventually comes calling, the 2002 cards would get a nice bump.

Zack Greinke Rookie Cards Checklist

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2002 Bowman Draft Zack Greinke RC #BDP6

Both of Greinke's rookie cards come in the same product. 2002 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects mixed both paper Bowman and Bowman Chrome. The paper version is the cheaper of the two. And while it might cost a little more than you'd expect from a basic Bowman rookie card, it's still not expensive. The card's only parallel is Gold.

Zack Greinke Rookie Cards Checklist and Guide 1

2002 Bowman Chrome Draft Zack Greinke RC #BDP6

The chromium stock gives this otherwise identical card a more premium feel. It's preferred by most collectors, resulting in noticeably higher values compared to its paper counterpart. It comes with three parallels, all of which are serial numbered: Refractor (#/300), X-Fractor (#/150) and Gold Refractor (#/50).

Zack Greinke Rookie Cards Checklist and Guide 2

2002 Upper Deck Prospect Premieres Zack Greinke #93 Autograph

Most collectors don't consider Upper Deck Prospect Premieres cards to be official rookies because the checklist consists entirely of prospects. Even without the label, this card still has Greinke in a Royals uniform. The big plus is the signature, which makes it more valuable than both of his Bowman rookies. The autograph is done in a sort of cut signature style where it's signed on a label that's embedded into the card.

Zack Greinke Rookie Cards Checklist and Guide 3

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Ryan is a former member of The Cardboard Connection Writing Staff.   His collecting origins began with winter bike rides to the corner store, tossing a couple of quarters onto the counter and peddling home with a couple packs of O-Pee-Chee hockey in his pocket. Today, he continues to build sets, go after inserts with cool technologies, chase Montreal Expos and finish off his John Jaha master collection.

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