2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire: What You Can Expect

By Mike D
on December 5th, 2022
in Releases

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2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire is an interesting set. A premium-priced product with a huge base card checklist. No autographs. No inserts. A flashy modern design that will appeal to most fans.

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2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire release format & release date

The surprise drop of 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire was on December 2^nd, 2022. Check here for more December 2022 sports card releases.

Each 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire hobby packs contain 4 cards. Hobby boxes contain eight packs.

2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire hobby boxes are selling on Topps website for $250. They already are higher than that on eBay, ranging from $275 to $400.

2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire is an online exclusive drop. Somewhat shockingly for premium-priced product, 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire does not contain any autographed cards or inserts. If you’re looking for hits and autos, 2022 Topps Chrome Black might be a better option.

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2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire base set & design

The 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire base set contains 660 cards. The checklist pulls from both series 1 and series 2 of the 2022 Topps flagship set.

The design adds a lot of flash to the base designs, with chromium stock, a splash of blue color, and a funky background pattern that evokes shards of glass or stained glass.

The checklist contains top rookies such as Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Seiya Suzuki, and more.

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2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire parallels

The 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire product contains a rainbow of parallels, although the exact versions and print runs are not yet known. Parallels fall two per hobby box.

2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire value

Topps is selling 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire hobby boxes for $250, with prices ranging from $275-400 on the secondary market. How does that compare to prior years?

2021 Topps Chrome Sapphire hobby boxes are selling in the $125-175 range, with a few higher and a few lower. 2020 Topps Chrome Sapphire hobby boxes are selling in the $150-200 range. In both of those releases, autographs were part of the offering.

What does that mean? In unopened form, Topps Chrome Sapphire is a mixed bag. I imagine a lot of the long-term value will be connected to the quality of the rookies included in each year’s set. So, if you’re a “buy and hold sealed” collector, this is not necessarily one to avoid, but not a sure bet either.

Release	Value
2021 Topps Chrome Sapphire	$125
2020 Topps Chrome Sapphire	$150
2019 Topps Chrome Sapphire	$629
2018 Topps Chrome Sapphire	$4285

Non-autographed singles from the last few years don’t seem to be selling for much, although it’s likely that very low population parallels of key players will be in demand.

The Final Word on 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire

2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire is an interesting product, for sure. The large checklist, small box size, premium price point, and a rainbow of parallel mean that there are some nice parallel pulls out there. The chances of hitting one feel fairly low, though.

So, your chance at a good ROI maybe isn’t the best. That being said, if you like deep checklists, premium stock and designs, and a shot at some cool parallels, this may be a product worth exploring.

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2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire Checklist

wdt_ID	Set	Number	Player	Team	Type
1	Base	1	Shohei Ohtani	Angels®
2	Base	2	Craig Kimbrel	Chicago White Sox®
3	Base	3	Huascar Ynoa	Atlanta Braves™
4	Base	4	Travis d'Arnaud	Atlanta Braves™
5	Base	5	Rougned Odor	New York Yankees®
6	Base	6	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	Miami Marlins®
7	Base	7	Bobby Dalbec	Boston Red Sox®
8	Base	8	Xander Bogaerts	Boston Red Sox®
9	Base	9	Elieser Hernandez	Miami Marlins®
10	Base	10	Archie Bradley	Philadelphia Phillies®
11	Base	11	Jesus Luzardo	Miami Marlins®
12	Base	12	Gavin Sheets	Chicago White Sox®	Rookie
13	Base	13	Freddy Peralta	Milwaukee Brewers™
14	Base	14	Amed Rosario	Cleveland Guardians™
15	Base	15	Jose Iglesias	Boston Red Sox®
16	Base	16	Tommy Pham	San Diego Padres™
17	Base	17	Gregory Soto	Detroit Tigers®
18	Base	18	Emmanuel Rivera	Kansas City Royals®	Rookie
19	Base	19	Brian Anderson	Miami Marlins®
20	Base	20	Jake Cousins	Milwaukee Brewers™	Rookie
21	Base	21	Shane Bieber	Cleveland Guardians™
22	Base	22	Bryan De La Cruz	Miami Marlins®	Rookie
23	Base	23	Gio Urshela	New York Yankees®
24	Base	24	Trevor Rogers	Miami Marlins®
25	Base	25	Vidal Brujan	Tampa Bay Rays™	Rookie
26	Base	26	Devin Williams	Milwaukee Brewers™
27	Base	27	Mike Trout	Angels®
28	Base	28	Cesar Hernandez	Chicago White Sox®
29	Base	29	Jose Berrios	Toronto Blue Jays®
30	Base	30	Kyle Muller	Atlanta Braves™	Rookie
31	Base	31	Matt Manning	Detroit Tigers®	Rookie
32	Base	32	Taylor Rogers	Minnesota Twins®
33	Base	33	Danny Jansen	Toronto Blue Jays®
34	Base	34	Adam Wainwright	St. Louis Cardinals®
35	Base	35	Gerrit Cole	New York Yankees®
36	Base	36	Jorge Alfaro	Miami Marlins®
37	Base	37	Seiya Suzuki	Chicago Cubs®	Rookie
38	Base	38	Mason Thompson	Washington Nationals®	Rookie
39	Base	39	Andrew Miller	St. Louis Cardinals®
40	Base	40	David Price	Los Angeles Dodgers®
41	Base	41	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers®
42	Base	42	Mitch Moreland	Oakland Athletics™
43	Base	43	Josiah Gray	Washington Nationals®	Rookie
44	Base	44	Didi Gregorius	Philadelphia Phillies®
45	Base	45	Sonny Gray	Cincinnati Reds®
46	Base	46	Raimel Tapia	Colorado Rockies™
47	Base	47	Alex Reyes	St. Louis Cardinals®
48	Base	48	Shohei Ohtani	Angels®	League Leaders
49	Base	48	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Toronto Blue Jays®	League Leaders
50	Base	48	Salvador Perez	Kansas City Royals®	League Leaders
51	Base	49	Brett Gardner	New York Yankees®
52	Base	50	Mookie Betts	Los Angeles Dodgers®
53	Base	51	Zack Greinke	Houston Astros®
54	Base	52	Greg Holland	Kansas City Royals®
55	Base	53	Hanser Alberto	Kansas City Royals®
56	Base	54	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	Toronto Blue Jays®
57	Base	55	Robbie Grossman	Detroit Tigers®
58	Base	56	Ke'Bryan Hayes	Pittsburgh Pirates®
59	Base	57	Kyle Gibson	Philadelphia Phillies®
60	Base	58	Lars Nootbaar	St. Louis Cardinals®	Rookie
61	Base	59	Bryce Harper	Philadelphia Phillies®	League Leaders
62	Base	59	Juan Soto	Washington Nationals®	League Leaders
63	Base	59	Trea Turner	Los Angeles Dodgers®	League Leaders
64	Base	60	Mike Moustakas	Cincinnati Reds®
65	Base	61	Jakson Reetz	Washington Nationals®	Rookie
66	Base	62	Luke Williams	Philadelphia Phillies®	Rookie
67	Base	63	Christian Vazquez	Boston Red Sox®
68	Base	64	Tim Anderson	Chicago White Sox®
69	Base	65	Austin Hedges	Cleveland Guardians™
70	Base	66	Connor Wong	Boston Red Sox®	Rookie
71	Base	67	Julio Rodriguez	Seattle Mariners™	Rookie
72	Base	68	Alex Bregman	Houston Astros®
73	Base	69	Corey Kluber	New York Yankees®
74	Base	70	Ryan Weathers	San Diego Padres™
75	Base	71	Ernie Clement	Cleveland Guardians™	Rookie
76	Base	72	Bobby Witt Jr.	Kansas City Royals®	Rookie
77	Base	73	Johnny Cueto	San Francisco Giants®
78	Base	74	Merrill Kelly	Arizona Diamondbacks®
79	Base	75	Christian Walker	Arizona Diamondbacks®
80	Base	76	Nicky Lopez	Kansas City Royals®
81	Base	77	Josh Naylor	Cleveland Guardians™
82	Base	78	Aaron Ashby	Milwaukee Brewers™	Rookie
83	Base	79	Trey Mancini	Baltimore Orioles®
84	Base	80	Mitch Haniger	Seattle Mariners™
85	Base	81	Jesse Winker	Cincinnati Reds®
86	Base	82	Charlie Morton	Atlanta Braves™
87	Base	83	Will Smith	Los Angeles Dodgers®
88	Base	84	Jose Abreu	Chicago White Sox®
89	Base	85	Rodolfo Castro	Pittsburgh Pirates®	Rookie
90	Base	86	Kris Bryant	San Francisco Giants®
91	Base	87	Nolan Arenado	St. Louis Cardinals®
92	Base	88	Travis Shaw	Boston Red Sox®
93	Base	89	Jorge Mateo	Baltimore Orioles®
94	Base	90	Enrique Hernandez	Boston Red Sox®
95	Base	91	Kyle Seager	Seattle Mariners™
96	Base	92	Avisail Garcia	Milwaukee Brewers™
97	Base	93	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	Texas Rangers®
98	Base	94	Cedric Mullins	Baltimore Orioles®
99	Base	95	Chad Pinder	Oakland Athletics™
100	Base	96	Cincinnati Reds®	Cincinnati Reds®

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Mike D

Mike D. has collected cards for over 35 years, since he bought his first pack of Topps at the corner store in 1987. His fandom, collecting interests, and contributions to Cardlines center around baseball in general and the Baseball Hall of Fame specifically.

Mike's collecting focus is centered on graded cards, mostly rookie cards, of Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers. Lately, he's been enjoying dabbling in graded minor league cards. A collector/investor with a "buy and hold" approach, Mike takes the long-term view with his collection.