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2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball Brings The Sapphire Sparkle To Draft

2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball

Bowman Draft is always a popular product, often offering the 1st Bowman card of many of the top draft picks from recent drafts. While the set is great in its own right, there’s something fun about cards of recent draftees when they get a bit of Sapphire flair.

That’s what 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball brings to the party. But what will collectors find inside 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball? What is the release format? What are the hits? And are these worth a break?

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2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball release date & release format

The release date for 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball was January 17, 2025.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball contain 8 packs per box. Hobby packs contain 4 cards per pack. Hobby cases contain 10 hobby boxes per case.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball contain one chrome autograph and three exclusive Sapphire parallels per box.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball are pre-selling for between $650 and $700 on the secondary market.

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2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball base set

The base set of 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball consists of 200 cards, matching that of the earlier-in-the-season offering. The checklist includes a number of exciting young prospects, including picks from the 2024 draft.

The design matches that of 2024 Bowman Draft, but with the signature Sapphire flair, which includes a chromium finish and stylized blue finish.

2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball parallels

Six levels of Sapphire-exclusive parallels add to the chase in 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball. Parallels fall three per box.

Parallels include:

  • Yellow Sapphire – /75
  • Gold Sapphire – /50
  • Orange Sapphire – /25
  • Black Sapphire – /10
  • Red Sapphire – /5
  • Padpradascha Sapphire – 1/1

2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball inserts

Sapphire Selections are the sole insert set in 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball. The 20-card set is seeded 1:81 packs and features some of the top prospects in the game.

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Parallels include:

  • Gold Sapphire – /50 (1:85 packs)
  • Orange Sapphire – /25 (1:169 packs)
  • Red Sapphire – /5 (1:846 packs)
  • Superfractors – 1/1 (1:4,228 packs)
2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball

2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball autographs

Chrome autographs fall one per box in 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball hobby boxes, and are sure to be among the most sought-after hits in the product.

Chrome Sapphire Prospect Autographs comprises 36 cards with autographs of top prospects. Seeded 1:12 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Green Sapphire – /99 (1:24 packs)
  • Gold Sapphire – /50 (1:47 packs)
  • Orange Sapphire – /25 (1:92 packs)
  • Red Sapphire – /5 (1:457 packs)
  • Padpradascha Sapphire – 1/1 (1:2,232 packs)

Sapphire Selections Autographs brings the ink to select cards from the Sapphire Selections insert set. Set consists of 11 cards and are seeded 1:75 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Orange Sapphire – /25 (1:304 packs)
  • Red Sapphire – /5 (1:1,674 packs)
  • Superfractors – 1/1 (1:7,302 packs)

2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball value

2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball brings the Sapphire sparkle to the young prospects of Bowman Draft. But are these a good candidate to buy-and-hold unopened? Let’s see what recent comp prices of hobby boxes from the last few years tell us about the potential for 2024?

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YearRecent Hobby Box Comp Price
2024$650-700
2023$900-1,250
2022$250-300
2021$230-250

The drop price of the product has changed significantly over the years. Back in 2021, it was $199. Now it’s pre-selling at several times that. Regardless of the year and drop price, these have all held their value well and actually all of the examples seem to gain value, ranging from a small amount to rather significantly.

This suggests that 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball may be a better-than-average product to buy and hold unopened, at least for a few years.

What about in terms of singles? What can a look at recent comps for singles from 2023 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball suggest about the potential for 2024?

The high water mark was a Paul Skenes Gold Refractor Auto in PSA 10 sold for $10,000. A Bryce Eldridge Red Refractor Auto /5 in PSA sold for $7,600. Unsurprisingly, Skenes then reappears as a Sapphire Selections Orange Auto /25 sold for $4,500 in a PSA 10 and for $3,900 in a PSA 9.

A Sapphire Selections Orange Auto /25 of Colt Emerson sold for $3,500, as did a 1/1 Padparadscha parallel of Jackson Merrill. A good number of additional cards with prices between $1,000 and $3,500.

So, it’s clear that some high-end hits are possible, although they will be the toughest pulls of top names. But the potential is there.

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2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball pros and cons

Every product has pros and cons when deciding whether to purchase or break them. What are some of the pros and cons of 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball?

Pros

  • These colorful, shiny cards feature some of the top recent baseball draft picks and are sure to be popular with collectors.
  • These boxes do appear to hold their value quite well, and have even increased in value unopened the last few years.
  • There is potential for some good hits here that have value that significantly outstrips the cost of the box. While these are still rare hits, they are out there.
  • With a limited number of parallels, inserts, autographs, and cards per box, these have the making of a quick and exciting break.

Cons

  • At a buy-in price of $650-700 for a box with only 24 cards, these are expensive. With only one of these cards being an autograph and 3 more parallels, the chances of a box with no big hit is very high.
  • The price per card and odds here are both very high, making opening one of these boxes a potentially expensive gamble.

Final thoughts on 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball

2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball is a premium Sapphire-infused product that celebrates random draftees.

It has a straightforward layout, but the price point and the small number of cards per box may give you pause. These show promise as a buy-and-hold unopened opportunity, although again the high buy-in may add to the risk.

What’s your take on 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Baseball? Looking to break a box? Buying into a break? Buying singles? Or are you passing on this higher-priced product? Tell us about it at CardLines on X.

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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.

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