
UPDATE 10/17/2022: Check out our important updates on the Rookie Checklist and Controversy and More Controversy on the SPโs, Topps response to the matter and full information on Silver Pack compensation as well as whatโs in 2022 Topps Chrome Silver Packs.
Inspired by Topps flagship product, but on premium chromium stock, 2022 Topps Chrome offers a rainbow of colors, new inserts and parallels, autographs, and more. There was even a buyback program offered for Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt cards.
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In 2022, Topps Chrome will be available in a number of different release formats, including retail and hobby-only.
The standard hobby box offers four cards per pack and 24 packs per box. There are 12 boxes per case. Collectors can expect two autographs per hobby box on average.
The hobby box was released on September 16, 2022
Hobby boxes were pre-selling for around $375, but have come down significantly after it was revealed that they did not have the short print cards.
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2022 Topps Chrome Hobby Lite boxes were also released and gained popularity as one of the few releases (in addition to Logofractors) that featured rookie short print cards.
These boxes have 16 packs with four cards per pack. They can be purchased on the Topps.com website or on the secondary market.
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Topps Chrome Jumbo boxes offer supersized packs of 13 cards. Jumbo boxes contain 12 packs per box, and there are 8 Jumbo boxes per case. Jumbo boxes contain 5 autographs per box on average, and have been pre-selling for $750-850 dollars.
The Jumbo hobby box is expected to be released on September 16, 2022 (subject to change).
This retail offering consists of eight packs of 4 card each. There are no guaranteed autographs in this format, but there are retail-only exclusives to chase.
It is expected this retail offering will be released later than the hobby-exclusive packaging, with a targeted release date of late September.
Pre-sale prices for blaster/value boxes are currently in the $42-$60 range, but also came down in price after the short prints were omitted.
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If you are looking for a higher-end version of 2022 Topps Chrome, look no further than 2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire. The product was released in early December and features Toppsโs trademark premium sapphire finish.
The set features 600 base cards which includes 112 rookies such as Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt and Wander Franco.
2022 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition includes 8 packs per box and 4 cards per pack.
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The 2022 Topps Chrome baseball base set consists of 200 cards, featuring a mix of veteran stars and top rookies. The design is based on the 2022 Topps Flagship offering but printed on chromium stock.
Cards #201-225 are โextended base set short printsโ, meaning they continue the base set numbering but are tougher pulls than cards #1-200. Exact odds arenโt known, but they should be tough pulls.
The good news is that 2022 Topps Chrome contains many of the top rookies who were on opening day rosters. This includes Wander Franco, Oneal Cruz, Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez, Spencer Torkelson, Hunter Greene, and CJ Abrams.
The less great news is that the last five of those seven names arenโt part of the base set, but only available in the short prints (and the autograph offerings). This is generating a bit of controversy.
On one hand, itโs better to have these players available as hits than not have them in the set at all. On this I think we can all agree.
But by making them all โhitsโ, it makes it far more difficult to pull one of these key rookie cards when ripping packs and breaking boxes. Is this Topps way of trying to motivate fans to buy more product?
And does it matter? If these rookies had base rookie cards, there would be more of them, and more fans would get to share the love, but would they be a big hit? We know that the Covid lockdown card bubble has burst, and with it the mad rush to grade base set rookies. At least if you pull an SP or an auto of one of these exciting young players, you know you have a big hit on your hands.
Regardless of where you land on the argument, we here at Cardlines want you in the know so you can make the right choice for you.
As we mention above, there was some controversy going into release day about the fact that many of the key rookie cards in the set are SPโs and/or autograph offerings only, not part of the base set.
A couple days post release, itโs looking much worse. It appears that SPโs, including those top rookies, are NOT included in hobby or jumbo boxes. As of this writing, there have been ZERO reports of these cards being pulled.
Whether this is an error by Topps, these will be retail-only (exclusive in Fanatics blasters?), or what else could be going on is conjecture at this point. What do we do know is that there are a lot of disappointed collectors, embarrassed breakers, and box prices are dropping like crazy.
Weโre also hearing that many of the top rookie autographs are redemptions. Collectors prefer a real hit to pulling an IOU. There are also reports of quality control issues with the product, from bad centering and cards bowing to bricking.
The whole story of 2022 Topps Chrome has not yet been written. That being said, the early returns arenโt good. Proceed with caution, and letโs see what comes out of the whole SP situation, and what the retail situation looks like.
On September 20th, Topps has responded to the controversy with a series of tweets on Twitter. In short, the issue was related to a manufacturer, which did not insert the cards in early hobby boxes due to a miscommunication. Purchasers of the cards will be compensated with an extra Silver pack for each box purchased.
A few days after the initial statement, Topps.com detailed how the Silver Pack compensation plan would work.
In an effort to drum up interest for Topps Chrome 2022 and celebrate the two MVPs from Major League League baseball, Topps introduced a buyback program in late November, 2022. Through the program, collectors are eligible to exchange Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt cards for hobby store credit through March 2023.
Depending on scarcity, Topps will offer up to $200 in store credit when exchanging the cards. For full details, be sure to check out the 2022 Topps Chrome buyout page.
Refractors have long been a popular part of the Chrome offering, and they return with gusto in 2022.
Topps Chrome offers a rainbow of Refractor parallels, per usual, with two new offerings Purple Speckle Refractor (#/299) and Aqua Lava Refractor (#/199).
Refractor Parallels Include:
20 cards get the limited print run Image Variation treatment.
With even longer odds, five cards get the super short print parallel. The checklist here is all big name and top rookies: Shohei Ohtani, Ken Griffey Jr., Wander Franco, Jackie Robinson, and Oneil Cruz.
2022 Topps Chrome Base Variation Refractor Parallel offerings include:
There are a number of insert sets available in the 2022 Topps Chrome product. These range in how easy they are to pull, and each has parallels that increase the difficulty (and excitement and value) of the hits.
Extending Topps year-long, brand-spanning celebration of 1987 Topps and its iconic woodgrain design,
1987 Topps Inserts are seeded 1:6 packs. Additional parallel versions are available, including Green (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).
Another throwback to classic Topps designs, โFuture Starsโ featured the colorful logo seen on many a 1980โs โcanโt missโ prospectโs card. The set features top rookies and young stars.
Parallel versions include Green (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).
Heart of the City features fan favorites and pictures them overlooking the cities they rose to fame in. Seeded 1:16 packs.
Also available are Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1) parallels.
Seeded 1:16 packs, this offering also highlights young stars and rookies.
Green Refractors (/99), Gold Refractors (/50), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1) parallels are found here as well.
Featuring pinstriped designs, these are the toughest of the insert offerings at 1:24 packs.
These offer some new parallels in Champagne Gold Speckle Refractors (/50), Orange Pearl Speckle Refractors (/25), Candy Apple Red Speckle Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).
The 2022 Topps Chrome baseball set has one memorabilia offering. These relics also have parallel and autographed versions available.
These uniform relic cards come with โMLB Authentication,โ meaning each has a hologram that links it to a specific game and proves authenticity. Interesting idea, although I have to say itโs somewhat lacking visually to have a hologram sticker on the patch.
Parallels also are available, including Green Refractors (/99), Orange Refractors (/25), Red Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1).
Autographs have long been a staple of the Topps Chrome product, and one of the hottest hits.
Featuring some of the top 2022 rookies, the Chrome Rookie Autographs have a similar design to the base set with on-card autographs. Set size and checklist are not available at this time.
Veterans join in the fun when it comes to autographs in 2022 Topps Chrome. Like the rookie offering, these closely match the design of the base set. Set size and checklist are not available at this time.
The 2022 Chrome Rookie and Veteran Autographs offer the following parallel versions:
Select cards from the 2022 Topps Chrome insert sets receive the autograph treatment. Exact numbers, print runs, and checklists arenโt available at the time of this writing, but stay tuned for more details as they are available.
What is known is that each will have parallel versions, with Orange #/25, Red #/5, and SuperFractor 1/1 versions of each autograph available.
Just as the inserts get autographed versions, so do the Authentics relics. While checklist and production numbers arenโt known as this point, these promise to be a popular card with the combination of a relic and an autograph.
Pairing up two of the top 2022 rookies on one card, this is sure to be one of the more popular pulls in the product. While the checklist isnโt yet known, we know they are serial-numbered to 25 copies each.
Red #/5 and SuperFractor 1/1 parallels are also available.
Topps Chrome is always a popular release, and 2022 is no different. Bringing a chromium flair to the flagship design, and with some attractive and hard-to-pull inserts, parallels, relics, and autographs, it should help keep baseball top of mind for many collectors as autumn nears.
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wdt_ID | Set | Number | Player | Team | Rookie? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | BASE | 1 | Shohei Ohtani | Angelsยฎ | |
2 | BASE | 2 | Jeff McNeil | New York Metsยฎ | |
3 | BASE | 3 | Julio Urias | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ | |
4 | BASE | 4 | Nick Castellanos | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | |
5 | BASE | 5 | Zack Greinke | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
6 | BASE | 6 | Jose Altuve | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
7 | BASE | 7 | Rodolfo Castro | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | Rookie |
8 | BASE | 8 | Rhys Hoskins | Philadelphia Philliesยฎ | |
9 | BASE | 9 | Kris Bryant | San Francisco Giantsยฎ | |
10 | BASE | 10 | Austin Meadows | Tampa Bay Raysโข | |
11 | BASE | 11 | Joe Musgrove | San Diego Padresโข | |
12 | BASE | 12 | Luis Garcia | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
13 | BASE | 13 | J.T. Realmuto | Philadelphia Philliesยฎ | |
14 | BASE | 14 | Freddie Freeman | Atlanta Bravesโข | |
15 | BASE | 15 | Trevor Rogers | Miami Marlinsยฎ | |
16 | BASE | 16 | Eloy Jimenez | Chicago White Soxยฎ | |
17 | BASE | 17 | Kole Calhoun | Texas Rangersยฎ | |
18 | BASE | 18 | Mike Yastrzemski | San Francisco Giantsยฎ | |
19 | BASE | 19 | Lars Nootbaar | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | Rookie |
20 | BASE | 20 | DJ LeMahieu | New York Yankeesยฎ | |
21 | BASE | 21 | Jesse Winker | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | |
22 | BASE | 22 | Josh Donaldson | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | |
23 | BASE | 23 | Jon Gray | Texas Rangersยฎ | |
24 | BASE | 24 | Jared Walsh | Angelsยฎ | |
25 | BASE | 25 | Adolis Garcia | Texas Rangersยฎ | |
26 | BASE | 26 | Brandon Belt | San Francisco Giantsยฎ | |
27 | BASE | 27 | Trevor Story | Colorado Rockiesโข | |
28 | BASE | 28 | Jose Abreu | Chicago White Soxยฎ | |
29 | BASE | 29 | Jake Burger | Chicago White Soxยฎ | Rookie |
30 | BASE | 30 | Zach Thompson | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | Rookie |
31 | BASE | 31 | Harrison Bader | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
32 | BASE | 32 | Hoy Park | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | Rookie |
33 | BASE | 33 | Alex Verdugo | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
34 | BASE | 34 | Michael Brantley | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
35 | BASE | 35 | Wander Franco | Tampa Bay Raysโข | Rookie |
36 | BASE | 36 | Alek Manoah | Toronto Blue Jaysยฎ | |
37 | BASE | 37 | Charlie Blackmon | Colorado Rockiesโข | |
38 | BASE | 38 | Bo Bichette | Toronto Blue Jaysยฎ | |
39 | BASE | 39 | Connor Wong | Boston Red Soxยฎ | Rookie |
40 | BASE | 40 | Kevin Gausman | Toronto Blue Jaysยฎ | |
41 | BASE | 41 | Zach Pop | Miami Marlinsยฎ | Rookie |
42 | BASE | 42 | Max Muncy | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ | |
43 | BASE | 43 | Chas McCormick | Houston Astrosยฎ | Rookie |
44 | BASE | 44 | Brandon Woodruff | Milwaukee Brewersโข | |
45 | BASE | 45 | Kyle Tucker | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
46 | BASE | 46 | Dansby Swanson | Atlanta Bravesโข | |
47 | BASE | 47 | Adam Frazier | Seattle Marinersโข | |
48 | BASE | 48 | Joe Ryan | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | Rookie |
49 | BASE | 49 | Alexander Wells | Baltimore Oriolesยฎ | Rookie |
50 | BASE | 50 | Salvador Perez | Kansas City Royalsยฎ | |
51 | BASE | 51 | Bobby Dalbec | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
52 | BASE | 52 | Adam Wainwright | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
53 | BASE | 53 | Roansy Contreras | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | Rookie |
54 | BASE | 54 | Evan Longoria | San Francisco Giantsยฎ | |
55 | BASE | 55 | Xander Bogaerts | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
56 | BASE | 56 | Mike Moustakas | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | |
57 | BASE | 57 | Matt Manning | Detroit Tigersยฎ | Rookie |
58 | BASE | 58 | Max Kepler | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | |
59 | BASE | 59 | Sammy Long | San Francisco Giantsยฎ | Rookie |
60 | BASE | 60 | Lance Lynn | Chicago White Soxยฎ | |
61 | BASE | 61 | Trey Amburgey | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | Rookie |
62 | BASE | 62 | Eli Morgan | Cleveland Guardiansโข | Rookie |
63 | BASE | 63 | Tyler Stephenson | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | |
64 | BASE | 64 | Edward Cabrera | Miami Marlinsยฎ | Rookie |
65 | BASE | 65 | Tyler Gilbert | Arizona Diamondbacksยฎ | Rookie |
66 | BASE | 66 | Max Scherzer | New York Metsยฎ | |
67 | BASE | 67 | J.D. Martinez | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
68 | BASE | 68 | Curtis Terry | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | Rookie |
69 | BASE | 69 | Raimel Tapia | Colorado Rockiesโข | |
70 | BASE | 70 | Kyle Muller | Atlanta Bravesโข | Rookie |
71 | BASE | 71 | Nelson Cruz | Tampa Bay Raysโข | |
72 | BASE | 72 | Trey Mancini | Baltimore Oriolesยฎ | |
73 | BASE | 73 | Anthony Rizzo | New York Yankeesยฎ | |
74 | BASE | 74 | Nolan Arenado | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
75 | BASE | 75 | Max Fried | Atlanta Bravesโข | |
76 | BASE | 76 | Sonny Gray | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | |
77 | BASE | 77 | Drew Ellis | Arizona Diamondbacksยฎ | Rookie |
78 | BASE | 78 | Pavin Smith | Arizona Diamondbacksยฎ | |
79 | BASE | 79 | Reid Detmers | Angelsยฎ | Rookie |
80 | BASE | 80 | Aaron Ashby | Milwaukee Brewersโข | Rookie |
81 | BASE | 81 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | Toronto Blue Jaysยฎ | |
82 | BASE | 82 | Paul Goldschmidt | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
83 | BASE | 83 | Josh Lowe | Tampa Bay Raysโข | Rookie |
84 | BASE | 84 | Albert Pujols | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ | |
85 | BASE | 85 | Ryan Vilade | Colorado Rockiesโข | Rookie |
86 | BASE | 86 | Zack Short | Detroit Tigersยฎ | Rookie |
87 | BASE | 87 | Justin Verlander | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
88 | BASE | 88 | Trevor Larnach | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | |
89 | BASE | 89 | Alec Bohm | Philadelphia Philliesยฎ | |
90 | BASE | 90 | Manny Machado | San Diego Padresโข | |
91 | BASE | 91 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | Miami Marlinsยฎ | |
92 | BASE | 92 | Mitch Haniger | Seattle Marinersโข | |
93 | BASE | 93 | Yadier Molina | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
94 | BASE | 94 | Lucas Giolito | Chicago White Soxยฎ | |
95 | BASE | 95 | Buster Posey | San Francisco Giantsยฎ | |
96 | BASE | 96 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigersยฎ | |
97 | BASE | 97 | Franmil Reyes | Cleveland Guardiansโข | |
98 | BASE | 98 | Ke'Bryan Hayes | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | |
99 | BASE | 99 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankeesยฎ | |
100 | BASE | 100 | Mookie Betts | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ |
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