Rookie Cards

[AuthenticF00twear]

I have a question, what is the difference for example a rookie card coming out in 2009 and also they claim their 2010 cards are also a rookie card. So which exactly is the players true rookie card, I am confused? IE: Jason Heyward 2009 Bowman Chrome is considered their rookie card, and now the 2010 Bowman Chrome product is also considered a rookie card? Someone please shed some light in this department.

[bobsanders2120]

I would say that the 07 Bowman Chrome is Heyward's true rookie. I am not entirely sure but I would guess that it is cards from their first year.

[RGM81]

A rookie card is generally considered to be the first licensed card of a player made after they have debuted in a professional league that is part of the regular set (i.e. sequentially numbered). For example, and I have to use hockey because it's the sport that I know...

A 2004-05 ITG Heroes and Prospects Carey Price card is not his RC because the CHL isn't a professional league.

A 2007-08 Upper Deck SP Authentic Carey Price card #225 is his RC. Sequentially numbered, licensed product, at least 99 copies, first year as a professional card.
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Looking at the SCF Inventory system, Jason Heyward's RCs are all from 2010 releases. The Bowman Chrome #190 is considered the RC even though they had been making cards of Heyward as far back as 2008.

[pwaldo]

I have a question, what is the difference for example a rookie card coming out in 2009 and also they claim their 2010 cards are also a rookie card. So which exactly is the players true rookie card, I am confused? IE: Jason Heyward 2009 Bowman Chrome is considered their rookie card, and now the 2010 Bowman Chrome product is also considered a rookie card? Someone please shed some light in this department.

His rookie card is from 2007 Bowman Chrome....the issue is that baseball forced companies like Topps and Upper Deck to only allow the "rookie card logo" on cards from the player's first year in the league. So Heyward didn't play MLB baseball until 2010 so he technically couldn't get a MLB approved rookie card logo card.

Basically it boils down to what you want. If you want a rookie card pick 2007. If you want a rookie year card pick 2010 (his rookie year).