2019 Bowman Chrome Baseball Cards provide collectors an exciting opportunity to add top prospects and future stars to their collections. As one of the premiere baseball card prospects sets each year, 2019 Bowman Chrome features eye-catching chrome parallels along with autograph and memorabilia cards of some of the best young talents in baseball. While individual card values will fluctuate over time based on player performances and market demand, here is an overview of some of the top rookies and parallels from the 2019 Bowman Chrome set and what their cards have been selling for.
Perhaps the biggest names and most valuable cards from 2019 Bowman Chrome are those of Wander Franco. Widely considered the top prospect in all of baseball, Franco’s paper and chrome base cards have sold in the $50-100 range and up. His paper and chrome rookie autographs have reached into the thousands. As the likely future face of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise and a potential superstar, Franco’s cards hold immense long term potential. Beyond Franco, other top prospects like Carter Kieboom ($20-30), Brennen Davis ($15-25), and Nolan Gorman ($15-25) have seen strong early interest level for their rookie paper and chrome cards as they begin their careers.
When it comes to valuable parallels from 2019 Bowman Chrome, the refractors have been a big hit with collectors. The standard refractors range from $5-15 is most cases, depending on the player. Some of the top rookies have brought significantly more for their refractors. Wander Franco refractors have hit as high as $150-300 already. Other top prospect refractors such as Jarred Kelenic, Riley Greene, and CJ Abrams have started at the $50-100 range. The rarer 1/1 refractors of top talents can be true gems, with comps showing 4-5 figure prices tags in many instances.
Among the most sought after parallels in 2019 Bowman Chrome are the various rainbow foil variations. The standard rainbow foil base cards have sold from $10-30 generally based on the player. But it is the autographs and memorabilia parallels that spark the most fervor. Wander Franco’s rainbow foil autograph has topped $5,000 and the 1/1 parallels can be true six figure cards. Jo Adell, Corbin Carroll, and Matt Allan have also seen their rainbow foil autographs reach the $1,000-2,000 range. When it comes to the much rarer 1/1 inscription rainbow foil autographs, comp data shows several reaching the $15,000-25,000 range todate.
In terms of memorabilia cards from 2019 Bowman Chrome, the top rookies never disappoint collectors. Of course, Wander Franco’s memorabilia has led the category. His standard jersey and bat cards sell in the $250-500 range or more. But his serial numbered memorabilia autographs have truly skyrocketed. The 1/1 patches and bats in particular have brought some 5 and 6 figure sums in many cases given Franco’s immense potential stature. Beyond Franco, bats and patches of Jarred Kelenic, CJ Abrams, Riley Greene and others have frequently gone in the $500-1,500 range to this point. Rarer special inscription parallel memorabilia pieces have naturally exceeded those benchmarks as well.
With what are many forecasting as breakout seasons for prospects like Gorman, Abrams, Greene and others ahead, their 2019 Bowman Chrome rookie cards could be primed for substantial future price appreciations as they make anticipated debuts and begin to turn heads on the diamond. And of course, anything pertaining to Wander Franco and the top prospects poised to become stars down the road like Kelenic, Madrigal and Adell are seen as cornerstone pieces for collections for many years to come. Overall, 2019 Bowman Chrome has all the makings of a future classic in the hobby, especially if many of these young talents blossom into the players they are predicted to become. TheirProspects provide collectors an exciting opportunity to add top prospects and future stars to their collections. As one of the premiere baseball card prospects sets each year, 2019 Bowman Chrome features eye-catching chrome parallels along with autograph and memorabilia cards of some of the best young talents in baseball. While individual card values will fluctuate over time based on player performances and market demand, here is an overview of some of the top rookies and parallels from the 2019 Bowman Chrome set and what their cards have been selling for.
