It's Elite, but with a little extra. For collectors, 2015 Panini Elite Extra Edition Baseball is the Panini answer to Bowman Baseball. Although the cards cannot use MLB logos, they are able to incorporate college images. Hobby boxes include six autographs and one jersey card.
Highlighting top prospects and 2015 MLB Draft selections, the 200-card base set covers the biggest young names in baseball. A variety of die-cut parallels, numbered to 200 or less, build on the base set. Additionally, there are signed parallels of the base set, limited to 100 copies or less, including Gold Status Die-Cut Autographs.
Players slated for inclusion in the autograph checklist include Kyle Schwarber, Miguel Sano, Corey Seager, Lucas Giolito, Dansby Swanson, Alex Bregman and many more.
Fernando Tatis Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Aristides Aquino and Gleybor Torres
Elite Status Dual Signatures feature a pair of prospect autographs on the same card and checklist of 30 cards. There are also Gold (#/5) and Black (1/1) parallels. A familiar insert to many collectors, Passing the Torch Signatures include several father-son combos, including Cal Ripken Jr. and Mariano Rivera.
Taking a look outside the United States, International Pride Signatures showcase top global prospects such as Yoan Moncada. Parallels include Gold (#/5) and Black (1/1).
A new option, Future Threads Silhouette Signatures combine large jersey swatches and a signature for names like Michael Conforto, Miguel Sano and Aaron Nola. Consisting of 40 cards, the main set is numbered to 149 or less and there is also a Prime parallel that is limited to 25 or less.
Dropping one per hobby box, USA Baseball Game Jersey cards feature players from the national team.
UPDATE: In addition to being free of redemptions and Panini Reward Points, specific details on hot boxes were revealed ahead of the official release. Collectors can find the following in each 20-box case:
5 boxes with 10 autographs
7 boxes with 8 autographs
3 boxes with Future Threads Silhouette Signatures card (#/149 or less)
5 boxes with key autograph subjects, including: Alex Bregman, Andrew Benintendi, Brendan Rodgers, Carson Fulmer, Dansby Swanson, Julio Urias, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Yoan Moncada, Kyle Schwarber, Corey Seager, Gilbert Lara, Orlando Arcia, Vladimir Guerrero/Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Mariano Rivera/Mariano Rivera III, Fernando Valenzuela/Julio Urias, Cal Ripken Jr./Ryan Ripken, Yoan Moncada/Rafael Devers, Manuel Margot/Rafael Devers, Gilbert Lara/Orlando Arcia, or Carson Fulmer/Dansby Swanson
Release Date: 12/31/2015
Product Configuration: 5 cards per pack, 20 packs per box, 20 boxes per case
