Monday, January 6, 2020

2019 Topps Update Hanger Pack #1

Topps Update is typically one of the sets I look forward to the most.  This is due to having new cards of players who were acquired during the season or were rookie call-ups, or just players who emerged to play bigger roles than were expected.  Unfortunately the Red Sox checklist for Update this year really did not contain many brand-new players.  For instance Andrew Cashner, Boston's big in-season acquisition, is noticeably absent.  As are players like Jhoulys Chacin (I'm predicting his appearance on a Red Sox With No Cards post) and even Josh Taylor, who emerged to be a bullpen weapon.  Nevertheless, I still bought some wax.  

Here are the Red Sox from my first Topps Update hanger pack.  
Well, we have a nice Mookie insert, a rookie card of Darwinzon Hernandez and an All Star card of J.D. Martinez.  That is a decent, though not particularly noteworthy showing for a hanger pack.  The Mookie is the highlight of course, but Hernandez looks like a good up-and-coming pitching talent.

The breakdown:
NEW YORK YANKEES: 5
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 4
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 4
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 4
SEATTLE MARINERS: 4
BOSTON RED SOX: 3
CINCINNATI REDS: 3
COLORADO ROCKIES: 3
HOUSTON ASTROS: 3
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 3
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 3
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 3
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 3
ATLANTA BRAVES: 2
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 2
DETROIT TIGERS: 2
MINNESOTA TWINS: 2
NEW YORK METS: 2
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 2
TEXAS RANGERS: 2
WASHINGTON NATIONALS: 2
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 1
CHICAGO CUBS: 1
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 1
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 1
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 1
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 1
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 0
MIAMI MARLINS: 0
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 0

And the updated totals:
BOSTON RED SOX: 106
ATLANTA BRAVES: 100
NEW YORK YANKEES: 99
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 95
HOUSTON ASTROS: 91
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 88
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 81
NEW YORK METS: 80
CHICAGO CUBS: 78
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 78
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 72
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 72
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS: 71
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 69
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 67
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 65
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 65
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 64
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 63
SEATTLE MARINERS: 62
DETROIT TIGERS: 61
MINNESOTA TWINS: 61
COLORADO ROCKIES: 59
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 58
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 57
CINCINNATI REDS: 57
MIAMI MARLINS: 54
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 50
TEXAS RANGERS: 50
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 47
OTHER: 16

Boston retains a lead with the Yankees starting to make a move, annoyingly enough. 

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