Free Agent 40 is an insert set for 2015 Topps which is dedicated to the biggest FA signings of the last 40 years. Sort of a more modern version of big trade subsets.
F40 looks like a lot of other recent insert set. A dozen Hall of Fame caliber players connected by some theme designed to be a canvas for "Hits"
This Andre Dawson card piqued my interested for a bit of text on the back.
We have a DALLAS GREEN Sighting. It is a story I have heard repeated dozens of times, but it is still cool to see it commemorated on cardboard. Dallas Green signs Andre Dawson for a half millon bucks and the Hawk goes on to have an MVP season.
Auto/Relics
Andre Dawson is one of 15 subjects in the S1 insert set, none of the 15 cards are of Phillies. Ten of the players are given the relic treatment, half of which also have autographs and auto-relic. Dawson is not among the players for which Auto or Relics were produced.
This is all pretty familiar territory for Insert sets. I have always wanted to take a closer look into what players get into these insert sets, this will hopefully be the beginning of this analysis.
Sources and Links
2015 Topps Index
Cardboard Connection
ebay
baseball-ref
Andre's knees were thrilled to be spending 81 more games on grass!
ReplyDeleteI was only ten when Andre signed with the Cubs. But if I recall correctly, Dallas Green had already spent his player payroll budget by the time Andre met with him. Andre didn't care about the big contract and he signed a blank contract for a one year deal so he could get off the turf of Olympic Stadium.
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