2017 SPIRIT BOX BREAK - PACK 2

79. Clayton Kershaw

240. Ryan Schimpf

204. Tony Watson

190. Miguel Gonzalez

193. Adam Conley

264. Jhonny Peralta

40. Taylor Jungmann

261. Cheslor Cuthbert

50. Edwin Diaz (RC)

212. Jason Kipnis (Gold Parallel)

OTR12. Aaron Sanchez - On the Rise

Another pack, another new insert. On the Rise features 25 players that made big strides in 2016. I wanted the background to look kind of stock market-y without being too hacky. The big subtle brackets pointing forward and up adds some depth without being too on-the-nose. As you’ll see in other OTR cards, the colors fade from one to the other in tandem with the team colors. A little gold foil for the “ON THE RISE” text sets it off a bit.

A few notes on these particular base cards: when the Padres regressed away from last year’s navy and gold color scheme, I had to switch out yellow for a dull gray. The Padres, man. And with so many pitcher cards, the action shots can only vary so much. The checklist is actually half pitcher/half position players so other packs should be less pitcher-centric.

2014 Spirit Base: 471-480

#471 - Jonathan Papelbon
Figured I'd play it safe and go with a non-crotch shot.

#472 - Chris Stewart
This Giants/Pirates pipeline thing is neverending.

#473 - Jhonny Peralta
It's probably too late to be on the cuhtting edge of sutble wahndering H jokes, huh?

#474 - Robbie Erlin
The "oops, that fart wasn't a fart" pitchface.

#475 - Michael Morse
It took about half the season for Duane Kuiper to stop pronouncing his last name as Morris. Unfortunately, that's also about how long it took for Morse to stop exceeding expectations.

#476 - Corey Hart
This photo looks like a Panini Special but it was also about the only one I could find to fit the card.

#477 - Matt Joyce
The poor man's Ben Zobrist.

#478 - J.P. Arencibia
One of the Rangers' best pitchers this season.

#479 - Sergio Santos
Looks like Santos is done mending and back to doing his thing again. Glad to see. He was always an under-the-radar great reliever.

#480 - Anthony Rendon
Living up to expectations. It sucks that Ryan Zimmerman's injury is what opened the door for him but the Nationals are probably better off this way.