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.
