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2022 Bowman Chrome checklist features Yankees top prospect’s expensive first autograph

Adam Weinrib
Adam Weinrib

Yanks Go Yard

PITTSBURGH, PA - JULY 06: A New York Yankees new era hat is seen in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates during inter-league play at PNC Park on July 6, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

There’s no definitive word yet on whether Yankees top international signee Roderick Arias is the next Jasson Dominguez — heck, there’s no word yet on whether Dominguez himself is the Dominguez we thought he was — but one thing’s for certain: his first MLB-licensed baseball card is selling similarly.

The much-anticipated 2022 Bowman Chrome series hits shelves at the end of November, a departure from the brand’s typical mid-summer release. The checklist was kept under lock and key until recent days, when Topps was finally ready to unveil their hard work.

As has been the case for the past few iterations of the product, the drool-worthy autograph checklist features a few top names from 2021’s draft who didn’t make it into the previous edition of Bowman Draft Picks (Brady House, Jackson Merrill). Also featured are some of the top unrepresented international signings and recent breakout prospects (think Ceddanne Rafaela of the Red Sox).

That means Arias, the No. 1 prospect in 2021-22’s international class, finally gets his shine in this year’s product, too. And that shine? Is looking highly shiny.

If Yankees fans are after Arias’ speckle auto parallels, they might just have to take out a second mortgage, as early sales are inching past the $1,000 mark.

2022 Bowman Chrome Roderick Arias Yankees autographs will be $$$

Maybe wait ’til the base version drops.

Other members of the Yankees family represented in this year’s checklist include first Bowman autos of Ben Cowles and Cooper Bowman who was, uh, traded to the Oakland A’s in the Frankie Montas deal.

Not bad news, though. Just means you can focus more of your finances on Arias.

According to card hawks in the know, this year’s Bowman Chrome product seems poised to double up the shelf traffic of its recent competitors. Topps appears to have jacked up the print run while keeping the product full of hype-worthy cards, so it might take a few more boxes than normal for you to get your hands on an Arias or two.

As for Dominguez’s 2020 Bowman Chrome autos? They’re still fairly unaffordable, but a Bowman’s Best autographed first-year card could be had for around $120, if that’s your thing.

We know that’s not your thing, though. You ravenously clicked this article looking for the Chrome checklist. You want the Chrome.

This isn’t typically a very Yankees-heavy product, and 2022’s edition seems to be no different. But like 2020, there’s one big Yankee fish included, which should drive sales and bum you out after you’ve ripped 300 Arias-free packs.

Sorry. There’s always the bike spokes.

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib

Adam Weinrib is a Content Director on the FanSided network, and has been the co-editor at Yanks Go Yard for 6 years. He also co-hosts The Baseball Insiders Podcast thrice weekly, alongside FanSided MLB insider Robert Murray, as well as the Yanks Go Yard Podcast. Previously, he was a Senior Editor at 12up.com, and has been covering MLB and NFL for 10 years. He was also a headline and features contributor at ClickHole and Onion Sports, as well as the Associate Producer of the ESPN 30 for 30 film "Believeland". An avowed fan of the New York sports teams -- specifically the Yankees -- as well as the North Carolina Tar Heels, you can find Adam complaining mid-game on Twitter, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn if the game goes really poorly.