This is not a knock on Cliff Floyd. He enjoyed a stellar career. 25+ WAR, .278 average, 223 homers, and an All-Star appearance. Not bad at all!
But it is a little hard to believe that he had his own 5-card insert set. It came courtesy of 1994 Signature Rookies. I'm sure I received this set as part of some mail order grab box I ordered as a kid. A lot of these types of sets came in those.
And while the print runs were high, Signature Rookies were some of the first to stamp their cards with a print run and make them feel rare or exclusive.
It was a five card set, banking on him being a can't-miss prospect. Signature Rookies often missed, as a lot of their sets included Ruben Rivera over Jeter, and other guys like Floyd, Billy Ashley, and Darin Erstad.
Here is the rest of the five-card set. I really like the card of him signing autographs in a minor league stadium.
I always like Cliff Floyd... seemed a good dude and he was a solid ball player.
ReplyDeleteI opened a lot of Signature Rookies packs back in the day. I was obsessed with their autographs. Don't think I every pulled any of these cards though.
ReplyDeleteCliff actually is one of the few ex ball players that can give some good analysis on MLB Network.
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