2015 Topps Heritage Value Pack

I won't apologize for liking Heritage, I liked it when it first emerged back in the early 2000's and when we had a choice of Bowman and Topps. Plus there was Upper Deck vintage sets, which were also pretty impressive. But now we are limited to Heritage and at a push Archives.
The 2015 Topps Heritage Baseball base set uses the 1966 Topps Baseball design. The main part of the set has 425 veterans, rookies and managers plus 75 short prints, bringing the 'base set' to 500 cards.
There are a number of variations to the base set including  Action Image Variations which are exclusive to hobby packs. There are Throwback Uniform Variations showing players in old uniforms. There are other limited variations such as Error and new Traded Player variations.
The inserts include: New Age Performers, Baseball Flashbacks, News Highlights and Then and Now, which show 1966 league leaders with the 2014 league leaders.
One of the nicer inserts is the 35 card 1966 Bazooka set.

The Red Sox available are:
#37 John Farrell MG
#44 Edwin Escobar / Matt Barnes RC, RS
#45 Mookie Betts
#84 Bryce Brentz / Steven Moya
#88 Dan Butler / Carlos Rivero
# 98 Clay Buchholz
#111 Garin Cecchini
#152 Joe Kelly
#214 Allen Craig
#231 Brock Holt
#243 Pablo Sandoval
#248 Wade Miley
#259 Boston Red Sox
#281 Mike Napoli
#289 Will Middlebrooks
#293 Rick Porcello
#315 Koji Uehara
#356 Anthony Ranaudo / Rusney Castillo
#380 Daniel Nava
#391 Christian Vazquez
#427 Xander Bogaerts
#438 Hanley Ramirez SP
#480 David Ortiz 3 variations
#499 Dustin Pedroia
#527 Eduardo Rodriguez RC
#597 Justin Masterson
#629 Shane Victorino
#712 Blake Swihart RC, SP 3 variations 

So far behind I haven't even had a chance to update the Red Sox wants list...

This is a value pack of 20 cards.
The Value pack included:
#5 Ryan Vogelsong Giants
#13 Stephen Vogt Athletics
#19 Checklist 1-34
#33 Dan Harden Marlins
#37 John Farrell Red Sox Mrg
#104 Miguel Montero Cubs
#119 Trevor Rosenthal Cardinals
#123 2015 Rookie Stars
#127 2015 Diamondbacks Rookie Stars
#153 Tyler Clippard Nationals
#168 Jarred Cosart Marlins
#199 Pittsburgh Pirates Clubbers
#200 Martin Perez Rangers
#220 RBI Leaders American League
#229 Buck Showalter Orioles Mrg
#241 Ivan Nova Yankees
#254 2015 Phillies Rookie Stars
#313 Gregor Blanco Giants
#400 Joe Mauer Twins
#NAP-3 Billy Hamilton Reds

2015 Bowman Baseball Value pack

This one has been sitting for a while gathering, dare I say it, dust. Shame on me.
The 2015 Bowman set consists of 150 base cards, including 30 Rookies. This is a reduction from last year,which had a 220 card base set. There are a number of base parallels including Silver, Purple, Blue, Gold, Retail-only Green, hobby-only Orange, Red, Black, Silver Ice, jumbo-only Red Ice and White Ice.  
Traditionally Bowman is known for its prospects, which has grown to 150 cards. These are also available in a number of parallels; Purple, Blue, Gold, Retail-only Green, hobby-only Orange, Red and Superfractor. There are also parallels that were released in the Asian market only Black and Red. 

The Red Sox checklist contains:
#27 Mookie Betts
#76 David Ortiz
#81 Xander Bogaerts
#117 Mike Napoli
#122 Anthony Ranaudo
#125 Rusney Castillo
#126 Bryce Brentz
#133 Edwin Escobar
#143 Matt Barnes
Prospects 
#BP34 Rafael Devers 
#BP57 Jantzen Witte 
#BP64 Jordan Betts 
#BP70 Carlos Asuaje 
#BP92 Henry Owens
#BP133 Trey Ball 
#BCP215 Simon Mercedes 
#BCP230 Manuel Margot
As of yet I have not collected any of the Bowman cards.

I have a value pack that contains 3 packs of 10 cards plus 3 yellow parallel cards (which are retail exclusive parallels).

Pack 1:
#69 Victor Martinez Tigers
#85 Kurt Suzuki Twins
#101 Greg Holland Royals
#126 Bryce Brentz Red Sox
#128 Cory Spangenberg Padres
#BP56 Hunter Dozier Royals
#BP84 Nick Petree Cardinals
#BP122 Hunter Renfroe Padres
#BCP26 Hunter Harvey Orioles
#BCP68 Raimel Tapia Rockies

Pack 2:

#18 Jarrod Saltalamacchia Marlins

#24 Alex Cobb Bay Rays

#75 Jacob DeGrom Mets

#84 Henderson Alvarez Marlins

#117 Mike Napoli Red Sox

#BP14 Marco Gonzalez Cardinals

#BP45 James Dykstra Whie Sox

#BP101 Rio Ruiz Astros

#BCP49 Sal Romano Reds

#BCP104 Robert Refsnyder Yankees

Pack 3:

#20 Paul Goldschmidt D-backs

#29 Ian Kinsler Tigers

#99 Ian Kennedy Padres

#145 Xavier Scruggs Cardinals

#BP10 Logan Moon Royals

#BP49 Sal Romano Reds

#BP138 Mike Yastrzemski Orioles

#BP150 Carlos Rodon White Sox Silver Ice

#BCP65 Gabriel Quintana Padres

#BCP118 Domingo German Marlins

Bonus pack:

#BP48 Erik Gonzalez Indians

#BP57 Jantzen Witte Red Sox

#BP142 Albert Almora Cubs

Not a bad couple of packs, three Sox and a famous Red Sox sibling.

The first pack had way too many 'Hunters'.

2015 Donruss Baseball Jumbo Pack

I purchased this 'Value pack' from a fellow collector in the UK, mainly out of curiosity. I think we should support Panini in their attempt to give collectors a choice over Topps. The baseball monopoly has allowed Topps to produce some half-hearted products in the past.

Panini has tried extremely hard with sets like Americas Pastime, Cooperstown, Golden Age, Prizm and even ultra expensive National Treasures. They appear to be thinking carefully about the collector.

I even liked the short lived Triple Play, although aimed at children, it was a refreshing take on card design.

That being said, Donruss cards from the 1980’s are not of the greatest design. The inserts; Studio, The Rookies and Donruss Preferred are by far the best in this set. I suppose we should be thankful they didn’t rehash '88 or '89 Donruss. 

There are a number of Red Sox base cards and inserts available:

Base
#59 David Ortiz
#60 Dustin Pedroia

#62 Xander Bogaerts

#151 Pablo Sandoval
#190 Wade Boggs
Inaugural 1981 Edition
#213 Dustin Pedroia
#220 David Ortiz

Rated Rookies                                       
#31 Rusney Castillo

All-Time Diamond Kings

#18 Wade Boggs
#20 Carl Yastrzemski

The Rookies

#1 Rusney Castillo

#6 Anthony Ranaudo

There are 30 Pro baseball Trading cards in the Value Pack.

The pack:

#40 Brandon Finnegan Kansas City RR

#60 Dustin Pedroia Boston

  

#65 Starlin Castro Chicago
#71 Joey Votto Cincinnati
#78 Corey Kluber Cleveland
#86 Justin Verlander Detroit
#95 Eric Hosmer Kansas City
#104 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles
#117 Francisco Rodriguez Milwaukee
#127 Matt Harvey New York
#130 David Robertson Chicago
#135 Ryan Howard Philadelphia
#139 Gregory Polanco Pittsburgh
#142 Starling Marte Pittsburgh
#144 Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh
#145 Seth Smith Seattle
#155 Mike Zunino Seattle
#164 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay
#169 Yu Darvish Texas
#174 Melky Cabrera Toronto
#187 Kirby Puckett Minnesota
#190 Wade Boggs Boston
#214 Felix Hernandez Seattle 

Inserts
#7 Joe Altuve Houston Studio
#10 Dalton Pompey Toronto The Rookies
#15 Brandon Finnegan  Kansas City Donruss Preferred
#17 Taylor Ward  Collegiate National Team
#29 Mark McGwire St. Louis All-time Diamond King
#33 Yasmany Tomas Cuba Elite

So a couple of Red Sox. I'll take a Wade Boggs card any day. 
There is a number of  'hidden' variations in this set, which I didn't mention earlier. But there was none in this value pack.

2011 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects baseball 'Value Pack'

Yes this is one of those packs. There could be a Mike Trout Rookie card tucked within the pack. A highly sort after card. 

Let's not forget Dylan Bundy and a young fellow by the name of Bryce Harper. Their cards are all possibilities in this set. That is the beauty of Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects. 

There are also a number of Red Sox prospects available in the set.

Matt Barnes,  
Kyle Weiland, 
Blake Swihart, 
Ryan Lavarnway, 
Henry Owens,  
Tommy Hottovy and 
Jose Iglesias.


The 'Value Pack'  contains 12 cards, which includes 3 Bowman Chrome cards.

The pack:
#26 Brandon Laird Yankees
#34 Logan Forsythe Padres
#40 Dee Gordon Dodgers
#77 Matt Young Braves
#BDPP11 Mike Wright Nationals
#BDPP14 Archie Bradley D-backs
#BDPP14 Archie Bradley D-backs gold border 
#BDPP63 Brandon Nimmo Mets
#BDPP69 Jace Peterson Padres
Chrome
#13 Mark Hamburger Rangers
#BDPP74 Kyle Kubitza Braves
#BDPP36 Larry Greene Phillies refractor


Unfortunately no 'mega' hits but a fairly good cross section of future greats!
No bloody Red Sox either.