2020 Topps Update Baseball (fat pack)

 Topps released their Update set few weeks ago. It received a lukewarm response mainly due to the checklist. With pandemic cancelling this year's All-Star game and shortening the season Topps had find a ways to fill remainder of the set. They settled on few subsets such as players previous All-Star games and homerun derbys. Let's see what's in this 34 card pack.

U-156 - Wilmer Flores - lead the Giants in homeruns this season

U-193 - Miguel Cabrera - active leaders subset

U-19 - Yasmani Grandal

U-101 - Nick Dini - didn't play a single game for Royals this season

U-246 - Greg Holland - finished the season with 1.91 ERA and 6 saves. Now a free agent.

U-154 - Mariano Rivera - All-Star subset. They used stock from past All-Star games. This one is from 2013 game, Rivera's final appearance

U-288 - Giancarlo Stanton

U-223 - Chris Devenski - only played 4 games this season as he sidelined with elbow soreness. Currently a free agent

U-29 - Aristides Aquino - MLB debut card. Had poor season hitting .170

U-63 - Terrance Gore - got only 2 games one as defensive replacement and the other as pinch runner before spending rest of the season with Dodgers alternate training site. Currently a free agent.

U-124 - David Ortiz - Big Papi from 2004 All-Star game

U-279 - Bryce Harper - from 2018 All-Star game

U-82 - Kenley Jansen - lead the team in saves.

U-197 - Zach Green - currently a free agent

U-10 - Anthony Alford - finished the season with Pirates

 

U-129 - Hunter Pence - he was released in late August and call it a career a month later

85TB-8 - Fred McGriff - 1985 insert set

TR-26 - Nick Castellanos - Turkey Red insert set

TR-9 - Craig Biggio - got an Astro

U-130 - Richie Martin - didn't play this season after breaking his wrist

U-16 - Phillip Diehl - pitched 6 games with whopping 10.50 ERA before getting sent down to their alternate site

U-222 - Scott Barlow

U-296 - Mark McGwire - All-Star homerun derby subset. This one from 1992 as Big Mac took the crown

U-219 - Zack Greinke - the quirky Greinke was sure having his own fun on the mound. I still think Astros gave up too much for him. They should have kept Seth Beer

U-44 - Jorge Alcala

U-115 - Brad Peacock - only pitched 3 games dealing with shoulder issues. Currently a free agent.

U-149 - Nick Solak

U-93 - Tyler White - released before the season started

U-169 - Yadier Molina - from 2017 All-Star game where he cranked out a homerun

U-180 - C.J. Cron - knee injury ended his season early. Currently a free agent

U-177 - Andy Burns - strangely they included him in the set despite his last MLB appearance was in 2016. Currently a free agent

U-28 - Eduardo Nunez - only got in two games before knee injury finished his season. Currently a free agent

U-150 - Ken Griffey, Jr. - another KGJ card to chase. This one from 1994 homerun derby which he won his first of three.

 

 U-178 - Jarrod Dyson - finished his season with White Sox after Pirates traded him. Currently a free agent.

Might as well call it all end of the season free agent pack.