2021 Bowman's Best Baseball Forum

So it seems like for the first time in a while, they mixed the prospects and the rookies/vet into the base Bowman's Best set. Because of that, some collectors and site are deeming the prospect cards as their 'first' rookie card including Beckett (https://twitter.com/tradercracks/status/1477013430607302659)

The cards themselves don't have the rookie logo though. Now I'm wondering if they should be labelled as a RC here? I personally wouldn't label them as a rookie but I don't know what the site's stance is.

This site doesn't go by the "RC" label, which is thrown onto parallels and other cards that aren't rookies. If it's the player's first card in a major release, we'll mark it as RC, just like usual.

I just recently read about this release regarding the RCs.  Looks like as of now, we don't have for example the Wander Franco listed as a RC here.  But it seems like these should be listed as RC since the prospects have now been included in the base set.  I am kind of surpised there hasn't been a bigger discussion about this release yet.  

Since 2006, MLB and MLBPA controls what players are rookies and gets their official RC logo.  Every year they send to Topps their list of players eligible to have the RC logo on their cards.  Topps is the only card company authorized to use their RC logo.  If there is no RC logo on the card then the card is NOT an RC per MLB and MLBPA rules.  Also, Panini does not have authorization to use the MLB RC logo and is why they designed their own unofficial logo.

The cynic in me wonders if topps is undermining fanatics would be rookie cards for 2022. Given topps gets acquired by fanatics tomorrow.