2016 Topps, Trea Turner

Card No. 103

After appearing in just 27 games for the Nationals in 2015, Trea Turner received his Topps rookie card the following year....The 2016 set was a landmark offering, as it marked the first time a Topps base card design did not feature a border....Turner was drafted 13th overall by the Padres in the 2014 draft....Washington acquired Trea in a 3-team trade in June of 2015....Finished second in N.L. Rookie of the Year balloting after batting .342 over 307 ABs during the '16 campaign.

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2017 Topps, Stephen Strasburg

Card No. 38

While 2016 may have ushered in the era of the borderless Topps card, it's the 2017 set that was the first to do it properly -- at least in my opinion....Artfully framed photo of Stephen Strasburg just after releasing the pitch....There is a short-printed 'image variation' of this card in which Strasburg is pictured at the top of the dugout steps....Stephen's famous rookie card was a 2010 factory-set exclusive, numbered #661....The former first-overall draft pick won 15 games and crafted a 2.52 ERA in '17, finishing third in N.L. Cy Young voting.

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