Friday, August 29, 2025

Red Sox Frankenset: Choosing Cards #25-27

It's time to take a look at a few more cards and see which ones deserve inclusion in my Red Sox Frankenset. Just a refresher, I'm going through my Red Sox doubles and picking the best at each number for the Frankenset. Let's roll! 
 

#25



Favorite Card: 1994 Collector's Choice #25 Trot Nixon (FRDP, RC)
My Choice: same

I'll admit, this one was a tough one. Although Raffy and Nomar are solid choices, I kept going back and forth between Mo and Trot. Ultimately, I felt the simplistic shot of Nixon with the cloud background was the best choice.
 

#26

 
Favorite Card: 2015 Topps #26 Bryce Brentz (RC)
My Choice: same

I'm not a huge fan of either of these cards to be honest. Clemens is a better player, and the card notes one of the many highlights from his amazing MVP season. However, this card design is ugly! Brentz is the opposite - He only played in 34 MLB games, but I really like the design on the 2015 Topps set. Since a Clemens card from this set has already made the Frankenset, I went with the lesser known Bryce Brentz.
 

#27


Favorite Card: 2016 Topps Gypsy Queen #27 Craig Kimbrel
My Choice: same

No other options but to go with Kimbrel for the final spot! At least it's a good looking card from the All-Star's time with Boston! 
 
With these selections, I have completed the third page of my Frankenset! 


Not bad, there's a nice mix of Hall of Famers, very good players, and some lesser knowns. I couldn't help but notice the first column is mainly poses, minor action in the middle column, and cards with the most movement in the rightmost column. 

What say you, good readers? Did I make the right choices with the bottom row? Now that the full page is before you, any changes you would make? (Feel free to review choices #19 -21 and #22-24!) Let me know in the comments!  
 
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