Topps revealed the eighth and ninth cards in its 2008 Red Hot Rookie redemption program on Monday -- No. 8 is Chicago Cubs RP Jeff Samardzija and No. 9 is Oakland A's RP Brad Ziegler.
Each hobby box of 2008 Topps Series II has one of 20 Red Hot Rookie redemption cards which can be redeemed online to receive the card after a player is announced.
Previous cards include Florida Marlins P Chris Volstad, Texas Rangers 1B Chris Davis, Kansas City Royals SS Mike Aviles, Chicago Cubs OF Kosuke Fukudome, San Francisco Giants 1B John Bowker, Boston Red Sox pitcher Justin Masterson and Cincinnati Reds OF Jay Bruce. The Bruce card will be autographed.
Redemption codes are printed on the backs of the cards but not obscured by a scratch-off patch (like a lottery ticket). So if you're buying these cards second-hand -- or online -- the code may have been redeemed already. The cards will be printed and shipped in November.
Beginning in 2006, MLB required that an athlete play in an official game or be added to a 40-man roster to appear in a licensed set other than Bowman.
