Trivia: Career Power and Speed

[G1911]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

By the way, why does McCutchen's 2009 card have "RC" on it when he is in Topps and Topps Chrome 2005?

The RC logo from MLB was started in 2006, and part of that was changing the rules so that minor leaguers could only be in minor league sets (like the current Heritage Minors line). Before that a RC on the card was just a thing Topps did itself (ignoring other manufacturers) and there was no 'official' sanctioning or requirement of an MLB game debut. Presumably McCutchen got caught up in this cutoff and change and this one isn't actually an oopsie.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by G1911

The RC logo from MLB was started in 2006, and part of that was changing the rules so that minor leaguers could only be in minor league sets (like the current Heritage Minors line). Before that a RC on the card was just a thing Topps did itself (ignoring other manufacturers) and there was no 'official' sanctioning or requirement of an MLB game debut. Presumably McCutchen got caught up in this cutoff and change and this one isn't actually an oopsie.

Got it thanks. It looks like similar things with Votto and Verlander, "RC" designations after they appeared in major league sets, in Votto's case many years before. Greinke too maybe? BTW McCuthchen's 2009 Topps may be the worst card ever made.