Donruss officials announced on Monday that they have signed heavy-hitting outfielder Delmon Young, the No. 1 overall selection of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the June First-Year Player Draft, to a trading-card agreement. Young's first Donruss Rookie Cards and certified autographs will appear in 2003 DLP Rookies & Traded, an all-rookie updated set scheduled to release in mid December. Highlighting Young's Rookies & Traded presence will be Donruss Elite Extra Edition and Donruss Diamond Kings RCs.
"The addition of Young to a DLP Rookies & Traded product already rich in content should make this launch one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of the year," says Donruss spokesman Tracy Hackler. "Incorporating Young into a potent mix that already includes second overall pick Rickie Weeks, not to mention a host of other highly coveted prospects, should make DLP Rookies & Traded a high-demand product."
Donruss reached agreement with Rickie Weeks earlier this year.
Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects Just Got Even Hotter!
Topps has also announced that Delmon Young, the 2003 Amateur Baseball Draft’s First Overall Pick, will have an Autographed Rookie Card in the much-anticipated 2003 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball. Each 7-card pack includes 4 Bowman cards, 2 Bowman Chrome cards and a Gold parallel card and carries an SRP of $3.00. The 2 sets-in 1 product ships December 1st.
Topps has announced that highly touted prospect Rickie Weeks, the second overall pick (selected by the Milwaukee Brewers) from this year's Amateur Baseball Draft, will be signing autographs in various upcoming Topps products.
Weeks, considered one of the greatest hitters in the history of college baseball and winner of the 2003 Golden Spikes Award (College Player of the Year), will make his first appearance in the much anticipated 2003 Bowman Draft Picks and Prospects as an Autographed Rookie Card.
