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Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta
It was the first time in history a rookie designation was ever mandated by the MLBPA. Topps spun it as a marketing scheme and here we are today, as successful as ever catering to two different market waves for the same player.
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Wrong. The rookie designation was not mandated. You have it backward. The agreement simply prohibits the use of the term rookie on players who are prospects, and the inclusion of prospects in major league sets. It does not mandate the rookie logo. It restricts its use.
As I've shown you, Topps used rookie designstions for decades. The 2006 agreement didn't change that or mandate that they do so. It simply limited when they could. So Topps decided to put the logo on all cards meeting the parameters of the agreement so they could continue to sell Bowman to suckers like you. Like TBP said, Bowman would have died as a brand if Topps didn't adjust to the new limitations.