Let's Talk About 2014 Topps Heritage High Numbers

We're a few months away, but I've started thinking about the 2014 Topps Heritage High Numbers set. Will it be an online-only factory set, or released in packs? Who will be included? Who will be overlooked? If we use the 2013 installment as a template, it's probable that each team will be represented, with somewhere between one and five cards apiece.

 Much like the "traded" sets from back in the day, the high-numbers set is mostly a showcase of young players and XRCs—although with so many draft, prospects, and minor league sets these days, there are virtually zero players who could have an XRC—with fewer traded veterans in their new uniforms. It's also a way for Topps to produce cards of players not included in the regular series. But with a checklist of only 100 cards, Topps has to be choosy about who's represented.

That said, here's a quick list of 25 players who may be part of Heritage High Numbers for 2014:

1. Masahiro Tanaka, New York Yankees

2. George Springer, Houston Astros

3. Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox

4. Marcus Stroman, Toronto Blue Jays

5. Mookie Betts, Boston Red Sox

6. Brock Holt, Boston Red Sox

7. Jake Peavy, San Francisco Giants

8. Chase Headley, New York Yankees

9. Rougned Odor, Texas Rangers

10. Kevin Kiermaier, Tampa Bay Rays

11. C.J. Cron, LA Angels

12. Yangveris Solarte, San Diego Padres

13. Gregory Polanco, Pittsburgh Pirates

14. Tommy La Stella, Atlanta Braves

15. Jacob deGrom, New York Mets

16. Jake Petricka, Chicago White Sox

17. Joakim Soria, Detroit Tigers

18. Huston Street, LA Angels

19. Brandon McCarthy, New York Yankees

20. Jeff Samardzjia, Oakland Athletics

21. Ike Davis, Pittsburgh Pirates

22. Jose Lobaton, Washington Nationals

23. Nelson Cruz, Baltimore Orioles

24. Dellin Betances, New York Yankees

25. Oscar Taveras, St. Louis Cardinals