My .02 on modern is either 1st Bowman Chrome Auto or Flagship (Base Topps). Flagship includes Series 1, Series 2 & Update and the most desirable will vary by player. Most recently update has been it (2018 and other years). This year (2019) it seems to be Series 2, as most of the first rookies are in Series 2 (Tatis/Alonso etc). Update only has Vlad (although he has a not-so SSP print in Series 2 as well), and second tier such as Huira and others. Its possible next year it could be Series 1 as that is where Yordan Alvarez will have his first "RC logo" card). Sometimes Topps Chrome may be the target, but if you focus on flagship you usually can't go wrong.
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