I liked the Heritage ones that came in retail blister packs for a couple years. Though blue was a good choice for this year.
The years of Flagship with a solid border look good in black too. I'm sure a set of those would be nice to behold and I would think at least a few have been completed, though the bulk of these cards go to Player Collections / Rainbow efforts. The years with 'full-bleed' cards make these superfluous to say the least.
In 2013, certain combinations of the parallels and team colors are outstanding. I am always on the hunt for the black parallel for the cards from the Pirates - if you want to let go of any, let me know. However the black cards for the Rockies don't have anywhere near the color pop that some other combos do and I don't target those.
As for Arenado rookies and the long-term, I would think a lot will depend on his mid-career contract choice a few years from now. I own the pink version and will probably move it this winter. I think my purple version of the non-auto Chrome RC is probably a very good card to have also.
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