Panini America Provides a Pre-Ink Peek at 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball (10 New Images)

Most of the rush and clamor and buzz of activity in the Panini America Acquisitions department these days has revolved around getting our newest NFL, NBA and NHL on-card autograph efforts out the door. But late last week, the Production department delivered a fresh batch of new signature-required specimens to add to the list.

And as you’re about to see, the plans we have for the March release of 2011 Prime Cuts Baseball are sweet indeed.

The following quick-hit gallery should add some buzz to your Sunday afternoon with sneak peeks at some of the Prime Cuts’ soon-to-be-signed gems, including several new subjects from the brand’s popular Notable Nicknames insert.

We’ll have tons more Prime Cuts coverage in the coming days, including exclusive video that takes you behind the scenes at a signing session we did on Friday with the incomparable Deion Sanders.

But until then, here’s hoping the following 10 images serve as a sufficient whistle-whetter.