Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2018 Donruss Optic (Hour 5)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2018 Donruss Optic baseball cards (Mega Box)
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 40
Set completion: 
10 of 100 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – George Brett, Manny Machado, Buster Posey, Jacob deGrom, Javier Baez, Max Scherzer, Felix Hernandez, Christian Yelich, Carlos Martinez, Reggie Jackson

Insert/short-print cards: 29 (all of these in gallery below)
Variations (1) – Cody Bellinger
Looking Back (1) – Frank Thomas & Jose Abreu
Rated Rookie Variation (1) – Chance Sisco
Rated Rookie (4) – Victor Robles, Mitch Garver, Austin Hays, Ryan McMahon
Diamond Kings (3) – Mookie Betts, Anthony Rizzo, Ryan Braun
Holo Prizm (2) – Jacob deGrom, Adam Jones
Holo Prizm Rated Rookie (1) – Jack Flaherty
All-Stars (1) – Yadier Molina
Bronze Holo Prizm (3) – Carlos Correa, Edwin Encarnacion, Carlos Martinez
Bronze Holo Prizm Rated Rookie (1) – Ronald Guzman
Bronze Holo Prizm Rated Rookie Variation (1) – Nick Williams
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm (5) – Mickey Mantle, Yadier Molina, Odubel Herrera, Gerrit Cole, Francisco Lindor
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm Rated Rookie (2) – Rafael Devers, Dustin Fowler
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm Rated Rookie Variation (1) – Rhys Hoskins
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm Diamond Kings (1) – Jose Bautista
Red & Yellow Holo Prizm All-Stars (1) – Gary Sanchez

Autographs/memorabilia: 1
Prizm Signature Series (1) – Jacoby Jones

What's Buzz-worthy: I grabbed this one in last week's flash sale with more visions of some key rookies on designs that I like in parallel colors on the cheap, but this one wasn't as strong as some of my previous breaks. You get a lot in these with a guaranteed auto every time, too, and the inclusions in terms of variations and parallels are remarkably consistent. The Red & Yellow cards are only found in this Walmart version of the Mega Box. How do you know you have a variation if it's not obvious? Check the backs and look for black baseballs instead of white ones. See other Optic breaks here on The Buzz for more of my past thoughts.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B (solid mix as always but big names were less plentiful this time)
Fun Grade: A-

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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