Buzz Break: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five value packs)

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The box: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (five jumbo packs)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per pack: 4 (three standard packs, one Camo parallels pack)
Cards per pack: 35 (10 per standard, five in Camo pack)
Cards in this lot: 175

Set completion: 
43 of 100 (43 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 43 of 150 (29 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
30 of 150 (20 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Juan Soto, Dylan Cozens, Nick Senzel, Alex Faedo, Bryce Harper, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Giancarlo Stanton, MacKenzie Gore, Luis Robert, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Gleyber Torres, Cal Quantrill, Nick Gordon, Jeren Kendall, Jo Adell, Gleyber Torres, Fernando Tatis Jr.

Rookie Cards (23) – Notables include Shohei Ohtani, Rhys Hoskins, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Clint Frazier, Walker Buehler

Insert cards: 132 (a sampling in gallery below)
Prospects (43) – Notables above
Chrome Prospects (30) – Notables above
Green parallel (1) – Matt Thaiss (/99)
Sky Blue parallel (1) – Isaac Paredes (/499)
Camo Prospects (25) – Notables include Taylor Clarke, Ian Anderson, Touki Toissaint, D.J. Peters, Chris Rodriguez, Michel Baez, Keibert Ruiz, Eric Pardinho
Talent Pipeline (5) – Astros, Marlins, Blue Jays, Brewers, Mariners
ROY Favorites (4) – Rhys Hoskins, Harrison Bader, Nick Williams, Amed Rosario
Bowman Scouts' Top 100 (10) –MacKenzie Gore, Mike Soroka, Yordan Alvarez, Trevor Rogers, Corbin Burnes (2), Kolby Allard, Tyler Mahle (2), Riley Pint
Bowman Birthdays (5) – Francisco Lindor, Tyler Glasnow, Lance McCullers Jr., Joey Gallo, Trea Turner
#BowmanTrending (8) – Stephen Gonsalves, A.J. Puk, Michael Chavis (2), Triston McKenzie (2), Taylor Trammell, Chance Adams

Autographs/memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: After some solid results from these packs, here was a run that felt dry. Too dry. Sure, it still included a Shohei Ohtani base card and two numbered parallels, but it's still not a run that felt really solid. Statistically, the parallels are a plus, but other than maybe a handful of names on the inserts this one was not as good as other runs of packs busted here in the past. Poke around here for other 2018 Bowman breaks and more details and you'll see. Of all formats at retail, this particular one remains my favorite.

Product Grade: A
Lot Grade: B-
Fun Grade: B-

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