Buzz Break: 2018 Bowman baseball cards (hobby box)

From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

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

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards per lot: 240

Set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
71 of 150 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
46 of 150 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Hunter Greene, Ronald Acuna, Cristian Pache, Nick Senzel, Kris Bryant, Gary Sanchez, Buster Posey, Andrew Benintendi, Albert Pujols, Yoan Moncada, Miguel Cabrera, Manny Machado, MacKenzie Gore, Dylan Cozens, Jeren Kendall, Nick Gordon, Cal Quantrill, Brendan McKay, Jo Adell, Gleyber Torres, Luis Robert, Eloy Jimenez, Royce Lewis, Alex Jackson, Kyle Wright, Cody Bellinger, Aaron Judge, Carlos Correa, Clayton Kershaw, Giancarlo Stanton, Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Alex Faedo, Fernando Tatis Jr., Colton Welker

Rookie Cards (39) – Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Miguel Andujar, Amed Rosario, Rafael Devers, Victor Robles, Rhys Hoskins, Luiz Gohara, Chance Sisco, Harrison Bader, Nicky Delmonico, Lucas Sims, J.P. Crawford, Dominic Smith, Richard Urena, Walker Buehler, Austin Hays, Erick Fedde, Parker Bridwell, Alex Verdugo, Max Fried, Garrett Cooper, Jen-ho Tseng, Ryan McMahon, Nick Williams, Jackson Stephens, Clint Frazier, Raudy Read, Tomas Nido, Dustin Fowler, Jack Flaherty, Sandy Alcantara, Zack Granite, Francisco Mejia, Anthony Banda, Andrew Stephenson, Tyler Mahle, J.D. Davis, Victor Arano

Insert cards: 140 (highlights in gallery below)
Prospects (71) – Notables above
Chrome Prospects (46) – Notables above
Bowman Sterling (1) – Ronald Acuna
Prospect Atomic Refractor (1) – Forrest Whitley
Prospect Red Refractor (1) – Hunter Harvey (/5)
Prospect Orange parallel (1) – Jeren Kendall (/25)
Blue parallel (1) – Albert Pujols (/499)
Talent Pipeline (2) – Astros, Twins
ROY Favorites (3) – Rafael Devers, Amed Rosario, J.P. Crawford
Bowman Scouts' Top 100 (6) – Forrest Whitley, A.J. Puk, Keston Hiura, J.P. Crawford, Bo Bichette, Eloy Jimenez
Bowman Birthdays (3) – Paul DeJong, Michael Fulmer, Luke Weaver
#BowmanTrending (4) – Michael Chavis, Leody Taveras, Taylor Trammell, Triston McKenzie

Autographs/memorabilia: 1
Chrome Prospect Autographs (1) – Hunter Greene

What's Buzz-worthy: Statistically this one's an A+ box with some rarer pulls and a key autograph -- not to mention an Acuna in a one-per-box insert. The odds on that Red? One in 6,285 packs -- one in 262 boxes. The odds on that Blue? One in 313 packs. The odds on that Orange? One in 292. What a stacked box. The hobby mix vs. retail means a guaranteed auto, more volume on the base cards and inserts and more parallels but this box is definitely not your norm based on those numbers. About the only drawback in this box was a lack of bigger names among the Chrome cards found, while the base cards pretty much delivered well across the board. The Chrome parallels and inserts made up for that well here. This one was an impressive break and you'll see more for this one from the retail front in the coming days as we're all still on the hunt for Shohei Ohtani Chrome autos right here. The funny part about this A+ box? It can be topped ...

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A+
Fun Grade: A

Follow Buzz on Twitter @BlowoutBuzz or send email to BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com. 

>> Click here to buy MLB cards on BlowoutCards.com

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type="image_grid" images="107482,107483,107484,107485,107486,107487,107488,107489,107490,107491,107492,107493,107494,107495,107496,107497,107498,107499,107500,107501,107502,107503,107504,107505,107506,107507,107508,107509,107510,107511,107512,107513,107514,107515,107516,107517,107518,107519,107520,107521,107522,107523,107524,107525,107526,107527,107528,107529,107530"][/vc_column][/vc_row]