Buzz Break: 2018 Bowman Platinum MLB (collector's box)

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The box: 2018 Bowman Platinum baseball cards (collector's box)
Where to buy: Initially only at Walmart; Click here
Checklist: View here

Packs per box: 20
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 100
Base set completion: 
45 of 100 (45 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi, Carlos Correa, Giancarlo Stanton, Justin Verlander, Gary Sanchez, Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, Mookie Betts, Joey Votto

Rookie Cards (9) – Shohei Ohtani, Rafael Devers, Nick Williams, Francisco Mejia, Victor Robles, Chance Sisco, Dominic Smith, Harrison Bader, Clint Frazier, Ryan McMahon

Insert cards: 53 (some highlights in gallery below)
Blue parallel (1) – Anthony Rizzo (/150)
Green prospect parallel (1) – Jo Adell (/99)
Rookie Revelations (4) – Ozzie Albies, Nicky Delmonico, Andrew Stevenson, Clint Frazier
Platinum Presence (2) – Colton Wecker, Keston Hiura
Prismatic Prodigies (4) – Jon Duplantier, Gleyber Torres, Tony Santillan, Eloy Jimenez
Prospects (41) – Notables include Hunter Greene, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Royce Lewis, Cristian Pache, Eloy Jimenez, Jake Burger, A.J. Puk, Michael Kopech, Mickey Moniak

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Top Prospects Autographs (1) – Keegan Allen
Top Prospects Autographs Green (1) – Andres Gimenez (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: This box wasn't as strong as the first one we ripped here, but it still delivered pretty well with appearances by some solid names among the rookies and inserts -- Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Hunter Greene to name a few. I also was on the fence about the base design with its dark backdrop for a foilboard-enhanced rainbow swirl but these look better in person than they photograph. The inserts are similar to last year and this box included a pair of numbered parallels of some good names, too, but the overall box just didn't feel that flashy. The Blue is one in 78 packs, while the Green is one in 199 for the basic cards. The Green auto is one in 127 packs though that guy's handwriting is going to go down to a big dud in this prospect crop. I'm not a big fan of foilboard and not a super-heavy prospector but I generally liked the feel of this one with the guaranteed ink. The blasters can have ink but it's not guaranteed and there are parallels specific to those and the jumbo packs.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B
Fun Grade: B

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