Buzz Break: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2018 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Revolution)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in revolution)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
0 of 60 (0 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – None ... when's the last time that has happened?

Insert cards: 22 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Classics (2) – Shohei Ohtani (2) 
Contenders Optic Hyper (1) –Miguel Andujar (/299)
Crusade (1) – Mike Trout
Illusions (2) – Alex Verdugo, Willie Calhoun
Donruss (1) – Juan Soto
Donruss Optic (1) – Kyle Farmer
Donruss Optic Prizms (1) – Juan Soto
Phoenix (1) – Miguel Andujar
Prizm (2) – Miguel Andujar, Alex Verdugo
Prestige (1) – Cody Bellinger
Prestige Holo (1) – Austin Hays (/199)
Revolution (3) – Giancarlo Stanton, Amed Rosario, Anthony Rizzo
Rookies & Stars (1) – Ronald Acuña Jr.
Select (1) – Victor Robles
Spectra Neon Blue (1) – Wil Myers (/99)
Status (1) – Anthony Rizzo
Studio (1) – Amed Rosario

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Prizm Signatures (1) – Zack Granite

What's Buzz-worthy: I hadn't worked my way back to one of these boxes but this one was a reminder as to why I should have done more and not overlooked it with a hit, three numbered inserts and no base set cards. In fact, the only dupe was one of the reigning American League Rookie of the Year, Shohei Ohtani. As said before, this one is easily a contender for the most-improved brand vs. the previous year in that this update-everything release that even offers updates brands that didn't previously exist has been flipped on its head. ... The Revolution cards are only in blasters and it's a 25-card set that's stacked with All-Stars from the present as well as the past (Ken Griffey Jr., Mickey Mantle) and key rookies such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Shohei Ohtani. I'll pick off more of these blasters if they're still around -- so expect a few more breaks here -- and a hobby box is more on my radar than ever now.

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

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