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: 
2 of 60 (3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Miguel Andujar, Dustin Fowler

Insert cards: 21 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Classics (1) – Madison Bumgarner 
Contenders Optic (1) – Miguel Andujar
Crusade (1) – Mike Trout
Crusade Prizm (1) – Jose Altuve
Illusions (2) – Kris Bryant, Harrison Bader
Donruss (1) – Austin Hays
Phoenix (2) – Max Scherzer, Clint Frazier
Phoenix Aqua Prizm (1) – Francisco Lindor (/299)
Prizm (1) – Miguel Andujar
Prestige (2) – Ozzie Albies, Kris Bryant
Revolution (3) – Bryce Harper, Scott Kingery, Rhys Hoskins
Rookies & Stars (1) – Austin Hays
Select (1) – Miguel Andujar
Score (1) – Austin Hays
Status (1) – Ronald Acuña Jr.
Studio (1) – Chance Sisco

 Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: One more of one of my late-blooming favorites from last year. This time around, I didn't land a hit -- my last couple had delivered on that front -- but I did land what's quite possibly my most-favorite card in the set, the Acuña Status card. (A perfect photo where he clearly tattooed the ball.) It's the kind of card I would get graded without blinking, though this one has a slightly funky corner. Why? It just works for me. This box was a bit repetitive with a couple names -- see the gallery -- but otherwise it's another comfortable, though not that flashy, box. ... As said before, this one might go down as one of my most under-appreciated releases of last year. This one is easily a contender for the most-improved brand vs. the previous year in that this update-everything release (one that even offers updates brands that didn't previously exist) has been flipped on its head. The base cards are few and the majority of inclusions here are cards from countless brands all in one place. The year before, it was a lot of base cards with the inserts being other sets.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B (Austin Hays and Miguel Andujar highlight reel might not have helped)
Fun Grade: A-

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