Buzz Break: 2018 Topps Finest 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 Topps Finest (hobby)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 
Packs per box: 12 (via two mini-boxes)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 60
Base set completion: 
44 of 100 (44 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards of note – Gary Sanchez, Albert Pujols, Stephen Strasburg, Kris Bryant, Clayton Kershaw, Paul Goldschmidt, Giancarlo Stanton, Alex Bregman, Buster Posey, Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer, Adrian Beltre

Rookie Cards (7) – Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Andujar, Rhys Hoskins, J.P. Crawford, Nicky Delmonico, Brandon Woodruff, Chance Sisco

Insert/short-print cards: 14 (all in gallery below with some base)
Extended set short-prints (Nos. 101-125) (1) – Yoan Moncada 
Sitting Red (2) – Gary Sanchez, Joey Gallo
Refractors (4) – Wil Myers, Avisail Garcia, Giancarlo Stanton, Marcus Stroman
Finest Firsts (1) – Victor Robles
Cornerstones (4) – Aaron Judge, Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Sano, Bryce Harper
Purple Refractors (1) – Dustin Fowler (/250)
Gold Refractors (1) – Gary Sanchez (/50)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Finest Autographs (1) – Brian Anderson
Green Wave Finest Autographs (1) – Dustin Fowler (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: This one delivered a Shohei Ohtani Rookie Card in the first pack along with an autograph of a rookie doing pretty well down in Miami and a Green Wave that's the perfect color for Oakland and is a find one in every 83 packs. The Gold Sanchez also is one in 84 packs so all of these things get it an A grade. The mini-boxes are a good touch that allows people to get a guaranteed autograph for a little less than a whole box (Finest has always been a pricier cousin to Topps Chrome) and about the only drawback is that there are only six packs per mini and 12 in all. The extended short-prints are found one in three boxes based on the odds, making this one a good box in that way, too. All in all this one seems like a Finest that's a little simpler visually than the last few years but still with a relatively striking look. Throw in a Andujar and Hoskins rookie, and this one was a winner.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: B+ (small boxes)

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

>> Click here to buy cards on BlowoutCards.com