Buzz Break: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2019 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 12
Cards per box: 72

Set completion: 
38 of 100 (38 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
12 of 150 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base/prospect cards – Cody Bellinger, Shohei Ohtani, Ozzie Albies, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, Matt Chapman, Kris Bryant, Victor Victor Mesa, Noelvi Marte, Blaze Alexander, Austin Riley, Fernando Tatis Jr., Chris Paddack, Casey Mize, Brady Singer

Rookie Cards (15) – Notables include Ramon Laureano, Christin Stewart, Kyle Wright, Jonathan Loaisiga, Brandon Lowe

Insert cards: 34 (highlights in gallery below)
Prospects (18) – Notables noted above
Chrome Prospects (12) – Alex Faedo, Peter Alonso, Carter Kieboom, Luis Garcia, Reggie Lawson, Sean Murphy, Justin Dunn, Michel Baez, Dylan Cease, Colton Wecker, Brendan Rodgers, Zack Collins
Bowman Scouts' Top 100 (2) – Bo Bichette, Austin Riley
Talent Pipeline (1) – Washington Nationals
1989 Bowman 30th Anniversary (1) – Carter Kieboom

Autographs/memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This is my third blaster and it certainly wasn't a flashy one, though some good names still were found here. Since this year's blasters have fewer packs and seem a little dryer on how much they deliver, this didn't feel like a flashy box. The base set and its prospect counterparts are not symmetrical in their designs and I like that move, though I'm sure it will matter to some people out there. This one is on par with past Bowman releases but the meatier packs don't have a lot of extra flash. Hobby should be your first stop if you want to chase ink and big rarities -- and if you want a comfortable volume of inserts and parallels -- but Bowman can always deliver pretty well. It's just a matter of whether it's either now or later.

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

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