Buzz Break: 2019 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster)

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The box: 2019 Panini Chronicles baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 5 (four standard, one Unparalleled)
Cards per pack: 5 (three in Unparalleled)
Cards in this box: 23
Base set completion: 
1 of 50 (2 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Kyle Tucker (RC)

Insert cards: 21 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Ascension (1) – Taylor Hearn
Classics (1) – Pete Alonso
Certified (2) – Fernando Tatis Jr., Mookie Betts
Certified Green (1) – Joey Votto
Contenders Optic (1) – Aaron Judge
Contenders Optic Prizm (1) – Mike Trout
Crusade (1) – Max Scherzer
Limited (1) – Kyle Schwarber
Obsidian (1) – Peter Lambert
Phoenix (1) – Michael Chavis
Playoff (1) – Yusei Kikuchi
Score (2) – Cody Bellinger, Jacob deGrom
Status (2) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Corey Kluber
Status Green (2) – Yusei Kikuchi, Bryce Harper
Unparalleled (2) – Aaron Judge, Brandon Lowe
Unparalleled Astral (1) – Javier Baez

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Panini Autographs (1) – Mitch Keller (/99)

What's Buzz-worthy: Buzz could bust these all day -- don't worry, Boss, I won't -- because of the sheer variety found inside with a heavy focus on stars and rookies. This one didn't include any serial-numbered cards but it did include a numbered hit, which is not in every box. There were some key rookies in this one and some good names among parallels -- enough to make me wish I had gotten more. (I'm being good with this brand this year ... for now.) ... As said before, this brand was one of my favorites last year with its heavy rookie feel but more importantly it being a collection with multiple brands. The base set here is the standard Chronicles set -- that one I'm not a fan -- but the rest is very solid here with a number of different stocks, styles and smaller checklists jammed with name players and rookies. ... One thing I'd like to see here? Rookie Card Hot Packs where you get a number of different cards for one guy all in one place -- that would put the power of his one on concentrated display all in one pack -- and make for some really, really strong boxes when you land a top name. There are enough different brands within this one where even a five-card pack like that would still leave plenty of chase for that player after finding a Hot Pack.

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

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