Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2019 Topps Chrome baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: Click here

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 96
Base set completion: 
70 of 204 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Kris Bryant, Buster Posey, Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell, Trevor Story, Matt Olson, Max Scherzer, Anthony Rizzo, Freddie Freeman, Justin Verlander, Rafael Devers, Joey Votto, Jacob deGrom, Rhys Hoskins, Christian Yelich, Eric Hosmer

Rookie Cards (20) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Yusei Kikuchi, Jeff McNeil, Ramon Laureano, Dakota Hudson, Touki Toussaint, Chance Adams, Cionel Perez, Taylor Ward, DJ Stewart, Josh James, Kevin Kramer, Corbin Burnes, Francisco Arcia, Jake Bauers, Luis Urias, Michael Kopech, Jake Cave, Jacob Nix

Insert cards: 24 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Photo variations (1) – Shohei Ohtani (with Ichiro Suzuki)
Negative Refractors (1) – Walker Buehler
Refractors (8) – Eugenio Suarez, Marcus Stroman, Zack Cozart, Mychal Givens, Touki Toussaint, Dakota Hudson, Jose Urena, Sandy Alcantara 
Prism Refractors (4) – Carlos Correa, Chris Davis, Jesse Winker, Aramis Garcia
Future Stars (3) – Brian Anderson, Miles Mikolas, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
1984 Topps (4) – Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Justus Sheffield, Kyle Tucker
Freshman Flash (2) – Kyle Wright, Cedric Mullins
Greatness Returns (1) – Roberto Alomar & Francisco Lindor

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Rookie Autographs (2) – Patrick Wisdom, Heath Fillmyer

What's Buzz-worthy: Two key Rookie Cards, a photo variation (one in 247 packs) and a Negative Refractor (one in 66) make this a pretty strong box -- the depth and variety that was found in the inserts wasn't quite there with the remainder of the rookies beyond the first few in the gallery and moreso in the base veterans. Nonetheless, this was still a good box. The autos could have been stronger, too, but the RCs are more key in my mind along with color, which I didn't find a lot of here -- just really good volume with the parallels. This is a brand I like enough that I have another one lined up for the next #Buzz8in8 marathon as the hobby boxes are definitely the way to go here with the better volume and inclusions than even Mega Boxes -- that don't guarantee anything hits-wise. The variation alone pays for a few packs in the box while the other notables feel good overall. This one may or may not be a money box but from a collecting standpoint it was pretty good -- it just needed a few more stars among the base cards.

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

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