Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Select baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 Panini Select baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for this one.

Packs per box: 3
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 12
Base set completion: 
3 of 100 (3 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Brad Keller, Lourdes Gurriel, Matt Thaiss (RC)

Insert/short-print cards: 9 (everything from box in gallery below)
Premier (SPs 101-200) (2) – Matt Olson, Bryan Reynolds
Diamond (SPs 201-250) (1) – Jose Altuve
Holo Scope base parallel (2) – Bo Bichette (RC), Stephen Strasburg
Holo Scope Premier parallel (1) – Willi Castro (RC)
Neon Green base parallel (1) – Kyle Lewis (RC) (/99)
Moon Shots (1) – Eugenio Suarez
25-Man (1) – Christian Yelich

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My first pack included the best card in my mind -- a Holo Scope parallel of Bo Bichette's Rookie Card. Those parallels are mesmerizing in how their pinwheels move with light. I wondered why these boxes just don't have everything in one 12-card pack -- the boxes are that small -- and I wondered if there's potential to load these up with some type of retail-only inclusion to a higher degree if not on a complete basis. The tiered approach seems like it's definitely better suited for hobby boxes -- my three base cards here were not impressive cards -- but this box was helped by the numbered card but mostly saved by the Bichette. There are hits possible here but not in every box -- and I've seen auto-mem cards flow well. The odds panel shows all kinds of potential here, too. If you land the right names on rarer tiers or key colors, these boxes can be big wins. If you like what you see, I'd probably do hobby for the safety in volume and some guaranteed inclusions.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: A- (saved by Bichette card)
Fun Grade: B (tiny boxes)

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