Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks (blaster box)

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The box: 2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks baseball cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6 (five standard, one Hyper Green & Yellow Prizms)
Packs per pack: 5 (six in bonus)
Packs per box: 31
Base set completion: 
18 of 220 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Andrew Abbott, Lael Lockhart, Sam Bachman, Mason Montgomery, Niko Kavadas, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Shawn Goosenberg, Tyler McDonough, Ben Casparius, Hunter Goodman, Luke Waddell, Max Muncy, Lonnie White, Edwin Arroyo, Tyler Mattison, Quincy Hamilton, Isaac Pacheco, Jake Fox

Inserts: 13 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Silver parallels (1) – Zane Mills
Green Pulsar parallels (1) – Carlos Rodriguez
Hyper Green & Yellow parallels (6) – Kahlil Watson, Bubba Chandler, Max Bain, Liam Spence, Andy Thomas, Jose Torres
Fireworks (1) – Ethan Murray
Power Surge (1) – Bryce Miller
Prospects Silver Prizms (1) – Ryan Vilade
Crusade (1) – Ky Bush
Draft Standouts (1) – Zack Gelof

Autographs: None

What's Buzz-worthy: These are dirt-cheap options out there so I bit on one as the last time I dabbled I at least landed ink. This time? I got a few names I know, a couple of young big-leaguers who had decent seasons last year but ultimately not much to write home about ... but at least it was a bargain-bin break. This brand to me (a non-prospector ... just can't collect everything) is a bit of a tough sell as it's a relatively deep checklist and some base cards show up like several here with no team logo. Why? Players are from a junior college, high school or college without a licensing deal and those cards can be tough visuals beyond all the varying uniforms as they just feel incomplete. (Though they do have logos on unis, which is good.) Ink doesn't apparently flow every time/heavily here like it does in better formats so rip those first if you need to -- they can be pretty cheap, too. If you land a better name in a better spot, these can be low-risk ripping with some upside.

Product Grade: B+ (big set but a lot of deep prospecting in non-pro unis here)
Box Grade: C+ (not much going on in this one)
Fun Grade: C+ (small box with a pretty meaty set)

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