Buzz Break: 2022 Topps Chrome Logofractor Edition MLB

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The box: 2022 Topps Chrome Logofractor Edition baseball cards (hobby box)
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Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 7 (five standard, two Logofractor)
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 35
Base set completion: 
25 of 220 (11 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Aaron Judge, Ronald Acuña Jr., Jose Ramirez, Walker Buehler, Matt Olson, Yordan Alvarez, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Gerrit Cole, J.T. Realmuto, Tim Anderson, Chris Sale, Jesse Winker, Jose Berrios, Trent Grisham, Casey Mize, Brandon Woodruff, Alex Verdugo, Adam Frazier, Anthony Rendon, Jarred Kelenic

Rookie Cards (5) – Riley Adams, Lars Nootbaar, Ryan Vilade, Gavin Sheets, Max Kranick

Insert cards: 10 (all cards from box in gallery below)
Logofractors (7) – Aaron Judge, Freddie Freeman, Jake Cronenworth, Zack Wheeler, Jake Burger, Reid Detmers, Aaron Ashby
Future Stars Logofractors (1) – Cal Raleigh
Pink Logofractors (1) – Javier Baez (/199)
Blue Logofractors (1) – Cedric Mullins (/150)

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: Should Logofractors be the new Superfractor? I say yes ... and let that golden hue continue there and then give us a full rainbow of these Logofractors in every release, too. That's how much I think this one works -- so much so the basic standard Chrome packs here don't even register with me (or the missing SP rookies and that fix) -- and despite that this edition bumps things up to an A release ... for this format. That said, it's not perfect -- I openly wondered why this one didn't have closer to a retail mega box price point vs. the $49.99 it was on Topps.com and then at the MLB Flagship Store in New York City -- the only places it was sold initially before the secondary market takes over. My box here wasn't the biggest deal, either, with my biggest highlights probably being Aaron Judge appearances, but the new stuff here is a win -- Logofractors are a win and I think something like Teamfractors or Leaguefractors should be pondered over some of the random textures we've seen though the years. The Logofractor packs here are the key and the routine does look to include color every time and an insert, too, from what I have seen. The inclusions -- see odds -- are not limited to these, either, though with only two packs per box that's a lot of boxes to land stuff ... another reason I pondered that start price. Players on image variation Logofractors are one in 38 packs (19 boxes), while ink starts at one in 20 (10 boxes). I think the possibilities here are good -- and I certainly like the approach and price here vs. it being a premium-priced Logofractor-only big brick of cards launched mostly for 582 Montgomery Club members only scenario. That more-democratic approach means I think you should at least try this one out. The odds won't be easy, but when you land a big -- and there are some Superfractors here -- you'll know it. The prices on the Julio Rodriguez Logofractors here are illogical to a degree but as impressive as the design and look. (So, in some ways, they make sense, too.) Here's hoping that Logofractors have a place in the hobby for some time. Now, excuse me while I go track down some and set up some eBay searches on one of my players ...

Product (Logofractor Edition) Grade: A- (Logofractors should be a full-on release of their own or a regularly appearing parallel ... in everything)
Box Grade: B+ (perhaps only thanks to Aaron Judge and one RC parallel)
Fun Grade: B (needs more Logofractor punch for the starting price)

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