Buzz Break: 2024 Bowman baseball cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2024 Bowman baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview & checklist/odds: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Keep reading for what was inside this one ..

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 12
Cards per box: 72

Set completion: 
35 of 100 (35 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Prospect set completion: 
18 of 150 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome Prospect set completion: 
12 of 150 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Michael Harris II, Juan Soto, Bobby Witt Jr., Matt Olson, Adley Rutschman, Corbin Carroll, Mookie Betts, Austin Riley, Kyle Schwarber, Rafael Devers

RC logo cards (14) – Jasson Dominguez, Colton Cowser, Nolan Schanuel, Kyle Harrison, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jordan Lawlar, Alexander Canario, Ceddanne Rafaela, Owen White, Tyler Soderstrom, Junior Caminero, Andrew Abbott, Johan Rojas, Noelvi Marte

Insert cards: 37 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
Prospects (18) – Jared Serna, Johanfran Garcia, Filippo DiTuri, David Guzman, Carlos Sanchez, Jacob Burke, James Wood, Lazaro Montes, Brayden Taylor, Jace Jung, Nazzan Zanetello, Adrian Santana, TayShun Walton, Tai Peete, Joendry Vargas, Tre' Morgan, Brooks Bannon, Carson Roccaforte
Chrome Prospects (12) – Paul Skenes, Carson Rucker, Estuar Suero, Jose Rodriguez, Luis Baez, Cooper Pratt, Jaron Elkins, Arjun Nimmala, Filippo DiTuri, Daiverson Gutierrez, Tre' Morgan, Hao-Yu Lee
Lunar Glow Chrome Prospects parallel (1) – Marcelo Mayer
Bowman Scouts Top 100 (2) – Brayden Taylor, Blake Mitchell
Bowman A.I. (1) – Dylan Crews
Prospect Power-up (1) – Bryce Eldridge
Rookie Of The Year Favorites (1) – Nolan Schanuel
Chrome Prospects Blue Shimmer Refractor parallel (1) – Max Anderson (/150)

Autographs/memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My third and final one of these (for now) is one that again beat the odds -- one in 464 packs for that Blue Shimmer -- a well as included some top names for both rookies and prospects. For a blaster, this was solid though over the long run even basic cards might not be that valuable thanks to plenty of production and the sets not being that big. (A blaster case would include at least three Chrome cards of each card, for example, if the collation is clean.) More of everything made really pushes the parallels into being the sweet spot, though more parallels are definitely needed here atop larger set sizes if you ask me as those odds are, well, funky. (Make more variety, cough up more ... a larger set would still help balance it all out.) ... The design here is an upgrade over last year for sure -- big improvement over what felt like plain and typical photo framing. ... Retail is the home of some exclusive Green parallels and can include autographs (none for me in any of mine) while these boxes can include a number of possible finds at longer odds, including Superfractors -- check the odds at the link up top.

Product Grade: B+ (improved design and more rares to chase, but typical box by box lineup needs more for that price)
Box Grade: A (Crews appearances and a Chrome parallel that's one in 464 packs.)
Fun Grade: B+

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