Buzz Break: 2022 Bowman Platinum baseball cards

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The box: 2022 Bowman Platinum baseball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview/checklist: Click here
Where to buy: Initially at Walmart (here when/if available)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and a gallery of what was in this box.

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 4-5
Cards in this box: 36
Base set completion: 
21 of 100 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Pete Alonso, Anthony Rizzo, Trea Turner, Jazz Chisholm Jr.

RC logo cards (6) – C.J. Abrams, M.J. Melendez, Matt Manning, Heliot Ramos, Jose Miranda, Jarren Duran

Insert cards: 15 (a sampling of everything in gallery below)
Top Prospects (8) – Jordan Lawlar, Andrew Painter, Kahlil Watson, Christian Roa, Robert Gasser, Osleivis Basabe, Eguy Rosario, Alejandro Pie
Ice Foil parallel (2) – Yordan Alvarez, Pete Alonso
Ice Foil Top Prospects parallel (2) – Tyler Black, Blaze Jordan
Platinum Elements (1) – James Wood
Renowned Rookies (1) – Hunter Greene
Minted In Merit (1) – Garrett Mitchell

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one is small but the lineups are pretty strong -- so it's just a matter of who you get and some luck. This brand has often been a little bit of an afterthought as a retail-only prospecting special at first but that helped with it being a little off the radar of the heavier prospect buyers since it's not Chromed. At the same time, this one looks quite clean vs. perhaps some other years and, well, it was comfortable enough that I think it's worth the look if you spot it and if you like the players here and the feel. It was cleanly done -- can't say that about some releases in recent years -- and that can make grading here along with some key names like Bobby Witt Jr. and Julio Rodriguez and others and it's good if you land them from boxes on the cheaper side.

Product Grade: B+
Box Grade: B+ (some solid names but not the best guys or anything big enough to get to a A)
Fun Grade: B (very basic standard cards ... just feel like it needs one "other" inclusion here to stand out)

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