Case Breaks: 2018 Bowman Baseball Hobby...AMAZING!!

 

Well..here's the first of my two big breaks. The hype on this was pretty big thanks to Ohtani Rookie Autos. So did it live up to the hype? Or am I once again going to be burned by a brutal case? Here's what I got

Box 1

Ohtani Base RC


ROY Favorites
Amed Rosario
Nick Williams
Jack Flaherty

Bowman Scouts Top 100
Lewis Brinson
Monte Harrison
Alec Hansen
Victor Robles
Austin Hays
Fernando Tatis Jr.

Bowman Birthdays
Rhys Hoskins
Lance McCullers Jr.
Michael Conforto

Talent Pipeline
Jordan Hicks/Austin Gomber/Tyler O'Neill
Matt Manning/Christin Stewart/Mike Gerber

Talent Pipeline Red Parallel
Leody Taveras/Ariel Jurado/Ronald Guzman (#2/5)


Bowman Trending
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Sixto Sanchez
Jesus Sanchez
Ronald Acuna

Bowman Sterling
Amed Rosario

Chrome Refractor
Aaron Knapp (#64/499)

Atomic Refractor
Khalil Lee

Sky Blue Parallel
Miguel Cabrera (#446/499)


Red Parallel
Colton Welker (#5/5)

Bowman Chrome Rookie Auto
Walker Buehler

Box 2

Ohtani Base RC

Bowman Trending
Chance Adams
Luis Urias
A.J. Puk
Fernando Romero

Bowman Birthdays
Joey Gallo
Max Kepler
Nick Williams


Bowman Top 100
Christian Arroyo
Heliot Ramos
Robert Alzolay
Jesus Sanchez
Kyle Lewis
Scott Kingery


ROY Favorites
J.P. Crawford
Rafael Devers
Francisco Mejia


Bowman Sterling
Jeren Kendall

Talent Pipeline
Jesus Luzardo/A.J. Puk/Paul Blackburn
Jon Duplantier/Alex Young/Anthony Banda


Sky Blue Parallel
Christin Stewart (#197/499)

Atomic Refractor
Jose Addlis Garcia

Blue Shimmer Refractor
Alex Faedo (#132/150)


Aqua Shimmer Refractor
Brendan Rodgers (#27/125)

Bowman Chrome Prospect Auto
Mike Shawaryn

Box 3

Ohtani Base RC

Bowman Trending
Bo Bichette
Scott Kingery
Michael Chavis
Fernando Tatis Jr.


Bowman Sterling
Brendan McKay


ROY Favorites
Alex Verdugo
Victor Robles
Willie Calhoun

Bowman Top 100
Hunter Greene
Austin Meadows
Dane Dunning
Anthony Alford
Bobby Bradley
Kyle Tucker


Bowman Top 100 Orange Refractor
Riley Pint (#24/25)


Bowman Birthdays
Francisco Lindor
Trea Turner
Kyle Schwarber

Talent Pipeline
Keston Hiura/Luis Ortiz/Mauricio Dubon
Dylan Cease/Eloy Jimenez/Michael Kopech

Atomic Refractor
Mitchell White


Bowman Chrome Refractor
Merandy Gonzalez (#138/499)

Aqua Refractor
Forrest Whitley (#119/125)

Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph
Eric Pardinho

Box 4

Ohtani Base RC

ROY Favorites
Clint Frazier
Ozzie Albies
Dominic Smith


Bowman Top 100
Justus Sheffield
Royce Lewis
D.L. Hall
Victor Caratini
Nick Pratto
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Bowman Trending
Franklin Perez
Yusniel Diaz
Stephen Gonsalves
Nick Gordon

Bowman Sterling
Mickey Moniak

Bowman Birthdays
Paul DeJong
Luke Weaver
Michael Fulmer

Talent Pipeline
Yordan Alvarez/Forrest Whitley/Rogelio Armenteros
Royce Lewis/Nick Gordon/Stephen Gonsalves

Purple Paper Parallel
Andrew Stevenson RC (#109/250)
Aaron Knapp (#114/250)

Purple Refractor
Michael Kopech (#88/250)

Atomic Refractor
Hunter Harvey


Bowman Chrome Prospect Red Refractor Auto
Jeren Kendall (#2/5)

Box 5

Ohtani Base RC

Bowman Trending
Sixto Sanchez
Jesus Sanchez
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Ronald Acuna


ROY Favorites
Nick Williams
Jack Flaherty
Amed Rosario

Bowman Top 100
Carter Kieboom
Pavin Smith
Cole Rogans
Luis Urias
Jeren Kendall
Willie Calhoun

Bowman Sterling
Jorge Mateo

Bowman Birthdays
Rhys Hoskins
Lance McCullers Jr.
Michael Conforto


Talent Pipeline
Jahmal Jones/Matt Thaiss/David Fletcher
Kyle Wright/Mike Soroka/Ronald Acuna

Blue Paper Parallel
Tyler O'Neill (009/150)

Atomic Refractor
J.B. Bukauskas


Bowman Chrome Refractor
McKenzie Gore (#257/499)

Bowman Chrome Blue Refractor
Sam Howard (#22/150)

Bowman Chrome Prospects Autographs Blue Refractor
Jeren Kendall (#46/150)  

Box 6

Ohtani Base RC


Bowman Trending
Leody Taveras
Triston McKenzie
Cal Quantrill
Taylor Trammell


Bowman Top 100
Nick Senzel
Ryan McMahon
Brent Honeywell
Alex Verdugo
Ian Anderson
Walker Buehler

Bowman Birthdays
Byron Buxton
Tyler Glasnow
Matt Chapman


ROY Favorites
Rhys Hoskins
Anthony Banda
Harrison Bader


Talent Pipeline
Leody Taveras/Ariel Jurado/Ronald Guzman
Will Craig/Mitch Keller/Austin Meadows


Bowman Sterling
Kris Bryant

Sky Blue Paper Parallel
Francisco Mejia RC (#97/499)
Daniel Johnson (#424/499)

Atomic Refractor
James Nelson


Bowman Chrome Orange Shimmer Parallel
Hunter Greene (#21/25)


Bowman Chrome Prospects Autographs
Sean Murphy

Box 7
Ohtani Base RC


Bowman Birthdays
Max Kepler
Joey Gallo
Nick Williams

Bowman Trending
Luis Urias
Chance Adams
Fernando Romero
A.J. Puk


ROY Favorites
Rafael Devers
J.P. Crawford
Francisco Mejia

Bowman Top 100
J.B. Bukauskas
Cal Quantrill
Sam Travis
Adam Haseley
Franklin Barreto
Leody Taveras

Talent Pipeline
Jose Albertos/Adbert Alzolay/Mark Zagunis
Albert Abreu/Justus Sheffield/Gleyber Torres

Bowman Sterling
Ronald Acuna

Sky Blue Paper Parallel
MJ Melendez (#430/499)
Dominic Smith RC (#492/499)

Atomic Refractors
Sam Hilliard

Bowman Chrome Refractors
Sam Howard (#461/499)

Bowman Chrome Prospect Autographs
Sam Hilliard

Box 8

Bowman Trending
Luis Urias
Chance Adams
Fernando Romero
A.J. Puk

Bowman Trending Atomic Refractor
Fernando Tatis Jr. (#19/150)


ROY Favorites
Rafael Devers
J.P. Crawford
Francisco Mejia


Bowman Top 100
Sixto Sanchez
Ronald Acuna
Jo Adell
Keibert Ruiz
MacKenzie Gore
Mike Soroka

Bowman Birthdays
Max Kepler
Joey Gallo
Nick Williams


Talent Pipeline
Juan Soto/Osvaldo Abreu/Erick Fedde
Kyle Lewis/Braden Bishop/Max Povse

Bowman Sterling
Francisco Mejia


Sky Blue Paper Parallel
Yadier Alvarez (#243/499)

Orange Paper Parallel
Raudy Read RC (#17/25)

Atomic Refractor
Tyler O'Neill

Bowman Chrome Aqua Shimmer Parallel
Shed Long (#107/125)


Bowman Chrome Autograph Rookie Orange Refractor
Walker Buehler (#25/25)

Box 9

Ohtani Base RC

Bowman Trending
Leody Taveras
Triston McKenzie
Cal Quantrill
Taylor Trammell

Bowman Birthdays
Byron Buxton
Tyler Glasnow
Matt Chapman

Bowman Top 100
Tyler Mahle
Kevin Newman
Corbin Burnes
Trevor Rodgers
Albert Abreu
Matt Manning


ROY Favorites
Rhys Hoskins
Anthony Banda
Harrison Bader


Bowman Sterling
Nick Pratto

Talent Pipeline
Keibert Ruiz/Johan Mieses/Yaisel Sierra
Taylor Trammell/Nick Senzel/Alex Blandino

Sky Blue Paper Parallel
Sean Murphy (#339/499)

Purple Paper Parallel
Chris Sale (#16/250)


Atomic Refractor
Keibert Ruiz

Aqua Refractor
Matt Hall (#88/125)


Bowman Chrome Prospects Autographs
Brendan McKay

Box 10

Ohtani Base RC

Bowman Trending
Sixto Sanchez
Jesus Sanchez
Vladmir Guerrero Jr.
Ronald Acuna


ROY Favorites
Nick Williams
Jack Flaherty
Amed Rosario


Bowman Top 100
Brendan Rodgers
Yordan Alvarez
Nick Gordon
Franklin Perez
Alex Reyes
Brendan McKay


Bowman Birthdays
Rhys Hoskins
Lance McCullers Jr.
Michael Conforto

Talent Pipeline
Sixto Sanchez/Franklyn Kilome/Scott Kingery
Andres Gimenez/P.J. Conlon/Phillip Evans


Bowman Sterling
Clint Frazier

Orange Paper Parallel
Cornelius Randolph (#14/25)

Atomic Refractor
Kyle Tucker


Bowman Top 100 Atomic Refractor
Nick Pratto (#58/150)


Bowman Chrome Blue Shimmer Parallel
Shed Long (#51/150)

Bowman Chrome Orange Parallel
James Kaprielian (#12/25)


Bowman Chrome Prospects Autograph Purple Parallel
Sam Hilliard (#174/250) 

Box 11

Ohtani Base RC

Bowman Trending
Franklin Perez
Yusniel Diaz
Stephen Gonsalves
Nick Gordon

ROY Favorites
Clint Frazier
Ozzie Albies
Dominic Smith

Bowman Top 100
Kolby Allard
Jay Groome
Austin Riley
Jesus Luzardo
Stephen Gonsalves
Riley Pint


Bowman Birthdays
Paul DeJong
Luke Weaver
Michael Fulmer

Talent Pipeline
Riley Pint/Brendan Rodgers/Sam Howard
Jay Groome/Michael Chavis/Tzu-Wei Lin


Bowman Sterling
Eloy Jimenez

Sky Blue Paper Parallel
Andrew McCutchen (#302/499)


Atomic Refractor
Corey Ray

Purple Refractor
Wander Javier (#128/250)


Gold Refractor
Michael Mercado (#8/50)


Bowman Chrome Prospects Autograph
Zack Littell

Box 12

Ohtani Base RC

Bowman Top 100
Estevan Florial
Michael Chavis
Gleyber Torres
Triston McKenzie
Mitch Keller
Willy Adames

ROY Favorites
Willie Calhoun
Victor Robles
Alex Verdugo

Bowman Trending
Michael Chavis
Scott Kingery
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Bo Bichette


Bowman Birthdays
Kyle Schwarber
Trea Turner
Francisco Lindor


Talent Pipeline
Brendan McKay/Andrew Velazquez/Brent Honeywell
Ryan Howard/C.J. Hinojosa/Chris Shaw

Bowman Sterling
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Atomic Refractor
D.L. Hall


Bowman Chrome Refractor
Matt Thaiss (#110/499)

Purple Paper Parallel
Michael Baez (#85/250)


Bowman Chrome Prospects Refractor Autographs
Mike Shawaryn (#84/499)

Overall Thoughts: I am not a prospect guy, I only took a shot at this because of the  chance at an Ohtani auto, but I am not understating when I say this was my best break ever. Not of the year...EVER. Seriously..if my 30 years of being in this hobby, this case was my best ever. The ironic thing..my biggest pull of my career..is of a guy who I have zero clue on who he is. That Jeren Kendall Red Refractor auto to 5 I pulled? It's the best hit value wise I've ever had. I ended up selling the card on Blowout to a collector for $900.00. I've NEVER sold a card for that much. Closest was like $875 for a LeBron James SP Authentic Auto Rookie (I don't wanna talk about THAT..that makes me cry lol) years ago, but even that wasn't a pack pulled card. My highest sale for a pack pulled was probably the Kobe Gala Auto I pulled a couple of years ago. This more than DOUBLES that...and it's of a prospect of all people!! Now with prospects, it's a risky sale, if Kendall becomes a superstar, I might be shaking my head down the road knowing I sold a 1st Bowman Prospect Auto card for a "mere" $900. If he flops, I might be thanking my lucky stars I made the deal. All in all, I'll take it and the crazy thing? This case was freaking LOADED. I not only pulled a Walker Buehler base auto, but his ORANGE refractor auto numbered to 25! Only one has sold on Ebay and that was for $400.00. So in one case I have my new Top #1 and #2 pulls of the year. I wasn't even done because I also pulled two other red parallels numbered to 5 (already sold the Colton Welker for $50), a Hunter Greene Orange Shimmer parallel to 25 (about a $50-$75 itself) ANOTHER Jaren Kendall Auto, this time the blue parallel ($120-$140ish value) and a Brendan McKay base auto. Not to mention the little things like 12 Ohtani base rookies (they come 1 per box) and numerous base/inserts of all the top rookies/prospects like Ozzie Albies, Rhys Hoskins, Vlad. Jr, Ronald Acuna, Rafael Devers, just to name a few. Bowman is rarely my cup of tea yet this is where I pull my best card ever. Unbelievable. The crazy thing? At current prices, these hits wouldn't cover the cost of a case!! How INSANE is that?! Luckily, I didn't play CLOSE to current prices and I came welllll ahead. Now I was sooooo lucky with this case, it has me super worried about my National Treasures Breaks (those could be uggggggly) but hopefully that's not the case. I DO NOT recommend buying Bowman at the current price, but if you ever get lucky and stumble upon in the $99 a box range, definitely take a shot! Pics off the good stuff!!

Top 5 Pulls of 2018 

#1 2018 Bowman Chrome Prospects Autographs Jaren Kendall Red Refractor Parallel (#2/5) (Most Expensive Pull Ever)

#2 2018 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs Walker Buehler Orange Refractor Parallel (#25/25)

#3 2017-18 Panini Select Ben Simmons Green Prizm (#3/5)

#4 2017-18 Donruss Optic Donovan Mitchell Rated Rookie Signatures Redemption

#5 2017-18 Panini Select Rookie Autographs Neon Green Prizm Kyle Kuzma (#38/65)