Retail Therapy: 2018 Topps Series One Hanger Box

This week we begin the countdown to baseball’s Opening Day! Each day this week, we’ll feature a Retail Therapy of a baseball product. We kick the week off with a clearance Hanger Box of 2018 Topps Series One.

Each Hanger box contains 72 cards, in one clear plastic pack. Each box contains two Kris Bryant Highlights Cards and two exclusive Legends in the Making cards. The clearance pricing at our Walmart was $8.98 which is $1.01 less than the original retail price.

Series One features a great group of rookie cards including Rafael Devers, Ozzie Albies, Walker Buehler, Victor Robles, Rhys Hoskins, Alex Verdugo and Miguel Andujar. There are also lots of inserts and parallels that add value to this product.

Without further ado, here’s what we got in our box:

Inserts and Subsets:

Jay Bruce Rainbow Foil Card, Ozzie Albies 1983 Topps Baseball Insert, Ben Gamel Father’s Day Insert, Robinson Cano Superstar Sensations, Kris Bryant Highlights Card 13, Kris Bryant Highlights Card 25, Francisco Lindor Legends in the Making, Paul Goldschmidt Legends in the Making.

Rookies:

Aaron Judge Future Stars, Clint Frazier, Rhys Hoskins, Brandon Woodruff, Brian Anderson, Luis Gohara, Tyler Mahle, Cam Gallagher, Garrett Cooper, Richard Ureña, Austin Hays, Ian Happ Future Star, Yoan Moncada Future Star.

Base:

AJ Ramos, Brandon Drury, Ryan Braun, Garrett Richards, Martin Prado, Matt Adams, Ervin Santana, Nick Markakis, Jorge Polanco, Eduardo Nunez, Bruce Maxwell, Koji Uehara, Cesar Hernandez, Raisel Iglesias, Hunter Renfroe, Mike Clevinger, Adam Wainwright, Jose Iglesias, Khris Davis League Leaders, Stephen Strasburg League Leaders, Zack Greinke League Leaders, Aaron Judge League Leaders, Justin Turner League Leaders, Corey Kluber League Leaders, Jose Altuve League Leaders, Joc Pederson, Masahiro Tanaka, Jean Segura, Kevin Pillar, Brad Hand, Scott Feldman, Wil Myers, Josh Tomlin, Robinson Cano, Raimel Tapia, Michael Wacha, Michael Fulmer, Corey Dickerson, Josh Reddick, Andrew Cashner, Cheslor Cuthbert, Jose Bautista, Carlos Rodon, Starling Marte, John Lackey, Maikel Franco, Matt Barnes, CC Sabathia, Lance McCullers World Series Highlights, Baltimore Orioles Team Card, New York Yankees Team Card.

Grade: B

This was an interesting break. I really enjoyed going through the cards from a previous year and having some hindsight on the rookie class. It was cool to get rookie cards of Clint Frazier, Rhys Hoskins, Brian Anderson and second year cards of Aaron Judge and Yoan Moncada. The Ozzie Albies 1983 Topps Baseball Insert card is just such a great looking card and was my favorite pull. Nothing of any significant value was pulled but the price point and the sheer number of cards made it a fun product to open. I’d definitely have no issues picking up more of these if I happen to see them again. Hopefully we’ll run into some Series 2 next time!

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