Our pre-order from Fanatics finally arrived (5/12) and we got our first chance to rip the new 2024 Bowman. This year’s design is a step up, in our humble opinion, and provides a nice canvas for the crop of 1st Bowman Players. The cost per box was $29.99 direct.

The checklist is highlighted by 1st Bowman cards of #2 Overall Pick Dylan Crews, Walker Jenkins, Arjun Nimmala, Adian Miller, Yohandy Morales, and George Lombard Jr.. It also features Rookie Cards of Dodgers Ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

This year’s product also features the debut of the new Bowman chase hit, 1955 style Anime cards. These have been extremely popular in the first week of the release.

Here’s what we got in our box:

PACK 1:

Spencer Jones Prospect Power-up. Anthony Baptist Chrome 1st Bowman, Garret Forrester Chrome, Yohandy Morales 1st Bowman, David Guzman 1st Bowman, Gavin Williams RC, Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, Masataka Yoshida, Christopher Morel, Gunner Henderson, Druw Jones.

PACK 2:

Wyatt Langford Top 100, Blake Mitchell Chrome, Sabin Ceballos Chrome, Esmil Valencia 1st Bowman, Quinn Priester RC, Nick Loftin RC, Aaron Judge, Fernando Tatis Jr., Spencer Steer, Alex Verdugo, Termarr Johnson, Luke Keaschall.

PACK 3:

Cam Collier Lunar Glow Refractor, Josh Rivera Chrome 1st Bowman, Cole Foster Chrome, Jung-Hoo Lee RC, Evan Carter RC, Kyle Tucker, Carlos Correa, Trea Turner, Jordan Walker, Max Wagner, Colt Emerson, Brando Mayea.

PACK 4:

Nolan Schanuel Rookie of the Year Favorites, Antonio Anderson Chrome 1st Bowman, Cam Collier Chrome, Tony Ruiz 1st Bowman, Jordan Westburg RC, Christian Encarnacion-Strand RC, Dansby Swanson, CJ Abrams, Josh Jung, Yordan Alvarez, Jonny Farmelo, LuisAngel Acuna.

PACK 5:

Dylan Crews Top 100, Robert Calaz Chrome 1st Bowman, Hao-Yu Lee Chrome, German Ramirez 1st Bowman, Luke Adams 1st Bowman, Henry Davis RC, Slade Cecconi RC, Jose Tena RC, Everson Pereira RC, Jose Rodriguez RC, Jose Ramirez, Ronald Acuna Jr., Spencer Nivens.

PACK 6:

Jasson Dominguez Bowman AI, George Wolkow Chrome 1st Bowman, Daiverson Gutierrez Chrome, Endy Rodriguez RC, Masyn Winn RC, AJ Smith-Shawyer RC, Jordyn Adams RC, Luis Arraez, Corey Seager, Ralphy Velazquez, Luis Guanipa, Enrique Bradfield Jr..

REVIEW: C-
There’s been a lot of debate on Twitter/X this year and whether a case of blasters actually provides more color and autographs than an equivalent Hobby or Jumbo boxes. Bowman blasters can be hit or miss and this was definitely a miss. This single blaster did not deliver a ton of value, but it was still a fun rip. We also pulled some Bowman paper that will be great for some TTM (Through The Mail) or in-person autographing. We did like the designs on inserts this year led by the prospect Power-ups pinball style and the Bowman AI.

With the increased prices we now see on blasters ($29.99 versus $19.99 pre-pandemic) you really need to pull a nice color Chrome parallel or autograph to make back the purchase price. The only reason the grade wasn’t lower is that the base paper cards do have some additional value for an autograph collector.