2017 PENNANT BOX BREAK - PACK 9

278. Carlos González

27. Zach Britton

147. Adam Jones

145. Kyle Schwarber

116. Jason Grilli

138. Seung-hwan Oh

204. Kevin Pillar

15. Aaron Sanchez

51. Dee Gordon

TB5. Jose Quintana - Throwbacks

This is the AL East pack apparently. I really like the Carlos González photo. It fills the frame perfectly, keeping all his limbs unsevered and even getting the ball in frame. The only thing that could make it better is if the Wrigley ivy behind him wasn’t all brown.

2017 SPIRIT BOX BREAK - PACK 23

293. Paul Clemens

28. Bruce Rondon

92. Aaron Sanchez

175. Tim Beckham

273. Andrew Miller

110. Nick Tropeano

268. Scott Kazmir

65. Drew Hutchison

19. Robert Gsellman (RC)

G64. Brad Boxberger

TL83. Kyle Hendricks - Team Leader (CHC-ERA)

I’m not sure what kind of presence Hendricks has in the hobby right now but I’m guessing it’s on the rise. Not a lot of “value” in this pack but there are some great photos. The Clemens, Miller and Kazmir in particular are rather strong.

Alright, one final pack coming up tomorrow. Looks like it’ll be a good one.

2017 SPIRIT BOX BREAK - PACK 2

79. Clayton Kershaw

240. Ryan Schimpf

204. Tony Watson

190. Miguel Gonzalez

193. Adam Conley

264. Jhonny Peralta

40. Taylor Jungmann

261. Cheslor Cuthbert

50. Edwin Diaz (RC)

212. Jason Kipnis (Gold Parallel)

OTR12. Aaron Sanchez - On the Rise

Another pack, another new insert. On the Rise features 25 players that made big strides in 2016. I wanted the background to look kind of stock market-y without being too hacky. The big subtle brackets pointing forward and up adds some depth without being too on-the-nose. As you’ll see in other OTR cards, the colors fade from one to the other in tandem with the team colors. A little gold foil for the “ON THE RISE” text sets it off a bit.

A few notes on these particular base cards: when the Padres regressed away from last year’s navy and gold color scheme, I had to switch out yellow for a dull gray. The Padres, man. And with so many pitcher cards, the action shots can only vary so much. The checklist is actually half pitcher/half position players so other packs should be less pitcher-centric.