2019 Heritage Blaster

I was looking forward to new releases.  Pulling Red Sox out of Topps Series 1 was like pulling teeth.  I do not really know why.  So I got frustrated after a little while and decided to stop buying.  So when Heritage dropped, I decided to jump on it.  I was a little disappointed by the checklist.  Heritage has usually been my go-to set for good player collection.  This year it seems a little too into the stars on the team.  The only non-stars on the checklist are Mitch Moreland, Brock Holt, Christian Vazquez, Steven Wright, Eduardo Rodriguez, and Steve Pearce.  No Sandy Leon.  No Matt Barnes.  No Ryan Brasier.  No Nathan Eovaldi.  And perhaps most importantly, no Tzu-Wei Lin.

Well, this break worked out pretty well for the Red Sox.  Here is the new damage:

Well it certainly helps that there were a bunch of World Series and postseason highlights cards.  I pulled three Red Sox that way.  I also pulled a base Mookie, an insert Mookie, and the short-printed Xander Bogaerts.  Not too shabby. 

Here is the tradebait:

A Chrome Refractor of new Phillie Jean Segura, a couple of short-prints, a cloth Kershaw, and a Nolan Ryan insert.

Then there was this:

Yep, a Bud Selig autograph.  I don't know if anyone has interest in it, but I am definitely willing to move it for a Red Sox auto.  It is apparently pretty rare though, so come strong.

Here is the breakdown by team for pulls:
BOSTON RED SOX: 6
ATLANTA BRAVES: 4
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 4
NEW YORK YANKEES: 4
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 4
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 4
WASHINGTON NATIONALS: 4
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 3
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 3
NEW YORK METS: 3
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 3
SEATTLE MARINERS: 3
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 3
TEXAS RANGERS: 3
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 3
CHICAGO CUBS: 2
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 2
CINCINNATI REDS: 2
COLORADO ROCKIES: 2
HOUSTON ASTROS: 2
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 2
MINNESOTA TWINS: 2
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 1
DETROIT TIGERS: 1
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 1
MIAMI MARLINS: 1
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 1
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 1
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 0
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 0

So, Boston wins this time.  Like I said, the postseason highlights definitely helped.  Here is the updated yearly totals:

ATLANTA BRAVES: 22
LOS ANGELES ANGELS: 20
NEW YORK YANKEES: 18
CHICAGO CUBS: 17
CLEVELAND INDIANS: 16
BOSTON RED SOX: 15
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: 14
HOUSTON ASTROS: 14
TORONTO BLUE JAYS: 14
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: 14
SEATTLE MARINERS: 14
WASHINGTON NATIONALS/MONTREAL EXPOS: 14 (13 Nationals/1 Expo)
KANSAS CITY ROYALS: 13
LOS ANGELES DODGERS: 13
MILWAUKEE BREWERS: 13
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES: 12
TAMPA BAY RAYS: 12
BALTIMORE ORIOLES: 11
OAKLAND ATHLETICS: 11
TEXAS RANGERS: 11
COLORADO ROCKIES: 10
DETROIT TIGERS: 10
MINNESOTA TWINS: 10
NEW YORK METS: 10
CHICAGO WHITE SOX: 9
PITTSBURGH PIRATES: 8
CINCINNATI REDS: 8
SAN DIEGO PADRES: 7
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: 6
MIAMI MARLINS: 5

The Red Sox move up quite a bit but are still well behind the leading team, which is oddly the Braves right now.