I threw in a barely serious Ebay bid on a break of some Topps Holiday boxes. I never bought any of them myself this year. Honestly, Topps releases far too many variations of their flagship set. There's Chrome, Holiday, Chrome Sapphire, Chrome Ben Baller, Topps UK and Topps Mini. There's no reason for this. We really need more than one company to have a license.
Anyway, here is the break:
1. Jarren Duran. The key cards out of this set are the short-printed image variations that come in a couple of tiers. This is one of those variations, though it is the most common tier. Duran's right forearm sleeve is altered to look like candy striping. This was the only non-base card I received.
2. Eric Hosmer. This card made me happy though. Hosmer was destined to not have many cards with the Red Sox since he only played 14 games. I am guessing every single one will have this picture though.
3. Xander Bogaerts. I wonder if there will be Bogaerts cards with the Red Sox in 2023. I am guessing there will be some, but he did sign somewhat early with the Padres.
4. Trevor Story. Story will miss the first couple of months of the season which is not what Boston needed. It could result in some interesting player personnel decisions. They acquired Adalberto Mondesi, but they could end up calling upon players like Enmanuel Valdez or Niko Goodrum to play early on.
5. Jarren Duran. This is the normal card, note the completely white right forearm sleeve.
6. Rafael Devers. Nice to add another Devers card. One card closer to 300.
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