GintaCuffs VIII Part 2: the Splintering Begins

I always think to myself what makes a box like this enjoyable to open.  If I can rank it for a Ginter box, it would be:

1)no duplicates
2) a reasonable amount of non-baseball cards
3) a non-relic hit
4) extra minis
5) a rip card
6) fun to sort through and look at

4 and 5 have only happened once ever in my life, so I can't count on that.  2 and 6 are completely subjective, and from what I can tell, this set measures up pretty well.  I think Ginter has rediscovered the balance after the quirky overload years of 2012-2014.


Pack 9

338-Stephen Piscotty

75-Mike Moustakas

202-Missy Franklin

Mini 144-Matt Holliday

BL-12 Reggie Jackson +2

245-Dwier Brown

86-Adam Jones

20-Michael Pineda -1

Pack: 1
Overall: 43.5

Pack 10

184-Mookie Betts
28-Elvis Andrus
NG-92 Andy Pettitte +2, -1
Mini A&G Back 20- Michael Pineda +2, -1
174-Frankie Montas
132-Leigh Steinberg
152-Gary Sanchez -1
172-Joe Morgan

Pack: 1
Overall: 44.5

Pack 11

234-Glenn Perkins
119-Gennady Golovkin
116-Jose Reyes
NG55-Ryan Braun +2
BL-4 Jackie Robinson +2
Mini Ferocious Felines 11 Manx Cat +2
173-Billy Burns
246-Mike Francesca

Pack: 6
Overall: 50.5

Pack 12

56-Carlos Correa
290-Andrew Faulkner
297 Corey Kluber +2 FP
Mini US Mayors 19 Andrew Ginther (Columbus, OH) +2
Relic Albert Pujols +5
169-Adrian Beltre
350-Steve Carlton +1 FT

Pack: 10
Overall: 60.5

Pack 13

221-Brian Mccann -1
118-Evan Gattis
214-Justin Bour
NG-52 Jose Altuve +2
235-Cheyenne Woods
Mini Black Border 235 Ernie Johnson +3
262-Giancarlo Stanton
255-Nomar Garciaparra

Pack: 5
Overall: 65.5

Pack 14

347-Sean Doolittle
159 Brett Gardner -1
300-Trea Turner
NW-11 Baobab Forest +2
195 Joey Votto +2 FP
Mini 277 Manny Machado
292-Marcell Ozuna
37-Dawn Spacecraft

Pack: 3
Overall: 68.5

Pack 15

266-Anthony Rendon
125-Carl Edwards Jr
77-Kevin Pillar
194-Mike Trout
Mini 100- Rob Refsnyder -1
112-Kris Bryant
45-Laurence Levy
NG-73 Nomar Garciaparra +2

Pack: 1
Overall: 69.5

Pack 16

324 Rob Refsnyder -1
157-Gerrit Cole
231-Kaleb Cowart
Mini SP 347 Sean Doolittle +3
99 Luis Severino -1
135-Luis Gonzalez
189-Buster Posey
167-Jeff Samardzija

Pack: 1
Overall: 70.5