In our eighteenth episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by discussing the Cubs hiring Craig Counsell while previewing the early offseason before briefly covering the release of Topps Archives. Then we analyze the MLB Trade Rumors' Top 10 free agents to evaluate the predicted landing spots while offering our best guesses and possible fantasy implications (29:22).

You can find us on twitter (X) at @cardscategories, @mcouill7, and @jbrewer17. Email the pod at [email protected].

Links to things discussed in the pod:

• MLB offseason calendar
• Report on the Twins cutting payroll

Cards Discussion:

• 2023 Topps Archives checklist and details
• 2023 Topps Inception checklist and details
• 2023 Topps Inception pre-order
• 2023 Topps Japan Edition checklist and details

Upcoming baseball card releases:

• 11/8: Topps Archives
• 11/15: Topps Chrome Update
• 11/22: Topps Museum
• 12/6: Panini National Treasures
• 12/6: Topps Inception
• 12/16: Topps Japan Edition
• 5/8/24: Bowman

Categories Discussion:

• MLB Trade Rumors 2023-34 Top 50 Free Agents
• 2024 NFBC draft data (change filter to start on 10/1/23)
• Players analyzed and our signing team predictions:
  • Shohei Ohtani (Jeremy: LAD, Mike: NYY)
  • Cody Bellinger (Jeremy: NYY, Mike: ARI)
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Jeremy: SFG, Mike: CHC)
  • Blake Snell (Jeremy: NYM, Mike: SFG)
  • Aaron Nola (Jeremy: STL, Mike: STL)
  • Jordan Montgomery (Jeremy: CHC, Mike: STL)
  • Matt Chapman (Jeremy: SFG, Mike: TOR)
  • Josh Hader (Jeremy: BOS, Mike: TEX)
  • Sonny Gray (Jeremy: STL, Mike: BOS)
  • Shota Imanaga (Jeremy: LAD, Mike: NYM)