In our 47th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with banter on the latest moves and news including Spencer Torkelson and Reid Detmers' journeys to Triple-A. Then we select cards to enter the Player of the Month (POTM) PC pantheon from May.

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

• Rob Mains' The Month That Was article on BP
• Yu Darvish (groin) and Joe Musgrove (elbow) both placed on the IL
• Blake Snell hitting IL again with groin strain
• Clarke Schmidt dealing with oblique strain, out 4-6 weeks
• John Means and Tyler Wells slated for UCL procedures
• Jordan Romano felled with balky elbow, Yimi Garcia to close in interim
• Connor Norby promoted in Baltimore
• Spencer Torkelson sent to Triple-A, Justyn-Henry Malloy called up
• Reid Detmers optioned to the minors
• Royce Lewis returns from IL, Edouard Julien optioned

Upcoming baseball card release schedule:

• 6/5: 2024 Bowman Sapphire
• 6/12: Topps Series 2
• 6/12: Donruss

Cards Discussion (38:12)

May POTM PC (link to POTM award winners)

• Aaron Judge
  • J: 2023 Topps Tier One Autographed Bat Knob relic 1/1 (link)
  • M: 2022 Stadium Club #161 Chrome Refractor (link)
• Bryce Harper
  • J: 2012 Topps #661 Base (Screaming) (link)
  • M: 2023 Topps Now #992 Stare Down SP (link) 
• Luis Gil
  • J: 2022 National Treasures RPA /25 (link)
  • M: 2022 Topps Inception RPA 1/1 (link) 
• Chris Sale
  • J: 2011 Topps Chrome Rookie Auto Black Refractor (link) 
  • M: 2024 Topps Big League #57 black foil /25 (link) 
• Joey Ortiz
  • J: 2024 Topps Now #122 (link)
  • M: 2023 Topps Update #US126 Skeleton foil /50 (link)