In our 71st episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by discussing the Kyle Tucker, Devin Williams, and Cody Bellinger trades along with other MLB transactional and baseball card news. Then we analyze offseason trade targets in Ottoneu (a fantasy baseball format hosted by FanGraphs) along with general strategies.

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

• Cubs land Kyle Tucker in blockbuster, send Isaac Paredes, Hayden Wesneski, and Cam Smith to Houston
• Yankees trade for Devin Williams, ship out Nestor Cortes and Caleb Durbin
• Cody Bellinger heading to the Bronx via trade
• Tomoyuki Sugano signs with Orioles
• A's acquire Jeffrey Springs via trade
• View of the John Elway Bowman cards
• Link to the Reggie Jackson retrofractor auto superfractor that was pulled

Upcoming baseball card release schedule:

• 12/19: Topps Triple Threads
• 12/20: Panini Prizm
• 12/27: Bowman’s Best
• 1/8: 2024 Topps Archives
• TBD: Topps Luminaries
• TBD: Topps Black & White

Categories Discussion (56:27)

Ottoneu Omnibus

• Ottoneu rules
• Player archetypes discussed along with names considered:
  • 1B/OFs - Michael Toglia
  • Bullpen targets - Griffin Jax, Edwin Uceta, Jason Foley, Cade Smith
  • MI saviors - Jordan Westburg
  • OF studs - Kerry Carpenter, Trevor Larnach, Pete Crow-Armstrong
  • Aces-in-waiting - Hunter Brown, Bryce Miller
  • Converted relievers - Kris Bubic