In our 82nd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by bantering about the latest and greatest MLB moves and baseball card news. Then we overview player types and specific players that make for good baseball card investments going into 2025.

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

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• Kyle Finnegan back in the Nats closer seat 
• Brewers ink Jose Quintana to one-year deal
• Sean Murphy out 4-to-6 weeks with cracked rib
• Luis Gil felled with lat injury
• Jose Altuve slated to play “majority” of time in left field

Upcoming baseball card release schedule:

• 3/7: 2024 Panini Prospect Edition
• 3/21: 2024 Panini Select
• 3/26: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number
• 4/2: 2024 Panini National Treasures
• TBD: 2024 Panini Flawless

Cards Discussion (31:40) (link to related Razzball post)

PC list: link

• Breakout Candidates:
  • Jordan Westburg
    • M: 2020 Bowman Draft #FFA-HW Franchise Futures Jordan Westburg / Heston Kjerstad dual auto orange parallel #/25
    • J: 2024 Topps Stadium Club #RDVA-JW Design Variation Auto /50
  • Tommy Edman
    • M: 2020 Topps Stadium Club Chrome #UATE rookie auto
    • J:  2020 Topps Chrome Rookie Auto Refractor USA-TE 
• Down Season Bouncebacks:
  • Mike Trout
    • M: 2019 Topps Chrome Sapphire #100
    • J: 2017 Topps Dynasty #AP-MT3 Auto Patch 02/10
  • Josh Jung
    • M: 2023 Topps Home Field Advantage #HA-16
    • J: 2023 Topps Reverence #TRAP2-JJ Patch Auto /5
• Young Players Reaching Potential
  • Connor Norby
    • M: 2025 Topps Series 1 #90A-CN 1990 auto
    • J: 2021 Bowman Chrome Draft #CDA-CN 1st Bowman Auto
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong
    • M: 2024 Topps #407 Golden Mirror SSP
    • J: 2024 Topps Chrome Sapphire #407