In our 84th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by bantering about the Japan Series before delving into the latest and greatest MLB moves and baseball card news. Then we discuss some of the hottest hitters and sharpest pitchers in Spring Training action to determine if we believe their incredible stat lines.You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected].

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

• Matt Shaw makes Cubs roster
• Roki Sasaki fills seat on the real fully operational Death Star
• Rays back in ballpark limbo
• Michael McGreevy forcing a six-man rotation in St. Louis?
• Sean Newcomb to rise from the dead and secure Boston rotation spot?
• Royce Lewis strains hammy
• Josh Rojas suffers hairline fracture in right big toe
• Topps and MLB team up for gold logo patches

Upcoming baseball card release schedule:

• 3/21: 2024 Panini Select
• 3/26: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number
• 4/30: 2025 Panini Stars & Stripes
• TBD: 2024 Panini National Treasures
• TBD: 2024 Panini Flawless

Categories Discussion (28:17)

• FanGraphs Spring Training Leaderboard - Batters
• FanGraphs Spring Training Leaderboard - Pitchers
• Baseball Reference Spring Training stats - Batting
• Baseball Reference Spring Training stats - Pitching

Players discussed:

• Zac Veen
• Curtis Mead
• Alan Roden
• Ty France
• Rhys Hoskins
• Ivan Herrera
• Brady Singer
• Clay Holmes
• Corbin Burnes
• Cristopher Sanchez
• AJ Smith-Shawver
• Zebby Matthews