In our 142nd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest card news including pausing of grading services at PSA before getting into the injuries and call-ups impacting our fantasy squads. Then we make pod PC selections for the May MLB Players of the Month.
You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected].
Links to things discussed in the pod:
- PSA pauses all “value” level grading
- Redemption for 1952 Mantle from 2026 Topps Series One has been pulled, listed on Goldin
Upcoming baseball card set release calendar:
- June 5: 2025 Topps Chrome Platinum ‘55
- June 10: 2026 Topps Series 2
- June 17: 2025 Topps Dynasty
- June 17: 2026 Donruss Elite
- June 19: 2025 Topps Inception
- June 24: 2026 Topps Tier One
- July 15: 2026 Panini Immaculate Collection
- TBD: 2026 Topps Dynamic Duals (preorder June 15)
- TBD: 2026 Topps Finest (preorder June 8)
- TBD: 2026 Topps Tribute (preorder June 29)
- TBD: 2026 Bowman Sapphire (preorder June 10)
- Latest and greatest news:
- Elly De La Cruz hamstring injury opens path for Edwin Arroyo
- Munetaka Murakami hamstring injury opens path for Jacob Gonzalez
- Teoscar Hernandez hamstring injury opens path for Ryan Ward
- Konnor Griffin dealing with right flexor strain
- Eury Perez strains groin muscle stretching, out eight-ish weeks
- Aidan Miller set to miss 6-8 weeks after back surgery
- Ethan Holliday to miss rest of 2026 after surgery for stress fracture in left foot
- Cardinals promote Jimmy Crooks and Nelson Velazquez
MAY POTM PC (44:40)
Link to May Award Winners announcement
- Nick Kurtz
- JJ Bleday
- Spencer Arrighetti
- Cristopher Sanchez
- Munetaka Murakami
- TJ Rumfield
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