Cards & Categories Ep. 44: Droppable Bats

May 16, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts, Cards and Categories |

In our 44th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with banter on the new Statcast bat tracking metrics (Batcast?) before discussing the latest moves and news including new injuries plus prospect debuts. Then we analyze highly rostered hitters that have been dreadful to start the season. Is it time to move on from them? You can […]

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FAAB Week 7: Hang In There

May 11, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 7 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

Howdy once again, Razzballers! We are now a quarter of the way into the season and beginning to make final determinations on what our fantasy teams will yield. Now, I’m guessing that your roto leagues are tight just like mine. In practically every league, a few runs, RBI, and wins can still wildly swing the […]

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Cards & Categories Ep. 43: April Players Of The Month PC

May 9, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts, Cards and Categories |

by: Mike Couillard

In our 43rd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with banter on the dreadful Cardinals season before discussing the latest moves and news including significant injuries plus prospect debuts. Then we select our first cards to enter the pantheon of the Player of the Month (POTM) PC, a new monthly segment we are launching. You can […]

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FAAB Week 6: Paint It Black

May 4, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 10 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

Now that we have a full month of baseball action behind us, it’s time to start reviewing some of the broader trends affecting our little fantasy baseball game. We are quickly approaching the time when sample sizes start becoming “real,” but I like this first month delineation because on a larger, team-wide scale, there is […]

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Cards & Categories Ep. 42: Putting The Bee In 2024 Bowman

May 2, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts, Cards and Categories |

by: Mike Couillard

In our 42nd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with banter on some of the newest “mascots” entering MLB lore before discussing the latest moves and news including significant injuries plus prospect (and Tommy Pham) call-ups. Then we overview the release of 2024 Bowman, hitting shelves on May 8. You can find us on twitter (X) […]

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FAAB Week 5: Injury Tauch-A-Mole

April 27, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 13 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

Goodness gracious, just when we thought the injuries would slow to a trickle, the epidemic shifted from elbows (mostly, but not fully) to ribs. Once again, Keelin has you covered on all those injury updates as our Saturday Crew powers unite. Rosters across the landscape or ripped to shreds just like all those obliques out […]

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Cards & Categories Ep. 41: Movers In The Card Market

April 25, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball, All Podcasts, Cards and Categories | 5 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

In our 41st episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with discussion of the latest moves and news including significant injuries affecting Francisco Alvarez and Triston Casas. Then we overview players with some of the hottest cards right now in the market to determine whether to sell them now or possibly hold. You can find us on […]

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FAAB Week 4: Waiver Madness

April 20, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 25 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

Whew boy, what a week, huh? We were once again buried under an avalanche of injuries plus had to deal with all the rubbernecking at the prospect call-ups. * But you know what that chaos in our player pool creates? All the fodder we ever needed to fuel this piece for another week. As we […]

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Cards & Categories Ep. 40: Hot Minor League Starts

April 18, 2024 | All Podcasts, Cards and Categories |

by: Mike Couillard

In our 40th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with discussion of the latest moves and news including call ups for Andy Pages and Jonatan Clase plus another avalanche of new injuries. Then we analyze hot starts from Triple-A and Double-A bats that are changing our fantasy outlooks for some blue chip prospects plus a few […]

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FAAB Week 3: Tools Time

April 13, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 23 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

Just like completing a house project (or IKEA bookshelf), finding the right information to help analyze waiver wire pickups is about having the right tools. The manual efforts with blunt equipment will always be available. You could employ that screwdriver, twisting every screw in with the torque generated from your forearms weakened by the modern […]

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Cards & Categories Ep. 39: An Elbow Epidemic And Topps Heritage Release

April 11, 2024 | All Podcasts, Cards and Categories |

by: Mike Couillard

In our 39th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with discussion of the latest moves and news including Jackson Holliday’s call-up and the mountain of new injuries. Then we overview the release of 2024 Topps Heritage, one of the most popular releases annually. You can find us on twitter (X) at @cardscategories, @mcouill7, and @jbrewer17 and on bluesky at […]

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FAAB Week 2: Chins Up

April 6, 2024 | 2024 Fantasy Baseball | 3 Comments

by: Mike Couillard

Now that the splendor of Opening Day has worn off and the deluge of baseball washes over us, becoming the white noise of our summer lives, you may be starting to worry about those slow-starting fantasy teams. Especially if your team spent a first round pick on Julio Rodriguez (no homers, .185 average and 41 […]

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Cards & Categories Ep. 44: Droppable Bats

FAAB Week 7: Hang In There

Cards & Categories Ep. 43: April Players Of The Month PC

FAAB Week 6: Paint It Black

Cards & Categories Ep. 42: Putting The Bee In 2024 Bowman

FAAB Week 5: Injury Tauch-A-Mole

Cards & Categories Ep. 41: Movers In The Card Market

FAAB Week 4: Waiver Madness

Cards & Categories Ep. 40: Hot Minor League Starts

FAAB Week 3: Tools Time

Cards & Categories Ep. 39: An Elbow Epidemic And Topps Heritage Release

FAAB Week 2: Chins Up