In our 123rd episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the boiling-over hot stove of MLB transactions and latest baseball card news before previewing the NL East with Chris Towers of CBS Sports and the Fantasy Baseball Today podcast.
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:
- Dodgers add Kyle Tucker on bonkers deal
- Mets sign Bo Bichette to handle the hot corner
- Alex Bregman signs five-year pact with Cubs
- Red Sox ink Ranger Suarez to five-year deal
- Cody Bellinger returns to the Yankees
- JT Realmuto re-ups with Philadelphia
- Willi Castro finds home in Colorado
- Cardinals add Ryne Stanek to bullpen mix
- Victor Caratini joins the Twins
- Yoan Moncada back with the Angels
- Mets send Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat to Milwaukee for Freddy Peralta and Tobias Myers
- Mets acquire Luis Robert Jr. from White Sox for Luisangel Acuna
- Cardinals ship Nolan Arenado to Arizona
- Three-way trade between Angels, Rays and Reds shuffles Josh Lowe and Gavin Lux
- Marlins & Yankees link up for trade: Ryan Weathers for four prospects
- Jake McCarthy dealt to Rockies
- Ha-Seong Kim suffers finger injury on ice, out 4-5 months
- Royals pull in Kauffman Stadium outfield walls
- Hall of Fame voters elect Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones
- Design for 2026 Topps Flagship cards has arrived
- 2026 Topps Series 1 jumbos will have one auto and one relic, down one hit
- Volume in megas and blasters also reduced for 2026 Topps Series 1
- Pre-order for 2026 Topps Series 1 is live
Upcoming baseball card release schedule:
- 2/4: 2025 Topps Pristine
- 2/11: 2025 Topps MLB MVP Collection
- 2/11: 2026 Topps Series 1
- 2/13: 2025 Topps Gilded
- 2/18: 2025 Topps Stadium Club
- TBD: 2025 Topps Museum Collection
NL East Preview (1:11:40)
- Link to NFBC ADP
- Atlanta Braves
- Buy: Ronald Acuna Jr., Mike Yastrzemski, Hurston Waldrep
- Sell: Spencer Strider, Michael Harris II, Spencer Schwellenbach
- Miami Marlins
- Buy: Sandy Alcantara, Kyle Stowers, Otto Lopez
- Sell: Xavier Edwards
- New York Mets
- Buy: Francisco Alvarez, Jonah Tong, David Peterson
- Sell: Nolan McLean, Jorge Polanco, Luis Robert Jr.
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Buy: Justin Crawford, Otto Kemp, Bryce Harper
- Sell: Kyle Schwarber, Jesus Luzardo
- Washington Nationals
- Buy: MacKenzie Gore, Harry Ford, Brady House
- Sell: Dylan Crews, James Wood, CJ Abrams
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