In our 137th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the omnibus of MLB firings, promotions, and injuries over the last week before analyzing some prospects outside of The Itch‘s preseason Top 100 that are off to booming starts.
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Links to things discussed in the pod:
- Red Sox clear house, fire majority of coaching staff
- Rob Thomson relieved of duties in Philadelphia
- Guardians promote Travis Bazzana
- Payton Tolle rejoins the big league rotation
- JR Ritchie makes MLB debut
- Twins bring up Connor Prielipp from Triple-A
- Yankees recall Elmer Rodriguez
- Yankees shelve Giancarlo Stanton with calf strain, recall Jasson Dominguez
- Garrett Crochet placed on IL with shoulder inflammation
- Francisco Lindor sent to IL with calf strain, to miss “decent amount” of time
- Wyatt Langford nursing flexor strain on IL
- Oblique strain fells Eugenio Suarez
- Phillies place J.T. Realmuto on IL
- Angels DFA Jordan Romano
Upcoming baseball card release schedule:
- April 29: 2026 Topps Chrome Black
- April 29: 2025 Topps Definitive
- May 13: 2026 Bowman
- May 27: 2026 Panini Donruss
- June 17: 2026 Donruss Elite
- TBD: 2025 Topps Chrome Platinum ‘55 (preorder May 5)
- TBD: 2026 Topps Series 2 (preorder May 11)
- TBD: 2026 Topps Dynasty (preorder May 4)
Under The Radar Prospects (1:01:11)
Hitters
- Pedro Ramirez, 2B/3B, CHC
- Luis Lara, OF, MIL
- James Tibbs III, 1B/OF, LAD
- Theo Gillian, OF, TB
Pitchers
- Anthony Eyanson, BOS
- Patrick Copen, LAD
- Wei-En Lin, ATH
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