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 under the radar.
You can find us on twitter (X) at @cardscategories, @mcouill7, and @jbrewer17 and on bluesky at @mcouill7.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected].
Links to things discussed in the pod:
- Andy Pages called up to the big leagues
- Jonatan Clase joins the Mariners
- Jack Leiter set to make MLB debut
- Landon Knack steps into Dodgers rotation
- Nick Nastrini debuts for the White Sox
- Blue Jays call upon Yariel Rodriguez
- Tommy Pham joins the White Sox on a minor league deal
- Spencer Strider undergoes UCL brace surgery, out for year
- Bobby Miller hits IL for shoulder injury
- Ozzie Albies breaks toe, placed on IL
- Trevor Story suffers shoulder injury, out for year
- Carlos Correa strains oblique
- Brandon Lowe strains oblique
- Christian Yelich dealing with another back injury
- Seiya Suzuki strains right oblique
- Kris Bryant shelved for back injury, Sean Bouchard called up
- Jake Burger eaten up by oblique injury
- Yu Darvish placed on IL with neck injury
- Garrett Whitlock hits IL with oblique injury
Categories Discussion (1:09:28)
Players discussed for their hot starts:
- Joey Loperfido (HOU, OF)
- James Wood (WSN, OF)
- Miguel Vargas (LAD, 2B)
- Carson Williams (TBR, SS)
- Jordan Beck (COL, OF)
- Benny Montgomery (COL, OF)
- Moises Ballesteros (CHC, C)
- Augustin Ramirez (NYY, C)
- Nacho Alvarez (ATL, SS)
- Adrian Del Castillo (ARI, C)
- Jose Fermin (STL, 2B/3B)
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