In our 70th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by discussing Juan Soto’s $765 million deal with the Mets along with other recent MLB transactions. Then we make PC (personal collection) additions with some great cards of the 2024 MLB Awards Winners and new Hall-of-Fame inductees, Dick Allen and Dave Parker.
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:
- Dick Allen and Dave Parker elected to the Hall of Fame
- Juan Soto signs record deal with Mets
- Garrett Crochet moves to Bean Town
- Giants land Willy Adames
- Max Fried will be a Yankee
- Shane Bieber re-ups with the Guardians
- Rangers trade for Jake Burger
- Tyler O’Neill joins the O’s
- Eovaldi returns to Texas
- Severino surprisingly signs with the A’s
- Andres Gimenez dealt to Blue Jays
- Further Gimenez fallout – Spencer Horwitz to Pittsburgh and Luis Ortiz to Cleveland
- Dodgers ink Michael Conforto to one-year deal
- Clay Holmes signs as a starter with Mets
- Phillies add Jordan Romano to closer mix
- Alex Cobb finds new home in Detroit
- Mike Tauchman stays in Chicago, but with Sox
- Rox ink Thairo Estrada, slated to be starting 2B
- Cooper Bowman moves to Cincy in Rule 5 draft
Upcoming baseball card release schedule:
- 12/10: Topps Chrome Sapphire Update
- 12/11: Topps Definitive (delayed)
- 12/11: Topps Brooklyn Collection
- 12/13: Panini Prizm (delayed?)
- 12/19: Topps Triple Threads
- 12/27: Bowman’s Best
- TBD: Topps Luminaries
- TBD: Topps Black & White
Cards Discussion (1:29:43)
2024 Awards Winners plus new HOFers PC
- Link to listing of all MLB 2024 Awards Winners
- Aaron Judge
- Shohei Ohtani
- Tarik Skubal
- Chris Sale
- Luis Gil
- Paul Skenes
- Dave Parker
- Dick Allen
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