Cards & Categories Ep. 84: Spring Training Standouts

In our 84th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open by bantering about the Japan Series before delving into the latest and greatest MLB moves and baseball card news. Then we discuss some of the hottest hitters and sharpest pitchers in Spring Training action to determine if we believe their incredible stat lines.

You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected].

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Upcoming baseball card release schedule:

3/21: 2024 Panini Select
3/26: 2024 Topps Heritage High Number
4/30: 2025 Panini Stars & Stripes
TBD: 2024 Panini National Treasures
TBD: 2024 Panini Flawless

Categories Discussion (28:17)

Players discussed:

Zac Veen
Curtis Mead
Alan Roden
Ty France
Rhys Hoskins
Ivan Herrera
Brady Singer
Clay Holmes
Corbin Burnes
Cristopher Sanchez
AJ Smith-Shawver
Zebby Matthews

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martinrostoker

1 month ago

Hi Mike,

I really appreciate all your help!

Is it to early to look at matchups?

1.Shane Baz’s first start is home vs COL.

2. Verlander starts his career with the Giants on the road at Cincinnati

Would you make any move on these players?

Have a great weekend!

What are your thoughts on picking up Birdsong?

Would you drop Warren or Weathers to get Birdsong or find a different way to get Birdsong?

Thanks so much!

Mike Couillard

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Reply to martinrostoker

I like Birdsong, but you can wait on him for now. Doesn’t look like he’s going to get a rotation spot in SF, unfortunately. But if you have IL spots for your league, certainly move Weathers there and then you can add Birdsong with the free roster spot

Reply to Mike Couillard

Thank Mike for giving these details

In my Yahoo league, you don’t get IL slots until the season starts. Therefore you have several options:

1. Wait till the season starts, then move Weathers to IL and then
pick up Birdsong. The risk is that another manager picks up Birdsong.

2. cut Weathers now and pick up a pitcher off the wire like

Birdsong
Reese Olson
Verlander
Max Meyer
Tobias Meyer (IL)
Shane Bez
Bubba Chandler

3. Make no move and hold.

Thanks!!!

Really appreciate all this help!!

Martin

What are your thoughts

1. on picking up Ben Rice to backup Raleigh at catcher and Naylor at 1B

2.wait for a better wire hitter

3. pick up another SP like Bubic or Smith-Shawyer?

4. Look for a third RP besides Fairbanks and Romano like Kerkering

Have a great Friday!

Thanks for all your assistance and kindness!!

I would absolutely go add Smith-Shawver right now. He looks destined to stick in that ATL rotation all season and has been electric in spring. He was one of our favorites from this pod, plus I’ll have him again as a suggested pick in my Saturday article.

Thanks!!!!