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Cards & Categories Ep. 109: 2025 Bowman Chrome Overview

by: Mike Couillard

In our 109th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the rapidly developing playoff races along with the latest news and happenings in MLB impacting the fantasy game. Then we overview the latest major baseball card release, 2025 Bowman Chrome, on shelves everywhere Sept. 23. 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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Prospect News: Bazzana On The Brink or Early Bird Gets The Win

September 10, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 11 Comments

by: The Itch

Red Sox LHP Connelly Early recorded a 2.60 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 100.1 innings pitched across two levels of minor league play this year to earn his Tuesday night debut. His 31.9 percent strikeout rate and 22.2 strikeout-minus-walk rates were right in line with career norms for the 2023 fifth round pick out of Virginia. His debut was a thing of beauty: five shutout innings with 11 strikeouts. He’s probably not that good, but Boston has been on fire for a while now when it comes to player development, and I’m in no hurry to bet against them.

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Prospect News: A Rising Tide or Hope and Burns

May 21, 2025 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 34 Comments

by: The Itch

I’m rearranging the rankings this week, so I figured I’d highlight the players that are rising so fast it’s hard to place them.

10. Padres SS Leo De Vries

11. Brewers SS Jesus Made

12. Giants 1B Bryce Eldridge

It’s more than just attrition: these guys have locked in their place among the top ten prospects in baseball until proven otherwise.

De Vries has a 132 wRC as an 18-year-old in High-A, which puts him on track to join the Double-A club this summer before he turns 19 in October? Sorry, that’s not a question. I just . . . it’s hard to put a period there. That means he’s 19 in Triple-A to open 2025 if everything just stays peachy keen? Short list. Wouldn’t find many failures on that one, I’d guess.

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St. Louis Cardinals Top 10 Prospects For 2025 Fantasy Baseball

October 27, 2024 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects, Featured | 2 Comments

by: The Itch

1. SS JJ Wetherholt | 22 | A | 2026

The seventh overall pick out of West Virginia, Wetherholt was in the running to be the number one pick but lost time to a hamstring injury and may have slipped a little due to the relative weakness of the Big 12 Conference. A left-handed hitter at 5’10” 190 lbs, he features double-plus contact skills along with plus power and speed. The Cubs fan in me was disappointed to see Wetherholt land in St. Louis because I think he was a steal at the seven spot. Sure, the conference creates a question or two, but Wetherholt has been good in other settings: Team USA, the Cape Cod League and pro ball now after slashing .295/.405/.400 in 29 Low-A games.

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