In our 47th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with banter on the latest moves and news including Spencer Torkelson and Reid Detmers' journeys to Triple-A. Then we select cards to enter the Player of the Month (POTM) PC pantheon from May.
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Links to things discussed in the pod:
- Rob Mains' The Month That Was article on BP
- Yu Darvish (groin) and Joe Musgrove (elbow) both placed on the IL
- Blake Snell hitting IL again with groin strain
- Clarke Schmidt dealing with oblique strain, out 4-6 weeks
- John Means and Tyler Wells slated for UCL procedures
- Jordan Romano felled with balky elbow, Yimi Garcia to close in interim
- Connor Norby promoted in Baltimore
- Spencer Torkelson sent to Triple-A, Justyn-Henry Malloy called up
- Reid Detmers optioned to the minors
- Royce Lewis returns from IL, Edouard Julien optioned
Upcoming baseball card release schedule:
- 6/5: 2024 Bowman Sapphire
- 6/12: Topps Series 2
- 6/12: Donruss
Cards Discussion (38:12)May POTM PC (link to POTM award winners)
- Aaron Judge
- J: 2023 Topps Tier One Autographed Bat Knob relic 1/1 (link)
- M: 2022 Stadium Club #161 Chrome Refractor (link)
- Bryce Harper
- J: 2012 Topps #661 Base (Screaming) (link)
- M: 2023 Topps Now #992 Stare Down SP (link)
- Luis Gil
- J: 2022 National Treasures RPA /25 (link)
- M: 2022 Topps Inception RPA 1/1 (link)
- Chris Sale
- J: 2011 Topps Chrome Rookie Auto Black Refractor (link)
- M: 2024 Topps Big League #57 black foil /25 (link)
- Joey Ortiz
- J: 2024 Topps Now #122 (link)
- M: 2023 Topps Update #US126 Skeleton foil /50 (link)