Ep. 44 : Droppable Bats

In our 44th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer open with banter on the new Statcast bat tracking metrics (Batcast?) before discussing the latest moves and news including new injuries plus prospect debuts. Then we analyze highly rostered hitters that have been dreadful to start the season. Is it time to move on from them?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] now have Cards & Categories swag for purchase here!Links to things discussed in the pod:Statcast's new bat tracking metricsEffectively Wild pod episode with Mike Petriello Dansby Swanson shelved with sprained kneeKe'Bryan Hayes lands on IL with back issueNick Lodolo hits IL with left groin injuryRhys Hoskins out 2-4 weeks with strain hamstringJung Hoo Lee suffers significant shoulder injury, Heliot Ramos and Luis Matos get see plenty of time in Giants outfieldRonel Blanco ejected for sticky stuff, to serve 10 game suspensionPaul Skenes' debut highlightsRobert Gasser called up for major league debutUpcoming baseball card release schedule:5/17: 2024 Topps Archives Signature Series Baseball – Retired Edition5/22: 2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary6/12: Topps Series 26/12: DonrussCategories Discussion (46:20)Possibly cuttable hitters discussed:Julio RodriguezCorbin CarrollBo BichettePaul GoldschmidtNolan JonesXander BogaertsCarlos CorreaJake BurgerGleyber TorresGeorge SpringerSpencer TorkelsonIan HappNick CastellanosColton Cowser