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Ep. 127 : NL Central Preview With Derek VanRiper

EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 1H 46M

Ep. 127 : NL Central Preview With Derek VanRiper

from Cards & Categories · host Mike Couillard

In our 127th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the latest MLB transactions and baseball card news before previewing the NL Central with Derek VanRiper of The Athletic and the Rates & Barrels podcast.You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected] have Cards & Categories swag for purchase here!Sign up here to get access to all of the Razzball tools to win your 2026 fantasy leagues!Links to things discussed in the pod:Red Sox and Brewers link up for six-player swap including Caleb Durbin and Kyle HarrisonJustin Verlander re-joins the TigersOrioles add Chris BassittPirates ink Marcell Ozuna to one-year pactYankees re-sign Paul GoldschmidtMiguel Andujar joins the PadresInjuries galore from reporting to camp:Corbin Carroll undergoing surgery on right hamate boneFrancisco Lindor having hamate surgeryJackson Holliday suffers broken right hamate, also set for surgeryBanged up Blue Jays (Santander out 5-6 months with shoulder surgery, Bowden Francis out for season with UCL reconstruction, Bieber has forearm fatigue)Spencer Schwellenbach to open season on 60-day IL with elbow inflammationReese Olson out for season with shoulder surgeryRedemption for a 1952 Mantle is buried in Series 1Upcoming baseball card release schedule:2/11: 2025 Topps MLB MVP Collection2/11: 2026 Topps Series 12/12: 2025 Topps Pristine2/18: 2025 Panini Prospect Edition2/18: 2025 Topps Stadium Club2/20: 2025 Topps GildedTBD: 2025 Bowman’s BestTBD: 2025 Topps Chrome Platinum ‘55NL Central Preview (33:00)Chicago CubsBuy: Ian Happ, Alex BregmanSell: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Nico Hoerner, Cade HortonCincinnati RedsBuy: Matt McLain, Will Benson, Elly De La CruzSell: Emilio Pagan, Noelvi MarteMilwaukee BrewersBuy: Jacob Misiorowski, Logan Henderson, Andrew VaughnSell: Abner Uribe, Trevor MegillPittsburgh PiratesBuy: Braxton Ashcraft, Bryan ReynoldsSell: Dennis Santana, Konnor GriffinSt. Louis CardinalsBuy: Jordan Walker, Alec Burleson, Kyle LeahySell: Victor Scott II, Riley O’Brien 

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