Ep. 127 : NL Central Preview With Derek VanRiper

About this episode

Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss MLB transactions and preview the NL Central with guest Derek VanRiper.

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 cardscategories@gmail.com. We 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 Harrison Justin Verlander re-joins the Tigers Orioles add Chris Bassitt Pirates ink Marcell Ozuna to one-year pact Yankees re-sign Paul Goldschmidt Miguel Andujar joins the Padres Injuries galore from reporting to camp: Corbin Carroll undergoing surgery on right hamate bone Francisco Lindor having hamate surgery Jackson Holliday suffers broken right hamate, also set for surgery Banged 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Couillard, Jeremy Brewer

Guest: Derek VanRiper

Topics covered

• MLB transactions
• baseball card news
• NL Central preview
• fantasy baseball
• injuries
• upcoming releases

Keywords

• MLB
• baseball
• fantasy
• NL Central
• injuries
• transactions
• baseball cards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic, Rates & Barrels, Red Sox, Brewers, Tigers, Orioles, Pirates, Yankees, Blue Jays

Books & works: 1952 Mantle

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