Episode Details

In our 30th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer overview the AL West in the fifth part of our 2024 preview series. Over the coming weeks, we will analyze our favorite buys and identify sells on each team in the division. We open with a discussion of the latest and greatest transactions including Corbin Burnes developing a taste for Old Bay and some new Topps releases before the AL West preview.

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

• Brewers trade Corbin Burnes to the Orioles for Joey Ortiz and DL Hall
• Clayton Kershaw returns to the Dodgers
• Gregory Santos traded to the Mariners for package that includes Zach DeLoach

Cards Discussion

• 2023 Topps Luminaries checklist and details
• 2023 Topps Five Star checklist and details

Upcoming baseball card releases:

• 2/7: 2023 Topps Luminaries
• 2/14: Topps Series 1
• 2/21: 2023 Topps Five Star
• 5/8: Bowman

Players discussed in our AL West preview:

• Houston Astros
  • Buy: Hunter Brown, Chas McCormick
  • Sell: Jose Altuve, Cristian Javier
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  • Buy: Mike Trout, Brandon Drury
  • Sell: Carlos Estevez, Robert Stephenson
• Oakland Athletics
  • Buy: Mason Miller, Ross Stripling
  • Sell: Esteury Ruiz, Mason Miller
• Seattle Mariners
  • Buy: Mitch Garver, George Kirby
  • Sell: Bryce Miller, Ty France
• Texas Rangers
  • Buy: Josh Jung, Leody Taveras
  • Sell: Wyatt Langford, Corey Seager