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In our 119th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the draft lottery, a new Hall-of-Famer, and the fallout of the Winter Meetings transactions before diving into the latest baseball card release, 2025 Topps Chrome Update, hitting shelves on Dec. 10.

You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at cardscategories@gmail.com.

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Links to things discussed in the pod:

• White Sox secure first pick in 2026 draft
• Jeff Kent makes it into the Hall of Fame
• Pete Alonso heading to Baltimore on a five-year deal
• Dodgers to sign Edwin Diaz
• Schwarber to return to Philly on five-year pact
• Reds bring back Emilio Pagan
• Kyle Finnegan re-ups with the Tigers
• Anthony Kay returns from NPB, links up with White Sox
• Cedric Mullins inks one-year deal with Rays
• Pirates send Johan Oviedo to Boston for Jhostynxon Garcia
• Nats deal Jose Ferrer to M’s in exchange for package including Harry Ford

• 12/10: 2025 Topps Chrome Update
• 12/14: 2025 Topps Archives
• 12/17: 2025 Topps Cosmic Chrome
• 12/17: 2025 Topps Heritage High Number
• 12/18: 2025 Topps Black & White Baseball
• 2/11: 2025 Topps MLB MVP Collection
• Dec: 2025 Panini Select
• TBD: 2025 Bowman Draft
• TBD: 2025 Topps Five Star
• TBD: 2025 Panini Flawless

• Beckett checklist
• Chasing Majors checklist
• Topps Ripped set details
• Link to the Shohei Ohtani Alter Ego insert eBay listing, while available