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.

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NL Central Preview (33:00)

Chicago Cubs
- Buy: Ian Happ, Alex Bregman
- Sell: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Nico Hoerner, Cade Horton
Cincinnati Reds
- Buy: Matt McLain, Will Benson, Elly De La Cruz
- Sell: Emilio Pagan, Noelvi Marte
Milwaukee Brewers
- Buy: Jacob Misiorowski, Logan Henderson, Andrew Vaughn
- Sell: Abner Uribe, Trevor Megill
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Buy: Braxton Ashcraft, Bryan Reynolds
- Sell: Dennis Santana, Konnor Griffin
St. Louis Cardinals
- Buy: Jordan Walker, Alec Burleson, Kyle Leahy
- Sell: Victor Scott II, Riley O’Brien

Ep. 127 : NL Central Preview With Derek VanRiper