Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley focus on the 2 groups on the high and backside, respectively, of the MLB payroll hierarchy, the New York Mets and Oakland Athletics, concerning the Mets’ signings of Brandon Nimmo, Kodai Senga, and David Robertson, the A’s buying and selling away Sean Murphy, and what an unlimited disparity in spending does and doesn’t signify for MLB’s aggressive steadiness. Additionally they banter in regards to the different groups’ ends of that three-team commerce, the state of the NL East, the Giants’ starting-pitcher signings, a reported Padres supply, the Blue Jays’ and Twins’ newest additions, Munetaka Murakami information, and extra, plus a Previous Blast from 1941.
Audio intro: Billy Joel, “Last of the Big Time Spenders”
Audio outro: Intercourse Bob-Omb, “Threshold”
Link to Patrick Dubuque on Cohen
Link to Longenhagen on Senga
Link to Baumann on Mets spending
Link to Rosenthal on owners
Link to Rosenthal on Murphy
Link to Baumann on Murphy
Link to Law on Murphy
Link to Petriello on Murphy
Link to FG payroll page
Link to team catcher WAR
Link to SP depth charts
Link to 2005 team payrolls
Link to FG post on Manaea
Link to FG post on Bassitt
Link to FG on Vázquez/Zunino
Link to Marlins article
Link to Padres report
Link to Kovalchuk article
Link to Murakami news
Link to Ben’s SNL oral history
Link to 1941 story source
Link to Lefty Grove bio
Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website
Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter
Link to Secret Santa sign-up sheet
Link to Secret Santa FB thread
Link to share of team Ks sheet
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