Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether or not whether or not they’d watch the successful staff rejoice in the event that they misplaced the World Sequence, then (17:09) talk about a trio of managerial strikes (the Cubs poaching Craig Counsell from the Brewers, the Guardians hiring Stephen Vogt, and the Mets hiring Carlos Mendoza), the Marlins hiring the Rays’ GM, and what the Padres declining Michael Wacha’s choice says a couple of Juan Soto commerce, plus (1:04:30) some consideration of whether or not an-season match just like the NBA’s is smart for MLB and (1:23:27) a couple of follow-ups.
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Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”
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Link to Patek photo
Link to Sam on Kershaw
Link to Sad Keanu meme
Link to MLBTR on Counsell
Link to story about Cubs tampering
Link to story on Selig Rule
Link to ESPN on Vogt
Link to Aaron on journeymanagers
Link to ESPN on Mendoza
Link to Passan tweet about salaries
Link to MLBTR on Wacha’s option
Link to Becker’s tweet about Wacha
Link to MLBTR on Bendix
Link to Bendix at SB Nation
Link to in-season tournament wiki
Link to in-season tournament explainer
Link to story on load management
Link to Attanasio comment
Link to Vogt’s wiki
Link to EW on Vogt’s wiki
Link to Correa on Maldonado
Link to Ben on player-value estimates
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