Ben and Meg joke about the Rockies reportedly hiring Paul DePodesta as their new head of baseball operations, a new executive hire, MLB’s World Series ratings bonanza, the splitter revival, the Royals’ expansion Salvador Perezand more. Then (44:30) they call on Ben Clemens to discuss his ranking of this season’s top 50 free agents, the strengths and weaknesses of the class as a whole, some notable free agents from Kyle Tucker Ahead, the players he’s high/low on, and how the specter of a future work stoppage could impact this hot season.
intro audio: Philip Bergman, “Effective Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Moon Dog, “Effective Wild Theme”
Audio different: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effective Wild Theme”
Link to MLBTR on DePobo
Link to report on “finalists”
Link to Colorado tax measure
Link to Passan’s Tribes tweet
Link to the Tingler report
Link to WBC exhibitions
Link to MLB Ratings Release
Link to article on Canadian reviews
Link to MLB/NBA Ratings Comparison
Link to Sarris about splitters
Link to Andrews on splitters
Link to splitter usage per year
Link to Neyer about splitters/forkballs
Link to Salvy extension post
Link to MLBPA investigative story
Link to the story of a banned agent
Link to Other Ben’s FA rankings
Link to MLBTR on Bieber
Link to Tango on Bieber
Link to register with Secret Santa
Link to plot hole or non-hole
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