Episode Details

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Juan Soto’s free agency and Aaron Judge’s ego, follow up on in-season exhibition games, and (18:51) answer listener emails about the possibility of adding games to the baseball season, bullpen pitchers robbing a home run robbery, redrawing (or enforcing) coach’s boxes, pronouncing “wRC+,” programming ABS to help starters go deeper into games, Joey Votto vs. Lance Berkman, boycotting A’s games on the road, installing a second home plate (and/or double bases), replacing “bullets in the arm” with “throws of the dice,” using pitch counts instead of innings counts, and player development during suspensions.

Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Passan’s FA preview
Link to Judge/Soto story
Link to highest player AAVs
Link to longest contracts
Link to extension rejection story
Link to radio host on Judge
Link to laser pointers story
Link to Sosa 1998 exhibition
Link to new UEFA format
Link to story on shortening season
Link to Jankowski robbery