Episode Details

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the oddly timed end of Derek Falvey’s rein as POBOth for the Twins, Jacob Wilson’s extension and the promising but lopsided A’s, pillow contracts vs. trampoline contracts, which teams have had the most frustrating offseasons, dark-horse-candidate teams for 2026, and listener responses to their previous discussion of a Fellowship of the Ring baseball team.

Audio intro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to The Athletic on Falvey
Link to Favley Zoom meeting detail
Link to FG payrolls page
Link to MLBTR on Wilson
Link to 2025 team batting WAR
Link to 2025 team pitching WAR
Link to team WAR projections
Link to sowing/reaping meme
Link to team offseason spending
Link to FG offseason tracker
Link to Rooker on aliens
Link to Robertson retirement news
Link to Crizer on opt-outs
Link to EW wiki on trampolines
Link to BP on inactive teams
Link to Sheehan on inactive teams

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