Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the best point in the podcast at which to talk transactions, how a salary cap would affect the kind of conversations we have about baseball (based on the way we discuss other sports), the notion that a particular signing would drive owners to pursue a salary cap, and (25:09) whether a fielder’s proclivity for diving catches tells us anything about how good he is (inspired by the belief that Andruw Jones never had to dive). Then (44:32) they break down the latest Mets moves (for Luis Robert Jr. and Freddy Peralta), the team’s extreme makeover, and why the Brewers dealt Peralta, plus (1:29:08) the Yankees’ Cody Bellinger deal, their lack of roster turnover, and Belli’s up-down-up career.
Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to MLBTR on Gore
Link to Young trade news
Link to Young trade rationale
Link to Rosenthal on the cap
Link to Drellich on the cap
Link to Calcaterra on Jones
Link to Sheehan on Jones
Link to Jones highlight reel
Link to possibility space wiki
Link to Ben on Harper’s dives
Link to Hannah on dives
Link to Rocky quote
Link to FG on Robert
Link to team CF projections
Link to Robert CF rank
Link to Robert’s sprint speeds
Link to 2017 story on Robert
Link to 2017 EW episode on Robert
Link to FG on Peralta
Link to FG on Peralta prospects
Link to Brewers defense ranking
Link to Peralta defenders ranking
Link to RA-9 WAR leaders
Link to team SP projections
Link to Tong’s grilled cheese
Link to BP on Peralta
Link to Brewers payroll story 1
Link to Brewers payroll story 2
Link to team payrolls page
Link to Mets team ZiPS post
Link to FG post on Bellinger
Link to Belli’s celebration injury
Link to Belli on changing his celebration
Link to team WAR projections
Link to DomÃnguez defensive stats
Link to team BaseRuns
Link to political registration research
Link to EW wiki on car recording
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