Effectively Wild Episode 1165: Jeff Passan Diagnoses Baseball’s Broken Market

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a few recent trade demands (or non-demands), then bring on Yahoo Sports MLB columnist Jeff Passan to talk about what’s behind baseball’s slow-moving labor market, who and/or what is to blame for the sport’s present economic stalemate, and what can be done to avert disaster. Lastly, Ben provides a brief addendum on baseball’s most and least productive names. Audio intro : Boat, " Jeff Fell Dream " Audio intro : The Simpsons, " Union Strike Song " Audio outro : The Raconteurs, " Salute Your Solution " Link to Jeff Passan’s article on baseball’s backward economics Link to baseball-name data iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Get Our Merch! Facebook Group Twitter Account Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source