Effectively Wild Episode 1778: The Storm Before the Calm

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the onslaught of transaction activity leading up to the expiration of the CBA, touching on why they and others misread how fast the market would move, why players and teams have done deals so quickly and how the burst of spending could affect labor talks, the group of non-playoff teams that are trying to win, the Rangers and Mets pushing in their chips, the futures of Corey Seager , Marcus Semien , and Javier Báez , Max Scherzer ’s record-breaking contract, Kevin Gausman vs. Robbie Ray , the aesthetics of Starling Marte , how close to contention the Mariners, Tigers, and Marlins might be, the Byron Buxton extension and the state of the Twins, the prominent teams that haven’t been busy, what the Rockies are thinking, where Carlos Correa could end up, and more. Audio intro : The Orange Peels, " All at Once " Audio outro : Bee Gees, " All My Christmases Came at Once " Link to Dan Syzmborski on the Mets’ signings Link to Jay Jaffe on the Scherzer signing Link to Dan on the Semien signing Link to Kevin Goldstein on the Seager signing Link to Dan on the Ray signing Link to Ben Clemens on the Gausman signing Link to Brendan Gawlowski on the Frazier trade Link to Ben Clemens on the Buxton extension Link to Justin Choi on the Gray signing Link to Ben Clemens on the Báez signing Link to Danny Knobler on a signing deadline Link to MLB-proposed free-agent signing deadline Link to MLB.com on a signing deadline Link to SI on speeding up free agency Link to RosterResource payroll page Link to Ken Rosenthal on Correa Link to Stove League teaser video Link to Stove League review Link to stream Stove League via Kocowa Link to stream Stove League via Viki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source