Effectively Wild Episode 1826: Last Call for Free Agency

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Reddit description of the podcast, the pleasures of watching spring training games, and the possibly excessive coffee consumption of White Sox DH Gavin Sheets , before discussing the last burst of big free-agent signings, including Carlos Correa ’s shocking contract with the Twins, Trevor Story to the Red Sox, Nick Castellanos to the Phillies, Jorge Soler to the Marlins, and Kenley Jansen to the Braves, plus musings on Michael Conforto as the last highly rated free agent remaining, the results of Effectively Wild’s seventh annual free-agent-contract over/under draft, and more. Audio intro : The Courtneys, “ Minnesota ” Audio outro : The White Stripes, “ One More Cup of Coffee ” Link to Reddit podcast comment Link to Sheets/coffee story Link to Russell Carleton on the DH penalty Link to Emma’s Red Bull tweet Link to Ben on the Correa signing Link to Ben Clemens on Correa Link to Lindsey Adler on the Yankees and Correa Link to Justin Choi on Story Link to Mike Petriello on the Coors hangover Link to Purple Row on the Coors hangover Link to Michael Ajeto on Story Link to Russell on changing positions Link to Dan Szymborski on Castellanos Link to Matt Gelb on Castellanos Link to Jayson Stark on Philly’s defense Link to Philly spring training clip Link to Dan on Soler Link to Jay Jaffe on Jansen Link to Jay on Pineda Link to FanGraphs top 50 free agents Link to Conforto extension story Link to contract over/under draft results Link to FanGraphs playoff odds Link to FanGraphs transaction roundup Link to gender-inclusive MLB rules 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