Effectively Wild Episode 1943: Weird Decisions

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Yankees signing Carlos Rodón , Rodón’s recent trajectory and future, New York teams at the top of the payroll leaderboard and starting-pitcher projections, the career of the late Curt Simmons , and the perfect pace of this offseason. Then (31:06) they answer listener emails about the best players to pick for a snowball fight, using the same baseball throughout a game, Steve Cohen and sportswashing, persuading Pirates owner Bob Nutting to spend, Nutting and A Christmas Carol , a lottery for a free agent Shohei Ohtani , and a baseball rope-a-dope strategy, plus a Past Blast from 1943, musings on the Red Sox designating Jeter Downs for assignment, and a postscript on late-breaking transactions and a pedantic observation about the term “DFA.” Audio intro : The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, “ New York ” Audio outro : The Orchids, “ Mr. Scrooge ” Link to Ben Clemens on Rodón Link to Jake Mintz on Rodón Link to info on Rodón non-tender Link to team payrolls Link to SP depth charts Link to Craig Wright on Simmons Link to Pages From Baseball’s Past Link to “The Homer They Fall” Link to EW emails database Link to 1943 story source Link to info on Ullenberg Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Link to MLBTR on Downs Link to MLBTR on Benintendi Link to MLBTR on Gallo Link to MLBTR on Hosmer Link to Secret Santa sign-up sheet Link to Secret Santa FB thread Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source