Effectively Wild Episode 1946: I’ll Be Home for Correa-mas

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest Carlos Correa -related reporting, the Giants’ signings of Michael Conforto and Taylor Rogers , the hijinks potential of twin teammates Taylor and Tyler Rogers , the final results of the free-agent-contract over/under draft, their cautious optimism about the Angels (28:35), the Reds’ spending constraints (39:19), owners complaining about Steve Cohen, how it feels for fans when a team’s identity changes, and Trevor Bauer ’s reinstatement from the suspended list (55:16). Also: a Past Blast from 1946 (1:10:15) and Stat Blasts (1:14:57) about the most distinct batters to come to the plate in one half-inning, the most Retrosheet offensive events by one player in one game, and (with guest Stat Blaster Zach Kram of The Ringer ) the highest and lowest team payrolls adjusted for MLB salary inflation. (Hint: The highest is not the 2023 Mets.) Plus a postscript! Audio intro : The Boo Radleys, “ Twinside ” Audio outro : Alvarado Road Show, “ Baseball Stops for Christmas ” Link to Passan on Correa Link to The Athletic on Correa Link to Grant on Correa Link to Gausman tweet Link to Verducci on Correa Link to Correa’s house-hunting Link to details on Correa’s leg Link to Ben C. on Giants signings Link to Drellich on Cohen Link to Ben L. on long contracts Link to Reds spending tweet Link to Alex Eisert on Reds moves Link to WFAN Correa call Link to KNBR Correa calls Link to fan self-esteem study Link to Jake Mailhot on Drury Link to EW competitions/drafts Link to ESPN on Bauer Link to WaPo on Bauer Link to L.A. Times on Bauer Link to 1946 story source Link to “defensive spectrum” wiki Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Link to Stat Blast info Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter Link to current team payrolls Link to inflation-adjusted payrolls Link to 2018 Craig Edwards post Link to SIS on the Yankees’ defense Link to team DRS rankings Link to Langs tweet Link to eclipse game box score Link to MLBTR on Varsho Link to outfield OAA leaders 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