Show notes
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens banter about Game 6 of the World Series, the Series and the playoffs as a whole, Phillies manager Rob Thomson’s decision to pull Zack Wheeler in favor of José Alvarado, Yordan Alvarez’s titanic dinger, the Astros’ bullpen performance, and Kyle Schwarber’s bunt attempt, before discussing the Astros’ legacy, the 2022 team vs. the 2017 team, and the “dynasty” debate. Then (45:29) they cover Edwin Díaz’s extension with the Mets, what the Phillies have to teach teams about spending, and Other Ben’s ranking of the best free agents (1:01:15), touching on the strengths of the class, their expectations for the pace of the offseason, the contracts Aaron Judge and Jacob deGrom could get, the premium shortstops available, the best and worst values on the market, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:30:33) from 1926.Audio intro: Frazey Ford, “Season After Season”Audio outro: Ben Gibbard, “Star Sign”Link to Justin Choi on the AstrosLink to Ben Lindbergh on the AstrosLink to Zach Kram on the AstrosLink to Jayson Stark on the AstrosLink to The Onion on the AstrosLink to Alvarez homer videoLink to story about Alvarez’s handsLink to reliever familiarity researchLink to Wheeler fatigue articleLink to Eno on Cash and SnellLink to Devan Fink on Cash and SnellLink to story about Schwarber’s buntLink to tweet about Astros’ bullpenLink to Baker’s Cosby commentLink to Dan Szymborski on DíazLink to Ben C.’s free-agent rankingLink to Hamm’s Turner videoLink to 1926 story sourceLink to SABR on the Grier gameLink to SABR on Negro Leagues no-nosLink to Jacob Pomrenke’s websiteLink to Jacob Pomrenke on TwitterLink to Minasian’s comments Sponsor Us on PatreonSubscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20) Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.comvar SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source