Show notes
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 CorreaLink to The Athletic on CorreaLink to Grant on CorreaLink to Gausman tweetLink to Verducci on CorreaLink to Correa’s house-huntingLink to details on Correa’s legLink to Ben C. on Giants signingsLink to Drellich on CohenLink to Ben L. on long contractsLink to Reds spending tweetLink to Alex Eisert on Reds movesLink to WFAN Correa callLink to KNBR Correa callsLink to fan self-esteem studyLink to Jake Mailhot on DruryLink to EW competitions/draftsLink to ESPN on BauerLink to WaPo on BauerLink to L.A. Times on BauerLink to 1946 story sourceLink to “defensive spectrum” wikiLink to Jacob Pomrenke’s websiteLink to Jacob Pomrenke on TwitterLink to Stat Blast infoLink to Ryan Nelson’s TwitterLink to current team payrollsLink to inflation-adjusted payrollsLink to 2018 Craig Edwards postLink to SIS on the Yankees’ defenseLink to team DRS rankingsLink to Langs tweetLink to eclipse game box scoreLink to MLBTR on VarshoLink 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.comvar SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source