Show notes
Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs writer Ben Clemens continue a cherished podcast tradition by conducting the 10th annual Effectively Wild Minor League Free Agent Draft, in which they select 10 minor league free agents each and compete to see whose roster will accumulate the most combined MLB playing time in 2023. First they explain the history and ground rules of the draft, and then they start making their selections (18:11), followed by a Past Blast (1:20:02) from 1948.Audio intro: Greg Brown, “Laughing River”Audio outro: Buzzcocks, “Playing for Time”Link to eligible free agentsLink to WAR of past selectionsLink to the draft at the EW wikiLink to competitions spreadsheetLink to this year’s picksLink to BA picksLink to Down on the Farm (hitters)Link to Down on the Farm (pitchers)Link to Down on the Farm (signings)Link to VEB on drafteesLink to 1948 story sourceLink to SABR on Braves FieldLink to SABR on neon foul polesLink to Jacob Pomrenke’s websiteLink to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter 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