Effectively Wild Episode 1165: Jeff Passan Diagnoses Baseball’s Broken Market

Ben Lindbergh and Jeff Sullivan banter about a few recent trade demands (or non-demands), then bring on Yahoo Sports MLB columnist Jeff Passan to talk about what’s behind baseball’s slow-moving labor market, who and/or what is to blame for the sport’s present economic stalemate, and what can be done to avert disaster. Lastly, Ben provides a brief addendum on baseball’s most and least productive names. Audio intro: Boat, "Jeff Fell Dream" Audio intro: The Simpsons, "Union Strike Song" Audio outro: The Raconteurs, "Salute Your Solution" Link to Jeff Passan’s article on baseball’s backward economics Link to baseball-name data  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Get Our Merch!  Facebook Group  Twitter Account  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source