Effectively Wild Episode 1461: Hot Stove Stirrings

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about what the Padres’ 2017 Rule 5 trio is up to now, the Mariners’ aggressive Evan White extension, how teams would distribute their spending if every player (amateur or pro) were a free agent but spending were capped at a percentage of MLB revenue, the just-announced All-MLB Team, the White Sox signing Yasmani Grandal, whether the early action on the free-agent market has been at all surprising or encouraging, and the results of Sam’s surveys about a “Baseball Genie” who grants fans of each team’s wishes, with a catch. Audio intro: The Jayhawks, "You Look So Young" Audio outro: The Claypool Lennon Delirium, "Cricket and the Genie (Movement I, The Delirium)" Link to Ben on the Padres’ Rule 5 experiment in 2017 Link to Sam on the Padres’ Rule 5 experiment in 2017 Link to Sam in 2013 on the future of extensions Link to Kiley on the White extension Link to Passan’s All-MLB Team Link to All-MLB Team voting Link to Ben on the historically slow November 2017 Link to Sam on Grandal in 2016 Link to Sam on the MLB genie Link to order The MVP Machine  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source