Effectively Wild Episode 1520: Rough Draft

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the benefits, uncertainties, and downsides of the deal between MLB and the MLBPA to sort out salary and service time in the event of a shortened or canceled season, whether and how a social distancing-approved version of baseball could be played while maintaining a six-foot minimum distance between players and other personnel, how a shortened season would affect the Dodgers’ return in the Mookie Betts trade, a commercial in which Johnny Bench holds seven hamburgers, and baseball jerseys being turned into gowns and masks, then (50:39) talk to FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen about the new labor agreement’s implications for domestic and international amateur players, minor leaguers, the draft, player development, and scouting, as well as his upcoming book (plus a postscript on the late Jim Wynn). Audio intro: Sloan, "Essential Services" Audio interstitial: Blur, "No Distance Left to Run" Audio outro: Nada Surf, "Amateur" Link to Rosenthal and Drellich on the MLB-MLBPA deal Link to Jay Jaffe on the MLB-MLBPA deal Link to Eric on the MLB-MLBPA deal Link to Bench commercial Link to other Bench commercials Link to article about Fanatics masks and gowns Link to Eric on data and player development Link to B-Ref draft Link to order Future Value 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