Effectively Wild Episode 1624: How to Build a Baseball Dynasty

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about what went down at MLB’s non-tender deadline, touching on whether the news for arbitration-eligible players was as dire as forecasted, the more notable non-tenders, and the short- and long-term futures of free agency, then (29:36) talk to Jason Coskrey of The Japan Times about how the NPB’s Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have built a dynasty that has won four consecutive Japan Series titles (and seven since 2011), how the Hawks have influenced the rest of the league, the MLB futures of Oscar Luis Colás (the “Cuban Ohtani”) and ace Tomoyuki Sugano, the strength of women’s baseball in Japan, how the NPB dealt with the pandemic, and whether more foreign players may want to play in Japan. Audio intro: The Mountain Goats, "High Hawk Season" Audio interstitial: Superchunk, "Hello Hawk" Audio outro: Shovels & Rope, "The Last Hawk" Link to list of non-tendered players Link to list of signed players who avoided arbitration Link to Craig Edwards on non-tender takeaways Link to FanGraphs Audio non-tender reactions Link to FanGraphs international prospect rankings Link to Jason on the Hawks’ recent dominance Link to Jason on the Hawks’ latest Japan Series win Link to Jason on the Pacific League/Central League imbalance Link to Jason on the NPB’s COVID restrictions Link to MLB.com story on Colás Link to MLB Network segment on Colás Link to Colás video Link to Jason on Sugano Link to Sugano video Link to Jason on women’s baseball in Japan Link to Jessica Luther on women’s baseball in Japan Link to story about Ayami Sato  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