Effectively Wild Episode 1647: The Hot Stove, The Hall, and the Hammer

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Willians Astudillo’s award-winning heroics in the Venezuelan Winter League, then discuss the Phillies re-signing J.T. Realmuto, the Blue Jays signing Marcus Semien, the Nationals signing Brad Hand, the Padres signing Jurickson Profar, the Yankees trading for Jameson Taillon and assembling a skilled but injury-prone rotation, the Red Sox acquiring Adam Ottavino, Enrique Hernández, and Garrett Richards, the promising pennant races in the NL West and AL East, the latest labor battle and threat of a postponed start to the season (and a season without an NL DH), the news that no players were elected to the Hall of Fame, and the future of Hall of Fame voting and discourse. Lastly (1:03:53), they talk to Bradford William Davis of the New York Daily News about how Hank Aaron was eulogized, why Aaron’s historical significance went well beyond his stats, and how he should be remembered. Audio intro: TUNS, "My Memories" Audio interstitial: Sloan, "Suppose They Close the Door" Audio outro: Waylon Jennings, "Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way" Link to Young’s ABL pitching appearance Link to Rob Arthur on less active free agency Link to Dan Szymborski on the Realmuto signing Link to Craig Edwards on Semien as a bargain Link to Edwards on the Hand signing Link to Ben Clemens on the Profar signing Link to Dan on the Taillon trade Link to Dan on the Ottavino trade Link to Tony Wolfe on the Hernández signing Link to Ken Rosenthal on league/union negotiations Link to Alex Coffey on the Cactus League letter Link to Jay Jaffe’s crowdsourced ballot Link to Jay on the Hall of Fame voting results Link to New York Times story on HoF voting Link to Wall Street Journal story on HoF voting Link to Andy McCullough’s HoF survey Link to Marc Carig on HoF voting neuroscience Link to Verducci voting video Link to Bradford on Aaron Link to Howard Bryant on Aaron Link to Claire Smith on Aaron Link to Lex Pryor on Aaron Link to Stephanie Apstein on Aaron Link to Demetrius Bell on Aaron Link to 1994 interview with Aaron Link to another 1994 interview with Aaron Link to the AJC on Aaron’s activism Link to Henry Grabar on Aaron’s secretary Link to Aaron’s memoir  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